Provincial execs take oaths of office
NEGROS Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. cited the province’s achievements during his administration in the joint oath-taking and inauguration together with Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and...
View ArticleAddress to Operating in Asian Markets Forum (Parliamentary Secretary for...
(Source: AUSTRADE - Australian Trade Commission) Acknowledgments Bruce Gosper Innes Willox Introduction It's a great pleasure to be here this morning to talk about the opportunities of trading with...
View ArticleNew Zealand Institute of Forestry Conference (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) E aku rangatira, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou. Good morning everyone and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I would like...
View ArticleWorld Bank to Help Nigeria Boost Agriculture and Improve Food Security...
(Source: World Bank Group) WASHINGTON, June 28, 2013 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved two International Development Association (IDA)* credits totaling US$300 million to...
View ArticleFarm exports from region to get a boost
NAGPUR: The country's first and only private open agriculture university, which started here in January this year, is still awaiting a formal approval but a range of activities it has launched has...
View ArticleExperts to learn Bihar farmers' innovative paddy growing method
Patna, July 2: Agriculture scientists and experts across India are keen to learn Bihar farmers' system of root intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation, which has resulted in record crop...
View ArticleFarming subsidies: this is the most blatant transfer of cash to the rich
It's the silence that puzzles me. Last week the chancellor stood up in parliament to announce that benefits for the very poor would be cut yet again. On the same day, in Luxembourg, the British...
View ArticleBeehives to ward off wild elephants
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Agriculture Technology Management Agency (Atma) has conducted successful trials to stop intrusion of wild elephants into non-forest areas by cultivating beehives erected on...
View ArticleWorld Cocoa Foundation and ACDI/VOCA Join Forces to Bring Technology, Other...
Tweet Send to a Friend WASHINGTON, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ACDI/VOCA and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) are launching an agricultural development initiative in Indonesia called the Cocoa...
View ArticleGhana to benefit from $47m support for agriculture
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have announced a $47 million,...
View ArticleAfrica’s Richest Man Vies With China in Nigeria Tomatoes
Shittu Ibrahim ekes out a living for his two wives and 11 children by selling tomatoes he grows to passersby along a highway that runs through the Kadawa Valley near Kano, the biggest city in northern...
View ArticleGovernor Corbett Signs 2013-14 Budget, Helping the Neediest...
(Source: State of Pennsylvania) News for Immediate Release June 30, 2013 Governor Corbett Signs 2013-14 Budget, Helping the Neediest Citizens, Families and Small Businesses, Without Raising Taxes...
View ArticleFederal Log-Rolling and Agricultural Subsidies: Time to End the Farmers' Dole
A miracle happened in Washington a few days ago. Legislators failed in their attempt to mulct the public. Congress is debating the so-called Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act. More...
View ArticlePennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs 2013-14 Budget, Helping the Neediest...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett tonight signed the 2013-14 budget. Corbett's third pro-growth budget helps our children receive the best education...
View ArticleGovernor Corbett's Budget Makes Solid Investment in Agriculture
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett yesterday signed the 2013-14 state budget that increases support for the Department of Agriculture and the economy-driving...
View ArticleScaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership Will Accelerate Progress to...
(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) Dakar, Senegal- Today, USAID and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced the Scaling Seeds and Technologies...
View ArticleFeed the Future Reaches 9 Million Households
[State Department]Washington -The U.S. Feed the...
View Article(July 2, 2013) USDA State Leaders Facilitating Rural Listening Forum in...
(Source: Rural Development Office) Des Moines, Iowa, Jul 02, 2013 -- Local producers, residents, business owners and community leaders will have the opportunity to share their thoughts about...
View ArticleIan Proudfoot: Agriculture we do it really well
The farming sector needs to help the public understand how important it is, writes Ian Proudfoot A recent trip to visit one of KPMG's major agribusiness clients in the Middle East confirmed to me...
View ArticleIFC, Austria, and Bayer Partner to Increase Ukraine Farm Productivity (IFC -...
(Source: IFC - International Finance Corporation) IFC, Austria, and Bayer Partner to Increase Ukraine Farm Productivity Kiev, Ukraine, July 3, 2013 - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Bayer...
View Article