DA to focus on market-driven farm prod'n
A MARKET-driven and climate-smart agriculture are the new approaches that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will embark on to improve farmers' productivity. "The DA through the upcoming Philippine...
View ArticleFarming in Karimnagar picks up
Thanks to the arrival of the early monsoons and bountiful rainfall during the month of June, agricultural operations have been intensified considerably for this kharif season. Usually, kharif...
View ArticleSeeds sown for drones in Kansas
LINDSBORG, Kan. — Kansas is considered the wheat and aviation capital of world, but Michael Toscano sees another future for Kansas industry. He sees drones taking to the Kansas skies, providing an...
View ArticleFARMERS DEMAND BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER FUEL HIKE
Paper Edition | Page: 5 Farmers in Cirebon regency, West Java, have demanded that the central government develop and renovate agricultural infrastructure following the fuel-price hike, as it had...
View ArticleInsight - Nigeria seeks farming revival to break oil curse
Reuters July 4, 2013 - 07:30 By Joe Brock SAULAWA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Down a winding dirt track in this sleepy village in northern Nigeria lies a corn farm which looks much like the dozens that...
View ArticleCatfish on bipartisan menu to help feed needy
The Daily Briefing Not Joe Friday.... Buckeye Forum Podcast The Dispatch public affairs team talks politics and tackles state and federal government issues in the Buckeye Forum podcast. Your Right to...
View ArticleINSIGHT-Nigeria seeks farming revival to break oil curse
* Nigeria pushing ahead with reforms to failing farms * Agriculture accounts for 40 pct of GDP, 70 pct jobs * Oil discovery in 1960s saw farming wither * Food crisis, economic pain ahead if reforms...
View ArticleInsight: Nigeria seeks farming revival to break oil curse
SAULAWA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Down a winding dirt track in this sleepy village in northern Nigeria lies a corn farm which looks much like the dozens that surround it. The difference is, this one is...
View ArticleFarmers smell the coffee as exchanges set down roots
WHEN Ethiopia set up its commodity exchange in 2008, few foresaw the ripple effect it would have — least of all its founders. But in five years, the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) has convinced...
View ArticleCap embodies the EU spirit of compromise and consensus
Call it serendipity, but it seems curiously apt that it fell to the Irish presidency of the EU Council to broker agreement on the new Common Agricultural Policy, almost two years after negotiations...
View ArticleGovernment of Canada Marks International Day of Cooperatives by Helping...
Tweet Send to a Friend OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 6, 2013) - The International Day of Cooperatives serves to recognize and reaffirm the role of cooperatives. Canada has made cooperatives a...
View ArticleAnalysis: Short-term fixes - the bane of West African agriculture
Follow @{0}FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTEASY READSHARE HIGHLIGHTS Quality investment in agriculture lacking Smallholder farmers worst affected by donor underfunding Donors favour emergency aid or larger-scale...
View Article8.4 million hectares for farmland conservation (Media Release) (ABS -...
(Source: ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics) MEDIA RELEASE 28 June 2013 Embargoed: 11.30 am (Canberra time) 115/2013 8.4 million hectares for farmland conservation Australian farmers set aside more...
View ArticleGovernment of the Netherlands and Clinton Foundation partner to implement...
(Source: Government of the Netherlands) News item | 12-07-2013 The Clinton Foundation announced a partnership with the Government of the Netherlands to implement Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) in...
View ArticleBarry Callebaut inaugurates its first Cocoa Center of Excellence to...
Tweet Send to a Friend PACOBO, COTE D'IVOIRE and ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- (Marketwired) -- 07/10/13 -- Barry Callebaut / Barry Callebaut inaugurates its first Cocoa Center of Excellence to accelerate...
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 ArticleHarper Government Invests in Barley Industry Growth
Tweet Send to a Friend LACOMBE, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 9, 2013) - Barley farmers will benefit from key investments in science and innovation that will improve the competitiveness of the barley...
View ArticleGuar beckons Maharashtra farmers
With the demand for guar gum on the rise in domestic and international markets, farmers’ groups have started cultivating guar crop in over 1,000 acres in central Maharashtra. The first crop is...
View ArticleThe National Farmers' Union secures so much public cash yet gives nothing back
The NFU's grip on agricultural policy helps enrich millionaire landowners while destroying biodiversity, polluting water and wiping out pollinators 'Last month the National Farmers’ Union and its...
View ArticleBarry Callebaut inaugurates its first Cocoa Center of Excellence to...
(Source: Barry Callebaut AG) Center in Pacobo, Côte d'Ivoire, to offer advanced farmer training programs starting July 2013 Integrated "showcase farm" designed to demonstrate optimal farm management...
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