Growing Forward 2 agricultural programs launched in New Brunswick...
(Source: Government of New Brunswick) SCOTCH LAKE (GNB) - New Brunswick producers will have access to new, innovative agriculture and agri-food programming thanks to a renewed federal-provincial...
View ArticleObama touts G-8 plan to reduce hunger in Africa
President Barack Obama on Friday touted his vision to reduce hunger in Africa and the developing world by injecting new business and science initiatives into farming. The president emphasized food...
View ArticleThe common agricultural policy (CAP) and agriculture in Europe – Frequently...
(Source: European Commission) European Commission MEMO Brussels, 26 June 2013 The common agricultural policy (CAP) and agriculture in Europe - Frequently asked questions Farming in Europe - an...
View ArticleLand rights, not land grabs, can help Africa feed itself
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments Nothing better sums up Africa’s extraordinary mixture of challenges and opportunities than agriculture. On the one hand, Africa is home to one in four of...
View ArticleRemarks by United States Trade Representative Michael Froman to the U.S....
(Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative) June 25, 2013 *As Prepared For Delivery* "Good afternoon. Thank you, Nancy, and thanks to everyone at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition...
View ArticleFact Sheet: Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (President of the United...
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 28, 2013 Since coming into office in 2009, President Obama has made global food...
View ArticleBoosting Crop Yields in Australia (University of Connecticut)
(Source: University of Connecticut) Andrew Hansen grows wheat, barley, canola, and oats on his farm at Coomandook in South Australia, where his family has farmed the land for more than 60 years. But...
View ArticleFirm pouring P85M for banana venture
KORONADAL CITY -- With the huge export potentials of banana, a company is putting up a plantation in Sarangani province with an initial investment of P85 million, officials said. RP Bahrain Harvest...
View ArticlePaddy, rice prices bounce back
CAN THO – Despite the country’s offered export prices of the 5% broken rice still sitting pretty low, at only US$380-390 a ton, paddy and rice prices have bounced back strongly in the local market....
View ArticlePRESIDENT DELIVERS THE 85TH FOUNDATION DAY LECTURE OF THE INDIAN COUNCIL OF...
(Source: The President of India) PRESIDENT DELIVERS THE 85TH FOUNDATION DAY LECTURE OF THE INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH Rashtrapati Bhavan : 16-07-2013 The President of India, Shri Pranab...
View ArticleCanada and Australia join forces to improve food security in Africa - $15...
ACCRA, GHANA, July 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian International Food Security Centre (AIFSC) today are launching a call for concept notes...
View ArticleRural Growth Programme transforms agriculture
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments Butternut squash ready for exportAgriculture has over the years been noted as the backbone of Ghana’s economy. More than 50 per cent of the country’s...
View ArticleU.S. Farmers Continue to Prefer Biotech Crop Varieties (BIO - Biotechnology...
(Source: BIO - Biotechnology Industry Organization) July 10, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2013) - Because of the environmental, economical and societal benefits they provide, genetically engineered...
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 ArticleQ&A: Reform of EU farm policy
The European Union is negotiating a major reform of its Common Agricultural Policy. The programme is the most expensive scheme in the EU - accounting for more than 40% of its annual budget - and one of...
View Article'The real threat to our future is peak water'
As population rises, overpumping means some nations have reached peak water, which threatens food supply, says Lester Brown Kansas's Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in 2012, during the worst drought...
View ArticleNGFA Welcomes Jared Hill as New Director of Legislative Affairs (NGFA -...
(Source: NGFA - National Grain and Feed Association) WASHINGTON - NGFA President Randy Gordon has announced that Jared W. Hill has joined the association's staff as its new director of legislative...
View ArticleHonorees announced for OTA's 2013 Organic Leadership Awards
Download image OTA 2013 Organic Leadership Award honorees, shown from left to right, are Ratana and Arran Stephens, Kyle Mathison, and Karen and Colin Archipley. (PRNewsFoto/Organic Trade Association)...
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 ArticleVietnam exports 85,000 tonnes of pepper
Tweet Hanoi, July 15 (IANS) Vietnam exported a staggering 85,000 tonnes of pepper, worth $554 million in the first six months of this year, making the country the world's top pepper exporter, according...
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