Countering Africa’s green revolution
Follow @{0}FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTEASY READSHARE NAIROBI, 8 July 2013 (IRIN) - Civil society groups are taking on the policies of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which promotes the use...
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 ArticleSharing Agricultural Success with President Obama (President of the United...
(Source: President of the United States) President Barack Obama and USAID Administrator Raj Shah attend a Feed the Future Technology Marketplace in Dakar, Senegal, June 28, 2013. (Official White House...
View ArticleSave our poultry industry from imminent collapse
The poultry industry is seen as a major contributor to the development of the country through employment creation and the enhancement of nutrition and food security (Adei and Asante, 2012). The...
View ArticleBruce Wills: ETS will penalise good farming
While the primary sector has its challenges, science and agriculture must be given a chance to solve them. Recently the vice-president of Federated Farmers, William Rolleston, not only attended a Green...
View ArticleThe 'invisible' farmer and the global hunger debate
International development organisations have increasingly sought to incorporate small-scale farmers into the global cash economy as a means to improve household food security and alleviate hunger. that...
View ArticleDA: Slow documentation may jeopardize crop insurance in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that a P30 million fund has now been forwarded to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) for the coverage of 62,000 hectares of...
View Article£160 MILLION TECHNOLOGY BOOST FOR UK AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES (HDC -...
(Source: HDC - Horticultural Development Council) Department for Business Innovation & Skills press release: The UK will become a world leader in agricultural science and technology following the...
View ArticleRule book may remain unmoved by Dharni's grim reality
NAGPUR: Despite half of its agricultural land affected due to the heavy rains, Dharni, the largest pocket in Amravati's Melghat tehsil that is infamous for malnourishment deaths, may not easily qualify...
View ArticleCRIG's 75 years of quality research increases cash crops yield
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments Dr Amoah (left) showing some pods of a three-year-old hybrid cocoa plant to the Eastern Regional Editor, A. Kofoya-Tetteh. Nearly a century after Tetteh...
View Article£160 million technology boost for UK agricultural industries (British Prime...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) The UK will become a world leader in agricultural science and technology following the launch of a new strategy to deliver sustainable, healthy and affordable...
View ArticleAnhui plants seeds of progress in Zimbabwe
Anhui province has increased farm output and provided jobs for people in Zimbabwe by launching agricultural investment projects in the African nation. Zhou Shiqi, deputy-director of the Anhui...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: Feeding Frenzy
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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 ArticleIT applications improve yields in U.S. farm sector
By Tomoko Echizenya / Yomiuri Shimbun CorrespondentDEWITT, Iowa—Information technology is now an essential part of agricultural production in the United States, as the country helps to meet the world’s...
View ArticleModern Agriculture: The challenge of producing more from less (Santam Limited)
(Source: Santam Limited) Modern Agriculture: The challenge of producing more from less Sustainability The demand for food in South Africa has increased substantially in the past decade and this trend...
View ArticleIndian PM looks to eastern state for future of farming
PURNIA, India (Reuters) - From his sleepy village in eastern India's Bihar state, Ram Narain arrives at Gulab Bagh market to sell a truckload of corn that will fetch him enough money to buy a motorbike...
View ArticleModi looks to Bihar for future of farming
PURNIA: From his sleepy village in Bihar, Ram Narain arrives at GulabBagh market to sell a truckload of corn that will fetch him enough money to buy a motorbike for his son, school uniforms for his...
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 for...
View ArticleObama touts G-8 plan to reduce hunger in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal — President 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...
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