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February 19, 2013
More and more land used for organic farming in the world
According to a new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute, the area under cultivation using organic techniques in the world grew threefold since 1999. Some 84 countries had passed organic farming regulating bills in 2010. These organic practices are also increasingly important for the world as they reduce by about […]
February 19, 2013
Bhutan to become world’s first wholly organic country with pesticide ban
Bhutanese government recently became the first country in the world to go completely organic by banning the use of pesticides by its farmers. The country declared that it will only rely on animal and farm waste to fertilize crops. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
The AGBRI, or the Asian German Better Rice Initiative
Under the German Food Partnership initiative, which brings some 35 countries and associations from the agricultural industry together, a new project called the Asian German Better Rice Initiative has been launched. This initiative was launched by Bayer CropScience and several industry partners along with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit […]
February 19, 2013
FAO and IFAD sign a pact to help farmers in developing countries
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently signed an agreement worth US$875,000. This fund will be used to help smallholder farmers in developing countries access agricultural and rural finance. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
US$ 60,000 Yara Prize for innovation in agriculture
The Yara Prize Committee is looking for nominations of people who have made significant strides in enhancing food security through innovations in agricultural development in Africa. The prize money will amount to US$60,000. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Africa: Bayer CropScience boosts agriculture with smallholders
The international company Bayer CropScience is committed to raising agricultural productivity, according to the company’s Senior Vice President for Africa, Middle East and CIS. Towards this end, the company is positive towards the idea of sustainable introduction of modern technologies within African smallholder famers to boost productivity. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Satellites put small farms on China’s map
A tiny village in the Anhui Province is home to a pilot project which maps the lands of farmers onto China’s map using satellite technology. This is imperative to ensure land security rights in the future and the programme is set to expand nationally. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Why African smallholder farmers must become virus detectors
According to Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the livelihoods of millions of smallholders will be at stake unless they learn how to cope with the increased occurrences of plant virus disease. The efforts to boost livelihood and food security are being severely undermined […]
February 19, 2013
Zimbabwe: Security of land tenure imperative in reviving agriculture
Zimbabwean agriculture stands to gain a lot from amendments to land tenure conditions in the country, thereby helping smallholder farmers. Land audits are being suggested so that more farmers find legitimate land to use. Read more here.
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