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African agriculturists to be trained under US initiative

Under US’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative, both India and the United States have jointly decided to train agricultural professionals from Africa. This programme is a under the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative, and is known as “Feed the Future” initiative. Read more here.

January 28, 2013

India: PM asks for increased attention to agriculture

Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh has called for an increased focus on agriculture, and use of progressive technology for the same. He also called for bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in the country. Read more here. Former Indian President, Dr Abdul Kalam is also of […]

January 28, 2013

Gambia: IFAD grants US$20.28 million to boost agriculture

The International Fund for Agriculture is helping Gambia through its National Agriculture Land and Water Management Development Project. IFAD will disburse US$20.28 million worth of funds to the country’s agricultural sector, particularly for the benefit of smallholder farmers. Read more here.

January 28, 2013

South Sudan: A doctor that took up farming to feed its patients

In this video report, a South-Sudanese doctor personally takes on the charge of feeding his patients, who are the poor and underserved of South Sudan. Read more here.

January 28, 2013

Why US should care about helping small farmers in developing countries

At the Farm Journal Forum, 2012, distinguished panellists discussed why encouraging the small holder poor farmers in developing countries, through funds and other means is the key to prosperity for the US as a whole. Read more here.

January 28, 2013

Africa: Overcoming market failures for the smallholder farmers

Smallholding farmers make for a majority of agricultural community in the developing world. However, the market has usually not worked in their favour in the past. This post looks at how market failures can be overcome for the benefit and income escalation of smallholder farmers in Africa. Read more here.

January 28, 2013

How demand for biofuels make people hungrier in Gautemala

Recent laws in the US and Europe which mandate increased use of biofuel in cars have had far-flung ripple effects. In Gautemala, price of corn has doubled, and price of eggs – because the chicken must feed on corn – has tripled. Moreover, land is now scarcer than before, and […]

January 28, 2013

Malawi: Supporting smallholder farmers achieve food security

According to the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development of Malawi, supporting smallholder farmers in the country is the only way to move forward to achieve food security in the country. He announced that the Malawian government is implementing a Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), wherein smallholder farmers would […]

January 28, 2013

Increasing focus on ‘responsible’ investment in agriculture

UN’s FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and World Bank’s finance group IFC have joined forces after signing an MoU to promote ‘responsible’ private sector investment in agriculture. Read more here and here.