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August 2, 2012
World must consider negative impacts of food speculation
According to the head of UN FAO, José Graziano, The world needs to take a hard look at speculation on the financial markets and its potential impact on food price volatility. He also said that food price volatility was more related to excessive speculation in derivative markets, which can increase […]
August 2, 2012
ADB provides US$67.6 million loan to Bihar agribusiness
ADB (Asian Development Bank) and the Government of India have signed a US$67.6 million loan that will help improve physical and institutional links to support agriculture in the state of Bihar. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
UN Report urges better management of fisheries and aquaculture
The United Nations food agency today urged countries to effectively manage their fisheries and aquaculture sectors to help ensure the food security for millions of people, warning that failing to do so would have serious environmental, economic and social consequences. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helps dairy farmers in East Africa
The Heifer International, the global non-profit has received a US$8.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for working on the East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project. The grant will support existing projects in Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda and explore possibilities for expansion in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Read more […]
August 2, 2012
IFAD/FAO regional workshop on agricultural production opens in Accra
This workshop by UN FAO and IFAD is focusing on the latest initiatives, programmes and country case studies from the sub-Region and beyond to draw lessons, and adopt best practices. This will be done to extract the small holders of West African agriculture who produce almost 80 per cent of […]
August 2, 2012
‘Farmerbook’ – and how it encourages transparency
The new ‘farmerbook’ programme – an online platform is an initiative by Digital Green, a non-profit, aimed at bringing about transparency and networking to rural India by allwoing users to see how best practices in farming promoted by Digital Green are shared and adapted. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Tanzania: Agricultural Bank to boost farming
Only 6 per cent of Tanzanians have access to financial loans from banks, and the agricultural sector constitutes only one per cent of these loans. To ensure that farmers are no longer excluded from financial facilities, the government has incorporated the Tanzania Agriculture Development Bank (TADB) has come out with […]
August 2, 2012
A new underground irrigation technology
Chahtech SA is a company that was created in 2009 and is involved in manufacturing innovative products for sustainable agriculture and environment, and has come out with its first product ‘The Buried Diffuser’ which gives a yield three times higher than normal drip irrigation. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
India: Inflation haunts agriculture
Poor rains (some 30 per cent below required amount) have led to farmers suffering, with a produce going to waste all across states in India. Consequently, the prices of agricultural commodities have jumped sharply in the past month. Read more here.
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