A page extracting videos on PHL – in this case, grains – and filtering them all onto a single page for user ease of access. https://sites.google.com/site/mitrasites/system/app/pages/customSearch?scope=cse-goog_378554454&q=post+harvest+losses+%28grains%29
Archive | September, 2011
Now, Architecture to Ensure Uniform Crop Growth
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Indian research has found that architecture has an effect on crop growth. The Indian Institute of Pulses Research and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research have identified the importance of crops growing uniformly, with even height, and its significance in avoiding disease, as well as importance in efficient harvesting. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/article2476866.ece
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Sierra Leone: SLARI Launches Post-Harvest Handling, Marketing Project
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The Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute launched a five-year project to educate farmers on post-harvest handling, marketing, and the development of a new rice product. http://allafrica.com/stories/201109270350.html
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A New Approach to Feeding the World
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A New Approach to Feeding the World is a paper based on the World Resources Report 2010-2011, “Decision Making in a Changing Climate.” It focuses on the current and future approaches to the food system and its intricacies from a food security perspective. http://insights.wri.org/news/2011/09/new-approach-feeding-world
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Farmers in Eastern Rwanda Received Postharvest Courses
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Two hundred and seventy-six farmers in Eastern Rwanda received postharvest handling and storage skills training through a US-funded, three-week course. The training helped connect farmers to World Food Programme offices, develop strong connections and facilitate further education within the region.
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Unido Asks Exporters to Support Setting up of Traceability System
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization is working with the Philippine Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry to implement the Philippine-Traceability (P-Trace) System, which would aid in helping the country’s agriculture be more competitive on the global market. The project requires about $5 million for initial implementation, is modeled after the Egyptian-Traceability […]
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Khar Appreciates Iceland’s Strong Support for Palestinian Cause to UN
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Iceland and Pakistan in talks about sharing information related to PHL technology and improving quality control services, as a means of strengthening both the political and economical ties of the two countries. http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/politics-a-policy/29156-khar-appreciates-icelands-strong-support-for-palestinian-cause-to-un.html
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Vinafood 2 Received $144 Million to Reduce Post-Harvest Loss
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Vietnam’s largest rice exporter, Vinafood 2, is the recipient of $144 million from Agribank to help the firm reduce PHL and purchase grain for processing. In the meantime, farmers in the Mekong Delta have harvested 385,000 hectares, or more than 60 percent, of their third rice crop; a small area of the crop is under […]
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AfDB Approves U.S.$ 258 Million Loans and Grants to Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Niger
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The African Development Bank approved $258 million US in loans and grants to Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Niger. These grants focus on the creation of a sound business environment, development of policies, land tenure security, new infrastructure, and other issues.
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Innovation and Urgency: Toward a New Green Revolution
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The Bridge published a report on Innovation and Urgency: the New Green Revolution and is available in PDF format. It covers the implications of PHL abatement and future food security. This report specifically focuses on information technology, the impact of mechanization on agriculture, and modeling frameworks. http://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge/52548/52557.aspx?layoutChange=LowGraphics
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