GrainPro, Inc., met with the Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. and the Philippine Agriculture Attache to the U.S. at the Philippine Embassy to discuss collaboration opportunities to promote global food security through postharvest improvements. GrainPro supplies farm and village level pesticide-free hermetic storage units, which aid in decreasing the amount of PHL in grains and […]
Archive | April, 2012
Poor Storage Worsens Declining Crop Production
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Bhutan farmers have noted that they are losing substantial amounts of harvest crops due to rodents and insects – between 20 and 40% PHL of their harvests. Pests have caused issues due to lack of adequate storage facilities, as many farmers store their crops in jute sacks. Additionally, wild animal feeding habits, unpredictable weather, and […]
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Africa: Private Equity Deal to Spur Growth in Agribusiness
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Zeder Investments Limited is committing US $46.7 million to acquire and expand Chayton Africa, an agricultural business. Chayton Africa will be transformed from its status as a private equity vehicle into an agricultural operating company. The company currently produces 10% of Zambian soya and 5% of its wheat, with production increase estimates for the next […]
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FAO Boosts Agric Ministry
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The FAO donated a vehicle, motorbikes, and laptops to the Gambian Ministry of Agriculture to help implement the Technical Cooperation Programme, which seeks to promote and diffuse household metallic silos for grain seed storage. The goal of the Programme is to help reduce PHL and improve grain quality, as grain PHL in Gambia reaches up […]
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India’s Grain Storage Comes Up Short
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Indian storage capacity again threatens food security as, for the second year in a row, a record grain crop is being harvested without adequate storage facility space. The government will add between 3-4 million tons of storage capacity by May or June, and 11 millions tons by year-end 2013. This move is still questioned, as […]
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New Agriculture Policy Govt Urged to Focus on Women Farmers
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In a dialogue led by ActionAid, participants in a consultation workshop urged the government to revise its agricultural policy and focus on smallholder farmers, especially women, as a major factor in boosting the economic development. Both women and youth are largely ignored in Pakistani agriculture and policy considerations. Farmers also called for storage facilities and […]
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Centre Wants to Usher in an Evergreen Revolution: Minister
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The Union Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs is inaugurating the first Indo-U.S. International Conference on Polymers for Packaging Applications in order to address part of the government’s goal of PHL reduction. The Indian government is hoping to instigate an “Evergreen Revolution,” focused on food processing, the exporting of packaged food to other […]
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The Government of India’s Budget for 2012-2013
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The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Global Agricultural Information Network released a report on the Government of India’s Budget for 2012-2013, highlighting funding for agricultural issues and PHL (PDF). http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/GOI%20Budget%202012-13%20-%20Agricultural%20Highlights_New%20Delhi_India_3-23-2012.pdf
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Designing a Plan to Reduce Food Waste
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Nourishing the Planet is collaborating with Illinois Institute of Technology graduate students on a research project aimed at reducing global food waste, particularly in India, Thailand, and Africa. These projects aim at the “bottom of the pyramid” and will be featured in an upcoming e-book focused on reducing PHL through agricultural practices. http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/designing-a-plan-to-reduce-food-waste/
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Animation Without Borders
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Scientific Animations Without Borders, a project led by ADM Institute researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was featured on the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) website, highlighting their work linking technology and education to the issue of food security. http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?fecvnodeid=129589&dom=1&groupot593=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&fecvid=21&v21=129589&ots591=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&lng=en&id=139254
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