A critique of mechanizing the Philippine’s agricultural sector and finding more culturally-acceptable solutions was made by a senator calling for more training for farmers and a general “attitude change” on behalf of the government. http://agrihunt.blogspot.com/2012/07/mechanizing-agriculture-for-food.html
Archive | July, 2012
Ghana Grains Company Takes Steps to Enforce Warehouse Standards
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Ghana Grains Company uses the Warehousing Receipt System to reduce farmers’ PHL. The company is also providing training to farmers unfamiliar with the concept so that they can fully utilize the services offered by the WRS to achieve better returns at the market level. Kenyan farmers are also using a similar system for maize storage […]
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CEE Team Works to Minimize Postharvest Food Loss
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University of Illinois Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers work across departments and share expertise to tackle PHL in grains, as part of their work with the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. http://cee.illinois.edu/postharvest_food_loss
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How Maize Storage Receipts Are Changing Farmers’ Fortunes
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Ghana Grains Company uses the Warehousing Receipt System to reduce farmers’ PHL. The company is also providing training to farmers unfamiliar with the concept so that they can fully utilize the services offered by the WRS to achieve better returns at the market level. Kenyan farmers are also using a similar system for maize storage […]
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Private Sector Urged to Invest in Food Production
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The Philippine Department of Agriculture is looking fore more private sector partners to support its goal of rice self-sufficiency by the close of 2013. The government is advocating work in grains handling and processing, farm services outsourcing, and increased drying facilities. An additional urge is for banks and financial institutions to invest in affordable and […]
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Kazakhstan: Grain Storage Facilities Ready for New Yield
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Kazakhstan has announced that it has enough elevator facilities for the reception of the new harvest, with 221 companies providing grain storage services in addition to those owned by agricultural producers. The country has the capacity to store 23 million tonnes of grain. The government is offering food producers the option to build new or […]
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Powering Energy to Face the Challenges of World Hunger
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USAID is partnered with the Swedish government, Duke Energy, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, and the U.S. Department of Agriculuture in the creation of a program called Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development, which addresses the barriers in development, particularly at the intersection of agriculture and energy. The program will […]
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A Grain of Rice: Small But Meaningful Collective Efforts
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An article on the Korean-Philippine joint project to build rice processing complexes features the issues of Philippine rice PHL, as well as the impact of these new facilities. The article also examines future plans for vocational training centers. http://www.koica.go.kr/WEBZINE/2012-e_june/sub4.php
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Applying ‘Pull Mechanisms’ to Food Security Challenges
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An article analyzing the use of pull mechanisms in food security challenges, particularly in view of the AgResults Initiative launched by the G20 leaders, remains positive and hopeful for the results. It also examines a case study in Nigeria of similar nature. http://dalberg.com/blog/?p=1077&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=applying-pull-mechanisms-to-food-security-challenges
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Reducing African Farmers Post Harvest Losses
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A project run by MicroEnterprise Africa is seeking funding via a charity-supporting online platform. The goal for the project is to build a warehouse to preserve Malawi subsistence farmers’ harvest from insects and pests. The charity runs a farm, collects produce, and transports it to markets, and seeks to expand its resources through storage and […]
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