A high level delegation of eleven members from Nigeria visited CIPHET, the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, in India to discuss areas of collaboration in the post harvest sector. The delegation sought to find new ways of transferring technology to end users and how institutes such as CIPHET ensured proper implementation. http://paepard.blogspot.com/2012/09/nigeria-india-ard-collaboration.html
Archive | September, 2012
“Water and Food Security” the Theme of 2012 World Water Week
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World Water Week focused on increasing global agricultural productivity and especially the relationship between saving water and reducing PHL. Read more in an article from the Global Harvest Initiative and slides from a presentation by Dr. Julian Parfitt. http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2012/08/water-and-food-security-the-theme-of-2012-world-water-week/ http://www.worldwaterweek.org/documents/WWW_PDF/2012/Wed/Addressing-post-harvest-losses/Julian-Parfitt.pdf
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Information Technology Mitigates Effects of Climate Events in the Developing Countries
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Information technology is being used to address PHL in smallholder African farming communities, by giving access to market information, preventing price exploitation by speculators, and through the provision of warehouse receipts. Esoko in Ghana is partnered with the International Finance Corporation and the Soros Economic Development Fund on a project which sends crop price text […]
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Tackling Post-Harvest Losses
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Open Source GIS is assisting in the reduction of PHL in Africa through APHLIS, the African Post Harvest Loss Information System. Using a shared database, loss estimates for sub-Saharan Africa can be shared on an online platform. The project is funded by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and is aiming to provide […]
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Communication Officers Produce Videos to Outscale Postharvest Technologies
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The IRRI Training Center in Los Banos, Philippines, is using videos to help train farmers on how to use new technologies effectively in the reduction of PHL. Recent videos focus on the IRRI Superbag and flatbed dryers. Each video discusses how to use the respective technology and making the videos appealing through the addition of […]
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Mozambique: Government to Set Up Mercantile Exchange
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Mozambique is creating a system for mercantile exchange, focusing on agriculture trading. The system will hopefully overcome the current unorganized sales of surplus agriculture over the border. Additionally, access to a systemized market will help counteract the high PHL and lack of financing for agricultural marketing within the African country. http://allafrica.com/stories/201209060133.html
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