Heads of States and Government of African Union Member States, together with representatives of international organizations, civil society organizations, private sector, cooperatives, youths, farmers, academia, and others adopted the Declaration to end hunger and malnutrition in Africa by 2025 at a three-day High Level Meeting hosted in Ethiopia. http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-audio/en/?uid=9980&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social%20media&utm_campaign=FAOnews&utm_content=ac&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=faoknowledge
Archive | July, 2013
While Thousands Starve, Tons of Wheat Found Dumped in River
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Hundreds of sacks of wheat were found in a small waterway 200km outside of Bhopal, India, of which at least 50 contained rotten grain. Officials are investigating the cause of the incident. http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MP-BHO-wheat-sacks-dumped-4306089-NOR.html
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Tools Trialed to Curb Postharvest Millet Losses
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Compatible Technology International, a non-profit engineering organization, will be testing new hand-held devices for sorghum and millet in Senegal with support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Farmers are reported to lose up to 1/5 after harvest, and the group hopes to reduce these losses, along with the drudgery of labor usually befallen upon […]
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The Potential of Mechanization in Agriculture
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The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture continues to allocate funding for farm mechanization, as well as subsidize farm machinery for qualifiying farmer organizations. Experts say increased mechanization can increase production by 5% and reduce postharvest losses by 5% to 10%. The government hopes to attract more young people to farming for employment. http://www.manilatimes.net/the-potential-of-mechanization-in-agriculture/12160/
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USAID Assessment of Market Information Systems (MIS) in Africa
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The results of an assessment carried out to determine the sustainability and scalability of MIS in Africa suggests it may be beneficial to combine market price services with other information services. The assessment focused on how MIS enhances trade and competitiveness of smallholder farmers. http://www.ictworks.org/2013/05/20/usaid-assessment-of-market-information-systems-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usaid-assessment-of-market-information-systems-in-africa
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The Aspen Institute Launches Food Security Strategy Group
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A new initiative by the Aspen Institute seeks to address what it calls a gap in the food security work currently being done on a global level. The group aims to bring together cross-sector thought-leaders to discuss the extent to which food security will be threatened in the coming decades by climate change, population growth […]
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