The World Food Programme has donated new technology to farmers in northern Sri Lanka in order to boost paddy production and rice processing. The machinery was supplied through funding from the Norwegian, Australian, and Swiss governments. In addition to the technology donations, training is also being conducted in order to help farmers access the market more […]
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The supply chain of Vietnamese rice should be shortened, according to experts at a conference in the Mekong Delta focusing on PH processing. Rice quality in the region has greatly improved over the years with the introduction of improved rice strains and modern technology, but storage and drying are still the greatest weaknesses of the […]
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SKorea to Provide PHL $500m in Soft Loans, Says Agri’s Alcala
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South Korea continues to invest and support PHL infrastructure in the Philippines, making $500 million available in soft loans in order to help achieve Philippine rice self-sufficiency by 2013. The Export-Import Bank of Korea and the Economic Development Cooperation Fund are both able to provide loans to the Philippine government. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/239299/economy/agricultureandmining/skorea-to-provide-phl-500m-in-soft-loans-says-agri-s-alcala
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Logistics
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Global Logistics Media includes PHL issues in its Corporate Social Responsibility projects. The company encourages logistics companies to become part of the movement of reducing losses, pushing for policy changes, and getting involved in projects that involve improvement of transportation and infrastructure. The company also highlights the activities of Carpe Diehm, an organization focusing on sustainable supply […]
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African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs to Creating Wealth
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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation recently released a report, ‘African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs to Creating Wealth’ (PDF). This report looks at the state of African agriculture from the perspectives of economic development, food security, poverty, and the role of women, as well as outlining possible solutions, including PHL reduction practices. The report includes many statistics, […]
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Feeding Africa: Australian Knowledge Helps Meet A Continent’s Climate Change Challenges
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African food security problems are seen as an opportunity for development by Australia, as the two continents produce many of the same crops in similar climatic conditions. Australian policies and infrastructure are more developed than their African counterparts in terms of agriculture and food security, and Australian participation in the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change […]
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Increasing Rice Production in Sub-Saharan Africa Through Mechanization
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The recent ICARD General Meeting Seminar posted conference slides on (PDF) ‘Increasing rice production in sub Sahara Africa through mechanization,’ as presented by JF Rickman of the International Rice Research Institute. The presentation details the practical means of reducing PHL, breaking down the labor, effort and specific ways such interventions have affected PHL reduction. http://riceforafrica.org/downloads/Meetings/gm4/Seminar1-1_Rickman_En.pdf […]
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Yuletide: 11 Rice-laden Ships Berth at Lagos Ports
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Rice is being imported through the Lagos Port in Nigeria, as the nation’s ban on international over-land trade continues, due to the large amount of smuggling and corrupt business transactions. Eleven ships of rice arrived with 240,276 metric tonnes of rice, a high number due to the unstable supply by Nigerian farmers, which have been affected […]
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Rice Awareness Month in Philippines
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The Philippines observe Rice Awareness Month throughout November as nationally over 480,000 tons of raw rice is wasted every year. Millers are pushing for improved rice milling facilities, as many are over 70 years old and others are using 50-year old technology that recovers only 50% of processed grain. Drying and milling have PHL of […]
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Pioneer Talks Crops
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Specific recommendations for farmers drying and storing corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, as well as postharvest fertilizer application and soil analysis are given by agriculture experts in Wisconsin in light of recent weather conditions. http://www.agriview.com/news/crop/pioneer-talks-crops/article_66b3cc60-0652-11e1-9183-001cc4c03286.html
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