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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RSS feed for this sectionIndia to Carry NE Essentials via Bangladesh
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The Bangladesh government is permitting India to ferry necessary food grains to its northern regions via its territory. The roads and port Ashuganj are crucial for connecting the southern and northern parts of the country and soon about 5,000 metric tons of rice, wheat and sugar will be ferried.The northern regions are particularly hard to transport […]
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Government Urged to Enact Agricultural Marketing Act
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The Zambia Co-operative Federation (ZCF) director general James Chirwa reports that farmers are afraid to diversify their crops because they lack market certainty. Most ‘buying’ depots have no scales, sieves, stacking machines, and no moisture meters. Crop marketing in Zambia is directly affected by high input prices; the government needs to provide enough financial resources […]
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Cambodia: Business Not As Usual—Loan Products and Banking Services for Postharvest Sector
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The Cambodia Postharvest Learning Alliance sponsored its first business roundtable, Loan products and banking services for the postharvest sector, after which representatives from microfinance institutions presented their various loan products and banking services. They look to implement improved postharvest technologies as sustainable business models. The event offered farmers an opportunity to interact with banking institutions, […]
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Exploring Sustainable Solutions for Increasing Global Food Supplies
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‘Exploring Sustainable Solutions for Increasing Global Food Supplies’ is a report from a workshop held by the National Research Council. Agricultural issues related to climate change, energy efficiency, food value chain, political economy, and more are all discussed. http://www.scribd.com/doc/76873514/Exploring-Sustainable-Solutions
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Lack of Proper Storage System Causing Inflation in KP: Survey
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A survey reviewing the region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has found that lack of proper storage facilities is directly related to food price increases, particularly for that of wheat. “The current post-harvest wastage of wheat can be minimised through improved harvesting practices, solicited and farmer-friendly procurement processes, including timely provision of jute bags and outreach and transparent […]
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FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the Democratic People’s Rebulic of Korea
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The FAO released a report on the food security situation in North Korea, focusing on reasons for PHL (PDF) and the market situation for poor households. http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/al982e/al982e00.pdf
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“Energy-Smart” Agriculture Need to Escape Fossil Fuel Trap
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The FAO is pushing for efficient energy usage in the agricultural sector, as a means of combating food price and fossil fuel price increases. The food sector uses 95 exa-Joules yearly, which is nearly 30% of energy consumption globally. Efficient postharvest processing and transportation can help to reduce energy use, and PHL reduction gains a […]
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Reducing Food Losses in the MENA Region
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Slides from the presentation “Reducing Food Losses in the MENA Region” (speaker Adel Kader of UC Davis) at the Regional Agro-Industries Forum Middle East and North Africa were recently published, highlighting magnitudes and causes of loss in different areas. It also contains information on the methodology of data and information collection, as well as provides […]
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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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