The Ghanaian government is encouraging youth to focus on agriculture as a means of moving out of poverty and is providing irrigation facilities to the north part of the country to increase harvest times. http://www.modernghana.com/news/352901/1/gold-and-oil-cannot-develop-ghana-better-than-farm.html
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RSS feed for this sectionPioneering Project to Increase Quality Rice Production in Africa
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The Africa Rice Center launched a project, ‘Support to Rice Research in Africa’ initiative, focusing on 8 countries to improve the quality and marketability of rice. Smallholders, processors, and local households will all be targeted for training in technologies and best practices. If the project achieves 10 percent reduction of PHL, it will help increase […]
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Khar Appreciates Iceland’s Strong Support for Palestinian Cause to UN
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Iceland and Pakistan in talks about sharing information related to PHL technology and improving quality control services, as a means of strengthening both the political and economical ties of the two countries. http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/politics-a-policy/29156-khar-appreciates-icelands-strong-support-for-palestinian-cause-to-un.html
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Phl-Korea Rice Processing Complex Inaugurated
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Another Korean-Filipino joint rice PHL processing facility has been launched at last. This type of partnership has greatly aided both countries since the 1960s, when a Filipino-developed rice variety helped make South Korea self-sufficient in rice. This is the fifth such facility to be constructed between the two countries since 2006. http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/2011/09/phl-korea-rice-processing-complex-inaugurated/
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International Conference on Agricultural, Biosystems, Biotechnology and Biological Engineering
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International Conference on Agricultural, Biosystems, Biotechnology and Biological Engineering ICABBBE will be held on October 26-28, 2011. The 7th International Conference on Agricultural, Biosystems, Biotechnology and Biological Engineering aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences and research results and discuss the practical challenges […]
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NEPC, Fabricators Boost Agric Outputs
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The Director General of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) partnered with fabricators to help add value in local food processing. Adelugba also stated that “There is no way we can add value without the necessary machines and equipment because value addition cannot be isolated from technology”. He pointed out that improving on agricultural products’ […]
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Improving Food Security by Reducing Post-Harvest Losses
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‘Improving Food Security by Reducing Post-Harvest Losses’ will be held September 20, 2011, and will be held by Abt Associates, GrainPro, and the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa. Conference agenda is on the website. http://www.partnership-africa.org/content/improving-food-security-reducing-post-harvest-losses
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LIBERIA: FAO Holds Food Security Assessment Workshop
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International NGOs, UN agencies, and the Ministry of Agriculture/CARI Wednesday attended a one-day food security assessment workshop to gauge prevailing food security needs of Ivorian refugees and host families in Nimba, Grand Gedeh, and Maryland Counties. http://www.shout-africa.com/business/liberia-fao-holds-food-security-assessment-workshop/
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UAE Ambassador Inaugurates 7th Food & Technology Expo
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The Ambassador of the UAE in India inaugurated the 7th Food and Technology Expo in India this past week, focusing on milling and processing of food grains, while bringing together the “food processing sector, agriculture sector, horticulture sector, and related technology and service providers on one platform” for networking and collaborative purposes. http://your-story.org/uae-ambassador-inaugurates-7th-food-technology-expo-256790/
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Investors Target Harvest with Mobile Maize Dryers
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Lesiolo Grain Handlers Limited (LGHL), which exhibited its mobile drier at the ninth edition of the annual agribusiness fair by the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), is the latest to join other players eyeing this window. Poor drying due to overreliance on heat from the sun has been cited as a major cause of Aflatoxin […]
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