The UN FAO produced a three-part video series on “Farming as a Business” in Sierra Leone, with a large focus on EU-funded Agricultural Business Centers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuUFUcS6oEs&feature=youtu.be
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Africa: Advocacy Group Applauds U.S. Role in Agricultural Development
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Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s food security initiative, has helped to improve market access for smallholder women farmers in Guatemala, taught agricultural techniques to Senegalese farmers, improved grain stroage practices and lowered PHL for Ghanaian farmers, and aided Bangladeshi agriculture workers to have access to research about plant pests and diseases of their crops, […]
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Post Harvest Charts
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An innovative training product in the form of illustrated flip charts (in the Luo language of Kenya and Tanzania) was developed by the Norwegian Refugee Association to teach farmers about PHL and how to improve farming practices to reduce PHL. These flip charts can be found on MangoTree and come with an instruction manual in […]
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FAO to Help Train AP Farmers in Raising Productivity
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The FAO is working with the Indian Agriculture Department to improve productivity of oilseeds and pulses in Andhra Pradesh. This will consist of a training program tailored to the particular climatic conditions and needs of the region. The FAO will assist in capacity building for staff, especially for efficient water use technologies and the effect […]
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ICAR Plans Student Ready Concept in Farm Courses
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The Indian Council of Agriculture Research is promoting a “student ready” concept through eleven branches of agriculture science, requiring students to undergo “rural awareness work experience” in order to get actual experience in marketing and entrepreneurial skills. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/241946/icar-plans-student-ready-concept.html
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Government to Improve the Grains Industry
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The Government of Ghana and Ghana Grains Council have made plans to collaborate in initiatives to reduce PHL. The government provided legal and regulatory framework that enabled the establishment of the Ghana Commodity Exchange and Warehouse Receipt System. The GGC has trained 2,500 farmers in post-harvest handling and the use of warehouse receipt systems, and […]
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School on the Air Program in Philippine
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The Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization has a “school-on-the-air” (SOA) program, which has been used to train 2,535 farmers since 2009. The program utilizes province-based radio stations to educate farmers on how to reduce PHL. The program broadcasts lectures by postharvest experts for a month’s duration, and administers two sets […]
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Designing a Plan to Reduce Food Waste
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Nourishing the Planet is collaborating with Illinois Institute of Technology graduate students on a research project aimed at reducing global food waste, particularly in India, Thailand, and Africa. These projects aim at the “bottom of the pyramid” and will be featured in an upcoming e-book focused on reducing PHL through agricultural practices. http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/designing-a-plan-to-reduce-food-waste/
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Animation Without Borders
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Scientific Animations Without Borders, a project led by ADM Institute researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was featured on the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) website, highlighting their work linking technology and education to the issue of food security. http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?fecvnodeid=129589&dom=1&groupot593=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&fecvid=21&v21=129589&ots591=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&lng=en&id=139254
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As Food Crisis Looms in Niger, Lives Hang in the Balance
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Concern International focuses on the development of agricultural training and assistance in the Sahel as a means to break the cycle of malnutrition, poverty, and resource degradation. Instead of mere emergency assistance, Concern International is calling for investment in technology and training, as well as drought-resistant seeds, fertilizer, and the introduction of irrigation systems. http://www.care2.com/causes/as-food-crisis-looms-in-niger-lives-hang-in-the-balance.html?page=1
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