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
Phl-Korea Rice Processing Complex Inaugurated
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/
International Conference on Agricultural, Biosystems, Biotechnology and Biological Engineering
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 […]
Improving Food Security by Reducing Post-Harvest Losses
‘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
LIBERIA: FAO Holds Food Security Assessment Workshop
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/
UAE Ambassador Inaugurates 7th Food & Technology Expo
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/
Investors Target Harvest with Mobile Maize Dryers
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 […]
Nigeria: FG Promises to Tackle Food Shortage Through Biotech
The Nigerian Federal Government is aiming at biotechnology as a means of dealing with food security, although legal uncertainties are frustrating the support for the cause. http://allafrica.com/stories/201108011730.html
‘Proper Agro-Processing Technology Can Save 40 Pc Post- Harvest Loss’
The Bangladesh Centre for Industrial Research and the Department of Agriculture Extension will set up a food technology innovation center to connect entrepreneurs with modern agro-processing equipment and scientific methods. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2407499111.html
Pakistan Can Emerge as Biotechnology Leader
Pakistan’s Provincial Minister for Agriculture of the Punjab government is focusing on biotechnology and GMOs as a means of sustainable development and is pushing the country to become a leader in the field. http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=104728