Grain banks in Malawi are helping to reduce PHL. Effectively helping to store harvested grain before being taken to the market, this particular grain bank is helping over 4,000 farmers to avoid the losses caused by pests and rodents that had before destroyed much of the harvested crops. The FAO has helped to set up […]
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Mechanizing Agriculture for Food Security
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A critique of mechanizing the Philippine’s agricultural sector and finding more culturally-acceptable solutions was made by a senator calling for more training for farmers and a general “attitude change” on behalf of the government. http://agrihunt.blogspot.com/2012/07/mechanizing-agriculture-for-food.html
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CEE Team Works to Minimize Postharvest Food Loss
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University of Illinois Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers work across departments and share expertise to tackle PHL in grains, as part of their work with the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. http://cee.illinois.edu/postharvest_food_loss
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Powering Energy to Face the Challenges of World Hunger
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USAID is partnered with the Swedish government, Duke Energy, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, and the U.S. Department of Agriculuture in the creation of a program called Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development, which addresses the barriers in development, particularly at the intersection of agriculture and energy. The program will […]
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Factors Determining the Adoption and Impact of a Postharvest Storage Technology
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A selected paper for the International Association of Agricultural Economists Triennial Confernece in Brazil this year focuses on “Factors Determining the Adoption and Impact of a Postharvest Storage Technology”. http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/125138/2/Postcosecha_IAAE_2012.pdf
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DA Corn Program Holds 1st Quarter Assessment
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The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture recently conducted an evaluation of its AgriPinoy corn program. Its initial year focused mainly on cost-reducing technologies and new systems adapting to issues brought by climate change and catastrophes. The Agricultural Guarantee Fund Pool and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation also will provide post-harvest facilities and processing machines to farmers. The […]
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Collective Maize Marketing by SHF
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FAO recently posted slides on “Collective Maize Marketing by SHF” detailing how PHL and poverty are directly linked on their site. http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/esa/Workshop_reports/Smallholders_2012/Presentations_2/KPMC_VCAC_Pull_Model.pdf
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The Ukraine Grain Storage and Marketing Cooperatives Project
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The Ukraine Grain Storage and Marketing Cooperatives Project is seeking a consultant to provide technical assistance required to organize Ukrainian farmers into cooperatives. Proposals are due by July 10th. http://www.devex.com/en/projects/ukraine-grain-storage-and-marketing-cooperatives-project/secure?mem=ua&src=tender
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Australian Grains R&D Videos
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Australian Grains R&D has videos on proper storage techniques and technologies on its YouTube channel, as well as many other videos discussing agricultural issues, best practices and methods to deal with such issues. http://www.youtube.com/user/theGRDC/videos
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The Household Metal Silo: a Helpful Technology for Food Security
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An abstract for The Household Metal Silo: A Helpful Technology for Food Security was posted on the website for the International Conference of Agricultural Engineering Conference and discusses its impact on PHL. http://cigr.ageng2012.org/comunicaciones-online/htdocs/principal.php?seccion=posters&idcomunicacion=12999&tipo=3
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