The Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for African, Caribbean & Pacific Development discussed the impact of joint efforts and future needs at the 10th meeting of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in October. A postharvest knowledge system supported by postgraduate research in terms of food security, economic potential, and wealth creation was a specific […]
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New Technology Introduced to Northern Farmers
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The World Food Programme has donated new technology to farmers in northern Sri Lanka in order to boost paddy production and rice processing. The machinery was supplied through funding from the Norwegian, Australian, and Swiss governments. In addition to the technology donations, training is also being conducted in order to help farmers access the market more […]
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Postharvest Management of Rice Urged
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The supply chain of Vietnamese rice should be shortened, according to experts at a conference in the Mekong Delta focusing on PH processing. Rice quality in the region has greatly improved over the years with the introduction of improved rice strains and modern technology, but storage and drying are still the greatest weaknesses of the […]
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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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African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs to Creating Wealth
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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation recently released a report, ‘African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs to Creating Wealth’ (PDF). This report looks at the state of African agriculture from the perspectives of economic development, food security, poverty, and the role of women, as well as outlining possible solutions, including PHL reduction practices. The report includes many statistics, […]
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Addressing Postharvest Losses in Agriculture
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Farming First recently published a YouTube video on postharvest loss, featuring Dr. Digvir Jayas of the University of Manitoba, citing magnitudes in specific countries and outlining possible solutions. This video is part of a series of videos dealing with agricultural issues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_P1QYTiBA&feature=youtu.be
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Low-Tech Solutions in a High-Tech World
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This blog article on the low-tech solutions used around the world in agricultural issues highlights the Purdue Integrated Cowpea System, human-powered irrigation pumps, SMS mobile phone information sharing, and galvanized metal silos. The article also featured the World Food Program’s hunger map. http://www.one.org/us/2011/10/28/low-tech-solutions-in-a-high-tech-world/
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Half of Malnourished People in Africa are Farmers
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“Half of all malnourished people in Africa are farmers who produce food.” Professor Calestous Juma of Harvard’s Kennedy School and author of The New Harvest, says that farmers are underfed due to infrastructural incapacity and can alleviate their problems through technology application, improvements in supply chains, and rural development of telecoms, transportation, energy, and education. […]
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The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa
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“Half of all malnourished people in Africa are farmers who produce food.” Professor Calestous Juma of Harvard’s Kennedy School and author of The New Harvest, says that farmers are underfed due to infrastructural incapacity and can alleviate their problems through technology application, improvements in supply chains, and rural development of telecoms, transportation, energy, and education. […]
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WFP Provides Capacity Building Training to Farmers
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The World Food Programme’s Purchase for Progress (P4P) initiative has helped train 70 farmers in Northern Ghana on how to be more competitive players in the value chain, especially in terms of maize and cowpea production. The next stage of the program will be to train 520 smallholders on how to use modern farm implements […]
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