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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Remarks at the Global Impact Economy Forum
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Hillary Clinton spoke on the intersection of food security and PHL as part of the US’ international development agenda at the Global Impact Economy Forum in Washington, D.C., highlighting specific projects and innovative solutions to developing economies’ issues. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/04/188548.htm
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Projects to Combat Mycotoxin Contamination in Tanzania Launched
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Two projects were launched at an April meeting of IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Feed the Future Initiative has funded projects to understand the depth and spread of mycotoxin contaminants in maize and cassava in the country. Another project funded by […]
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The Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and International Symposium on Grain Storage
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Materials on PHL presented at the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and International Symposium on Grain Storage (supported by the ADM Institute for the Prevention of PHL at the University of Illinois) are now available online. http://postharvestinstitute.illinois.edu/recentnews.html
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Israel, U.S. Pledge to Expand Agricultural Cooperation in Africa
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Israel and the United States have pledged to expand agricultural cooperation in Africa, focusing on Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Both Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation and USAID will be working on reducing PHL, irrigation issues, productivity, and applying R&D results. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-u-s-pledge-to-expand-agricultural-cooperation-in-africa-1.425587
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Intelleflex CEO to Present at U.S. State Departments Global Impact Economy Forum
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The CEO of Intelleflex will present as part of a panel at the U.S. State Department’s Global Impact Economy Forum on reducing inefficiencies in the food value chain on April 26 in Washington, D.C. The panel will discuss “how a combination of technical assistance, grants, investment and technology backed by innovative business models is required […]
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Grainpro Executives Express Support for PHL Food Security Needs
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GrainPro, Inc., met with the Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. and the Philippine Agriculture Attache to the U.S. at the Philippine Embassy to discuss collaboration opportunities to promote global food security through postharvest improvements. GrainPro supplies farm and village level pesticide-free hermetic storage units, which aid in decreasing the amount of PHL in grains and […]
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Centre Wants to Usher in an Evergreen Revolution: Minister
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The Union Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs is inaugurating the first Indo-U.S. International Conference on Polymers for Packaging Applications in order to address part of the government’s goal of PHL reduction. The Indian government is hoping to instigate an “Evergreen Revolution,” focused on food processing, the exporting of packaged food to other […]
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The Government of India’s Budget for 2012-2013
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The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Global Agricultural Information Network released a report on the Government of India’s Budget for 2012-2013, highlighting funding for agricultural issues and PHL (PDF). http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/GOI%20Budget%202012-13%20-%20Agricultural%20Highlights_New%20Delhi_India_3-23-2012.pdf
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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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