The Indian National Agriculture Insurance Scheme has been able to help 47.6 million farmers, and is being extended to cover 176 million. The program helps to protect farmers from catastrophe-related PHL and provides an actuarial premium with the government paying a subsidy from 40% to 75% to farmers. http://www.domain-b.com/finance/insurance/20111028_farmers.html
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Post-Harvest Food Losses Reduction in Maize
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Post-harvest food losses reduction in maize production in Nigeria (PDF) was recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research. The article examines causes of loss as well as makes recommendations for reduction. http://www.academicjournals.org/ajar/PDF/pdf2011/5%20Oct/Samuel%20et%20al.pdf
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The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011
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The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011 was recently published by the FAO and asks the question of “How does international price volatility affect domestic economies and food security?” Additionally, it targets the factors leading to high prices as well as the dangers and effects of such prices on food security, giving policy […]
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Deep Thinking About the Future of Food
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Deep Thinking about the Future of Food provides several arguments – mainly environmental and social inequity – behind the future of global agriculture. The paper “Solutions for a Cultivated Planet” by the University of Minnesota is featured, and recommends that a certification of sorts be applied to sustainably-farmed food, thus integrating a form of grading […]
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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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Kenya: NCPB Need Extra Sh1 Billion for for Maize Crop
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Kenya’s National Cereals and Produce Board is purchasing Sh1 billion worth of maize for strategic reserves this winter and encouraging farmers to use their storage facilities under the warehouse receipt system. Top issues leading to PHL for Kenyan farmers are poor storage facilities and commodity prices. http://allafrica.com/stories/201111021299.html
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Ukrainian Farmers Protest Government’s Grain Export ‘Low Blow’
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In Kiev, Ukraine, farmers have rallied to protest a new state agrarian policy that would extend the export duties on grain exports, which has caused farmers to sell at lower prices to producers. Farmers complained that such a policy would not allow them to buy the needed technology and costly machinery for harvesting and will […]
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Subsidised Bread Takes its Toll on Egypt
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Egypt is contemplating changes to its wheat subsidy system, as $5.5 billion dollars are spent on it for three quarters of the population, burdening the economy, and devaluing the entire system itself as bread’s cheap cost allows those who are not suffering financially to use it for non-human consumption. PHL in Egypt are at 30 […]
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U.S. Farm Report Weekly Recap
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US regional weather has affected crop yields significantly this year. Arkansas rice yields are down 25%, wheat drilling in Kansas hasn’t started yet due to lack of subsoil moisture, and North Dakotan wheat has lost some test weight and is retaining low moisture levels leading to an expected 40-50 bushels per acre. Food prices are […]
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Khar Appreciates Iceland’s Strong Support for Palestinian Cause to UN
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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
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