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The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)

Saturday 30 September 2017

Liberia:'Rotten Chicken ' Intercepted

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Rotten Chicken
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce has intercepted a consignment of 'contaminated' chicken meat, egg and egg products that were headed to Liberia.

Tanzania: Govt 'Committed to Safeguard Citizens' Health'

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THE government has vowed to continue inspecting chicken and related products being imported into the country to safeguard the health of citizens.

Friday 29 September 2017

Angola: Bié - Peasants Benefit From Agricultural Tools

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Agricultural Tools
The peasants of the localities of Chimbamba, Ndulo Epalanga, Cacombo, Chiuco, Chomba and ChicumbiTaca,Andulo municipality, central Bié province, benefited from axes and other agricultural implements this year.

Namibia: Livestock Producers Want Fair Prices

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LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK producers want market-related prices for their small livestock, with no restrictions put on exports.

PRESS RELEASE- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATION PROGRAMME TO EASE UNEMPLOYMENT.


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Minister of State Agriculture- Heineken Lokpobiri

The Nigerian Government in her bid to diversify the economy and ensure sustainable development and increased productivity has come up with varied agricultural programmes.

Image speaks- 2017 Nigeria's Agricultural Joint Sector Review

Image speaks- 2017 Nigeria's Agricultural Joint Sector Review

Image speak at the  2017 Nigeria's Agricultural Joint Sector Review held at Rock View Hotel, Abuja.

Genetic Society of Nigeria Makurdi 2017 Conference

Genetic Society of Nigeria Makurdi 2017 Conference
Please be informed that the Genetics Society of Nigeria (GSN) Makurdi 2017 Conference is still on course. Date: 15 – 19  October. 2017. Venue: University of Agric. Makurdi, Benue state.

Thursday 28 September 2017

Tanzania: PM Committed in Fight Against Malnutrition

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Malnutrition
Prime Minister Kasssim Majaliwa said yesterday that the government allocated Sh11 billion in 2017/2018 financial year to boost a war against malnutrition, which currently affects 34 per cent of under five children.

Tanzania: LAPF Avails 10bn/ - for Meat Processing Plant

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LAPF Pension Fund (LAPF) has signed a shareholding contract for the construction and operation of a modern meat processing plant in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region.

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Zimbabwe: First Lady's Poultry Project to Transform Lives

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Poultry
First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe's poultry project has potential to be used as collateral in accessing loans from financial institutions if beneficiaries effectively and efficiently implement it, zanu-pf Women's League national secretary for Administration, Cde Letina Undenge, has said.

Zimbabwe: Nestle to Revive Coffee Estates

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 Coffee
NESTLE Zimbabwe is looking at reviving coffee estates in the Eastern Highlands through contracting small-scale farmers, sources familiar with the development have said.

Tuesday 26 September 2017

PRESS RELEASE- FG EMPOWERS WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH.


PARTICIPANT DURING THE TRAINING SESSION IN NEW BUSSA.

In fulfillment of some of its campaign promises the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Federal Department of Extension Services has empowered selected women across some States.

Tuning in to Farmers’ Water Needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

Farm Radio Trust (FRT) broadcasts a weekly show nationally via Zodiak Broadcasting Station, one of the largest commercial radio stations in Malawi.
 Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts
Several members of the Youth Economic and Social Action group led us across flood plains parched in the bright sun of the dry season in Malawi’s southern Chikwawa district. Lloyd, the lanky head of the group, pointed across the hardened dirt, ridges carefully drawn for a regulation soccer field. In a small stand of trees, solar panels sparkled in the afternoon sun.

Botswana: Nata FMD Free Without Vaccination

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Vaccination
Central District Council deputy chairperson, Mr Ketswereng Galeragwe says the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has accepted Botswana's request for the disease status of Nata to change from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) intensive surveillance to FMD free without vaccination.

Africa: Climate Smart Crops - a Necessity for Future Food & Nutrition Security

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Climate change
Climate change is taking a severe toll on farmers, as they watch their livelihoods disappear with the onslaught of floods, droughts and rising sea levels and temperatures. With agriculture currently employing over 1.3 billion people throughout the world, or close to 40 percent of the global workforce, it is imperative that we incorporate climate resilience into all aspects of crop breeding and food innovation.

Import duties resurface, Goshenn Greenland calls for help.

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motor cultivated tractor
The effort of the past administration to diversify and reposition the country’s economy through the removal of import duties on agricultural equipment, might have been faulted with by the Nigerian  Customs Service, which might lead to high cost in the production of food and in furtherance make farming more expensive for small holders farmers to participate in across the country.

Monday 25 September 2017

Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

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Climate-Smart Agriculture
Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to scale up climate-smart agriculture, improve forestry and transform the productivity of water use.

Update On Avian Influenza in the Western Cape

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Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities and the state vet team briefed media on the current regional outbreak of avian influenza in the province.

Insecurity a threat to food security

The President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) Sani Dangote & Alhaji Mansur Ahmed, the executive Director Stakeholder management and Cooperative Communication Dangote Group

·         Stakeholders applaud conference organizers.
As efforts to address the challenges of insecurity, food security and low yield in food production the AgrikExpo & the Nigerian Agriculture Business Group (NABG) today commenced its 6th agricultural expo at the international Conference Center Abuja, theme: harnessing Nigeria’s agricultural potential for food security, youth development, and nutrition and wealth creation across the country.

Sunday 24 September 2017

Namibia: Dordabis Agri-Day a Success

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Rows of colourful gazeebos lit up the dry Windhoek Showgrounds last week when the Dordabis Farmers Association (FA) became the first member of the Regional Agricultural Union (RAU) to stage an agricultural open day.

Obaseki Embarks On Investment Drive in Indonesia

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In a bid to revamp the agriculture sector; create jobs and reposition the state as the palm oil hub of the country, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to deepen his administration's partnership with the Asian country.

Saturday 23 September 2017

Zimbabwe: Millers Say Parirenyatwa Mad, Sue Over Food Fortification

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GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMZ) has approached the High Court to set aside the recently promulgated Food Fortification regulations by the Health Minister David Parirenyatwa.

Friday 22 September 2017

Tanzania Goes for Climate Smart Agriculture

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Climate Smart Agriculture
The government is implementing the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) initiative that will improve land and water management, with experts urging its speeding up to enable farmers shift from traditional to improved mode of farming.

Namibia: South Reels As Farmers Meat Market Prepares to Shut Doors

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farmers market
The local meat export industry is to lose a gem in the mainstay of Namibian sheep farming when the Farmers Meat Market's Mariental abattoir shuts its gates on September 30.

Thursday 21 September 2017

Syngenta promises Nigeria cocoa farmers copper based fungicide fighter soon







Syngenta


* CRIN, farmers hail the efficacy of the product

 In compliance to the global ban on copper based fungicide cocoa production from the world, the Nigeria market will soon be flooded with a new chemical product named Pergado, a Sygenta product that was already in circulation at Cote de'Viore.

A misty morning near Endaselassie in western Tigray.

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Food alone cannot solve the world's malnutrition crises but only three countries are looking beyond hunger to the other major driver, according to a global study released on Thursday.

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Bags Gold Award for Greening Its Drylands

A misty morning near Endaselassie in western Tigray.
A major project to restore land in Ethiopia's Tigray Region to boost millions of people's ability to grow food won gold on Tuesday in a U.N.-backed award for the world's best policies to combat desertification and improve fertility of drylands.

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Ethiopia: Nation Toiling to Harvest a Bumper Crop

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Agriculture and Natural Resources Ministry announced that over 90 percent of the cultivated land in the country has been covered by various crops. It also stated that it has been exerting efforts to overcome El Niño related challenges.

Nigeria's Vice President Commissions Green House Project

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN Thursday commissioned a number of projects and held meetings with Mambila Plateau Stakeholders in Jalingo, Taraba State.

KEYNOTE By Hon. Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh At The 2017 Farmers’ Field Day and Seed Fair Organised By National Agricultural Seeds Council



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It is my pleasure and honor to deliver this keynote address at this year’s Seed Fair and Farmer’s Field Day, taking place at the instance of the National Agricultural Seed Council of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in conjunction with SEEDAN and IITA. I congratulate the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) for moving from its rented accommodation in the city to its headquarters here in Sheda.

Tuesday 19 September 2017

Will Land Certification Bring Ethiopian Farmers Security?

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The government strongly believes that issuing land certificate to farmers is the only way to bring land tenure security and empower farmers across the country. Nevertheless, some argue that providing land certificate has nothing to do with such kind of security.

10 Reasons Farming is Sexy

Here's a wild thought. Rihanna wild. Farming allows you to get dirty without the guilt...

Seed sector will be well policed say NASC DG







Dr. Philip Oluwasegun Ojo.

·        Seed fair kicks off tomorrow.


The National Agricultural Seed Council has promised untiring effort to ensure a sanitized seed industry in Nigeria that would guaranty bumper harvest and food security. This statement was made by the Director Genenral (DG) of the council, Dr. Philip Oluwasegun Ojo.

PRESS RELEASE- FG OPTIMISING AQUA-CULTURE FOR ECONOMIC WEALTH AND JOB CREATION- SENATOR LOKPOBIRI.


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Honorable Minister Of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpkobiri

The Honorable Minister Of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpkobiri has attended a high level meeting of key leaders and Ministers of Fisheries and Global Seafood Sectors.

Monday 18 September 2017

Tanzania: Fish Prices Shoot Up As Stocks Tumble At Ferry Market

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Fish
FISH prices have gone up at Magogoni International Market in Dar es Salaam after fish supplies sharply declined.

Carlotta Mast talks Esca Bona 2017: Collaborating for Food System Change

Carlotta Mast discusses food access, the Esca Bona conference’s 2017 focus.
Collaborating for Food System Change
Esca Bona, an annual conference working for collaborative food system change through innovation, will return to Austin, Texas, for its third year in October 2017.

Sunday 17 September 2017

South Sudan: Simple Concoction Found to Halt Fall Armyworm

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Armyworm
A farmers' group in South Sudan's Imotong state says it has found a way to combat the dreaded fall armyworm, which has devastated crops across the state.

Combating Drought in Jamaica with Farmer Field Schools

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Since winning the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition’s YES! Competition last year, Shaneica Lester and Anne-Teresa Birthwright now run a knowledge transfer project for small-scale farmers in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Lester and Birthwright’s program, which focuses on irrigation conservation education, provides farmers with skills and education necessary to combat drought-related issues that impact their lands.

Saturday 16 September 2017

20 Leaders Under 40 Who Are Shaping the Future of Our Food System

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we are constantly amazed by the variety of ideas, initiatives, businesses, and research put forth by talented individuals making waves in the food and agriculture sectors. They come from varying backgrounds, regions, and perspectives, and represent a wide range of ages.

BCFN Releases Report Exploring Environmental, Food, and Migration Sustainability

Barilla Center's second quarterly report emphasizes importance of sustainable agriculture.
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The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN) has released its second Food Sustainability Report titled “Environmental, Food and Migration Sustainability: Three Challenges To Overcome Together.” The report is a joint effort between BCFN and the Milan Center for Food Law and Policy, aimed at raising awareness about crucial issues surrounding food and sustainability.

Cops Sell Free Govt Forms for $10

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THE government will soon introduce electronic tagging of cattle in a development which is set to stamp out corruption in the marketing and movement of cattle.

Friday 15 September 2017

How Change Happens: Inspiring Examples from Urban Food Policy

Urban Food Policy
Many of us in the world of food policy are excited by what is happening in cities. Hundreds of municipalities are developing and delivering policies to improve the food system.

Stay Awake for This: Climate Change Is Putting Your Morning Coffee in Danger

Arabica coffee, the world's most popular variety, might be extinct in Ethiopia by 2080 due to climate change.
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According to a recent study by Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in London, the effects of climate change could cause Ethiopian Arabica coffee beans to go extinct before the end of the century. The study finds that the number of locations in Ethiopia naturally suited to growing Arabica is projected to drop anywhere from 68 percent to 99.7 percent—or extinction—by 2080.

Rwanda: Fresh University Graduates to Drive Agric Modernisation and Food Security Efforts

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Efforts geared at strengthening modern farming and helping spur crop production to ensure food security have been boosted by deployment of fresh agriculture university graduates in different parts of the country to support farmers.

Press Statement- Statement on Illegal Shipment of GMO maize into Nigeria


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GMO Maize


We read the report of the press conference by the Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) at which he decried the importation of genetically modified (GM) maize into Nigeria.

Thursday 14 September 2017

22 Inspirational Women in Food and Agriculture

22 Inspirational Women in Food and Agriculture
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Women are crucial to the functioning of a healthy and sustainable food system. At Food Tank, we are continually inspired by the hard work and creativity of women farmers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, community leaders, and family members.

Twenty Initiatives Saving Seeds for Future Generations

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Seeds
By saving, exchanging, and reusing seeds over thousands of years, farmers and gardeners carefully selected crops for various traits adapted to many growing conditions and climates, creating a rich genetic plant heritage that formed the base of the global food supply.

Wednesday 13 September 2017

CropMobster: Growing Community through Crowdsourcing

Nick Papadopoulos shares CropMobster’s history and transition from gleaning network to local food movement hub
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Founded as a resource to prevent food waste, the CropMobster network has grown into an online platform for farmers, food activists, and pantries to exchange resources.

New FAO Guidelines Help Countries Achieve Climate Pledges

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The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently unveiled a new set of guidelines to support developing countries balance the needs of increased food production and climate change adaptation. The guidelines aim to support governments in making sure that the agriculture sector is both included in national climate change adaptation plans and made more resilient and sustainable.

PRESS RELEASE- FG Committed To Quality Agro Products For Nigerians and the Global Communities – Audu Ogbeh


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Chief Audu Ogbeh


 The present Administration has been commended on her giant stride and foresightedness in revolutionizing Agriculture in Nigeria for more food safety and quality assurance of Agricultural commodities.

FG unveils milk machine to encourage farmers



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 FG unveils milk machine to encourages farmers
     * Stakeholders hail livestock industry, demand more funding
The Federal Government (FG) yesterday reiterated its determination to stimulate livestock sub sector economy into a robust wealth creation industry where best agronomics practice at all the value chains of productivity would be upheld, just as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh unveiled a milk processing machine of 6,000 capacity liters per day meant to be distributed to pastoralists.

Tuesday 12 September 2017

Farmers and Ranchers Participate in the Census of Agriculture 2017

A complete count of all farms and ranches in the United States will influence agriculture and government policy for the next five years.
Teresa White
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is currently conducting the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture. New and previously uncontacted farmers and ranchers are encouraged to sign up before June 30, 2017, to provide a complete and impartial data set.

United Nations Ocean Conference: Mobilizing the Global Community to Protect the World’s Oceans

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The first-ever United Nations Oceans Conference was held earlier this year in June, attracting more than 6,000 government officials, institutions, and civil society organizations to discuss the challenges facing the world’s oceans. Coinciding with United Nations Oceans Day, the five-day conference concluded with a global Call for Action to reverse the decline of the ocean’s health, and more than 1,300 pledged actions for protecting the global resource.

Livestock: ASAN-NIAS meets on global practice


Cross Section of ASAN-NIAS 6th Annual Meeting


The sixth annual meeting of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN)/ Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) commenced yesterday at Abuja with the theme “sustainable livestock production for national development” as association members and other stakeholders brainstorm on a way forward using standard and quality improvement by both private and government sectors’ intervention through capacity building, effective use of new technologies and acceptability of new innovations to attracting market demand.

Monday 11 September 2017

The World’s Smallest Garden is Created in New York City

UrbanLeaf has created the world's smallest garden
The World’s Smallest Garden
Nate Littlewood and Rob Elliott have created The World’s Smallest Garden, a device which turns an empty bottle into a hydroponic garden.

Jocelyn Zuckerman: “The most important topic is the health of the planet.”

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Jocelyn C. Zuckerman is a freelance writer and current fellow with the Washington, D.C.-based Alicia Patterson Foundation. She will be speaking at the inaugural New York City Food Tank Summit, “Focusing on Food Loss and Food Waste,” which will be held in partnership with Rethink Food Waste Through Economics and Data (ReFED) and with support from The Rockefeller Foundation and The Fink Family Foundation on September 13, 2017.

Sunday 10 September 2017

This Company is Bringing Gardening into the 21st Century

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Seedsheet, a Vermont-based agri-tech company, just made it to the eighth season of Shark Tank. The business accepted a US$500,000 offer from Shark Tank cast member Lori Greiner.

Vegan Balls and Certified Salmon: Sustainable Food is on the Menu at IKEA

See how global furniture giant IKEA is delivering on its strong commitment to sustainability through its food menu and market offerings.
Sustainable Food
Global furniture and home goods retailer IKEA publishes a Sustainability Report each year to present progress, challenges, and new goals on the path to increased sustainability.

Saturday 9 September 2017

BCFN Alumni Series: Charlotte Payne on Edible Insects and Food Security

BCFN Alumni Charlotte Payne discusses insect farming, and the role of edible insects in combatting food insecurity and environmental degradation.
Edible Insects
Charlotte Payne studies the environmental, health, and socio-economic impacts of using insects as food with the Department of Zoology at Cambridge and the Department of Population Health at Oxford. Working in collaboration with others at Rothamstead Research Institute and the University of Ouagadougou, Payne is developing methods to combat food insecurity in Burkina Faso through breeding a popular edible caterpillar species.

Bié - Czech Republic NGO Hands Over Cattle to Trumba Peasants

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Farming
Forty-one heads of cattle were handed over Tuesday to the peasants in the villages of Trumba commune, 50 kilometers north of Cuito, cetral Bié province, by the Czech republic non-governmental organization People In Need (PIN), under the programme for livestock farming.

Friday 8 September 2017

Preserving Indigenous Farming Knowledge and Practices

Food Tank is celebrating World Day of Indigenous Peoples by highlighting five indigenous farming practices enhancing global food security.
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On the 2017 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Ruth Oniang’o, Chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association, wins the Africa Food Prize


AFP winner Hon Prof Ruth

Hon Professor Ruth Oniang’o, Chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and Sasakawa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), has been awarded the 2017 Africa Food Prize, in recognition of her role as a leading voice on nutrition in Africa.

Distribution of Expired Seeds, Inputs Will Affect Harvest - Farmers

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Farmer
Women farmers in Bauchi State have raised concerns about the distribution of expired agricultural inputs that may hinder bumper harvest envisaged under the Anchor Borrowers Programme.

Thursday 7 September 2017

Food Institute Fellow Isabelle Moody: “Wasted food is also a food justice issue”

George Washington University Food Institute Fellow Isabelle Moody discusses food justice, community gardening, food waste, and the work of the GW Food Institute.
Wasted food
The George Washington University (GW) launched the Food Institute Student Fellowship to encourage GW students to research new aspects of the sustainable food movement and participate in local food work in Washington, D.C. Sustainability Collaborative Student Fellows conduct research on food justice and local agricultural systems, farm at the GroW Community Garden, and help plan GW’s Local Foods Impact Conference and Urban Agriculture Symposium.

Niger to Boost Poultry Farming With Mobile Kits

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Poultry Farming
Niger State government is set to boost poultry production through the introduction of mobile kits. The mobile poultry is part of the youth empowerment scheme with agriculture entrepreneurship as the driving force.

Wednesday 6 September 2017

Which Country is the Most Sustainable?

The Food Sustainability Index was developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit with the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation.
Sustainable
The Food Sustainability Index (FSI), developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) with the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) Foundation, ranks countries on food system sustainability based off of three pillars: food loss and waste, sustainable agriculture, and nutritional challenges.

Govt Goes for Indicative Prices in Farm-Input

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Farm input
The government says it has suspended the issuance of agro-input vouchers in the next farming season. In its place, it will introduce a procedure, whereby it will place orders for agricultural inputs and set indicative prices that will reduce fertilizer costs by 30 per cent.

Tuesday 5 September 2017

MicroGen Biotech: Tackling Pollutants in Soil

MicroGen Biotech
Irish biotech company MicroGen Biotech is developing products that use microbes—the broad range of single-celled organisms that are found all around us—to increase crop yield, improve food safety, and promote soil health. Using a platform technology called the “Constructed Functional Microbiome,” MicroGen aims to regenerate depleted or polluted agricultural land. This technology identifies a set of microbes that, once introduced into the soil, can reduce pollutants found in crops while improving yields and overall soil quality.

Namibia: Northern Communal Farmers Sit With Surplus Grain

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Grains
Despite government's plea for communal farmers to produce more to counter food insecurity in Namibia, many farmers are now sitting with surplus grain, as the State is unable to buy all the surplus due to the economic crunch experienced by all sectors.

Monday 4 September 2017

Danielle Nierenberg on the Real Reason for Our Disconnect with Food

On IFPRI's Nourishing Millions podcast, Danielle Nierenberg talks about what—and who—"Big Ag" actually is.
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Over the past year, several high-profile merger proposals have threatened to push the agriculture world into the hands of just a few huge corporations. But what—and who—exactly is “Big Agriculture”? Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg answers this and discusses challenges facing the global food system on this week’s episode of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Nourishing Millions podcast. 

Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show Fails to Bloom Over Cape Drought

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Wild Flower
The worst rainfall in the Cederberg Mountains in more than half a century has forced organisers of the popular Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show to cancel the annual event.

Sunday 3 September 2017

PERL calls civil societies to engage government on better agric inputs delivery


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The meeting to rationally engage government on matters relating to agricultural inputs subsidy expenditures has been held by Nigerian civil society at the instance of Engaged Citizen Pillar (EPI) of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) last week Tuesday in Abuja.