Change policy to scale up climate-smart farming in Africa - experts

Climate change

ISHIARA, Kenya, May 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Even during the dry season, Venanzio Njiru’s farm stands out as a rare patch of lush greenery in this arid part of east Kenya.

FARMS UNDER THREAT: THE STATE OF AMERICA’S FARMLAND REPORT SOUNDS A STARK WARNING

FARMS UNDER THREAT

Are we conserving enough farmland to protect our legacy and ensure food security for future generations?

U.S. CORN CROP REACHES 81% PLANTED

Farm

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. corn planting pace and crop emergence catch up with average estimates, as the trade expected.

TRUMP: CHINA WILL BUY ‘PRACTICALLY AS MUCH AS OUR FARMERS CAN PRODUCE’

TRUMP

In a pair of tweets on Monday, President Trump touted a potential trade deal with China that would mean massive Chinese purchases of U.S. farm exports, “practically as much as our Farmers can produce.”

HOUSE SETS NEW VOTE ON FARM BILL

HOUSE SETS NEW VOTE ON FARM BILL

*ATTEMPT TO REVIVE FARM BILL IS DELAYED.

WASHINGTON - The House quietly delayed Speaker Paul Ryan’s attempt to revive the farm bill until June 22, with GOP leaders intending to remove conservative opposition to the bill by holding a vote on immigration control in the interim.

Fisheries: FG, Worldfish team set to upscale

Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Heineken Lokpobiri

In view of 3.1 million metric tons of fisheries requirement in the country for local consumption, the Federal Government (FG) and Worldfish research centre have come up with a proactive strategy to scale up production through sea captures and aquaculture using improved technologies.

FARMERS AND RANCHERS WELCOME PERDUE TO NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, WYOMING, AND NEBRASKA

USDA

“They are very proud producers. They’re resilient. They’re hardy, but they’re hurting. And that’s the message I’m taking back to the president.

Growing Curious: How GMOs Benefit Farmers

Ex-President Obasanjo support biotech in agribusiness for nourishment generation

Ex-President Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, announced that unless imaginative advances, for example, biotechnology are accomplished in agribusiness, worldwide endeavors at closure appetite would remain a delusion.

Pictures speak at the official Commissioning of the Uyo Zonal office for the implementation of the Nigeria-Agricbusines and agro industry Initiative (NAADI) today

Representative of the Gov. of Akwa-Ibom, Udom Emmanuel, Dr . Moses Ekpo in blue kafta and blue cap, Permanent Sec. FMITI, Deacon Edet Sunday Akpan  , Coordinator Federation of Agricultural Commodities (FACAN)  Akwa- Ibom Chapter, Mr. Harward Usen in black cap, at the  the official Commissioning of the Uyo Zonal office for the implementation of the Nigeria-Agricbusines and agro industry Initiative (NAADI) by the PS of the FMITI.