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International institutions join forces on Africa water initiative
Agricultural growth in sub-Saharan Africa is vital to poverty reduction and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals set by the international community. Despite its importance, however, investments in agricultural water have seen a continuous decline since the late 1980s, with only a slight recovery in recent years. In response to the decline, five international organizations (the ...
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Adapting agricultural water to climate change
This policy brief, published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), examines the relationship between climate change, water and food security and outlines potential adaptation strategies and policy priorities for developing countries. Agriculture in developing countries is already under pressure from growing populations, industrialisation and environmental degradation. Climate change is ...
By SciDev.Net
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FIGARO Precise Irrigation Project to be Presented at Watec Israel 2013
The FIGARO Project (Flexible and Precise Irrigation Platform to Improve Farm Scale Water Productivity) will hold a presentation at the Watec Israel 2013 Exhibition and Conference, which will take place October 22–24, 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel. FIGARO will be presented by Dr. Adriano Battilani, senior researcher at the Canale Emiliano Romagnolo (CER) research institute in Bologna, Italy ...
By FIGARO
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UF/IFAS hosting Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference in January
Florida agriculture and food industries are among the largest economic contributors in the state. Agricultural producers manage 9.5 million acres, growing more than 300 commodities, including everything from citrus and cows to peanuts and potatoes. Agricultural products are shipped to national and international markets. On January 28, some of the state’s top agriculture thinkers will ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Appoints Investment Bank co-founder to its Board of Directors
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that finance professional and entrepreneur Shaugn Stanley has joined the company's Board of Directors and will serve as Chairman of the company's audit committee. One of the founding partners of Thomas Weisel Partners, Stanley brings ...
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$139 Million Obligated for California Conservation in Fiscal Year 2010 - Funding amount equals a record setting year for NRCS California
DAVIS, Calif. - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) California State Office is pleased to announce that approximately $139 million in federal funding was invested this fiscal year for conservation activities throughout the State of California. The funding was distributed through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Appoints Hector Absi as New Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agriculture and water treatment markets, announced today that it has appointed industry veteran Hector Absi, Jr. as senior vice president of commercial operations. Absi replaces Chris Hildreth, who recently retired from the company. "Hector's experience building a strong sales organization ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval for Broad-spectrum Bioherbicide
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved MBI-005, a unique broad-spectrum selective bioherbicide for potential use on a variety of crops, turf and ornamentals. This is the fourth active ingredient that MBI has ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Breaks Ground on Michigan Manufacturing Facility
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, today announced the groundbreaking of the Marrone Michigan Manufacturing facility in Bangor, Michigan. MBI CEO Pam Marrone was joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Bangor ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Acquires Manufacturing Plant in Michigan
DAVIS, Calif., Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced today that it has acquired an 11,400-square-foot manufacturing facility on 11 acres in Bangor, Michigan. The Marrone Michigan Manufacturing facility will provide MBI with the necessary capacity to advance its growing pipeline of natural pest management products, or biopesticides, for the ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval of Next-Generation Broad-Spectrum Insecticide
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved its latest product, MBI-203 EP, which will be branded as Grandevo™. It is a broad-spectrum, high-performance natural insecticide for use on agricultural and ornamental crops. MBI-203 is initially ...
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Land acquisitions could add tension to transboundary waters
Millions of hectares of farmland in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America have been leased to foreign countries, sovereign wealth funds, and private corporations over the past half-decade with little to no explicit legal agreement on how water can and will be used on the acquired properties. A new report from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Land acquisitions: How will they ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations` Regalia Biofungicide Included in Fungicide Resistance Action Committee`s 2012 Code List
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the active ingredient in its Regalia® biofungicide, Reynoutria sachalinensis, has been included in the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee's (FRAC) 2012 code list, following an extensive technical review. FRAC, a technical group of CropLife ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations` Grandevo® Awarded `Best New Biopesticide` by Agrow
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. a leading global provider of biopesticides for agriculture and water applications, announced today that its groundbreaking Grandevo® bioinsecticide has been recognized by Agrow as "Best New Biopesticide" for 2012. The prestigious Agrow Awards honor corporate and individual excellence in the crop protection and production industry. "We are honored that Agrow ...
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EPA Approves New Formulation of Marrone Bio Innovations` Zequanox for Invasive Mussel Control
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a dry formulation of Zequanox® (registration number 84059-15), a biological product for controlling invasive mussels within enclosed systems and infrastructures. Zequanox is the first ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Receives Florida State Registration for Dry Formulation of Grandevo™ Bioinsecticide
DAVIS, Calif., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that a new dry formulation of Grandevo™ has been registered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This registration follows EPA approval of the formulation ...
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Josh Svaty selected as senior adviser to EPA’s region 7 administrator Karl Brooks (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks announced the selection of Josh Svaty, who just served as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, to be his senior adviser. “I look forward to working closely with Josh on the range of urgent environmental issues we face,” said Karl Brooks, regional administrator. “His varied experiences representing a rural district in ...
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Exploring the use of wastewater in agriculture
With food demand and water scarcity on the uptick, it's time to stop treating wastewater like garbage and instead manage it as a resource that can be used to grow crops and help address water scarcity in agriculture. In California, wastewater is sanitized and blended with groundwater, supporting large-scale crop production. Properly managed, wastewater can be used safely to support crop ...
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EPA Approves a Dry Formulation of Marrone Bio Innovations` Grandevo Biopesticide
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new, dry formulation of Grandevo™, the company's advanced biological broad-spectrum insecticide/miticide for protecting crops against chewing and sucking insects and ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Named to Global Cleantech 100 List
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agriculture and water treatment markets, today announced that it has been named to the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100 list, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment. According to the Cleantech Group, the ...
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