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South Asia nips on agricultural research funding
South Asian countries significantly increased funding for agricultural research and development (R&D) in the last decade but the numbers fell short of set targets, says a new report. South Asia as a whole more than doubled agricultural R&D spending between 1996 and 2009, riding largely on increased research allocation in India, the largest economy in the region. But, in Bangladesh, ...
By SciDev.Net
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ASA, CSSA and SSSA applaud PCAST for agricultural research enterprise report
Today (Dec. 7) the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a new report on Agricultural Preparedness and the Agriculture Research Enterprise. The report represents an important analysis of the public and private agricultural research structure and current levels of investment. “We are pleased that PCAST focused on the unique challenges and goals of ...
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Report highlights conflict in agricultural research
Efforts to increase food production are clashing with efforts to reduce agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions says a group of international scientists. Agricultural research to improve food security often depends on technology to increase yields and crop intensification -- resulting in greenhouse gas emissions that damage the environment and help increase climate change, an independent ...
By SciDev.Net
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CLAAS supports German-Zambian agricultural training centre
On the sidelines of the International Green Week (IGW), which took place in Berlin in January, Federal Minister of Agriculture Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich and his Zambian counterpart Robert Sichinga signed an agreement to establish a German-Zambian agricultural training and knowledge centre. Together with other German companies, the agricultural technology company CLAAS is supporting the ...
By CLAAS Group
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Agritech Expo comes to Arusha, Tanzania!
The success story of the outdoor agricultural show, Agritech Expo, is about to expand to Tanzania with the inaugural farming B2B platform taking place in the agri-hub of Arusha in January. Says Agritech Expo Tanzania event director Yolanda dos Santos: “continued agriculture economic growth in Tanzania has awoken the need to facilitate an enabling environment where suppliers, farmers of all ...
By VUKA Group
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FOG Free Technologies Announces New Agricultural Division
Doc Knight, CEO of FOG Free Technologies has announced that Glynn Barber ofRedkey,Indianahas been named Vice President and Director of Agricultural Research and Development. “FFC-100, Fog Free’s core product, has shown great promise in the field of agriculture and with Glynn’s experience, especially in Aquaculture and Aquaponics, it is the perfect fit to introduce and expand on ...
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In Southern Sudan, A Partnership Promoting Agricultural Development Unveiled
The United States, Netherlands and two leading agriculture-focused nonprofits are collaborating to back the Southern Sudanese government’s efforts “to transform farms into businesses.” The communiqué was signed between the U.S. Agency for International Development, Dutch government, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and International Fertilizer Development Center ...
By SciDev.Net
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Africa and India cultivate agricultural research ties
Africa and India are gearing up to further enhance cooperation in agricultural science, technology and innovation, and move beyond dialogue to a range of practical options from a virtual biotech platform to agribusiness centres, seed investments and even joint donor-aided projects. Willy Tonui, chief executive officer of Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority, said that studying how India ...
By SciDev.Net
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Mapping and modeling eastern US food production
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are mapping an array of county-level data from Maine to Virginia on weather, soil, land use, water availability and other elements. Then they'll use their map to model potential crop production and find out where local food production could meet current and projected demand—and where it won't. Until recently, low fuel prices have contributed to the ...
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CGIAR announces next batch of research programmes
Some of the key foods that could help solve the global food crisis will be the focal point of six new research programmes totalling US$957 million over the next three years. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) — a network of governments and organisations that funds 15 major research centres around the world — conditionally approved proposals for the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Africa and EU team up on food and farming research
African and European officials have agreed to work together on food, nutrition and agricultural research, with the first round of calls for research grants in this area expected next week. Senior representatives from the European Commission, the African Union Commission and science ministries from both continents agreed at the second meeting of the European Union-Africa High Level Policy ...
By SciDev.Net
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President`s budget proposal includes increase to Ag-related sciences
The Obama Administration rolled out a multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal Monday, February 13, which includes an increase in funding for agriculture related research and development. The $3.8 trillion federal budget proposal shows the U.S. Department of Agriculture would endure cuts of $32 billion over 10 years, largely through the elimination of direct payments, as well as cuts of subsidies ...
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Importance of ag research highlighted with funding
The continuing importance of agricultural research is evident with the proposed funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in President Obama’s FY 2012 budget. Strong AFRI funding will support land grant, USDA, and industry scientists in meeting global challenges including food security needs, maintaining soil ecosystem health, adapting crops to a changing climate, and ...
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Strengthening EU-China cooperation in the field of agriculture
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloș is in Beijing, China, 22-24 July 2013, to strengthen EU-China cooperation in the areas of agriculture and rural development. "Agriculture is of strategic importance for both the EU and China in our efforts to address challenges such as ensuring food security, fighting climate change, and achieving a balanced ...
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Arcadia Biosciences and African Agricultural Technology Foundation collaborate on test planting of nitrogen use efficient rice
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) today announced the planting of the first field trial of Nitrogen Use Efficient (NUE) rice in Africa. The NUE rice field trial is the result of more than five years of collaboration ...
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All About Innovation: Brown University Trial Shows Potential of Plasma-Treated Water to Aid Plant Growth
That’s the year when the world population reaches the count of 9 billion, a sobering contrast to 2.5 billion inhabitants in 1950, and 7.5 billion today. It’s also the year when global food production, according to the World Bank, must rise by 50% to feed this unprecedented mass of humanity. Only a dramatic uptick in innovative technological activity throughout the agricultural ...
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Governments Invest $7 Million into Crop Research
Today Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart and Member of Parliament Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar), on behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced nearly $7 million in funding for 46 crop-related research projects. “Our Government is proud to support crop research projects that benefit Saskatchewan farmers through improved yields and disease ...
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On horizon 2050 - billions needed for agriculture
Net investments of $83 billion a year must be made in agriculture in developing countries if there is to be enough food to feed 9.1 billion people in 2050, according to an FAO discussion paper published today. Agricultural investment thus needs to increase by about 50 percent, according to the paper prepared for the High Level Experts’ Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050, Rome 12-13 October ...
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Japanese Professional Agro-Industrial Delegation to Visit Israel this Week
A delegation comprised of 25 executives and researchers from a variety of Japanese agricultural enterprises, arrived to Israel Sunday for a week-long visit. The visit's aim is to study the Israeli agricultural model and encourage cooperation between Israeli and Japanese agricultural sectors. During their stay the delegation will get acquainted with Israeli methods of greenhouses, desert ...
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Feeding a growing world population requires investments in rural areas
Feeding the world’s growing population requires targeted investments to unleash the productive potential of millions living in rural areas, where nearly 80 percent of the world’s poor are found, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today. "It is a hard task, but it can be effectively done through a combination of investment in social protection, and targeted ...
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