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New developing country network seeks to break down science barriers

Scientific organisations and researchers working in developing countries will be brought together through a network to be launched later this year. The programme, Scientists Without Borders, is an initiative of the New York Academy of Sciences. It seeks to integrate the efforts of the scientific and health community to address global health, agriculture and energy challenges in accordance with ...

Feb. 7, 2008

By Environmental News Network (ENN)

Aspermont in The news: `New Brand Extension` (NPN)

Aspermont was recently covered in a May 2020 news article by the Niche Publishing Network (NPN). The article can be accessed via this link. The article discusses how Aspermont has launched a new multimedia product series that aims to address a key issue that underpins the industry that it serves. NPN is Australia's only news and information website dedicated to small print and digital magazine ...

May 26, 2020

By Aspermont Ltd.

Aspermont highlighted in Hallgarten & Company May 2020 Portfolio Review

Aspermont was recently covered in the May 2020 research report published by Hallgarten & Company's research analyst Christopher Eccelstone. Hallgarten & Company: Remark positively on Aspermont's current $1.06m capital raising to boost its cash position. Maintain a LONG rating on (ASX:ASXP) Aspermont with a price target of 3¢. Challenge the company to do a share consolidation ...

Jun. 10, 2020

By Aspermont Ltd.

Aspermont in the news: `we adapt with speed and that`s what sets us apart`

Aspermont was recently covered in a May 2020 news article by the Niche Publishing Network (NPN). The article can be accessed via this link. The article discusses the impact that COVID-19 has had on its publishing and events businesses over the last six months. But more importantly, the company gives some insight into the new direction that the company will pursue, spearheaded by the coronavirus ...

May 27, 2020

By Aspermont Ltd.

Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops: outgrowing the impasse

This is a key moment at EU level for bioenergy, including Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops. The publication of the Clean Energy Package and the impending reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) beyond 2020 offer an unprecedented window of opportunity. Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops have been thoroughly studied, researched and developed over the past 20 years. Their ...

Jan. 17, 2017

By Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association (LITBIOMA)

Rem Tec Obtains the Revocation of Fraunhofer Institute Patent

With the Hearing held in The Hague on 17/10/2018 REM Tec obtained the revocation of the patent EP 2 811 819 filed in 2013 by the Fraunhofer Institute. Fraunhofer's patent referred to agro-photovoltaic plants for the simultaneous use of agricultural crops and production of energy from solar sources, claiming characteristics already present in REM Tec's AGROVOLTAICO® plants, installed in ...

Feb. 8, 2019

By Rem Tec S.R.L.

Irrigation key for Africa’s food security – Diouf

Water management is 'a key element' in food security, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf told a ministerial conference on Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change which opened this week. The conference is organized by FAO, as the Chair of UN Water, together with the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Government and in collaboration with stakeholders including the African ...

Dec. 15, 2008

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

RainWise Names New Director of Global Sales

RainWise is pleased to present our new Director of Global Sales, Alex Birdsall. Alex has over 6 years of global technology business development experience with strong client relationships in many industries, including meteorology, agriculture, engineering, forestry, transportation and energy. His enthusiasm, knowledge and creative mind are a perfect match for assisting our customers to get the ...

Nov. 10, 2014

By RainWise Inc.

EnSave, Inc. and Ecology and Environment, Inc. Launch Farm Energy Management Service

EnSave, Inc. (EnSave) and Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E) (NASDAQ: EEI) are partnering to launch a new service for farmers: the Landscape Agricultural Energy Management Plan (Landscape AgEMP). The Landscape AgEMP is an audit of energy uses on farm landscapes such as tillage, harvesting, and waste management. The audits quantify current farm energy use and provide specific, ...

Feb. 2, 2012

By Ecology and Environment Inc. (E&E)

Farmers Union Represented at Politico Agriculture Event

National Farmers Union (NFU) Secretary and Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson presented on a panel today (on November 14, 2013) sponsored by Politico Pro Agriculture. The event was designed to be a series of conversations among policy and industry leaders exploring the future of our nation's agriculture community, the farm bill and the regulatory road ahead. “The agriculture ...

Nov. 14, 2013

By National Farmers Union (NFU)

FIGARO Project to Hold Annual Conference in Bologna in January

FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will hold its Annual Partners Meeting from January 25–27, 2016 at the “Accademia delle Scienze” of the University of Bologna. Representatives of all 17 consortium members will attend ...

Jan. 21, 2016

By FIGARO

Sankalp - A commitment to deliver

Sankalp 2009, an amazing show, presented by Intellecap, The Rockfeller Foundation, NABARD, Rural Innovations Network, Rianta, Tie, VCCircle and their untiring team members in Bombay on 27th & 28th April, 2009 at Taj Lands End. It was an excellent opportunity for the enterprises engaged in the activities of education, health care, environment & clean energy, agriculture and scalable social ...

May 5, 2009

By Eco Recycling Ltd

Plant and soil scientists assemble

More than 3,500 scientists, professionals, and students presented their latest research and discussed emerging trends in agriculture, energy, climate change, environmental science, and related issues at the 2009 Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), Nov. 1-5 in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting’s ...

Nov. 9, 2009

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Record Number of Organizations Signal Unified Support for Farm Bill Energy Title

Today, more than 100 national, state and regional organizations delivered a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging them to adopt a new Farm Bill with robust mandatory funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. The letter was organized by the Agriculture Energy Coalition and 25x’25 Alliance, Environmental Law & Policy Center, and the ...

Apr. 29, 2013

By Agriculture Energy Coalition (AGEC)

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 ...

Jan. 13, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

From genetically modified eucalyptus trees to water powered cars, The Katerva challenge to shine spotlight on sustainability innovation

The Global Challenge Institute today announced that the Katerva Challenge has begun identifying the most ingenious sustainability initiatives worldwide for its annual award, with the goal of shining a spotlight on those innovative processes by which we make the world sustainable by 2050. Companies being identified include one organization that works to design mile wide turbines capable of ...

Sep. 30, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Celebrating 50 years of environmental action in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) has been the organization working on environmental issues in the province for the past 50 years. SES began life in 1970 as a totally volunteer-run, local Saskatoon organization – this at a time when there was no such thing as a provincial Ministry of Environment; no Environment Canada. Our initial focus was protection of the Saskatoon riverbank ...

Jan. 8, 2020

By The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES)

UN ‘matchmaker’ to foster South-South tech transfer

The UN has launched a new knowledge-sharing platform aimed specifically at private companies in low-income countries to help foster the spread of technology, assets and financing. The scheme is dedicated to the least developed countries (LDCs) as a direct response to the challenges they face in areas such as sustainable agriculture, climate change adaptation and water management. The ...

Sep. 9, 2014

By SciDev.Net

Syngenta to acquire Lantmännen’s winter wheat and winter oilseed rape businesses in Germany and Poland

Syngenta announced today an agreement to acquire the German and Polish winter wheat and winter oilseed rape (WOSR) breeding and business operations of Lantmännen, the Swedish food, energy and agriculture group. Syngenta will gain access to high-quality germplasm, a seeds pipeline and commercial varieties which complement the company's portfolio in two of Europe's most important crops. ...

Jun. 16, 2014

By Syngenta

Use of residues from agriculture and forestry as energy source improves food security

The sustainability of growing crops for use as energy sources has been disputed for many years. A potentially attractive alternative is to use waste and residues from agricultural and forestry. However, using waste and other residues may have an impact on land use, biodiversity and food security. The additional sources of income from the sale of waste and other residues could prompt an increase ...

Dec. 18, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

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