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Help to develop apps for agriculture and horticulture

Scientists from Wageningen UR are taking part in a project designed to stimulate the development of apps for use in agriculture and horticulture. App developers and users are invited to send in their applications. The SmartAgriFoodII project is part of the European Future Internet Public-Private Partnership programme (FI-PPP), set up as an incentive for the ...

Sep. 17, 2014

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

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 ...

May 9, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Building EU-Mongolia relations on agriculture and rural development

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Cioloș will visit Mongolia, 18-21 July 2013 to discuss prospects for increasing cooperation with the Mongolian authorities in the fields of sustainable agriculture, food security and rural development. "We have a strong interest in enhancing our bilateral relations in the area of agriculture and in discussing ways to ...

Jul. 18, 2013

By European Commission

Syngenta and DSM to develop and commercialize biological solutions for agriculture

Syngenta and DSM today announced an R&D partnership to develop microbial-based agricultural solutions, including bio-controls, bio-pesticides and bio-stimulants. The companies aim to jointly commercialize solutions from their discovery ...

Nov. 6, 2015

By Syngenta

Lessons from the Critical Years of Agricultural Development in the Lower Mekong Basin

Jeffrey A. MCNEELY, Chief Scientist of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and Willem VAN LIERE launch a new book: Agriculture in the Lower Mekong Basin –Experience from the Critical Decade of 1965-1975 Bangkok, Thailand, 31 October 2005 (IUCN) – A new IUCN book describes agricultural development and natural resource management in the Lower Mekong Basin in the early days of the region’s ...

Mar. 1, 2006

By International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Agricultural land grabs threaten local property rights and sustainable development

With large-scale agricultural investments on the rise, the rights of local people must be protected. Large-scale land acquisitions for agricultural use by both local and foreign commercial entities – often dubbed “land grabs” - are on the rise worldwide. Often touted as a form of economic development, these ...

Apr. 18, 2011

By World Resources Institute WRI

Boosting investments in agriculture for structural transformation in Least Developed Countries

UN agencies, donor governments and representatives of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries have called for boosting investments, both public and private, in sustainable agricultural development in the least developed countries (LDCs) to spark structural transformation of their economies and to end hunger and poverty. The speakers recognized that the developing world as a whole, has ...

Jun. 19, 2013

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

Global development agenda `must prioritise agriculture, food policy`

Major risks to food security have successfully helped to push agriculture and food policy higher up the international development agenda, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). However, according to IFPRI's 2011 Global Food Policy Report — released yesterday (23 April) — although 2011 did not see the food price spikes of 2008, price ...

Apr. 24, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Irish Minister for Trade and Development visits FAO agriculture recovery projects in the Philippines

Irish Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello visited an FAO rice seed project funded by the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and witnessed the positive impact of Ireland's financial support on the livelihoods of typhoon-affected farmers in Barangay Olotan, municipality of Jaro, Leyte. Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) damaged 600 000 hectares of agricultural ...

Mar. 21, 2014

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

Yasheng Group's Development of Modern Dry Farming Agriculture Technologies Drives Growth

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/20/10 -- Yasheng Group (OTCQB: YHGG), a leading agriculture conglomerate which focuses on Chinese and international markets, utilizes modern dry land cultivation technologies to drive growth. The company continues to implement their 5 and 10 year plan of transforming their land resources into industrial cultivation within their current agriculture bases as ...

Sep. 20, 2010

Italy donates €6 million to FAO for agricultural development, emergencies

Italy has announced it will contribute an additional €6 million to support FAO's strategic priorities including €1 million towards the Organization's emergency programme. The announcement came at the end of a two-day Annual Review Meeting, during which FAO and Italian officials reviewed the Italy/FAO Cooperative Programme including the results achieved by more than 50 Italy-funded ...

Jun. 6, 2013

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

Major boost for Zimbabwe’s sustainable agricultural development and food security efforts

The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and FAO have agreed on a four-year initiative to support Zimbabwe's efforts to address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity, and build resilience against climate change. The innovative new programme will enable poor vulnerable farming households to improve food security, nutrition and income while strengthening their ...

Dec. 23, 2013

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

Crop Protection 2014 Update available through Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

One of the most widely requested publications available through Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is the Crop Protection book, also known as the “Blue Book.” This publication is updated annually and provides the most recent information on registered pesticide products. Updates for the pesticide products included in the ...

Apr. 2, 2014

By Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Economics Professor Named Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Director

AMES, Iowa — Cathy Kling has been named the new director of Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD). Kling, a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a professor of economics, has served as interim director of the center for almost two years. She has served as head of CARD’s Environmental and Resource ...

Jul. 2, 2013

By Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)

The Benefits of Urban Agriculture; Trends in Green Agriculture and Sustainability

August 31, 2010 - www.InvestorIdeas.com and its environmental investor portals, report on the benefits of urban agriculture for investors following green agriculture. Aquamer Medical Corp. (OTCBB: AQUM) (DBA/ Urban Agricultural Corp.) a sustainable agriculture stock recently announced the acquisition of Urban Agricultural Corp. ("Urban ...

Aug. 31, 2010

Empowering women in agriculture

Reducing gender inequality is fundamental to eliminating hunger and developing more sustainable food systems, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told international experts and country representatives at an International Women’s Day event in Rome. “This year we are celebrating Women’s Day against the backdrop of the ...

Mar. 7, 2014

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

China: agricultural production and groundwater

As in many parts of the People’s Republic of China, Shanxi Province is experiencing reduced water security for the agriculture sector. Changing climate conditions, including reduced rainfall, are increasing reliance on groundwater resources in the province. Unsustainable groundwater use for food production intensifies the impacts of climate change, and cost-effective adaptation responses ...

Nov. 25, 2016

By International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)

Easing organic agricultural trade

Organic farmers in developing countries will have greater access to world markets, thanks to two practical tools launched this week that seek to ease trade in organic agricultural products. The new tools, which are the outcome of six years of collaborative work by FAO, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), ...

Oct. 10, 2008

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

Diesel efficiency in agricultural production

The topic of diesel efficiency has only become an increasing focus for farmers in recent decades, following earlier decades of concentrating above all on timely and high quality performance of work with modern agricultural machinery and equipment. The discussion on diesel efficiency, which is still topical today, was triggered not only by rising fuel costs, but also by the environmental policy ...

Nov. 11, 2013

By European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Agricultural engineering as the motor for success

"As the representative for Bavarian companies, we had the opportunity to elucidate the economic significance of the Allgäu during the meeting,” says Peter-Josef Paffen, describing the meeting with the representatives of the US government. “AGCO/Fendt is a very positive example of a win-win relationship between a German subsidiary and an American parent company. Fendt is ...

Jun. 16, 2014

By Fendt - part of AGCO Corporation

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