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Eima 2016: A success for irrigation

Energy saving and maximum efficiency are the cardinal points of agriculture 2.0. Today, through the micro irrigation and subsurface irrigation, agricultural production reached a high level of efficiency that assures quality and quantity. “Micro-irrigation”, or drip irrigation, is a method which allows the farmer to give the same amount of water to the roots of each plant, ...

Nov. 23, 2016

By Plastic Puglia

Plastic-Puglia at EIMA 2018

Also this year Plastic-Puglia will be at the international exposition of machines for Agriculture and Gardening that will be held in Bologna from November the 7th up to 11th 2018. In addition to Aquadrop®, Aquatape®, Gold-Drip® and Aquapress®, the most well-known driplines for their quality, the company will introduce two new 100% made in Italy products: Aquaflat® and ...

Oct. 1, 2018

By Plastic Puglia

IARTC and Geoflow SDI System Tangerine Project

All necessary factors including the mechanization, subsurface drip irrigation pipes and installation along with the project details will be provided by Geoflow TR over a 3 year period. Data collected at the end of the given period will be evaluated by International Agricultural Research and Training Center (IARTC). Geoflow TR has attended the opening panel on '' Extension Project on Composing of ...

Apr. 10, 2018

By Geoflow

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 7–20 April 2011

Below is a roundup of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 7–20 April 2011 Solar powered farms on the way Kenya is pioneering a solar powered 'green farm' — which would be the continent's first. Ephraim Mukisira, director of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) said that all farm activities, including the growing of crops and the rearing of livestock, ...

Apr. 20, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Meeting Unique Specifications for the Agriculture Industry

Background One of the world’s leading agriculture companies, through their technologies, helps farmers all over the globe maximise the use of limited agricultural resources. For over 100 years, their Manufacturing Centre in the North of England has produced crop protection products that ensure growers can meet demands for fuel, food and feed. With a dedicated workforce of up to 400 ...

Jun. 4, 2019

By Hughes Safety Showers - A Justrite Group Company

Plastic-Puglia celebrates its 50th anniversary

Plastic-Puglia has been developing new solutions for agriculture for the last 50 years. The company has been established in 1967 by The Chairman, Mr. Vitantonio Colucci who patented new irrigation products and systems, currently among the most advanced ones, in a way to increase productivity and efficiency in agriculture, i.e.: subsurface drip irrigation (SDI). To consolidate its leading ...

Sep. 2, 2017

By Plastic Puglia

Agribusiness Congress East Africa is back

Agribusiness Congress East Africa, the two-day interactive forum and exhibition that brings together key public & private stakeholders from across the East African agricultural sector, is back for its third year. Due to its growth and expansion to include even more industry sectors, the event is set to take place at Mlimani City Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 27-28 January ...

Nov. 4, 2015

By Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd - part of Clarion Events

Meeting Unique Specifications for the Agriculture Industry

Background One of the world’s leading agriculture companies, through their technologies, helps farmers all over the globe maximise the use of limited agricultural resources. For over 100 years, their Manufacturing Centre in the North of England has produced crop protection products that ensure growers can meet demands for fuel, food and feed. With a dedicated workforce of up to 400 ...

Jun. 4, 2019

By Hughes Safety Showers - A Justrite Group Company

Agricultural industrialization

In recent years, investment in excess of three billion yuan has been devoted to furthering agricultural industrialization, an important part of the national program for enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese agriculture. In 2004 alone the government set up 35 agricultural programs, supported by 30 million yuan from the Central Government, over 50 million yuan from ...

Nov. 23, 2012

By Hero Equipment (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Plastic-Puglia celebrates its 50th anniversary

The company has been established in 1967 by The Chairman, Mr. Vitantonio Colucci who patented new irrigation products and systems, currently among the most advanced ones, in a way to increase productivity and efficiency in agriculture, i.e.: subsurface drip irrigation (SDI). To consolidate its leading position into the national and international markets, during the celebrations for the 50th ...

Jan. 31, 2018

By Plastic Puglia

Rooftop gardens could grow three quarters of city’s vegetables

Rooftop gardens in cities could provide more than three quarters of the vegetables consumed in them, a case study from Bologna, Italy, suggests. If all suitable flat roof space was used for urban agriculture, rooftop gardens in the city could supply around 12 500 tons of vegetables a year whilst also providing a range of ecosystem services, the researchers say. Any unused roof space in a city ...

Mar. 26, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Salt-tolerant wheat a breakthrough for better yields

Australian scientists have successfully carried out field trials of a salt-tolerant durum wheat, boosting grain yield by 25 per cent in salty soils. Durum is one of the most widely grown cereals in the world, but in saline soils it is vulnerable to salt build-up in the leaves, which can hinder growth and reduce yields, threatening food security. The researchers at the University of Adelaide and ...

Mar. 16, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Animal Agriculture Alliance prepares students to be advocates for agriculture

College students are gearing up for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) Scholarship Competition which kicks off September 16. This year’s students and collegiate clubs are competing for more than $21,000 in scholarships and a chance to win a trip to the Alliance’s 2020 Stakeholders Summit. For more information or to sign up, visit CAO connects ...

Sep. 5, 2019

By Animal Agriculture Alliance

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 ...

Feb. 7, 2014

By CLAAS Group

XPRT Media officially launches Agriculture XPRT, the sister site of Environmental XPRT

Today, all of us here at XPRT Media are proud to announce the official launch of Environmental XPRT’s sister site, Agriculture XPRT. Agriculture XPRT is your one stop resource for agricultural news, product information, suppliers, events and industry analysis. This new marketplace aims to bridge the gap between agricultural solution providers and buyers across the globe, just as ...

Feb. 24, 2014

By XPRT Media

Silver Award for Kongskilde Germinator Pro 7.9M

Kongskilde UK was displaying the new Germinator Pro 7.9 at Lincolnshire Show on the 18 & 19th June, which is attended by app 60,000 people over the 2 days. The Judges liked Kongskilde's new Germinator Pro so much, they decided to award it the "Silver Award" for 2014 in the category of "Most Innovative New Products in the Large Machine". Stuart Phips, Kongskilde Area Sales Manager for The ...

Jun. 26, 2014

By Kongskilde Agriculture

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 International Year of Family Farming,” ...

Mar. 7, 2014

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

The benefits of agriculture drone

While drones have been used in private industries for decades, their commercial applications continue to expand as quickly as innovators can come up with new ideas. As drones become more prevalent in our society, much of this growth is attributed not only to declining costs of technology but also to the adjustment of government restrictions on drone use. The agriculture industry, which continues ...

Aug. 31, 2019

By Fly Dragon Drone Tech co., ltd

Sustainable agricultural partnerships

American Business Conferences will be hosting its 4th in the global series of Sustainable Agriculture Summits in San Francisco on 10-11 August. This established forum where incisive and detailed strategies on how to measure and reduce water and carbon impacts throughout the agricultural supply chain is quickly filling up due to the exceptional value building qualities the summit promotes. ...

Jul. 16, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Making agriculture sustainable

Agriculture is possibly the most important sector of global activity. It is a source of foods, fibers and, increasingly, fuel. It provides livelihoods and subsistence for the largest number of people worldwide. It is vital to rural development and therefore critical to poverty alleviation. Up to 40% of the land’s surface is used for agriculture, along with 70% of the world’s fresh water supply. ...

Feb. 5, 2008

By Environmental News Network (ENN)

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