agriculture protocol News

Monsanto to carry out new GM maize trials in Pakistan

The multinational agriculture firm Monsanto has been given government permission to conduct a third round of trials of its genetically modified (GM) maize in Pakistan. Monsanto's 'VT Double Pro' corn is a pest-resistant GM maize variety that has been approved for cultivation in 20 countries including Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Honduras, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines and South ...

Apr. 20, 2012

By SciDev.Net
Huge opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa

West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says a new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). To be competitive with large global actors, West African ...

Jul. 2, 2015

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Project launches to measure and manage GHG emissions for agriculture in Brazil

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the British Embassy are launching a two year partnership to measure corporate and farm-level emissions in Brazil. Agricultural emissions account for nearly 20 percent of Brazil’s emissions, with agricultural production on the rise. The project, based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, will develop GHG Accounting Guidance for Brazilian Agriculture, ...

Jun. 17, 2012

By World Resources Institute WRI
For the first time, GHG protocol to help Brazil measure greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

This past Sunday, WRI’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol team conducted a session at the Rio+20 event, “The Green Economy: Driving Business Value and Competitiveness.” The session included great dialogue between business leaders, policy makers, and WRI experts, and featured one very significant declaration: The British Ambassador to Brazil, Alan Charlton, announced GHG ...

Jun. 21, 2012

By World Resources Institute WRI

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Monsanto to carry out new GM maize trials in Pakistan

Huge opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa

Project launches to measure and manage GHG emissions for agriculture in Brazil

For the first time, GHG protocol to help Brazil measure greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

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