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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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Cultural change in Kenyan banana farming
Farmers in Nkubu, Meru County, central Kenya, are experimenting with a new banana production method with the help of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and the Kaguri Agricultural Training Centre The introduction of laboratory grown tissue culture banana seedlings has significantly boosted the local economy. Such tissue cultures allow farmers to grow more robust ...
By SciDev.Net
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AZUD supporting the ITER Foundation
The ITER Foundation transmits to us the magic of its projects. The ITER Foundation is an NGO founded in 1989 that finances Development Aid Projects directed, mainly to CHILDREN. Yesterday, Pilar and Eduardo, cooperators and current leading ITER projects, told us about the social and economic achievements made over the years by the projects developed around the world. The fundamental mission ...
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Aging Farm Population Opens Door For Beginning Farmers
In celebration of the United Nations’ 2014 International Year of Family Farming, this month National Farmers Union (NFU) is highlighting opportunities for interested individuals to get into farming. According to the U.S. Census the average age of a farmer in the United States is 57. This is up from 54 in 1997. The percentage of farmers over 65 has increased by about 10 percent since 1969. ...
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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 ...
By Geoflow
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Mind to exhibit at responsible partnerships exhibition
Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, today reports new data to confirm that mainstream consumers are increasing their commitment to Fair Trade faster than ever. Sales of Fair Trade Certified™ products increased 24 percent at grocery stores during 2010. Today, consumers can find Fair Trade products in every aisle of the supermarket. ...
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Presidential memorandum calls for increased federal procurement of biobased products
President Obama signed a February 21, 2012, memorandum entitled "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement." The BioPreferred Program, which was established by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill), is intended to increase ...
By Acta Group
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Presidential Memorandum Calls for Increased Federal Procurement of Biobased Products
President Obama signed a February 21, 2012, memorandum entitled "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement." The BioPreferred Program, which was established by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill), is intended to increase ...
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Valtra strengthens position in Africa
Africa covers an area around 3.5 times larger than that of Europe and is already home to over a billion people – and this number is growing by 20 million a year. Valtra is doing its part to help mechanise African agriculture and feed the growing population. While most people associate Valtra with Finland and Brazil, it is also a long-established brand in Africa. There was even an assembly ...
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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 ...
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Focus on agri for economic growth as Agribusiness Congress East Africa comes to Kampala in November
There is great excitement in the agricultural sector in Uganda as preparations are underway for the fourth Agribusiness Congress East Africa conference that is taking place in Kampala from 29-30 November. It is the first time that the event is taking place in Uganda. Agribusiness Congress East Africa is a regional platform for discussions and knowledge sharing, to address those pertinent issues ...
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€2.13bn rural development plan for Scotland
Aid of €2.13 billion, of which €676.3 million is EU-financed, including €317 million from voluntary modulation (47%), has been allocated to the Rural Development Programme for Scotland for the period 2007- 2013. Main priorities are: organic farming; forests; rural heritage; tourism; water quality; landscaping; and environmental management. Some of the key projects include the modernisation of ...
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Celebrating Research Centre’s Third Anniversary with Notable Accomplishments & Milestones
Urban Crop Solutions (UCS) launched its research centre in 2020. The fully equipped state-of-the-art research centre, housed at its HQ in Belgium, boasts multiple controlled environment growth chambers for crop cultivar screening, nutrient formulations, plant cultivation techniques, LED light spectrum research, hydroponic irrigation, and cultivation development. The research centre is operated by ...
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Breeders and soil scientists join training fellowship on sustainable rice production systems in the midst of climate change
IRRI Training Center, in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), conducted a Regional group fellowship on phenotyping and integrated plant mutation breeding with best fit soil and water management practices for climate change adaptation from 01 to 25 July at IRRI Headquarters. The knowledge gained from the fellowship can help rice workers in creating sustainable rice ...
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New guide seeks to improve the safety of tractor-trailer braking
The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) have published an updated edition of the ‘Look Behind You’ guide to tractor-trailer braking today. The guide is aimed at farmers, tractor drivers, mechanics and technicians – indeed anyone using, purchasing or maintaining tractors and trailers. It seeks to raise user awareness of what is needed from tractor-trailer braking systems, in ...
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EPA strengthens safety measures for soil fumigant pesticides
The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening safety measures for soil fumigant pesticides. The safety measures will reduce fumigant exposures to bystanders—people who live, work, attend school, or spend time near agricultural fields that are fumigated—and increase overall safety of fumigant use by requiring greater planning and compliance. “With new restrictions, we’re allowing the ...
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Honest tea commits to fair trade certified tea for all bottled teas
Honest Tea, the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea company, announced that it will be expanding its Fair Trade Certified™ offerings to include the entire tea portfolio. In conjunction with this announcement, the company is also publishing its first annual mission report. In 2003, Honest Tea launched the world's first Fair Trade Certified™ bottled tea in the U.S. with its ...
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Honest tea commits to fair trade certified tea for all bottled teas and releases first annual mission report
Honest Tea, the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea company, announced that it will be expanding its Fair Trade Certified™ offerings to include the entire tea portfolio. In conjunction with this announcement, the company is also publishing its first annual mission report. In 2003, Honest Tea launched the world's first Fair Trade Certified™ bottled tea in the U.S. with its ...
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USAID, walmart, fair trade USA and SEBRAE-Minas Gerais announce winners of the 2010 fair trade certified cupping competition in Brazil
Winners of this week's Brazilian Fair Trade Certified coffee cupping competition have been announced. Carmo Barbosa Fernandes of the producer organization, Coopervitae, and Luciano Dazilio Delpupo of the producer organization, Pronova, won first place in the natural and semi-washed coffee categories respectively. The competition, which is a specialized tasting to assess coffee quality, capped off ...
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Mainstreaming Precision Farming
The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on 'Mainstreaming Precision Farming' brought together 19 experts, including scientists, farmers, advisers, and agribusiness to address current opportunities, limitations and transferable innovative solutions on the topic of Precision Farming. In particular, the Focus Group addressed the main question of how to organise data capture and processing to mainstream the ...
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