agrifood chain News
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Farmers Going For Growth – Liquid Fertiliser Tanks and Rainwater Harvesting Tanks
If you follow Faming Life, you might have read about ‘Going For Growth’, a strategy that will challenge all sectors of the agrifood chain. The strategy recognises a growing global demand for food and the natural advantages of Northern Ireland in terms of climate, skills and the structure to produce it efficiently. The strategy aims to ensure that growth can be delivered without ...
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In Italy-funded programme, organized small farmers become entrepreneurs
At a side event on the first day of World Food Week, FAO today showcased the success of Italy-funded projects in East Africa, West Africa, Central America and the Caribbean that are transforming smallholder and family farms into small businesses. The Food Security through Commercialization of Agriculture programme has been ongoing in 34 countries since 2006, under the technical guidance of ...
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Agri-food chains improved with blockchain technology
Blockchain technology (BCT) is a collection of existing technologies, such as cryptography and database and network management, for the distribution of data. The idea is that you move from a centralised database network to a transparent decentralised network without needing an intermediary. Lan Gé, Senior Scientist in Innovation, Risk and Information Management at Wageningen Economic ...
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Rest in peace plant breeding innovation in the EU after the ECJ Ruling?
MEP Christopher Fjellner is organising an event entitled "Rest in Peace Plant Breeding Innovation in the EU after the ECJ Ruling?" on Wednesday, 6th of February 2019, from 16h30 to 18h30 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The European Court of Justice Ruling from 25 July includes plants resulting from new mutagenesis methods under GMO regulation. As a result, Europe risks to lack behind ...
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New Agri-Food Chain Coalition calls for stronger EU policy focus on innovation, jobs, sustainability
A broad coalition of associations representing Europe’s agriculture and food sectorsi is calling for the EU to boost innovation and jobs with “ambitious policies that unlock the great potential of the European agri-food chain and maintain its place as a world leader.” The group of 11 leading EU-level associations will present their joint declaration, entitled: Food for ...
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Leading EU industry associations call for policy support for innovation in the agri-food sector
The Agri-Food Chain Coalition (AFCC)[1], representing 11 leading industry associations across the agri-food chain, today presented its joint declaration entitled: “Food for Thought: a vision for unlocking the potential of agriculture and food industries in the EU[2]” to the Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan. The event took place on the first day of the Food & Drink Week[3] at ...
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Africa and EU team up on food and farming research
African and European officials have agreed to work together on food, nutrition and agricultural research, with the first round of calls for research grants in this area expected next week. Senior representatives from the European Commission, the African Union Commission and science ministries from both continents agreed at the second meeting of the European Union-Africa High Level Policy ...
By SciDev.Net
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Europe’s Agri Food Businesses call for an EU policy shift towards innovation
A broad coalition of groups representing Europe’s agricultural and food business interests is calling for better and smarter policy-making that fosters innovation and creates jobs, ensuring that the EU agri-food chain becomes more productive and resource-efficient. The group of 11 EU-level associations presented their joint “Vision for unlocking the potential of agriculture and food ...
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Chairman Roberts Keynotes Agri-Pulse Security Summit
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, recently was the keynote speaker at the 2020 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit DC. “This has been quite a year for American agriculture, and, certainly so for American consumers. Perhaps for the first time since the Great Depression, the significance of food security has ...
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Farming and knowledge monocultures are misconceived
Food needs can be met with a new vision for agriculture and science, say Brian Wynne and Georgina Catacora-Vargas. In mainstream policy and corporate thinking, scientific knowledge and global markets are considered key for food security. This has resulted in the industrialisation and laboratory research-led intensification of agricultural systems, inputs and food-supply chains. But intensified ...
By SciDev.Net
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