Monthly Archives: October 2014

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Last year we brought you six of our favourite TEDx talks on food security and since then we’ve discovered a whole lot more. Here are nine more interesting talks…

Originally posted on Kalu Samuel's Blog:
Several Months ago, I and a three other African visionaries sat down in Accra, Ghana and developed a startup: Agricnet Solutions Enterprises, a one-stop Agric consultancy and viable social enterprise that aims to…

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
It happens that once you specialize in a topic, you get a little jaded about ‘broad overview’ talks. Whenever I go to one of those now, I notice myself mentally playing the ‘food…

Escaping the poverty trap begins with having enough food on your table and enough money in your pocket. For more than 500 million smallholder farmers all over the world, this means producing enough on two hectares (or less) of land … Continue reading →

“The lands were allocated by the state government for farming but they have been used to build accommodation.” Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com See on Scoop.it – Sustainable Livestock development

Nearly 500 delegates from over 20 countries will converge in Nairobi this morning October 27, to discuss Africa’s Animal Agriculture: Macro-trends and future opportunities. Meeting under the auspic… Source: sustainable-livestock.ilri.org See on Scoop.it – Sustainable Livestock development

GESS hot lines numbers are +234-081-421-087-80, +234-070-608-832-38, which can only be accessed Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com GESS hot lines numbers are +234-081-421-087-80, +234-070-608-832-38, which can only be accessed Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.   See on Scoop.it – Precision Agriculture

Providing dietary antioxidants to sheep can improve the animals’ oxidative status and reduce the negative effects of heat stress. Source: animal.supplysideinsights.com See on Scoop.it – Precision Agriculture

Dorper sheep offers higher returns because it gains weight faster. Source: http://www.nation.co.ke See on Scoop.it – Food Policy, Supply, Security & Safety

Agricultural transformation is a priority for Africa. Across the continent, the significant information needs of farmers – accurate local weather forecasts, relevant advice on agricultural practices and input use, real time price information and market logistics – remain largely unmet. … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Tech4agri:
The Panel of the CTA organized seminar on Scaling up ICT projects in Agriculture at the CWA 2014. Photo by Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i (@WIBDI_Samoa) In the course of the activities of Tech4agri there has…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Click here to download the Leaping & Learning Report October 16th 2014 is World Food Day, and in line with this years International Year of Family Farming, the theme…

At the just concluded ‘Awareness Workshop on Safe and Responsible use of Veterinary Medicines, Pesticides and Animal Feeds’, the Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, who was represented by the Director of Veterinary Medicine and Allied Product, Dr. Bukar … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Food Governance:
Together with a colleague  I am organising a section at the ECPR general conference, Montreal 2015 ( http://www.ecpr.eu/Events/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=94) We welcome panel and paper proposals (until 10 November  2014) that are based on the section description…

Whether it be distribution of prophylactic supplements or foods for mothers and children, treatment of severe or moderate acute malnutrition, or behavior-change communication on maternal nutrition and child feeding, nutrition interventions involve systems of social structures (institutions and organizations) and … Continue reading →

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Three new publications investigate proposed solutions to global food insecurity, exploring the potential consequences of liberalising trade, increasing crop yields and introducing biotechnology. The first, written by agricultural scientists…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Gordon Conway will lead and participate in a series of high-profile discussions on the critical issues raised in his book, One Billion Hungry: Can we feed the world? at…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Click to download the full report here Released the 9th of October 2014, the latest Annual Trends and Outlook Report from the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System…

“Our reactors can generate more protein that an acre of soy. Moreover, our process does not use herbicides, or fertilizer, and also diverts food waste from landfills,” said Robert Olivier, CEO of Texas based bioconversion firm, Prota Culture, which is … Continue reading →

Feed safety and antimicrobial resistance were two subjects grabbing the headlines at the annual meeting between long-time bedfellows, the UN’s FAO and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), in Rome last week. Source: http://www.feednavigator.com See on Scoop.it – Food Policy, … Continue reading →

To be more resilient in the face of such risks, countries need the resources to be able to better understand where disease is coming from and to prevent it from ever reaching people in the first place. By understanding animal … Continue reading →

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : http://africasciencenews.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100%3Afemale-agriculture-scientists-to-fuel-africas-agrarian-revolution&catid=49%3Afood&Itemid=113&limitstart=1 Female Agriculture Scientists to Fuel Africa’s Agrarian Revolution African must harness the potential of female agriculture scientists to revolutionise farming practices and rescue millions of citizens from hunger pangs. Experts contend that…

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : http://www.scidev.net/global/gender/multimedia/investing-female-scientists-feed-africa.html Investing in female scientists to feed Africa In this interview, Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, director of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development fellowship programme in Kenya, talks about AWARD’s work supporting the…

“The livestock support scheme is a good idea. Provided it goes to the right hands, the livestock scheme will definitely go a long way in improving the quality of beef in the country. The greatest challenge we face in our … Continue reading →

Originally posted on LIVES-Ethiopia:
Fattened oxen buyers visiting producer farms in Gamogofa (Photo:ILRIYoseph Mekasha). Cattle fattening is an important component of livestock farming in Gamogofa Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. The Zonal Bureau of…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
On the 29th September 2014 two events laid out global and African strategies for agriculture and food security. At its 24th session, the Committee on Agriculture (COAG), one of…