Author Archives: Dr. Bukar USMAN, mni

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=26404 Summary & Comment: Africa still struggles with cultural and social barriers that block women’s quest for success, but small strides are being made. It also makes sense that the leadership of Africa’s…

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59402?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eldis-agriculture+%28Eldis+Agriculture%29 Innovative approaches to gender and food security: insights, issue 82 Food security and gender insights Authors: S. Turrall (ed) Publisher: Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012 This issue of insights shows how development policy…

“We firmly believe that the economic development and prospering of the African continent, also as economic and trading bloc, is inextricably linked to its ability to unlock the economic potential and value of its rich agricultural resources, and that commercial … Continue reading →

Originally posted on LIVES-Ethiopia:
Knowledge centre management and use training workshop in Dessie, Jun 14-15 2014 (photo credit: LIVES). Training is one of the most widely used capacity development approaches to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes of individuals. Many organizations invest…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Stephanie Brittain Food insecurity and malnutrition can be ended sustainably within a generation, it is said. However, with one in eight people in the world today still undernourished…

Originally posted on AgHealth:
Typical mixed crop-livestock farming in western Kenya. Mixed crop-livestock farming systems currently produce most of the world’s meat, milk and staple crops (photo credit: ILRI/Pye-Smith). The January 2013 issue of Animal Frontiers, the world’s premier review magazine…

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
During my agricultural history class, we talked about the reason why agriculture is often seen as a “special” economic sector worthy of disproportionate governmental support (just ask the EU), and agreed that it…

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
Hey hey! Just checking in after my first day of work – it’s going to be an exciting time for sure! I am sure to learn loads about climate change and sustainable development…

Originally posted on Food Governance :
I am most excited that my book Global Food Security Governance: Civil society engagement in the reformed Committee on World Food Security is now available for pre-order! It is part of the  Routledge Studies in Food, Society…

Originally posted on Brussels Development Briefings:
The next Brussels Development Briefing n.40 on the subject of “Data: the next revolution for agriculture in ACP countries?” will be held in Brussels on the  morning of 18th February 2015 at the ACP Secretariat (451 Avenue…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
A book launched in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday has lots to say to nutritionists and policymakers and government officials in Africa inclined to view the continent’s many ‘informal’ food markets with dismay. They’re not going away…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
In 2014, to mark four decades of international livestock research, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) held a series of events on the ways in which livestock research advances food and nutritional security, economic well-being…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
The Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub capacity building program, which is also known as the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF), is seeking applications for short- to medium-term research projects that can be…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Katrin Glatzel One of the recommendations of the new Montpellier Panel report ‘No Ordinary Matter: Conserving, restoring and enhancing Africa’s soils’ suggests that a Big Data Revolution is…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
What is the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish doing to develop capacity to enhance smallholder agricultural value chains in Asia, Africa and Latin America? ? Niko Pirosmani, Farmer with a Bull, 1916 (via…

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great party and/or a relaxing night to celebrate the new year, whichever you prefer. Although it does seem like an arbitrary cut in time, the…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
All artwork on this page by Bill Traylor. Maria Teresa Correa, an epidemiologist and public health professor at North Carolina State University, and Delia Grace, a veterinary epidemiologist and food safety scientist at the International…

Originally posted on Kalu Samuel's Blog:
The 2015 edition of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA 2015) will take place from 9 to 11 March 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. GFIA 2015, will attract professionals…

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Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Gity Behrevan during the BecA-ILRI-Sweden partnership review in Nairobi, November 2013 (photo credit: BecA-ILRI Hub/Tim Hall). ‘Biosciences research could transform Africa’s agriculture and lead to food and nutrition security, but little is being done locally…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
An Ethiopian ‘Livestock Master Plan’ is a big, and recent, example of cooperation between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Government of Ethiopia. That plan aims to change the face of livestock research and…

Originally posted on ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program:
In the recent past, there has been an increase in calls for integration of gender in agricultural research and development (R&D) owing to the recognition that gender-blind interventions have ended up…

Originally posted on AgHealth:
A boy returns home with his family herd at dusk in Lhate Village, Chokwe, Mozambique. Livestock farming offers unique features to support local livelihoods and economies in developing countries (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). The year 2014…

In the face of climate change, conflicts and disease, our panel suggest how to ensure access to nutritious food for all Source: http://www.theguardian.com See on Scoop.it – Food Policy, Supply, Security & Safety

Key organizations representing the global livestock sector, including the International Dairy Federation (IDF), International Meat Secretariat (IMS), International Poultry Council (IPC), International Egg Commission (IEC) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) have committed to support the call for action … Continue reading →

Source: hungerreport.org See on Scoop.it – Poverty, Hunger & Malnutrition

“To prevent disease in humans, we should be able to address what’s happening in the animal world.” Source: http://www.nationaljournal.com "To prevent disease in humans, we should be able to address what’s happening in the animal world." See on Scoop.it – … Continue reading →

Stakeholder meeting on Draft Fertilizer, Bio-fertilizer and Bio-pesticides Regulations. Perticipants cut across Academia, Private and Govermental Organizations, NGOs, Activist. The Draft Regulations would be posted to the NAFDAC site http://www.nafdac.gov.ng and the VMAP blog (vmapblog.wordpress.com) for comments, contributions and Observations. … Continue reading →

The need to minimize water pollution, enhance biodiversity and exploit food waste for feed use are seen as critical by respondents to an FAO global survey, run as part of a project to develop more sustainable animal feed production and … Continue reading →

We anticipate the expansion in this segment will come about mainly through organic growth but we will remain open to all opportunities that will arise over the next five years and would not rule out moving in the direction of … Continue reading →

Akinwunmi Adeshina, Nigeria’s minister of agriculture, said, “In 2014, 38mn metric tonnes of cassava was produced in Nigeria. Our target for 2017 is to reduce the cost of production and this varies with locations within Nigeria. We want to reduce … Continue reading →

Food safety needs concerted global effort. WHO has long collaborated on several joint activities with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health to ensure food safety at all stages of the food chain. Source: … Continue reading →

Agriculture needs to take center stage when all national governments discuss climate change. The ever-increasing demand for food cannot be met by a shrinking capacity to produce food. The poorest people have the least amount of responsibility for climate change, yet … Continue reading →

Large-scale land interventions are on the rise. Whether through restoration projects such as the new 20×20 initiative and the Bonn Challenge, or foreign direct investment in huge swaths of land, investors are seeing big opportunities in large land projects. Join … Continue reading →

#Permacultura http://t.co/H4orIjtcfG Source: http://www.openpermaculture.com See on Scoop.it – Agriculture, Climate & Food security

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
Writing in the November 2014 issue of Rural 21, Livestock and Fish researchers from CIAT argue that tropical forage grasses and legumes as key components of sustainable crop-livestock systems in…

A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant threat to the poultry sector, especially in low-resourced countries situated along the Black Sea and East … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
Well, the Warsaw summit on climate change has turned out to be a major disappointment, with many prominent NGOs walking out prematurely to signal their protest at governmental inaction and last-ditch agreements remaining…

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
When working in international politics, you realize that efforts to improve (or, I daresay, save) the world revolve around buzzwords. Clearcut visions and concepts are required to form alliances, formulate action plans and (most…

The disease is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium knowlesi, transmitted by mosquitoes which usually feed on monkeys’ blood. Source: m.scidev.net "Once only monkeys were suffering — now people are getting sick too. Monkey malaria, which is three times more … Continue reading →

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
The Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the CGIAR Consortium have launched a consultation to get feedback from key partners on the priorities for publicly funded international research on…

Africa was the only region where the number of hungry grew over the period, from 175 million to 239 million, with nearly 20 million added in the past four years. The prevalence of hunger, although reduced over the entire period, … Continue reading →

Source: paepard.blogspot.com "….Africa is not a poor continent, it just happens to have a lot of poor people. We must transition the poor into wealth and create economic ladders of opportunities. We must therefore, not only improve the private capital … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Kalu Samuel's Blog:
As part of the Brussels Briefings organized by CTA, the ACP Secretariat, the European Commission (DG DEVCO/DGAGRI) and Concord. The African Union Commission and BMZ/GIZ join us as partners.  The Briefing will take…

Originally posted on Global Food Politics:
There’s been a great deal of discussion in recent weeks about the recent spike in global food prices. Nearly all agricultural crops—from cotton to rice, from wheat to cocoa—are near 30 year highs. The…

Originally posted on Brussels Development Briefings:
Speaking at the second Brussels Development Briefing on 17 October, Sir John Kaputin, Secretary General of the ACP Secretariat helped to set the stage, contextualising the initiative and the role of agriculture in ACP…

Originally posted on Brussels Development Briefings:
The next Brussels Development Briefing on “Global food systems, local impact: the role of agribusiness and development partnerships in advancing African agriculture” will take place Tuesday 25th November 2014 (9h-13h) at the ACP Secretariat…