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Category Archives: Agriculture
IN MY DESERTIFICATION LIBRARY: BOOK NR. 36
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? Agriculture, food and nutrition for Africa (FAO 1997) Posted by Prof. Dr. Willem VAN COTTHEM Ghent University – Belgium Having participated in all the meetings of the INCD (1992-1994) and all the meetings of the UNCCD-COP,…
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What was the impact of dairy goats distributed by the crop-goat project in Tanzania?
Originally posted on ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program:
In Tanzania most goat production is extensive and aimed at selling live animals with limited direct impact on food security and nutrition. The Crop and Goat Project (CGP), implemented in Kongwa…
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Resistance in action in the Mayan region: “NO to GMO’s”
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Mayan women in a concert of the Ma OGM campaign. Source maria Boa August 18 María del Refugio Boa Alvarado successfully defended her MSc-thesis ‘Resistance in Action; Mobilization of Mayan beekeepers against GM…
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As last defenses begin to fail, UN declares antibiotic resistance ‘the greatest and most urgent global risk’
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria (yellow, round items) killing and escaping from a human white cell (via Flickr/NIAID). ‘An extraordinary gathering at the United Nations on September 21 may have permanently…
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The Future of Fish: Incomes, Nutrition and Global Security
Originally posted on The GFAiR Blog:
Bumbang Bay, Indonesia Melissa Benn, Associate at the Agriculture and Food Security Practice at Chemonics International, prepared this article for the September 2016 issue of WFO’s F@rmletter. Why focus on fish? Aquaculture is on the rise globally, and…
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ILRI presents at inaugural regional conference on zoonotic diseases in eastern Africa
Originally posted on AgHealth:
Farming scene in the highlands of Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu). ? Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are diseases that can be passed from animals to people. Nearly two-thirds of emerging infectious diseases affecting people are zoonotic…
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Limiting use of antibiotics in livestock production to stem growing antimicrobial resistance in human pathogens
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A woman in Uganda lets her chickens out to forage during the day (via Flickr by Jennifer Wilmore/Bread for the World). A commentary published in The Lancet last month supporting a series of five papers…
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Managing the most nutritious, and riskiest, foods in the informal markets of developing countries
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A Nairobi butcher shop after nightfall (photo credit: Flickr/Hendrik Terbeck). A new book compiling 25 contemporary studies on food safety in Africa’s informal markets offers (surprising) lessons for much of the developing world. In case you…
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Towards professionalizing—not criminalizing—informal sellers of milk and meat in poor countries
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Transporting fresh milk by motorcycle in Tanzania (photo credit: ILRI/Ben Lukuyu). ‘. . . Researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners have developed and piloted an institutional innovation—a training, certification and branding scheme…
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Improving food safety and human health through agricultural research: CGIAR future plans
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Tanzanian boy with large jug of fresh milk (photo credit: East African Dairy Development project). A useful summary of the future plans of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), led…
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Building a sustainable future: A history of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
Originally posted on The GFAiR Blog:
Drought is increasingly common in Malawi, leaving an estimated 3 million people in need of urgent humanitarian food assistance this year alone. However, more than 400 farmers and their families in Malaka, Southern Malawi,…
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UN OFFICIAL URGES FOCUS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO LIFT MILLIONS OUT OF POVERTY
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New York, Feb 22 2012 1:05PM A top United Nations official today <“http://www.ifad.org/media/press/2012/13.htm”>committed to pull up to 90 million people out of poverty by 2015 and help small farmers and all those in rural areas to…
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The critical role of smallholder farmers and rural people
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Photo credit: Google The programme, “Accelerating Progress Toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women IFAD Note Highlights Role of Rural Transformation in Achieving Post-2015 Agenda Smallholder farmers and rural people can play a critical role in…
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How to transform rural areas so that development is not only inclusive but also socially, economically and environmentally sustainable
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? Read the full story: IFAD Fostering inclusive rural transformation Today IFAD launches Rural Development Report 2016: Fostering inclusive rural transformation. It is IFAD’s flagship publication bringing together leading thinkers to analyse lessons learnt from experiences across…
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Joint Press Release – 2nd Pacific Agribusiness Forum
Originally posted on Brussels Development Briefings:
JOINT PRESS RELEASE 2nd PACIFIC AGRIBUSINESS FORUM LINKING THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR TO THE LOCAL MARKETS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND IMPROVED FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY Organised by PIPSO, CTA, IFAD, SPC and SPTO The 2nd…
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Next Brussels Briefing 46: “Agribusiness development in SIDs: the potential of tourism-related markets”
Originally posted on Brussels Development Briefings:
The next Brussels Development Briefing n.46 on the subject of “Agribusiness development in SIDs: the potential of tourism-related markets” will be held in Brussels at 09:00-13:00 on 21st September 2016 at the ACP Secretariat (Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels).…
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FAO welcomes historic commitment to end hunger in Africa by 2025 / Challenge is to transform vision into reality, Director-General says
Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
FAO welcomes historic commitment to end hunger in Africa by 2025 / Challenge is to transform vision into reality, Director-General says ROME, Italy, February 2, 2014/African…
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Africa Cup of Nations to rally support for home-grown efforts to end hunger / FAO and CAF kick off “African Football against Hunger”
Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
Africa Cup of Nations to rally support for home-grown efforts to end hunger / FAO and CAF kick off “African Football against Hunger” ROME, Italy, January…
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Four new Africa Solidarity Trust Fund projects will benefit 24 countries / Activities reflect African priorities, including youth employment and nutrition
Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
Four new Africa Solidarity Trust Fund projects will benefit 24 countries / Activities reflect African priorities, including youth employment and nutrition MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 26,…
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First six countries to benefit from Africa-led fund / Africa Solidarity Trust Fund to support ongoing efforts to eradicate hunger, reduce malnutrition and poverty
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First six countries to benefit from Africa-led fund / Africa Solidarity Trust Fund to support ongoing efforts to eradicate hunger, reduce malnutrition and poverty TUNIS, Tunisia,…
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African trust fund for food security becomes reality / Equatorial Guinea provides first contribution of $30 million for “Africa for Africa” anti-hunger pool
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African trust fund for food security becomes reality / Equatorial Guinea provides first contribution of $30 million for “Africa for Africa” anti-hunger pool ROME, Italy,…
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Japan Steps up Support to Fight Hunger and Boost Nutrition in Africa
Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US$21.6 million cash contribution from the Government of Japan to provide vital food and nutrition assistance to the…
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Impacts of value chain development on smallholder women dairy farmers in India
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In the run up to the Livestock and Fish gender working group meeting in Addis Ababa in October 2013, ILRI agro-economist Jo Cadilhon shares some ideas on the importance of gender…
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Call for papers: policies for gender-equitable participation in dairy value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa
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On 21-24 September 2014, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) together with the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) will host an African Dairy Value Chain Seminar. The…
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AGRF session on transforming dairy value chains in Africa: Pathways to prosperity
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On 8 September 2016, the International Livestock Research Institute and partners held a working session at the 2016 African Green Revolution Forum on transforming dairy value chains in Africa: Pathways to…
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IN MY DESERTIFICATION LIBRARY: BOOK NR. 31
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? ? Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin (2014) Posted by Prof. Dr. Willem VAN COTTHEM Ghent University – Belgium Having participated in all the meetings of the INCD (1992-1994) and all the meetings of…
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Tropentag workshop: Empowering livestock and fish smallholders through multi-stakeholder platforms and value chains
Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
On 19 September 2016, ’empowering livestock and fish smallholders through multi-stakeholder platforms and value chains’ is the focus of a Livestock and Fish research program workshop at the Tropentag 2016…
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Hundreds of Millions Face Health Risk as Water Pollution Rises Across Three Continents
Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
· Pathogen and organic pollution rises in more than 50% of river stretches in Africa, Asia and Latin America · Asia hit hardest by rise in severe pathogen…
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Taking Camel Milk is a Way to Flush Your Body Clean of Toxins While Making You Strong and Shining
Originally posted on Natural Health with the Camel Milk:
A gift of nature and gold of desert, the camel milk (CM) is miraculously proving as a superfood and natural flush. Because of the appreciable level and unique combination of nutrients…
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Stronger together: unlocking Africa’s food production potential — THE GFAR BLOG
Originally posted on Pastoralists, Nomads, Small and Medium Scaled Family Farmers are the Custodian of Native genetic resources and Sustainable Farming Systems:
Africa is developing fast. Growing economies, burgeoning middle classes and a booming technology industry are all propelling the…
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World Water Week seminar highlights the role of livestock in sustainable agriculture
Originally posted on AgHealth:
Fishermen and Sahelian goats by the Niger River, in Segou, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). World Water Week in Stockholm is organized annually by the Stockholm International Water Institute and brings together experts from around the world…
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One million seedlings of economic trees, free to people in Sokoto (Nigeria)
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? Photo credit: The Union Governor Tambuwal planting a tree to flag off this year’s tree planting campaign in Sokoto. Photo: Sokoto Govt House Desertification: Sokoto To Plant 1m Trees Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said,…
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Assessing the Sustainability of Local and Global Food Chains – GLAMUR Special Issue
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The EU-funded research project GLAMUR has been completed earlier this year. More info on the project, its sustainability performance-based approach and the findings can be accessed at the website. Next to all reports…
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When will every school in developing countries have a school garden ?
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? ? Back to School: Local school gardens help kids There are several school gardens in the Marathon County area and it could be helping your kids more than you think. The National Gardening Association found…
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Social Business: an opportunity to capture the benefits of multi-functional agriculture
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This article authored by Prof Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate 2006, was originally published on the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) website and is featured in the August 2016 issue of their F@rmletter. Rude Awakening…
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Six TEDx talks on food security
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While we spend a lot of our time with our noses stuck in books, reports and articles we also like to hear from global experts from time to time.…
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Apocalyptic numbers: Antibiotic resistance as the classic ‘One Health’ (and classic ‘One World’) planetary issue
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Depicted in this watercoloured etching, The Ancient of Days, by William Blake, is Urizen, a figure that for Blake embodied reason and law. Urizen’s outstretched hand holds a compass over the darker void below, representing an…
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The Best Option for Sustainable Food Production in Challenging Environment ~is the Promising Camel
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Saudi livestock market requirements, implications for Somaliland
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Cattle for export to Middle East from Somaliland (photo credit: ILRI/Peter Ballantyne). Livestock are the backbone of the Somaliland economy. Livestock production accounts for about 60% of the country’s gross domestic product, 70% of employment opportunities and 85%…
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PAEPARD: Now online: an educational series on family farming
Family farmers have much to offer in terms of food production and sustainability. And yet, conventional agricultural education gives little importance to sustainable family farming and the way it works. – report This initiative is aim at closing the gap … Continue reading
PAEPARD: 2013 Agricultural Research for Development Conference
The sub-themes were:
*Capacity Development
*Sustainable Intensification
*Climate Change
*Multi-disciplinarity Continue reading
PAEPARD: 2013 Agricultural Research for Development Conference
The sub-themes were:
*Capacity Development
*Sustainable Intensification
*Climate Change
*Multi-disciplinarity Continue reading
Special Report on Agriculture: Realizing Africa’s Potential #AR&D; Agric is the future of Nigeria http://skollworldforum.org/2013/08/08/agriculture-is-the-future-of-nigeria #Nigeria @FmardNg
See on Scoop.it – Agriculture, Climate & Food security With unprecedented interest in African agriculture, business and governments are moving towards harnessing the continent’s vast potential. What will be the game-changing innovations for African agriculture? Bukar Usman (D.V.M., M.V.S.c)‘s insight: Major … Continue reading
Watch “Improving Food Security in the 21st Century: What are the roles for firms and foundations?” on YouTube
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How can tree stumps improve agricultural productivity? | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional
How can tree stumps improve agricultural productivity? | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional.
Counting Calories
Counting Calories.
Speculative Investment: The Missing Factor in Global Food Price Increases
Speculative Investment: The Missing Factor in Global Food Price Increases.
Tweet from knowledge.cta.int (@Knowledge4Dev); pest resistance
(@Knowledge4Dev) 30-40% refuge area in Bt cotton fields to push pest resistance further into the future? A gift to future generations. http://t.co/JiEQa6WNiG (https://twitter.com/Knowledge4Dev/status/324962716559241216) Posted from WordPress for Android
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(@marineagri): Farming with smartphone @ICT_Works @e_agriculture
Agrimarine (@marineagri) Farming with a smartphone: Mobile technology has agricultural applications | e-Agriculture via @drbausman http://t.co/8QjB47lhyR (https://twitter.com/marineagri/status/324217517818142720) Posted from WordPress for Android
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(@UNICEF) Hunger & Climate justice
UNICEF (@UNICEF) Hunger & climate justice top agenda for Dublin summit 15-16 Apr. Follow #HNCJ. More info via @guardian: http://t.co/wpG3kCeQSF #1in4stunted (https://twitter.com/UNICEF/status/323798113364090881) Posted from WordPress for Android
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A new paradigm: Sustainable intensification & innovation in African agriculture
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/centres/africanagriculturaldevelopment/newssummary/news_26-3-2013-13-48-16 Posted from WordPress for Android
Feed the Future Empowers #Women in #Agriculture
WorldFish (@WorldFishCenter) Feed the Future Empowers #Women in #Agriculture http://t.co/pXHLbNrwMH via @allafrica @FeedtheFuture #gender (https://twitter.com/WorldFishCenter/status/322262749847633920) Posted from WordPress for Android
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Malnutrition
“@cgiarclimate_EA: Tackling malnutrition means quality as well as quantity http://t.co/QI9H8kuyZa @cgiarclimate @ILRI” (https://twitter.com/Srilgroup/status/322222665475686400) Posted from WordPress for Android
Tweet from CGIAR Climate EA (@cgiarclimate_EA)
Tackling malnutrition means quality as well as quantity http://t.co/NaEjgrXvxh @cgiarclimate @ILRI (https://twitter.com/cgiarclimate_EA/status/322220427902595072) Posted from WordPress for Android
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Tweet from World Food Programme (@WFP)
World Food Programme (@WFP) No ‘magic wand’ for #Sahel as food shortages loom yet again. http://t.co/XiXWC73rcB by @ChadCeleste. (https://twitter.com/WFP/status/321945530076889088) Posted from WordPress for Android
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Coping With Climate Change in West Africa | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Coping With Climate Change in West Africa | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Sugarcane business booms in Kano
Sugarcane business booms in Kano.
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Tweet from Agricultural Policy (@agripolicy)
Agricultural Policy (@agripolicy) The use of groundwater for irrigation has become so extensive that experts and governments are now worried about… http://t.co/qi75U6qsMx (https://twitter.com/agripolicy/status/320033477288398849) Posted from WordPress for Android
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Tweet from IFAD (@IFADnews)
IFAD (@IFADnews)The world has an abundance of food, yet 900 million ppl are undernourished, says @wfp Abdulla at #food2015 #post2015 (https://twitter.com/IFADnews/status/319752571327770624) Posted from WordPress for Android
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Global feed production increases by 4% in 2012 – Animal Pharm – Your single source of animal health and nutrition business intelligence including latest news, analysis and data
Global feed production increases by 4% in 2012 – Animal Pharm – Your single source of animal health and nutrition business intelligence including latest news, analysis and data.
Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 