14 June 2012. London. Kilimo Salama, a partnership between the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture and UAP Insurance, won the Financial Times’ award for Technology
Month: June 2012
EC Contributes 5 Million Euros to Help Farmers Maintain Crop Diversity
21 JUNE 2012. FAO Press Release. The European Commission is contributing more than €5 million (6.5 million dollars) towards the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International
Agricultural Biotechnology Regulation: The opposing world views of slow food versus fast food
April 18, 2012, Iowa, US. Over 110 ag industry leaders, scientists, and experts from around the world attended the Ninth BIGMAP Symposium. The 1 day
Innovation in Seed Potato Systems in Eastern Africa
Innovation in Seed Potato Systems in Eastern Africa P Gildemacher, 2012, 184 pages The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) has a high potential to raise smallholder income
Brussels Development Briefing on Food Losses and Food Waste
26 June. Brussels Development Briefing on on Food Losses and Food Waste. The objectives of the Briefing were to raise awareness of the causes and impact of
G20 Mexico 2012 launched an innovative Fund to Boost Food Security and Farmer Livelihoods
18th May 2012. Mexico City. An innovative initiative that will enhance global food security and improve the livelihoods of developing country farmers through prizes and
CIDA funding to African agricultural / food security R&D
On June 20, 2012, IDRC and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) announced six winning projects to be funded under the Canadian International Food Security
The Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF)
17 – 19 June 2012. Rabobank Headquarters – Utrecht, Netherlands. The Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF) 2012, was held in the framework of the UN’s
2012 US-Africa Forum: Farming Is A Business
11 – 12 June , 2012. Washington. The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, and the John A. Kufuor
Platform Dialogue Food security and climate change
7 June. Stockholm/Sweden. Sida Offices. This first Platform dialogue kindled great interest among the ARD community. In addition to the 45 attendees present in Stockholm,