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1. Focus on... A green revolution for Africa
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This edition of New Agriculturist reviews a selection of
approaches with a potential for raising agricultural productivity in
Africa. July 2008....
Date: Aug-07-2008
Contributed by: John Daly
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2. Biodiversity and Plant Genetic Resources
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This website describes the efforts on the International
Agricultural Research Centers and their coordinating body to preserve
biodiversity, especially the genetic diversity of important crop
species. Eleven Centers together maintain over 650,000 samples of crop,
forage and agroforestry genetic resou...
Date: Aug-07-2008
Contributed by: John Daly
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3. Indigenous Briefs - 16th Session of Commission on Sustainable
Development: Africa
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The 16th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
was held in New York in May 2008. This year, the session was dedicated
to reviewing issues related to Agriculture, Rural Development, Land,
Drought, Desertification and Africa. Indigenous Briefs is a collection
of issue papers examinin...
Date: Aug-06-2008
Contributed by: Najmee Chowdhury
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4. The Human Right to Eat
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466729&cHash=d8db18e5d6&MP=10976-8861>
This is a mind boggling article by Mencher, which throws light
on the problems related to industrial agriculture, and argues for
adoption of natural, organic and decentralized agriculture....
Date: Aug-06-2008
Contributed by: Shambhu Ghatak
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5. June 2008 Monthly Update: Genetically Modified Crops and the
Future of World Agriculture
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466705&cHash=2d33ed9bcb&MP=10976-8861>
The United Nations estimates that agricultural output will have
to rise 50 percent by 2030 to meet this increased demand (UN, 2008).
Policymakers, scientists, and farmers alike find new and innovative ways
to increase food production.Now a day, confronted with increasing land
and water constraints,...
Date: Aug-06-2008
Contributed by: Shambhu Ghatak
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6. On the Frontlines of Climate Change
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466601&cHash=8426c3a585&MP=10976-8861>
The Frontlines forum is to explore the experiences in dealing
with the effects of climate change of rural or indigenous communities
living in small islands, the circumpolar Arctic, high-altitude zones,
low-lying coastal areas, tropical forests, desert margins and other
vulnerable environments. UNESC...
Date: Aug-05-2008
Contributed by: John Daly
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7. Study: U.S. Hemp Ban Hurts Environment, Economy
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466596&cHash=ed1789bcd8&MP=10976-8861>
With oil nearing $110 a barrel and gas prices creeping towards
$4 a gallon, the federal government continues to prohibit U.S. farmers
from growing hemp, which could be used to efficiently produce biofuels,
including cellulosic ethanol. Hemp is also a cost-effective,
environmentally-friendly substitu...
Date: Aug-06-2008
Contributed by: Imran Uddin
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8. No food without water
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466574&cHash=a59d08ccc9&MP=10976-8861>
The recent World Food Summit, held in Rome by the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), provided a forum for active
debate about the role of high oil prices, biofuels, changing consumption
patterns and erratic weather in driving up the prices of basic foods.
But oddly, participants...
Date: Aug-05-2008
Contributed by: Najmee Chowdhury
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9. Introduction to Masanobu Fukuoka
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466508&cHash=533cbf4bf5&MP=10976-8861>
Masanobu Fukuoka was born in 1914 in a small farming village on
the island of Shikoku in Southern Japan. He was educated in microbiology
and worked as a soil scientist specializing in plant pathology, but at
the age of twenty-five he began to have doubts about the 'wonders of
modern agriculture scie...
Date: Aug-04-2008
Contributed by: Shambhu Ghatak
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10. Hunger in India: Facts and challenges by Peter Svedberg
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466506&cHash=48c9abd7e5&MP=10976-8861>
This article by Peter Svedberg, which got published in the
Little Magazine provides a cursory look at the situation of hunger in
India. It talks about malnutrition, undernutrition etal. ...
Date: Aug-04-2008
Contributed by: Shambhu Ghatak
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11. Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition
2008-2012
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466185&cHash=52a1165374&MP=10976-8861>
The Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) has
developed the 'Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition
2008-2012 (SFFSN)' in a long process of broad and in-dept consultation
with the Technical Working Group on Food Security and Nutrition
(TWG-FSN) and line ministries as wel...
Date: Aug-03-2008
Contributed by: Moushumi Biswas
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12. Views of the People 2007
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Over 7,000 Tanzanians Give Their Opinions on livelihood,
education, health, governance, infrastructure, well-being, citizen
participation, and more. This report is the largest perception survey
conducted in Mainland Tanzania to date. 7,879 Tanzanians, aged from 7 to
90 years, from ten mainland regio...
Date: Aug-03-2008
Contributed by: S Tiscenko
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13. Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466142&cHash=0ac026e80a&MP=10976-8861>
Increased agricultural productivity is a major stepping stone on
the path out of poverty, but farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South
Asia face tremendous challenges improving production. The National
Research Council report Emerging Technologies to Benefit Farmers in
Sub-Saharan Africa and South...
Date: Aug-03-2008
Contributed by: John Daly
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14. UK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalition
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466106&cHash=7a6dd8847f&MP=10976-8861>
UKabc is an activity of the UK Food Group: Bringing together
Public Interest UK organisations concerned with Sustainable Use,
Conservation, Benefit Sharing, Trade, Patents, Intellectual Property,
Biopiracy, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Biosafety and other
issues related to the Equitable Use o...
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
15. The Agribusiness Accountability Initiative
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466105&cHash=7c11de076d&MP=10976-8861>
'The Agribusiness Accountability Initiative promotes
collaborative responses to corporate power in the Global Food System
Co-sponsored by the Center of Concern and the National Catholic Rural
Life Conference , the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative is a
growing international network of academ...
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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16. AgroWeb Network
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466104&cHash=f269cc7591&MP=10976-8861>
AgroWeb Network provides access to information in a standard
format and structure about agriculture-related institutions -
ministries, libraries, information centres, universities, research
centres, NGOs, agro-marketing organisations and organisations involved
in the European integration process....
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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17. Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the
Pacific
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466103&cHash=f26976c858&MP=10976-8861>
APHCA is part of the Food and Agriculture Organization. It works
with local governments, institutions and farmers, to develop strategies
to tackle livestock problems. ...
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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18. Canada Agriculture Online
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466102&cHash=5b8b9eea28&MP=10976-8861>
Farm Business Communications, Canada's largest farm publisher,
has taken the next step in its web delivery with the launch of six
individual sites for its publications. They include provincial
newspapers Manitoba Co-operator and Alberta Farmer Express; Country
Guide, a national magazine with eastern...
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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19. The African Crop Science Journal
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466101&cHash=74ad606fe5&MP=10976-8861>
'The African Crop Science Journal was established with the
primary objective of providing a forum for presentation and review of
research results on Tropical Crop Science that can be readily accessed
by researchers and development leaders in Africa and other developing
countries, and all those conce...
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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20. Agriculture and Agrifood Canada
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466100&cHash=7e5045c6bb&MP=10976-8861>
This portal provides information, research, technology, policies
and programs for security of the food system, health of the environment
and innovation for growth....
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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21. World Agriculture Group
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466099&cHash=524d3ba400&MP=10976-8861>
This portal publishes articles on agriculture and related topics
as part of a program for agricultural and environmental education
intended to provide basic knowledge about the agro-ecosystem and its
management....
Date: Aug-01-2008
Contributed by: Nadia Afrin
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22. Guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in
emergency settings (copy 1)
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465900&cHash=74d120d56c&MP=10976-8861>
The IASC guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in
emergency settings offer essential advice on how to facilitate an
integrated approach to address the most urgent mental health and
psychosocial issues in emergency situations. It includes sections on: -Coordination - Assessment, M...
Date: Jul-31-2008
Contributed by: Kiran Hutchinson
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23. Mexico's Agricultural Trade Policies: International
Commitments and Domestic Pressure
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465896&cHash=25f39a77d8&MP=10976-8861>
This study shows how agricultural trade policies in Mexico have
been modified in response to peasant mobilizations and international
commitments. It also shows how Mexico's position within the WTO has maintained an equilibrium between domestic constraints and international imperatives...
Date: Jul-31-2008
Contributed by: Imran Uddin
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24. The Best Way to Fight Hunger is to Invest in Mothers
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465692&cHash=f4281f76c3&MP=10976-8861>
Women are agents of change. When you empower women with the tools they need for their families and children to survive and thrive,
you create positive lasting change in their lives....
Date: Jul-30-2008
Contributed by: Najmee Chowdhury
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25. Food Security Concepts and Frameworks: New E-Learning Course from FAO
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465679&cHash=e78cf1fe81&MP=10976-8861>
'Livelihoods Assessment and Analysis' is the part of a series of
food security e-learning courses, with related training resources,
produced by the EC-FAO Food Security Program. This course introduces the
concepts and tools used in food security analysis. It also provides
guidelines on using concept...
Date: Jul-30-2008
Contributed by: Moushumi Biswas
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26. Dying a Bit Every Day
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465675&cHash=2af0159e98&MP=10976-8861>
KABUL (July 10, 2008) - While walking around the markets of
Kabul, one is certain to see large crowds of small retailers, endlessly
announcing their offering food items to unexpected customers. 'But not a
lot of people can afford to buy food' says Farhad, who is a vegetable
seller. 'I come to the ma...
Date: Jul-30-2008
Contributed by: Najmee Chowdhury
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27. Ensuring the UK's Food Security in a Changing World.
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465598&cHash=8621f030af&MP=10976-8861>
This paper ensuring the UK's Food Security in a Changing World
.This paper aims to contribute to that debate by: *Describing the trends
that have led to the current global situation; *Setting out the
challenges that will continue to impact the food chain; and *Discussing
whether the UK ...
Date: Jul-29-2008
Contributed by: Moushumi Biswas
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28. A sceptical note on the so called technical relations in agriculture
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465580&cHash=6ac2d91f21&MP=10976-8861>
This rare paper by Krishna Bharadwaj discusses the technical
relations in Indian agriculture. Prof. Bharadwaj, who even taught in
Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
has also worked in the area of interlocking of factor markets, and has
contributed to the debate ti...
Date: Jul-28-2008
Contributed by: Shambhu Ghatak
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29. World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465390&cHash=9581b96f4f&MP=10976-8861>
World Development Report 2008 seeks to assess where, when, and
how agriculture can be an effective instrument for economic development,
especially development that favors the poor. It examines several broad
questions....
Date: Jul-27-2008
Contributed by: Moushumi Biswas
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30. I4D: Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465370&cHash=c75c5475d4&MP=10976-8861>
The July 2008 issue of the I4D magazine is a special edition
devoted to an examination of this gender aspect of the development of
the Knowledge Society, including articles by such well known leaders in
digital empowerment of women as Nancy Hafkin and Samia Melham....
Date: Jul-26-2008
Contributed by: John Daly
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News records
1. FAO seeks US$33.5 million to help small farmers and fishers
restore livelihoods
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466337&cHash=e3eb3c1c4b&MP=10971-8856>
Currently, 75 percent of farmers in the country's main
food-producing region lack sufficient seed, with little time left before
the end of the planting season in August. FAO is appealing for US$33.5
million to help cyclone-affected households restore their livelihoods and resume food production duri...
Date: Aug-05-2008
Contributed by: Imran Uddin
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2. Failure of New Doha Round Negotiations
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465804&cHash=6600cea95d&MP=10971-8856>
After nine days of negotiations, some 30 or 35 nations have
failed to reach an agreement on the Doha Round of trade talks. The talks
which were started in 2001 have a very ambitious agenda of
liberalization of trade regimes and reduction of trade barriers. The
talks have ground to a halt on previous...
Date: Jul-30-2008
Contributed by: John Daly
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Events records
1. World Habitat Day 2008
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=466220&cHash=9ee7f3eb30&MP=10969-8854>
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October
each year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state of
our towns and cities and the basic right to adequate shelter for all. It
is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility
for the future of the hu...
Date: Aug-04-2008
Contributed by: Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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2. Discuss and Comment! Draft Standards for Economic Recovery
after Crisis
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ent_pi1[tt_news]=465339&cHash=c03db07deb&MP=10969-8854>
The SEEP Network invites you to discuss and comment on our draft
Standards for Economic Recovery after Crisis! The Economic Recovery
Standards were spearheaded by the SEEP Network and written by a
dedicated group of 35 practitioners from 25 development organizations.
Based on the Sphere format, ...
Date: Jul-27-2008
Contributed by: Carmen Villegas Caballero
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