Following on from Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, the Farming First coalition welcomes the commitment expressed by participants to achieving the ‘triple win’ of improving food security, addressing climate change and improving the lives and livelihoods of rural populations.
The Road Map for Action on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change summarises
At the end of August, over 200 policymakers, farmers, agrodealers, scientists and non-governmental organisations from across Africa and the world gathered in Windhoek, Namibia for the annual FANRPAN Regional Food Policy Dialogue to discuss the most pressing issues facing African agriculture.
Food security is still only an aspiration in Africa. At the dialogue, the delegates discussed
David King of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) address the UN General Assembly on Monday in New York. He advised delegates on the potential role that farm families can play in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Here is the text of his speech:
UN HIGH-LEVEL PLENARY SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
At the FARA Science Week in Burkina Faso last month, a map was launched that details over 300 of the agricultural research programmes currently taking place in Africa.
‘CGMap Ongoing Research in Africa’ enables different research groups to learn about the challenges faced across the continent and also provides opportunities for collaboration.
The map lists information about
Farming First are pleased to announce that the coalition has contributed to the World News section of the Farmers Guardian website, as part of an ongoing relationship with the UK-based Farmers Guardian.
The recently launched World News page features news stories, case studies, and videos from farmers across the planet
Farming First has provided two case studies
A new study has reported that global warming is threatening Asian rice production. Researchers from the US, the Philippines and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) looked at the impact of rising daily temperatures on irrigated rice production on 277 farms in six important rice-producing countries in Asia.
The study found that as daily minimum temperatures
