Four Farming First spokespeople feature in a Wall Street Journal article published today that looks at private sector investment in African agriculture.
The article, ‘Private Sector Interest Grows in African Farming’ looks at how fears about another global food crisis are leading private companies to tap into the huge potential of the farm sector in Africa.
Ten years on from when the Millennium Development Goals were first set, key private sector organisations in the agriculture sector have joined the global efforts to address the anti-hunger and environment objectives of the MDGs.
Agrium and Mosaic are two fertilizer companies that partner with Millennium Promise, an NGO committed to supporting the achievement of the
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
A new website, Trade Mark Southern Africa, has just been launched, helping to improve the region’s trade performance and competitiveness.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has released a new paper discussing the potential for smallholder farmers to participate in carbon markets.
In just the few years since markets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions have been established, their combined value has increased to more than US$100 billion.
While agriculture accounts for an estimated 10 to
After the G8 summit at the end of June, Farming First’s Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, spoke with BBC World Service’s Network Africa radio show to discuss the outcomes of Muskoka 2010. Dr. Sibanda, CEO of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), said,
We are quite happy with the outcome although more could
