Producing Bioactive Nettings to Protect Crops Againsts Pests

June 24, 2010 No comments yet

As part of GCARD 2010, Farming First hosted a session entitled ‘Better Benefiting the Poor through Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation and Action.’ Within the discussions, our panel of experts addressed several case studies that present different ways that partnerships have helped to empower smallholder farmers around the world.
Anuj Shah – A to Z Textile

Farming First Launches New Guide to Food Security Initiatives Ahead of G8 Summit

June 21, 2010 No comments yet

Download Farming First’s Guide to Food Security Initiatives
Food security is an immediate and future priority for all countries worldwide. Since the food crisis erupted in 2008, a large number of global and regional food security initiatives have been launched or strengthened in response. While these developments are welcome, improving policy

Syngenta and CIMMYT Partner to Help Farmers Combat Crop Losses

June 7, 2010 No comments yet

As part of GCARD 2010, Farming First hosted a session entitled ‘Better Benefiting the Poor through Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation and Action.’ Within the discussions, our panel of experts addressed several case studies that present different ways that partnerships have helped to empower smallholder farmers around the world.
Marco Ferroni – Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable

Investing in Underutilised Crops to Achieve Food Security

May 31, 2010 1 comment

As part of GCARD 2010, Farming First hosted a session entitled ‘Better Benefiting the Poor through Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation and Action.’ Within the discussions, our panel of experts addressed several case studies that present different ways that partnerships have helped to empower smallholder farmers around the world. 
Michael Hermann – Crops for the Future
The need

Farming First Release: Innovation and Incentives for Farmers Needed to Protect World’s Biodiversity

May 21, 2010 No comments yet

Farming First Press Release in Recognition of International Day of Biological Diversity:
Farming First calls on governments to enable agricultural innovation and empower farmers to safeguard the world’s biodiversity while increasing global food production.
Sustainable agricultural production needs to be achieved through both accelerated research programmes and broader uptake of existing technologies by farmers.   Public-private partnerships are key

Land Use Futures: Making the Most of Land in the 21st Century

March 9, 2010 No comments yet

The UK Government’s Foresight Programme has released an in-depth analysis of the future of land use in the UK, examining the challenges faced over the next fifty years. The study, which was carried out over two years, examines the interaction of human use of land with natural processes, highlighting agriculture as ‘probably the single most



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