Mobile technology boosts farmer income in India

January 16, 2012 No comments yet

Agriculture is crucial to India’s economy, as it provides 23% of GDP and employs 66% of the workforce. However, most of India’s poorest people are subsistence farmers who have little or no access no technology and markets for their produce. Farmers lack knowledge on which markets to target and what price to charge.
Deepa Bachu, Director

Outcomes of Agriculture and Rural Development Day at COP17

December 4, 2011 No comments yet

A group of 19 of the world’s leading organisations (including three United Nations agencies, the World Bank, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), FANRPAN, Farming First, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) and the World Farmers’ Organisation) have jointly endorsed a letter calling

Food Security: The Need For Food Chain Efficiency

July 21, 2011 No comments yet

A recent article on the Huffington Post website highlights the importance of the whole food chain, not just agricultural production, in ensuring that food reaches consumers.
The food chain – harvesting, packaging, storing, transporting, marketing and selling – can be just as vital as farming techniques in ensuring access to food. With rising global populations likely

Outcomes from the Hague Conference: Farming First Statement

November 15, 2010 No comments yet

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

Intelligent Agricultural Innovations in the News

November 10, 2010 No comments yet

A recent BBC article has identified some clever examples of agricultural innovations:

Electrostatic powder

Exosect, an integrated pest management (IPM) innovation company, has pioneered the use of a charged wax powder that is soaked in synthetic female pheromones and then attached to male insects. When sprayed over crops, male insects are attracted to each other, rather than

Farming First’s David King Addresses UN on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

September 21, 2010 No comments yet

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



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