On 8-10 February, young people from around the world took part in a conference in London to discuss the biggest challenges facing the planet. One of the delegates was 24-year-old Sithembile Ndema, a programme manager at FANRPAN in South Africa, who went to share her thoughts on global food security.
BBC World Service’s Network Africa news
On 25th January, the 13th session of the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) was held in Addis Ababa to discuss the outcomes of the international summits of 2009, and the prospects for economic growth in Africa in 2010. The APF, whose members consist of African leaders, the G8, the OECD and other development partners, is concerned
The World Bank recently released some interesting research into carbon capture in soil. The report looked at exactly how much carbon is in soil, and the repercussions that happen as a result.
Cesar Izaurralde, a soil scientist at the U.S. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is quoted in a Reuters news piece as saying that farm management and carbon capture go
Some farmers are looking to the skies for help in boosting their crop yields. In an article appearing in The Economist this week, the spotlight is shone on farmers using satellite-based intelligence to find out how to best manage farm production to get the best yield.
Precise prescriptions for growing crops can be obtained quickly, and
Appearing today on The Guardian’s Katine Chronicles blog is a post about Farming First’s call for better support for farmers on the frontline of climate change to world leaders meeting in Copenhagen next month.
In the post, David King, secretary general of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), a Farming First supporter organisation, is quoted:
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Following a successful pilot phase for the new insurance scheme developed by UAP in conjunction with the Syngenta Foundation, Kenyan farmers will be able to purchase insurance against the effects of drought and excessive rain.
The program is the first of its kind. Here are more details:
Under the novel system, farmers register their purchases by sending
