The Ugandan Government has launched a technology adaptation and transfer scheme where local welders are to be employed to make technology to be used in agriculture, says this recent article on AllAfrica.com. This scheme is said to have started attracting youths already.
This move, coupled with the recent independence for South Sudan and the increasingly unpredictable
“The increase of the world’s population to 9 billion people by 2050, the rise in global calorie intake by 60 percent between 2000 and 2050 due to greater affluence, as well the rising demands on land for the generation of food and fuels, will require significant increases in agricultural productivity in the context of more
According to the recent policy brief by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on Agriculture, Food, and Water Nanotechnologies for the Poor, the field of nanotechnology – research and development that involves measuring and manipulating matter at the atomic, molecular and supra-molecular levels – could lead to the development of potentially revolutionary technologies across
Recent work by Economist Karl Muth shows that mobile technology is a key ingredient in building and managing the financial products farmers need in Uganda.
Smartphones equipped with a special application have enabled the largest study of Ugandan farms since 1991. One hundred and thirty workers equipped with these phones have travelled to over 5,000 farms
The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases was successfully launched last friday in Rome as 36 countries met to officially sign up to the Alliance.
The main message that came out of the launch was simple: boosting agriculture, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In an article by Voice of America, Tim Groser, New Zealand’s Minister of
Today, the IFPRI 2020 international conference on the linkages between agriculture, nutrition and health begins in New Delhi. Over two days, delegates at “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health” will discuss what might seem an obvious connection, but one that is not given due attention. Patterns of food production and consumption vary widely around
