Farming First » Updates from Twitter http://www.farmingfirst.org Addressing the common need for food, feed, fibre and fuel requires a global action plan to increase agricultural output in an environmentally-sustainable, economically-feasible, socially-responsible manner. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:03:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Reuters article on need for irrigation in #Africa #agriculture due to unreliable rains http://cot.ag/d4vIQO @alertnetclimate #climate @IFPRI http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/reuters-article-on-need-for-irrigation-in-africa-agriculture-due-to-unreliable-rains-httpcot-agd4viqo-alertnetclimate-climate-ifpri/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/reuters-article-on-need-for-irrigation-in-africa-agriculture-due-to-unreliable-rains-httpcot-agd4viqo-alertnetclimate-climate-ifpri/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:28:38 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/reuters-article-on-need-for-irrigation-in-africa-agriculture-due-to-unreliable-rains-httpcot-agd4viqo-alertnetclimate-climate-ifpri/ Reuters article on need for irrigation in #Africa #agriculture due to unreliable rains http://cot.ag/d4vIQO @alertnetclimate #climate @IFPRI

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/reuters-article-on-need-for-irrigation-in-africa-agriculture-due-to-unreliable-rains-httpcot-agd4viqo-alertnetclimate-climate-ifpri/feed/ 0 #Indonesia makes #food security top priority in addressing Millennium Development Goals, says minister http://cot.ag/aAsi2Z @worldfarmers http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/indonesia-makes-food-security-top-priority-in-addressing-millennium-development-goals-says-minister-httpcot-agaasi2z-worldfarmers/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/indonesia-makes-food-security-top-priority-in-addressing-millennium-development-goals-says-minister-httpcot-agaasi2z-worldfarmers/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:07:54 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/indonesia-makes-food-security-top-priority-in-addressing-millennium-development-goals-says-minister-httpcot-agaasi2z-worldfarmers/ #Indonesia makes #food security top priority in addressing Millennium Development Goals, says minister http://cot.ag/aAsi2Z @worldfarmers

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/indonesia-makes-food-security-top-priority-in-addressing-millennium-development-goals-says-minister-httpcot-agaasi2z-worldfarmers/feed/ 0 $20m given to #US farmers in 8 states to create habitats for migrating birds http://bit.ly/9mgF5B #agchat #biodiversity http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/20m-given-to-us-farmers-in-8-states-to-create-habitats-for-migrating-birds-httpbit-ly9mgf5b-agchat-biodiversity/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/20m-given-to-us-farmers-in-8-states-to-create-habitats-for-migrating-birds-httpbit-ly9mgf5b-agchat-biodiversity/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:34 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/20m-given-to-us-farmers-in-8-states-to-create-habitats-for-migrating-birds-httpbit-ly9mgf5b-agchat-biodiversity/ $20m given to #US farmers in 8 states to create habitats for migrating birds http://bit.ly/9mgF5B #agchat #biodiversity

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/20m-given-to-us-farmers-in-8-states-to-create-habitats-for-migrating-birds-httpbit-ly9mgf5b-agchat-biodiversity/feed/ 0 Drought in #Niger leaves almost half the population facing food shortages : aid effort is doubled http://cot.ag/aA8jAv #agchat http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/drought-in-niger-leaves-almost-half-the-population-facing-food-shortages-aid-effort-is-doubled-httpcot-agaa8jav-agchat/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/drought-in-niger-leaves-almost-half-the-population-facing-food-shortages-aid-effort-is-doubled-httpcot-agaa8jav-agchat/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:13:03 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/drought-in-niger-leaves-almost-half-the-population-facing-food-shortages-aid-effort-is-doubled-httpcot-agaa8jav-agchat/ Drought in #Niger leaves almost half the population facing food shortages : aid effort is doubled http://cot.ag/aA8jAv #agchat

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/drought-in-niger-leaves-almost-half-the-population-facing-food-shortages-aid-effort-is-doubled-httpcot-agaa8jav-agchat/feed/ 0 Thank you to everyone in our community! @FarmingFirst has hit 2200 supporters… www.farmingfirst.org http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/thank-you-to-everyone-in-our-community-farmingfirst-has-hit-2200-supporters-www-farmingfirst-org/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/thank-you-to-everyone-in-our-community-farmingfirst-has-hit-2200-supporters-www-farmingfirst-org/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:21:12 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/thank-you-to-everyone-in-our-community-farmingfirst-has-hit-2200-supporters-www-farmingfirst-org/ Thank you to everyone in our community! @FarmingFirst has hit 2200 supporters… http://www.farmingfirst.org

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/thank-you-to-everyone-in-our-community-farmingfirst-has-hit-2200-supporters-www-farmingfirst-org/feed/ 0 Ag + biodiversity research plan dropped but biodiversity will be promoted as cross-cutting theme in ag research http://cot.ag/do4OGE #agchat http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ag-biodiversity-research-plan-dropped-but-biodiversity-will-be-promoted-as-cross-cutting-theme-in-ag-research-httpcot-agdo4oge-agchat/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ag-biodiversity-research-plan-dropped-but-biodiversity-will-be-promoted-as-cross-cutting-theme-in-ag-research-httpcot-agdo4oge-agchat/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:07:01 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ag-biodiversity-research-plan-dropped-but-biodiversity-will-be-promoted-as-cross-cutting-theme-in-ag-research-httpcot-agdo4oge-agchat/ Ag + biodiversity research plan dropped but biodiversity will be promoted as cross-cutting theme in ag research http://cot.ag/do4OGE #agchat

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ag-biodiversity-research-plan-dropped-but-biodiversity-will-be-promoted-as-cross-cutting-theme-in-ag-research-httpcot-agdo4oge-agchat/feed/ 0 Burkina Faso is the 20th country to sign the #AU CAADP agreement http://cot.ag/cc5VMy #Africa #foodsecurity #agchat @NEPAD_AU http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/burkina-faso-is-the-20th-country-to-sign-the-au-caadp-agreement-httpcot-agcc5vmy-africa-foodsecurity-agchat-nepad_au/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/burkina-faso-is-the-20th-country-to-sign-the-au-caadp-agreement-httpcot-agcc5vmy-africa-foodsecurity-agchat-nepad_au/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:55:01 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/burkina-faso-is-the-20th-country-to-sign-the-au-caadp-agreement-httpcot-agcc5vmy-africa-foodsecurity-agchat-nepad_au/ Burkina Faso is the 20th country to sign the #AU CAADP agreement http://cot.ag/cc5VMy #Africa #foodsecurity #agchat @NEPAD_AU

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/burkina-faso-is-the-20th-country-to-sign-the-au-caadp-agreement-httpcot-agcc5vmy-africa-foodsecurity-agchat-nepad_au/feed/ 0 Low level of #agriculture exports from #Africa to #US is “disappointing” says 2 ag expert groups. http://cot.ag/9A2pTj @agritrade http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/low-level-of-agriculture-exports-from-africa-to-us-is-disappointing-says-2-ag-expert-groups-httpcot-ag9a2ptj-agritrade/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/low-level-of-agriculture-exports-from-africa-to-us-is-disappointing-says-2-ag-expert-groups-httpcot-ag9a2ptj-agritrade/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:44:41 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/low-level-of-agriculture-exports-from-africa-to-us-is-disappointing-says-2-ag-expert-groups-httpcot-ag9a2ptj-agritrade/ Low level of #agriculture exports from #Africa to #US is “disappointing” says 2 ag expert groups. http://cot.ag/9A2pTj @agritrade

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/low-level-of-agriculture-exports-from-africa-to-us-is-disappointing-says-2-ag-expert-groups-httpcot-ag9a2ptj-agritrade/feed/ 0 Sarala Gopalan IFAP describes the challenge of introducing new technology to traditional farm communities http://bit.ly/9J6zKR @worldfarmers http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/sarala-gopalan-ifap-describes-the-challenge-of-introducing-new-technology-to-traditional-farm-communities-httpbit-ly9j6zkr-worldfarmers/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/sarala-gopalan-ifap-describes-the-challenge-of-introducing-new-technology-to-traditional-farm-communities-httpbit-ly9j6zkr-worldfarmers/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:14:00 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/sarala-gopalan-ifap-describes-the-challenge-of-introducing-new-technology-to-traditional-farm-communities-httpbit-ly9j6zkr-worldfarmers/ Sarala Gopalan IFAP describes the challenge of introducing new technology to traditional farm communities http://bit.ly/9J6zKR @worldfarmers

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]]> http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/sarala-gopalan-ifap-describes-the-challenge-of-introducing-new-technology-to-traditional-farm-communities-httpbit-ly9j6zkr-worldfarmers/feed/ 0 #IFAD President: To feed a world population of 9 billion ‘we urgently need an ‘evergreen’ revolution’ #agchat @IFADnews http://bit.ly/cLIF3n http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ifad-president-to-feed-a-world-population-of-9-billion-%e2%80%98we-urgently-need-an-%e2%80%98evergreen%e2%80%99-revolution-agchat-ifadnews-httpbit-lyclif3n/ http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ifad-president-to-feed-a-world-population-of-9-billion-%e2%80%98we-urgently-need-an-%e2%80%98evergreen%e2%80%99-revolution-agchat-ifadnews-httpbit-lyclif3n/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:00:27 +0000 Editor http://www.farmingfirst.org/2010/07/ifad-president-to-feed-a-world-population-of-9-billion-%e2%80%98we-urgently-need-an-%e2%80%98evergreen%e2%80%99-revolution-agchat-ifadnews-httpbit-lyclif3n/ #IFAD President: To feed a world population of 9 billion ‘we urgently need an ‘evergreen’ revolution’ #agchat @IFADnews http://bit.ly/cLIF3n

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