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Globalization of Food and Agriculture and the Poor

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: The economic impact of globalization, particularly on poverty, and the changes in agri-food markets … more »

Tags: Semi-arid agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Agriculture

Budgets to ease food crisis

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: EAST AFRICA, 13 June 2008 (IRIN) - Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, in their budget proposals for the 200 … more »

Tags: Sustainable Development, Food crisis, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, East Africa, Budget

Mobile phones and rural business

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: Some farmers are liaising with buyers who drive from Kenya. Before, they may have waited days for th … more »

Tags: Access to technology, Farmers, ict, phones, rural business, Uganda

Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: Background: Unacceptably Slow Progress against Hunger and Malnutrition Food security has deteriorate … more »

Tags: Access to technology, climate change, Food crisis, Plant genetic resources, Semi-arid agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Bioenergy, Hunger

Africa: Fighting Poverty, Village by Village

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: Standing in the midst of a freshly planted maize field, Bright Osei Kwaku recalls that last year he … more »

Tags: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Africa, Fighting Poverty, Millennium villages

What ICRISAT Thinks about Rising Food Prices1 comment

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: Battling Rising Food Prices with Productivity-Boosting Science So should we just wait and weather th … more »

Tags: Semi-arid agriculture, Access to technology, climate change, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Food crisis, food prices, ICRISAT, explanation

Kenya: Coffee Set to Fetch Higher Prices After Branding Deal

Maryanne wrote 1 month ago: Coffee from Kenya will now attract higher prices following the signing of regulations governing the … more »

Tags: Sustainable Agriculture, Kenya, Coffee, Branding, ica

The contribution of genetic engineering to the fight against hunger in developing countries1 comment

Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: The foreseen future of food shortages and genetic engineering This article explaining how and why th … more »

Tags: Semi-arid agriculture, Plant genetic resources, Access to technology, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic engineering, Food Security, Developing Countries, food scarcity

Africa: IMF Works With Vulnerable States On Food Price Policies

Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: The IMF is working with vulnerable member countries to assess the fiscal, balance-of-payments, and i … more »

Tags: Sustainable Development, Africa, food prices, IMF, Support, Haiti

Millet - more than just a food item

Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: For small-scale farmers In the Sahel zone, millet and sorghum are virtually sacred basic foodstuffs. … more »

Tags: Plant genetic resources, Access to technology, Sustainable Development, SFSA, Mali, Sahel, millet, Research, cinzana

Development goals 'falling short'

Maryanne wrote 2 months ago: The World Bank has warned that developing countries are unlikely to reach their targets for improvin … more »

Tags: Sustainable Development, World Bank, development, Goals, 2015

World Malaria Day - SFSA1 comment

Maryanne wrote 3 months ago: The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture says, “improved livelihood of smallholder … more »

Tags: Sustainable Development, Farmers, Livelihood, SFSA, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, World Malaria Day

International Commission Calls for ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Agriculture1 comment

Maryanne wrote 3 months ago: A commission of international agriculture experts unveiled a series of reports on Wednesday calling … more »

Tags: Semi-arid agriculture, Plant genetic resources, Access to technology, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, paradigm shift, IAASTD

The Impacts of IFPRI’s Global Research Program on the Sustainable Development of Less-Favored Areas

Maryanne wrote 4 months ago: IFPRI’s Global Research Program on the Sustainable Development of Less-Favored Areas was initiated … more »

Tags: IFPRI, Sustainable Development, Research, less favored areas, impacts

IFAD-What meets the eye: Images of rural poverty

Maryanne wrote 4 months ago: This unique volume illustrates that poverty isn’t always what meets the eye. For in each photograp … more »

Tags: poverty, Images, IFAD

Developing Countries: A Strategy for Macroeconomic Stability

Maryanne wrote 4 months ago: With financial markets being in a state of turmoil, developing countries—often vulnerable to shoc … more »

Tags: World Bank, Macroeconomic Stability, Strategy, Financial Markets

Developing Technology and Innovation in Africa: Focus on Agriculture and Food Industry4 comments

Maryanne wrote 4 months ago: The Forum will be a 3-day event, similar in format to the Irish workshop on “Innovation in the Afr … more »

Tags: Access to technology, Agriculture, Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, technology, Innovation, forum

International Symposium 20081 comment

Maryanne wrote 4 months ago: “Underutilized plants for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development” Arusha, T … more »

Tags: Plant genetic resources, Nutrition, Income, Sustainable Development, Symposium, underutilized plants, Arusha

What Would it Take to Foster Sustainable Access to Microfinance in Rural Areas

Maryanne wrote 5 months ago: The issue of interventions with the objective of building sustainable access to microfinance in rura … more »

Tags: Microfinance, Rural Areas, SFD, SFSA, sustainable access, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture