Communicating Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa: What Role for Radio?

Communicating Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa: What Role for Radio?

G20 Mexico 2012 launched an innovative Fund to Boost Food Security and Farmer Livelihoods

FARA Secretariat: AgResults addresses global challenges in food security and agriculture by generating market-oriented solutions. The initiative aims to achieve significant improvements in the wellbeing of the poor and vulnerable in developing countries with a fund of up to $100 million, to be administered by the World Bank. The governments of Australia, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are supporting this effort.

WTO to lower entry bar for poorest countries

tralac: The World Trade Organization has agreed new membership standards for the weakest economies, lowering the bar for countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Sudan to join the global trading club, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

De Graaf worried by farmers' take-up of insurance

Mmegi: "De Graaf said his ministry would continue to educate farmers about the importance of insurance and get them to understand that farmers who took out insurance for their livestock were considered commercial. He said the ministry was encouraging all farmers to consider agricultural businesses as commercial and to improve their productivity and ensure its sustainability. The scheme, which is run by Botswana Insurance Company, currently covers cattle, goats and sheep and is on course to cover crops. A farmer can select the animals he wishes to insure if he or she does not want to insure his entire herd.
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