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- European Agribusiness in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
- Launch of the 2013 Montpellier Panel report – Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African Agriculture
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: A Practical Solution for the Global Development Agenda
- A Growing Opportunity: Measuring Investments in African Agriculture
- Making links from small farms to markets in Africa: lessons from villages and supply chains
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European Agribusiness in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Earlier this month, Agriculture for Impact participated in a one-day workshop, hosted by the European Commission in Brussels, focusing on the opportunities and challenges for European agribusiness in Africa. As the workshop revealed, many opportunities exist to form win-win relationships … Continue reading
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Launch of the 2013 Montpellier Panel report – Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African Agriculture
On the 18th April, the Montpellier Panel launched a new report, outlining their solution to tackling hunger and resource scarcities in Africa, Sustainable Intensification. At a seminar hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development … Continue reading
Posted in africa, agriculture, climate change, science and technology, smallholder, sustainable intensification, the Montpellier Panel
Tagged Africa, agriculture, APPG, CGIAR, climate change, ecology, European Union, FANRPAN, farming, food, GM, hunger, IIED, intensification, Montpellier Panel, science, sustainability, sustainable intensification, technology
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Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: A Practical Solution for the Global Development Agenda
Gordon Conway writes for the Huffington Post. Hunger, malnutrition, poverty, climate change, environmental degradation – addressing these injustices is at the forefront of political meetings the world over. Yet these problems persist as global leaders strive to find efficient and … Continue reading
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A Growing Opportunity: Measuring Investments in African Agriculture
A brand new report by the ONE Campaign which launches today reveals that despite agriculture’s significant contribution to the economy of most African countries, investment in infrastructure, technology, and market development for the sector remains very low. 19 African governments’ … Continue reading
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Making links from small farms to markets in Africa: lessons from villages and supply chains
On Monday 25th February, Gordon Conway and Steve Wiggins – along with other guests and panellists – took part in a seminar at the Overseas Development Institute to explore the progress made on our joint Leaping & Learning project. Smallholders dominate … Continue reading
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International Women’s Day 2013
Today is the 102nd International Women’s Day. Annually on 8th March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. Since its establishment it has been growing in recognition and is now a public holiday … Continue reading
Posted in africa, agriculture, farmer, Gates Foundation, Huffington Post, Sustainable agriculture, women in agriculture
Tagged agriculture, APPG, BMGF, FAO, farming, gender, IFAD, ILDO, international women's day, Montpellier Panel, Nature, WFP, women
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Kevin Cleaver’s take on Sir Gordon Conway’s book: One billion hungry: can we feed the world?
By Kevin Cleaver, IFAD Associate Vice-President Programmes – Originally posted on the IFAD website Gordon Conway is coming to Rome to launch his book entitled ONE BILLION HUNGRY; CAN WE FEED THE WORLD? (Cornell University, 2012). It’s a good book, … Continue reading
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Open Call to Innovators: Apply to present at G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture
Originally posted by Catherine Woteki and Nick Sinai on February 15, 2013 at 03:38 PM EST on the White House blog In an exciting opportunity, the G-8 is inviting innovators to apply to present ideas that demonstrate how open data can be … Continue reading
Food Scarcity and Abundance – Professor Louise Fresco (video)
Louise Fresco, Professor at the University of Amsterdam and member of the Montpellier Panel, gave a keynote speech ‘Food, scarcity and abundance’ at the 200th Commemorative Meeting of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry on 28 January 2013. … Continue reading
Global Donor Platform Annual General Assembly Keynote speech (video)
On 31st January, Ag4Impact’s Sir Gordon Conway gave a keynote speech during the Global Donor Platform Annual General Assembly in the Hague. Gordon relayed his vast experiences in global food systems and what challenges they face and uses examples from … Continue reading
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