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European Agribusiness in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

Posted on 29/04/2013 by

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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Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: A Practical Solution for the Global Development Agenda

Posted on 18/04/2013 by

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

Posted on 26/03/2013 by

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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Agriculture for Impact: changes to our team

Posted on 06/03/2013 by

Dear colleagues and friends, I wanted to let you know about some forthcoming changes to our team in the coming months. I will be going on maternity leave from 8th March 2013.  Agriculture for Impact will announce the name of the … Continue reading →

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Kevin Cleaver’s take on Sir Gordon Conway’s book: One billion hungry: can we feed the world?

Posted on 27/02/2013 by

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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Global Donor Platform Annual General Assembly Keynote speech (video)

Posted on 13/02/2013 by

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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Agriculture for Impact, un blog contre la faim à suivre

Posted on 08/02/2013 by

For our francophone readers, here is a recent post about Ag4Impact’s work which originally appeared in the French language blog ‘Innover contre la faim’. Agriculture for Impact est une initiative de réflexion et de plaidoyer coordonnée par le professeur Gordon Conway, … Continue reading →

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Food, Farmers and Markets: Towards Government Action for Smallholders in 2013

Posted on 30/01/2013 by

Gordon Conway and Liz Wilson write for the Huffington Post. Could 2013 be the year that governments take decisive and inclusive action to tackle global hunger? The more than 100 organisations who have announced their support for the ‘Enough Food … Continue reading →

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Getting GAFSP to reach the parts that other programmes do not reach

Posted on 30/01/2013 by

The World Café sessions of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development Annual General Assembly on 30th January were a unique opportunity to discuss some hot topics in the donor community. Yurie Tanimichi Hoberg from the World Bank led a … Continue reading →

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Can water harvesting technologies help to feed one billion hungry?

Posted on 23/01/2013 by

by Lisa Bunclark In ‘One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?’ Gordon Conway states that one of four routes to achieving a food secure world is through the use of appropriate innovative technologies. Water harvesting technologies (WHTs) offer the … Continue reading →

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