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Impact of a global temperature rise of 4C
22 07 2010 This website has been developed by the UK government as a result of the UN Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen (COP15). It presents a series of scenarios for the risks and results of a 4C climatic temperature rise worldwide, focussing on several key areas. From the agricultural perspective, climate change impacts on crops, water availability and forest fires are presented. Together with evidence of increased risks of cyclonic and drought conditions, this series of maps presents an uncomfortable picture for the future, and the site can be a useful starting point for studies on climatic variation.

Seed Biotechnology Center
02 07 2010 The Seed Biotechnology Center at the University of California, Davis works with the seed and plant biotechnology industries to develop and facilitate research on GM crops/seeds. The website outlines current activities and makes available a number of research publications, news and outreach material.

APSoil : Soil related information and tools
02 07 2010 Three research and training resources on soil water characteristics and soil management in agriculture are available from this site run by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. They include datasheets on Estimating Plant Available Water Capacity; Soil Matters, a manual comprising a set of modules that provide background information on, and describe the best practice in, soil monitoring; and APSoil, a database of soil water characteristics enabling estimation of Plant Available Water Capacity for individual soils and crops.

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FAO Newsroom

CFS appoints Experts’ Steering Committee
04 09 2010 The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has appointed 15 world-class experts to form the Steering Committee that will lead its new advisory body, the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE). The move is part of an ongoing reform of the international governance of food security and nutrition

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia awarded FAO's Agricola Medal
04 09 2010 King Abdullah Bin Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has been awarded FAO's Agricola Medal in recognition of his support for improving world food security as well as for his contribution to agricultural development in Saudi Arabia over the last decade.

Pakistan farmers need wheat seed fast
02 09 2010 September marks the start of the wheat planting season in Pakistan where floods covering land half the size of Italy have wiped out much of the country's household wheat seed stocks. FAO calls for donors to focus attentions on making sure those poor farmers in a position to plant wheat are given the means to do so, or millions will face hunger.

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All Africa / Food and Agriculture / Latest News


AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Kenya: Africa Delegates Meet in Nairobi Over Food Security
03 09 2010 Participants from seven countries meet in Nairobi on Monday and Tuesday to find ways of addressing food security in the region.

Sudan: Good Rains Improve Food Security
03 09 2010 Food security in many parts of Southern Sudan is set to improve after good rains, according to recent crop and precipitation assessments.

Mozambique: Maputo Largely Calm, But Riots Spread to Chimoio
03 09 2010 After two days of rioting over price rises, Maputo was mostly calm on Friday, but a few minor disturbances occurred in some outlying neighbourhoods.

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Environmental News Network / Agriculture

Mauritania plants trees to hold back desert
31 08 2010 Mauritania has launched a tree-planting program aimed at protecting its capital from the advancing desert and coastal erosion, a project that could eventually extend thousands of kilometers across Africa. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Saturday planted the first of some 2 million trees that are meant to form a "green belt" around the capital, Nouakchott, and curb erosion elsewhere in the desert nation that straddles black and Arab Africa.

From machete to machine in Brazil's cane fields
26 08 2010 For nearly five centuries, the classic image of sugar production in Brazil has been one of workers setting cane fields on fire and then descending on the crop with their machetes for harvest. No longer. More than half of the cane in Brazil's main sugar-producing area of Sao Paulo state was harvested using machines during the 2009/10 season, a historic first that portends greater efficiency in coming years. The shift is occurring so quickly that some producers face a four-month waiting list to get the right equipment.

Farmers oppose EPA's proposed dust regulation
24 08 2010 American farmers have been ridiculing a proposal by U.S. regulators to reduce the amount of dust floating in rural air. "If there's ever been rural America, that's what rural America is," said Nebraska hog farmer Danny Kluthe. "You know? It's dirt out here, and with dirt you've got dust." The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to tighten standards for the amount of harmful particles in the air, facing opposition from U.S. farming groups who call it an unrealistic attempt to regulate dust. The EPA is reviewing its air quality standards to comply with the Clean Air Act that prescribes reevaluation every five years. The agency's scientific panel proposes either retaining or halving the current standard for coarse particles, commonly containing dust, ash and chemical pollutants--particles 10 microns or smaller in diameter, about one-tenth of human hair.

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R4D / Agriculture


Up-to-date information on DFID’s current research portfolio

Second call of the DFID-ESRC Joint Scheme for Research on International Development
08 07 2010 DFID and the Economic and Social Research Council have announced the second call of the DFID-ESRC joint scheme for research on international development. (Phase 2).

Future Challenges and Opportunities: call for research proposals
08 07 2010 The DFID Research Strategy 2008 to 2013 recognised a key role for research was to help anticipate and respond to future trends and technology that will impact on the lives of poor people. To take this agenda forward DFID is now establishing two new research programmes, the Future of Aid and Beyond and New and Emerging Technologies.

Round II Systematic Reviews for International Development
08 07 2010 The call for a second round of systematic reviews commissioned by DFID will be made in July 2010

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The New Agriculturalist


An update on the latest news and developments in tropical agriculture for a global audience.

Successful interventions - supporting women in Liberia
03 09 2010 During Liberia's civil war, agricultural production dropped significantly. To revive rice fields and help farmers increase their food production, FAO are working to strengthen women's producer organisations and support their participation in decision-making processes. 03/09/10

Garden-in-a-sack for urban poor
03 09 2010 Thousands of landless poor in Nairobi's slum areas are supplementing their food and income by growing vegetables in sacks. Many are making compost from kitchen waste and bio-pesticides from locally growing plants, to boost their yields. 03/09/10

Training gender champions in Nepal
03 09 2010 Over the course of 15 years of linking rural women and professional women in partnership, the international organisation WOCAN developed a comprehensive training approach geared towards the development of new gender champions to mainstream gender analysis and planning within and beyond their respective organisations. 03/09/10

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ScienceDaily / Agriculture and Food / News


Agricultural research news. From fertilizers and organic farming to maximizing crops and hybridization

Production fish need a tranquil start to avoid malformation
30 04 2010 For production fish, a serene start to life raises their chances for normal development. This is the main conclusion of a major research project on malformations in cod and salmon. Scientist area working to expand the overall understanding of an issue of great concern within the aquaculture industry: malformation.

Elephants have word for 'bee-ware'
28 04 2010 For the first time elephants have been found to produce an alarm call associated with the threat of bees, and have been shown to retreat when a recording of the call is played even when there are no bees around.

Botany: Final piece in phytate jigsaw discovered
27 04 2010 Scientists have identified the final piece in the jigsaw of how phytate is produced in plants. The discovery has implications for agribusiness, the environment and human health.

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Eldis / Agriculture

The impact of climate changes on agriculture in sub-equatorial Africa
25 08 2010 This paper addresses the impact of climate changes on agriculture in sub-equatorial Africa. It states that future climate change in Africa may lead ...

Promoting Latin American agro-economics
24 08 2010 After the revival from the economic crisis of 2008-2009, the fundamental challenge facing Latin America and the Caribbean is how to consolidate the ...

The need to grow cash crops has a negative effect on deforestation
30 07 2010 Deforestation arising from conversion of forest areas into agriculture is a serious problem in Malawi. This paper discusses competition for agricultural ...

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IPS / Agriculture / News


Inter Press Service is a global news agency producing independent news and analysis of events affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations especially in the south

BRAZIL: Sugarcane's Electrical Potential Goes to Waste
03 09 2010 Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix.

/CORRECTED REPEAT*/AFRICA: Woman Researcher Tackles Aflatoxin Poisoning
03 09 2010 Despite a bumper harvest of maize just a few months ago, many residents in the eastern part of Kenya are facing hunger and starvation. While granaries in the region may be full, the grain cannot be freely sold, let alone eaten.

Revolution in African Agriculture Gathering Momentum
03 09 2010 As one major meeting on agriculture ends, another begins: farming is truly back on Africa's agenda.

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