New study highlights role of insects for food and feed consumption
ROME, Italy, May 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Forests, trees on farms and agroforestry are critical in the fight against hunger and should be better integrated into food security and land use policies, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today at the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition in Rome (13-15 May).
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Findings of a scientific study that says the global community is losing five per cent of global agricultural gross domestic production (GDP) owing to land degradation, was presented during the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference in Germany.
The USDA has expanded its affiliation with the WCF in a bid to boost cocoa production in developing countries and improve livelihoods for cocoa farmers.
The two organisations have signed a five year deal that will see 32 scientists and public and private sector professionals from cocoa-producing countries, such as the Ivory Coast and Ghana, enrol on two programmes to gain knowledge on cocoa growing.
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The Red Meat Industry Forum has announced its strategic support to prevent stock theft and would like to encourage the industry to play its part. Stock theft in South Africa is completely out of control and the impact threatens the sustainability of livestock production in most of the provinces.
DuPont and Rosetta Green have entered into a strategic research agreement to 
identify drought tolerance genes, in maize and soybeans.
Under the agreement, Rosetta Green will use proprietary technology and bioinformatics capabilities to identify microRNAs, and DuPont will test candidate genes in target crops.
Pioneer will have an exclusive commercial license for genes identified through this collaboration, which will improve drought tolerance in maize and soybeans for farmers. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Read more...
