Enger: Partnerships to Develop African Agriculture
Date: 06.05.08
 Thorleif Enger, President of the IFA and CEO of Yara, proposed the establishment of agricultural corridors at the FAO Food and Climate Summit in Rome. (Photo: Kristen Sukalac) |
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Speaking at the FAO High-Level Conference on World Food Security in Rome, Thorleif Enger, President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) and CEO of Yara International, called for public-private partnerships to develop agricultural corridors enabling farmers in Africa and other developing countries to profit from markets.
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Date: 05.11.08
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Agriculture in general and Africa in particular were key topics at recent international high-level conferences in Japan, Italy and South Africa, respectively. An African green revolution is deemed necessary to create lasting food security for the continent, with more investments in agriculture needed.
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Date: 06.23.08
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African leaders meeting for the 25th FAO Regional Conference for Africa in Nairobi reiterated their support for the agriculture sector, calling for increased investments. Africa being hard hit by the food and fuel price hikes, also needs to look into water and land management as well as trade issues and knowledge exchange.
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Date: 05.27.08
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The African Green Revolution has turned out to be a controversial concept which is energetically debated in scientific spheres as well as in civil society. There are strong protagonists and equally strong antagonists, who fervently disagree about which course is best for African agriculture.
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Date: 06.30.08
The African Development Bank Group added to the international focus on the food crisis with its recent conference Revitalizing African Agriculture, sharing national experiences and reaffirming the need to seeks urgent solutions, stressing medium and long term action.
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Date: 06.30.08
The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) recent summit heard Egypts president Mubarak call for increasing farmland and the adoption of modern methods, and Senegals president Wade criticizing the organization becoming a talking shop wasting funds.
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Date: 06.30.08
"The center of debate on policies for African agriculture needs to shift from Washington to Africa; and African countries, policy makers and stakeholders must lead the way," said Akin Adesina, Vice President of AGRA at a recent convention addressing critical policy issues.
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Date: 06.30.08
Parallel to the recent FAO food security summit, civil society and other organizations at the Terra Preta meeting called for a Peoples State of Emergency, identifying the green revolution as a cause of the current crisis rather than a solution, rejecting its models.
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Date: 06.23.08
Mozambique has decided to increase its allocations for agriculture to 10 % of the total state budget, up from 4 % today, over the next three years, in order to increase production. This is part of the national green revolution strategy, calling for joint public and private efforts.
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Date: 06.23.08
Malawi has recorded bumper harvests since introducing its targeted subsidies program for fertilizers, small-scale farmers gaining substantial income increases. Now, expenditures and incomes are under pressure from record-high price levels on fertilizers
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Date: 06.23.08
The South African Omnia group has made investments into the research on jatropha agronomics in Zambia. The plant is considered valuable as a future source for biofuels, and the company wants to understand the nutrients requirements of jatropha
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Date: 06.23.08
The former chief of USAID, Andrew Natsios, says foreign assistance for Africa needs to be refocused on agricultural development. He claims that two US interest groups, environmentalists and farmers, have been effective in curtailing US assistance to African agriculture.
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