Participation and Fundraising Campaign Announced for Pilot Test of National Sustainable Agriculture Standard LEO-4000 August 14-2013 (Madison, WI, May 14, 2013) – Leonardo Academy announced the launch of a participation and fundraising campaign for the National Sustainable Agriculture Standard LEO-4000. The LEO-4000 standard has reached an important milestone. It is now entering the technical edit phase in order […]
Agro-Culture Field Day: Research-Based Proof Of Performance August 14-2013 In the world of plant fertility, the proof is always in the pudding, as witnessed on a recent tour of Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer’s 631-acre St. Johns, MI-based research farm. Initially launched in 1994 as a 30-acre research plot, St. Johns, MI-based manufacturer Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer’s (ACLF) […]
Evaluation of agronomic and economic benefits of using RTK-GPS-based auto-steer guidance systems for peanut digging operations August 13-2013 Increasing the peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) digger efficiency by accurate placement over the target rows could minimize damaged pods and yield losses. Producers have traditionally relied solely on tractor operator skills to harvest peanuts. However, as peanut production […]
Growth in rural Africa is possible through innovative financing August 12-2013 I believe we are about to energize the agricultural sector in Africa, creating sustainable and inclusive growth. However, we are not there yet. Last year, close to 100 investment commitments were made by private sector companies under the respective frameworks of the Grow Africa partnership and […]
Partnering for a New Vision for Agriculture August 12-2013 Food security for a country starts with the farmer, who produces the food. In South-East Asia, the majority of farming is undertaken by smallholder farmers – who often lack access to credit, training and markets for their produce. As a result, farmers productivity often falls short […]
Agriculture in a World Economy Harold M. Harris, Jr., Extension Agricultural Economist, Clemson University; Geoffrey A. Benson, Extension Economist, North Carolina State University August 12-2013 Agriculture in the United States is becoming increasingly trade oriented and trade sensitive. Agricultural trade issues are seen to be much more complex now compared to earlier days. Since the […]
What are Business Development Services (BDS) August 8-2013 What are Business Development Services (BDS)? Non-financial services which can improve the performance of an agribusiness enterprise, its access to markets and its ability to compete are called Business Development Services (BDS).
What is an Agribusiness Enterprise? August 8-2013 An agribusiness enterprise can be a firm, owned and operated by a single person (sole-proprietorship) or group of people (partnership), engaged in agri-related business like fruits & vegetable growers, processors, exporters, pulp extractors, juice manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, livestock farm owners, butcheries, slaughter houses, milk processors, milk-related items […]
Farmers Enterprise August 8-2013 Farmer enterprise group is one of the categories of Agribusiness Support Fund. ASF provides support in creating Agribusiness Enterprises by organizing small farmers in shape of farmer enterprise groups.
Agribusiness: market research reports August 8-2013 Agribusiness is a term that is used to describe the many businesses involved in the production of food, including seed supply, farming machinery, chemicals, distribution, marketing and sales. In the Agriculture industry, agribusiness refers to the range of activities involved in modern food production. The United Nations’ food and […]
Mobile Agriculture August 6-2013 Mobile Farmer SMS Service: mFarmer SMS will be a two-way service, where the sender disseminates Market prices, Weather Forecasts, Farm advisory, Crop Growth cycle, important news, to the farming & associated communities. In response a farmer can access to a data base by just sending a SMS to a specify help line […]
Production of High Value Crops Under Controlled Environment August 5-2013 The world market for food and other crops is expanding with the increase in global population. Therefore, dire need is to invest more for the purpose of food security. Pakistan is also one of the highly populated country in the world due to which its […]
How to Grow Sunflower August 3-2013 Sunflowers work well as a full season crop in rotation with corn, soybeans and/or sorghum. As a double crop after wheat, sunflowers are an equally good choice with soybeans for the southern half of Missouri, and are a very good choice for the northern part of the state. Regardless […]
COWS Where do cattle come from? Cattle were domesticated as long ago as the Neolithic age and have been kept as livestock ever since for their meat, milk and hides. Historically there was less distinction between dairy cattle and beef cattle, with the same breeds used for both milk and meat. However, in the developed […]
Compassion is against the cloning of animals for food. Compassion has been campaigning in the EU and in the UK against cloning for a number of years. August 3-2013 The aim of cloning farm animals is to produce replicas of the animals with the highest economic value, for example the fastest-growing pigs or the highest-yielding […]
Extinction for Pakistan’s animals species KARACHI – The Indus blind river dolphin is facing extinction it was learnt on Thursday. The rare dolphin is fading away owing to the negligence of the Sindh Wildlife Department and factors such as water pollution, poaching and habitat destruction. . Usage of insecticides and pesticides as well as other agricultural […]
Punjab govt to develop Rs 3 billion industrial city August 3-2013 LAHORE – The Punjab government plans to develop a new industrial city at a cost of Rs 3 billion along motorway during current fiscal year 2013-14. However, a site is yet to be identified, said official sources on Friday. The government was attaching high priority to […]
Govt to initiate production of renewable energy products August 3-2013 ISLAMABAD – The ministry of science and technology will soon initiate large-scale production and marketing of renewable energy and electronic products in the country and will ensure optimal utilisation of all available resources and promote cost effective indigenous products. In this regard, STEDEC Technology Commercialisation Corporation of […]
Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan August 3-2013 Lahore – Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan. Half of the population’s direct source of income is agriculture. Agriculture is facing a lot of problems nowadays, which is resulting in increase in poverty ratio every year. We have first investigated the complete lifecycle of farming and have tried to […]
RESEARCH GRANTS TO BOOST AGRO PROCESSING INDUSTRY August 1-2013 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which manages the Agro Processing Competitiveness Fund (APCF) on behalf of the Economic Development Department, is calling for expressions of interest for research grants. The APCF Research Grant, with a total investment of R12.5 million, was established to help boost competitiveness, growth,job creation and development […]
