IFC-HBL collaboration for farming loans KARACHI: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Habib Bank Limited to help the company increase lending to farmers, boosting agricultural productivity and spurring economic growth, a press release issued on Monday said. IFC will advise HBL as it rolls out […]
Improve The Production In AGRICULTURE Pertinent to Agriculture Sector Development we all know that enabling environment is a prerequisite for boosting productivity, for which FINCON has mediated through one of its division AGRICON. Globally, the relative significance of farming has dropped steadily since the beginning of industrialization, and in 2003 – for the first time in history […]
ENHANCED EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY permanent administrative arm of government and comprises permanent and pensionable officials employed in civil capacity working in government ministries, departments, and agencies. Public service also includes the military, police, teachers, health workers, local government workers, and public enterprises. Civil service advises on, develops, and implements government policies and programs and […]
ODW Agricultural and Economic Development Fund The ODW Agricultural and Economic Development Fund is an issue-specific fund designed to empower communities with the resources needed to increase and stabilize food and economic security, which can consequently and directly improve health and education. Of the nearly one billion people living in chronic hunger worldwide, 800 million […]
Categorical Propositions Now that we’ve taken notice of many of the difficulties that can be caused by sloppy use of ordinary language in argumentation, we’re ready to begin the more precise study of deductive reasoning. Here we’ll achieve the greater precision by eliminating ambiguous words and phrases from ordinary language and carefully defining those that remain. […]
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development INTRODUCTION 14.1. By the year 2025, 83 per cent of the expected global population of 8.5 billion will be living in developing countries. Yet the capacity of available resources and technologies to satisfy the demands of this growing population for food and other agricultural commodities remains uncertain. Agriculture […]
Promoting Productive Uses of Electricity in Rural Areas of Peru: Experiences and Lessons Learned This rural energy project, which included a pilot program to promote productive uses of electricity, supported over 4,970 families and micro-enterprises to adopt electricity to process cereals, coffee, cocoa, baked goods, meat products, milk, wood and metal products and handicrafts, and […]
Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries – Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda – through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of […]
Innovation for Agribusiness (INOVAGRO) Private Sector-Led Rural Growth in Northern Mozambique Formal commercial actors are needed to sustain and expand agricultural value chains. Poor farmers, either individually or within groups, cannot effectively penetrate international and formal markets without the formal intermediaries involved in quality management, bulking, and export. Under the right conditions, these formal commercial […]
Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013 New Zealand’s agritech sector is a $3 billion industry, generating export sales in excess of $700 million a year. Top players in the sector are gathering in Hamilton on the night before Fieldays for a mini-symposium on agribusiness and innovation. It’s a Universities New Zealand event, hosted by the University […]
Weaknesses in Agribusiness Curricula in Sub Saharan Universities: Demand for Change. The increasing complexity and dynamic nature of agribusiness in Africa demands equally flexible responses in agribusiness teaching and learning. The use and conservation of natural resources has consequences not just for agriculture but for the social and economic welfare of humanity as a whole. […]
Agribusiness and Commodity Risk Summary: This edited collection discusses risk management in world agricultural markets. The emphasis is on the use of exchange-traded and OTC derivatives to manage price risk. Two specifically useful chapters are on collateral management and the development of warehouse receipt systems in developing countries. Chapters on the credit risk of OTC […]
The ecosystem approach to fisheries management Aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, lakes and inland seas, flood plains, coastal lagoons and estuaries, coastal shelves and open oceans cover a very large part of the earth’s surface and, among other amenities, goods and services, sustain the production of fisheries and aquaculture. They yield about 120 million tonnes of […]
Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique? Tout d’abord, je souhaite vous remercier pour votre présence à ce premier séminaire spécialisé sur les opportunités et les défis, en Afrique, pour les investissements privés agroalimentaires européens. Ce séminaire arrive à un moment important pour la relation UE/Afrique dans le domaine agroalimentaire. Depuis les années 1980, […]
Preparing Financial Statements – Basic Concepts The Income Statement (Also called the “Profit and Loss” Statement) The income statement shows the financial results of operations for a period of time. Think of it as a “diary” of what transpired for, say, a 12-month period (e.g., “For the Year Ended 2005”). From the income statement, one can […]
Food Security & Agriculture OIC International’s Food Security & Agriculture programs aim to make measurable and sustainable improvements in farming production and resource utilization through instruction and skills improvement in growing, processing and marketing practices. We provide direct technical assistance to farmers through field extension agents, who live and work in communities to promote changes […]
Soil management for food security THE cultivated area is decreasing due to salinity/sodicity, water-logging, erosion and urbanization of agriculture land due to population growth. The decrease in cultivated area seems to widen the already existing gap between the food production and requirements. Agriculture productivity is based on soil’s potential to support crops on sustainable basis […]
In search of the perfect grain Increasing the yield potential of rice has always been the priority in working to increase food security. But, in the race to feed the world, grain quality, is sometimes forgotten. Developing rice varieties without considering grain quality can leave farmers with a low-value product and consumers with rice they […]
Bear market tightens its grip on rice In the past 18 months, global rice prices have been moving in a tight range. For example, the Oryza white rice index (WRI) has fluctuated between US$475 and $500 since January 2012. However, in the past few weeks, prices have weakened on the back of surplus rice in […]
Largest-ever philanthropic investment into budding rice Anabole Steroide und Generika Viagra ist ein Kraut, das in den subtropischen Regionen Ost- und Westasiens, Südeuropas und Afrikas wächst. Es wird in der traditionellen Medizin bei Brustschmerzen, Herzproblemen, Schwindel, Haut- und Augenerkrankungen, zum Ausstoßen von Nierensteinen und verwendet umfang der manuia tabletten crossfit als Diuretikum und Tonikum. Anabole […]