Agro processing means transforming products originating from agriculture, forestry and even fisheries. It is a subset of manufacturing that...
07/12/2012
Contract farming – a set agreement between a farmer and a buyer – is a widely used approach for agricultural processing companies and...
30/11/2012
Cooperatives play a critical role in building value chains that links smallholders with higher-value agricultural products. They provide downstream...
15/10/2012
Malawi, located in southern Africa, is one of the countries in Africa which is highly dependent on fish as a source of animal protein. ...
12/09/2012
The long dry season and rocky terrain of northeastern Thailand make farming in Sakon Nakhon quite challenging, but that certainly does not stop...
11/09/2012
Great cooks in Cameroon have a secret ingredient: a fine, pale-brown paste made by grinding the roasted kernels of the forest tree species...
11/09/2012
Written by: : S. Kachelriess-Matthess, P. Keller, C.N. Orleans, B. Agbo, Y.A. Baro, S. Frankel, J. Shantz The African Cashew...
22/05/2012
Persistent drought... incessant rain... flash floods... hurricanes.... forest fires... hardly a day passes without a news item on how climate...
18/05/2012
Written by: Manjurul Karim and Michael Phillips-WorldFish Center Moshni is typical of many small villages in the vast coastal delta...
18/05/2012
Written by: Maryam Naseer Climate Sustainable Agriculture or eco-friendly environment is on priority of many countries while discussing...
18/05/2012
Written by:Temesgen Kassa and Zelalem Belayneh In Ethiopia, as in many parts of the World, large numbers of poor and food insecure...
20/04/2012
Written by: Nicholas Daniels, Kenya government relations analyst, One Acre Fund, and Stephanie Hanson, director of policy and outreach, One Acre...
20/04/2012
Written by: M. Kalim Qamar and Magdalena Blum Shazia Kausar, a young woman suffering from Hepatitis C and enjoying membership of Debsi...
20/04/2012
Written by: Kenneth Masuki, Jeremias Mowo and Rick Kamugisha The work by the African Highlands Initiative (AHI) in Rubaya sub-county,...
20/04/2012
Written by: John Preissing and Estibalitz Morras Dimas In Central America there are numerous examples of extension experiences from...
20/04/2012
Written by:Guy Faure, CIRAD, UMR Innovation, France; Ismail Moumouni, University of Parakou, Benin; Aurelle de Romemont, CIRAD, UMR Innovation...
20/04/2012
Written by:Erin Antcliffe-Engineers Without Borders Engineers Without Borders Canada and the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture...
20/04/2012
Written by: Dominique Hounkonnou, Suzanne Nederlof, Niels Röling and Arnold van Huis The international consensus was that...
20/04/2012
Written by: Ashraf Alhawamdeh, Director of Participatory Extension Unit/NCARE-Jordan IPM approaches in Jordan are not new, and have been...
20/04/2012
Written by: Abate Bekele (PhD), Kebebew Assefa (PhD) and Demeke Nigussie (M.Sc) In Ethiopia, small-scale farms are still viable...
20/04/2012