Agricultural cooperatives are designed to support member farmers to increase both their productivity and their income. However, the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) identified several systemic bottlenecks that have reduced the effectiveness of cooperatives in Ethiopia. A key area in need of improvement is the auditing functions of cooperatives throughout the country in terms of… [Continue Reading]
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India’s Rice Production Down in Wake of Drought
Despite an uptick in rainfall earlier this month, India’s rice production is suffering in the wake of a dryer-than-usual monsoon season (also known as kharif), said PK Joshi, the director of IFPRI’s South Asia office told Bloomberg today. Last year, he said, farmers produced 91.5 million metric tons; this year, they produced 5-7 million tons… [Continue Reading]
Global Food Crisis in Wake of Drought Could Hit Soon, Fan Says
IFPRI’s Director General Shenggen Fan said in an interview with Bloomberg this week that a global food crisis could hit “soon” unless governments take action, including ending the production of ethanol, a corn-based biofuel. “The major problem is policy,” Fan said. “Biofuel production has to be stopped. That actually pushed global food prices higher and… [Continue Reading]
IFPRI Research on Drought
Drought--especially as it relates to food prices--is grabbing headlines this summer, but IFPRI researchers have studied the diverse impacts of these extended dry spells on economies and people around the world for decades. Their studies—often focused on (but not limited to) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa—show that drought leads to everything from migration and imperiled occupations… [Continue Reading]
The ATA seeks new ways to improve audit services for Ethiopia’s agricultural cooperatives
May 21, 2013 By
Source: Afrique de L’Ouest et du Centre
Le soutien à la croissance régionale et la sécurité alimentaire au coeur de la journée de reflexion organisée par l’IFPRI la FASEG et l’ISRA
May 21, 2013 By
L’IFPRI, la FASEG et l’ISRA se sont concertés sur la question de la transformation économique en Afrique de l'Ouest ce Mercredi 15 mai 2013 au King Fahd Palace de Dakar à l'occasion d'une journée de réflexions sur le thème: " Transformation-économique en Afrique de l'Ouest: implications pour la sécurité alimentaire et la réduction de la… [Continue Reading]
Source: GSSP Notes
Ghana Agricultural News Digest – May 20
May 20, 2013 By
Agricultural Issues Afram Plains Farmers Quadruple Food Production Barring any unforseen developments, the Afram Plains will soon give full meaning to its accolade of Ghana's major food basket. A tour of the two farming districts of Kwahu Afram Plains North and Kwahu Afrarm Plains South depicted that farmers there are now able to cultivate four… [Continue Reading]
