IFAD President pushes for more efforts in linking smallholder farmers to private sector
FarmFriday highlights this is very interesting newsbit from IFAD with its President Kanayo F. Nwanze pushing for more efforts to linking smallholder farmers to the private sector: “In Davos, I intend to show business leaders how linking smallholder farmers to the private sector is key to building the economy of developing countries. The private sector […]
The disaster that was the Copenhagen climate talks
For your weekend ruminations are two docs about the failed climate change talks. Oxfam Briefing Note 21 December 2009 Climate Shame: get back to the table -Initial analysis of the Copenhagen climate talks Copenhagen was a unique opportunity to turn the world’s course away from climate disaster, towards a safe future for all of us […]
Codex Alimentarius: A Briefing On The International Food Safety Body And Its Dynamics
A presentation by By Mr. Peter Sousa Hoejskov, Food Quality and Safety Officer, FAO Regional Office in Asia Pacific, during the 2nd LSFM RTW. Mr. Peter Hoejskov started his presentation with a discussion on the importance of food safety and standards. He cited that food safety and control systems provide: the basis for inspection, testing, […]
Food Safety And Product Quality Issues And Problems
Excerpts from the presentation by farmer partners during the 2nd LSFM RTW. Cambodia Mr. Noun, chicken producer from FNN, presented Cambodia’s experience in marketing dressed chicken. He related that chicken feed during the dry season are not sufficient. They also experience difficulty in transporting the product given the great distances of markets from the farms. […]
High Quality Products at Higher Prices: The Experience of TWADA
High Quality Products at Higher Prices: the Experience of TWADA which was presented by Dr. Wen Chi Hwang, General Secretary of the said organization during the 3rd LSFM RTW, explained about the experience of marketing based on product strength, quality, and competitive advantage. She narrated the history of TWADA as already having started with not […]
Agri-Marketing in Asia: Agri-business Perspectives
Agri-Marketing in Asia: Agri-business Perspectives presented by Mr. Senen Bacani, CEO, Ultrex Management & Investment Corporation (former Secretary, Department of Agriculture, GRP) during the First LSFM RTW. Mr. Bacani explained that while he was here to offer an agri-business perspective from the side of the private sector, he has also worked extensively with government, cooperatives […]
Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small Farmers
Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small Farmers was presented by Mr. Jing Pacturan, Executive Director Philippines Development Assistance Program during the 3rd LSFM RTW. He started the session with a competitive game which simulated the dynamics of market in the real world. Based on the experience of the game, he drew the participants’ insights about entrepreneurship, […]
Five key steps towards a food system that can address climate change and the food crisis
GRAIN has a nice article about enhancing the global food system and here’s an interesting excerpt – Five key steps towards a food system that can address climate change and the food crisis. Read the full article here though. HungerWednesday it is. 1. Move towards sustainable, integrated production methods The artificial separations and simplifications that […]
The great management consultancy swindle
Here’s an intriguing article in the brit newsie The Independent by Matthew Stewart, formerly a management consultant, about the “dark arts” of the management consultancy business. It was 1988, and I was just finishing a D.Phil at Oxford University on the topic of “Nietzsche and German Idealism”. The annual recruiting season had long since gone. […]
Keeping your fruit orchard bird free
What’s worse than schoolkids raiding your treasured fruit orchard? why, those pesky fruitbirds of course! FarmFriday shares this interesting research paper in the Japanese Journal of Farm Work Research entitled Protection of Citrus from Bird Damage by a Dog. The text is in japanese but the abstract is in english: Effectiveness of a dog (Canis […]
