As food prices escalate globally, a new study finds that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food insecurity and climate risks in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Agriculture
Mercy Corps to launch mobile banking for farmers
The global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps has launched a multi-country programme that will use mobile technologies to give farmers in the developing world a package of services to increase their harvests
Indonesia waives soybean import duty
The Indonesian government has decided to waive soybean import duty in view of the recent hike in price of the commodity
FAO Food Price Index falls again
The FAO Food Price Index fell for the third consecutive month in June 2012, dipping 1.8 per cent from May to its lowest level since September 2010
Sodrugestvo Group, Mitsui form strategic alliance
Japans Mitsui has become a 10 per cent shareholder in the Sodrugestvo Group. (Image source: Peter Pearson/Flickr)
A new agreement has made Japan’s Mitsui & Co a 10 per cent shareholder in Luxembourg-based Sodrugestvo Group More Articles …
