A look at public–private partnerships for agricultural innovation
FarmFriday presents this report from ELDIS about the growing trend in public-private partnership in Latin America. Might provide us Asians some new perspective or approaches in agricultural development work. Abstract This report outlines how public-private partnerships (PPPs) constitute a new mode of operation in many fields of development, including the development of innovation in developing […]
Role of knowledge management and communication in value chains
For TechTusday, here’s a rather serious and insightful reading especially if your work focuses on market intermediation. Lots of ideas to bounce around. Abstract This paper emphasizes the role of knowledge management and communication in value chains from the perspective of resource-poor producers in Latin America. Based on value chain literature, social network theories and […]
Philippines' Rice sufficiency officers undergo re-tooling workshop
HungerWednesday brings this interesting tidbit- Philippines actually have “Rice Sufficiency Officers”. Pretty interesting right? and they’re undergoing a retooling workshop. They must need this as they have a kinda daunting task ahead of them — ensuring a rice-sufficient Philippines by 2013. Close to 100 rice sufficiency officers (RSOs) and PhilRice officials nationwide gathered for the […]
Visit DigitalGreen!
TechTuesday showcases an interesting Indian website – DigitalGreen– that seeks to disseminate targeted agricultural information to small and marginal farmers in India through digital video. The Digital Green system sustains relevancy in a community by developing a framework for participatory learning. The system includes a digital video database, which is produced by farmers and experts.
Here comes the miniature cows
HungerWednesday brings this rather bewildering agri trend in the US -farmers switching to miniature cows as ontesibly they are cheaper to raise than the fullsize ones. The mini cows are cute alright and they might be cheaper to maintain, but couldnt the farmers keep fewer full size cows instead? Also how can anybody slaughter cows […]
Producing more while spending less
From Philrice comes this interesting story… His is the story of the proverbial “turning setbacks into opportunities”. For half of his life, a man as blessed as Hermie Saclayan, 64, of San Mateo, Isabela is now literally reaping the fruits of the sweat of his brows. During his early years in rice farming, Saclayan learned […]
Nitrogen Fixing Tree Start-up Guide
For FarmFriday we have this comprehensive 12-page guide from Agroforestry.net. This introduces nitrogen fixing trees and their products and uses in tropical agroforestry. Extensive charts for species selection are included. Download the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Start-up Guide here… Visit www.agroforestry.net for more info and agroforestry publications
PhilRice harvesting machines
From the inventive guys over at PhilRice comes this harvesting machines. Harvesting has the highest labor requirement, needing about 16 man-days/ha, in rice farming operations. The Rice Engineering and Mechanization Center (REMCenter) of PhilRice designs harvesting machines that help farmers save on labor cost, increase productivity, and lessen the difficulty of farm operations. “We design […]
IFAD InnoWat: Water retention and harvesting
Its summertime in most of southeast Asia these time around and water worries are becoming once again topics of discussions. Here’s an interesting read from IFAD about one their water projects. Water retention and harvesting Context An estimated 40 per cent of the world population lives in arid and semi-arid areas. Rainfall is limited and […]
Dr. Wen-Chi Huang presents Taiwan country paper on Agro-tourism workshop
Dr. Wen-Chi Huang, TaiwanDHRRA President together with Ms. Li-Lan Liao presented the Taiwan Country paper on Agro-tourism Development for Creation of Rural Jobs and Diversified Income in Taiwan during the Workshop on Agro-tourism Development for Creation of Rural Jobs and Diversified Income held on 4-8 Nov 2008 in Bandung, Indonesia. The workshop was organized by […]
