GUEST COLUMN By Jamie Morrison, Senior Advisor for GAIN, and Lawrence Haddad, GAIN Executive Director As countries grapple with the challenge of advancing their national food systems transformation pathways, agriculture ministries, which are often tasked with meeting this challenge, are increasingly asking how food systems transformation differs from the process of agricultural transformation that they ...

Gold Standard has announced that the Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) has become the first fund ever to achieve Design Certification under the world-leading standard Gold Standard for the Global Goals. This certification provides independent verification of the impact of investments, effectively guarding against greenwashing. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 20/07/2023 – Amidst growing concern that ‘sustainable finance’ ...

The groundbreaking methodology will help beef producers better understand the impact of feed supplements, enabling projects to measure and quantify the reduction of methane emissions. MINNEAPOLIS (July 20, 2023) — Beef producers are leading the way toward the future of sustainable agriculture and hold the ability to mitigate methane emissions that address climate change. To ...

Dimple Tube technology – developed and patented by Bosch Projects – is set to transform the productivity of shell and tube heat exchangers. Benefits of new Dimple Tube technology – developed by Bosch Projects to enhanceproduction capacity of vacuum pans –can be seen in recent installations at sugar mills in KwaZulu-Natal. The Bosch Projects research ...

”Lower fruit exports may lead to prices dropping in local South African market According to FNB Agri-Business senior economist Paul Makube, lower fruit export volumes may lead to surpluses being diverted to the local market. Apart from port problems in South Africa, the citrus fruit sector has warned that new EU regulations mean that some ...

Njombe and Ruvuma regions Yara Tanzania Agronomist Mr Frank Kikwa (Left) explains Irish potatoes growing techniques to farmers and students of Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) during a farmers field demonstration event organised by Yara in partnership with the university. PHOTO | HAWA MATHIAS Mbeya. Crop nutrition company, Yara Tanzania and Mbeya University ...

Agriculture has been an essential aspect of human civilisation for thousands of years, profoundly influencing societies, economies, and cultures. The Neolithic Revolution, which took place around 10,000 BCE, was a monumental shift from hunting and gathering to establishing stable farming communities, marking the beginning of agricultural history. Agricultural techniques have undergone significant advancements throughout history, ...

Following extensive consultation, Gold Standard have today, 6 July 2023, released a new methodology which will reduce methane emission from rice cultivation. Interviews available with Gold Standard GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 06/07/2023 – Globally, around 8% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are produced by growing rice. If rice production was a country, emissions associated with it ...

Nigeria farming. Photo by Michael Stulman/CRS THE local agricultural industry continues to underperform in spite of the significant level of credit interventions in the sector by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and state-owned development programmes. Insecurity plaguing the continent’s biggest economy is largely blamed for the recession. Despite the sector’s importance to the government’s ...

In recent years, the world has witnessed a growing demand for sustainable energy solutions, with solar power emerging as a leading contender in the race to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Simultaneously, the need for efficient agricultural practices has become increasingly apparent, as the global population continues to rise, and the availability of arable ...