Funds seek assurances on land ownership By SLINDILE KHANYILE THE AGRICULTURAL sector in Africa has caught the eyes of wealthy global investors. There are about 45 new private equity funds that are planning to invest an estimated $2 billion (R14.7bn) in the sector across the continent, in the next three to five years. This [...]
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African farms lure overseas investment
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brazil has revolutionised its own farms. Can it do the same for others?
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, investment, No Till Farming, Sustainable on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The miracle of the cerrado IN A remote corner of Bahia state, in north-eastern Brazil, a vast new farm is springing out of the dry bush. Thirty years ago eucalyptus and pine were planted in this part of the cerrado (Brazil’s savannah). Native shrubs later reclaimed some of it. Now every field tells the story [...]
Adapting agriculture to mitigate climate change
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, August 23, 2010 From droughts in Mexico to floods in Pakistan and deadly heat in the US, extreme weather events are increasing due to global warming. Experts have stated concern that these could lead to instability in global agriculture markets and even conflicts over food, similar to those seen in 2007 and 2008. In [...]
UN launches decade-long drive to combat desertification
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, soil, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, investment, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
16 August 2010 – The United Nations today unveiled a decade-long push to raise awareness and mobilize action to fight desertification, which threatens the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people in 100 countries. Desertification is defined as the degradation of drylands, which comprise more than 40 per cent of the world’s land surface [...]
What is the importance of agriculture?
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The idea of ‘food security’ is basically important, and for that cause, agriculture is important. The task of nourishing its people has been possibly the main concern of its rulers throughout history. As such, agriculture is measured to be the very basis of political and social steadiness of a nation since times immemorial. Agriculture is [...]
Benefits of the Vesco”Terra-Glide” Technology
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, Sustainable on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Terra-Glide Technology systems have evolved from concept to reality, now looking to deliver measurable financial and ecological benefits to the world of agriculture – a world that has been thrust into an era where true conservation of the world’s farmlands using sustainable agriculture methods is no longer an option, but a necessity. Terra-Glide is a revolutionary no-tillage [...]
Agriculture stocks ripe for harvest
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
David Pett, Financial Post · Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 Investors looking to shake off the ill effects of a slowing economic recovery flocked into agricultural stocks Tuesday after BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest miner, made a US$3.9-billion pitch for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. The rally highlighted improving prospects for fertilizer and grain companies poised [...]
Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion on August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
MADISON, WI, August 9th, 2010 – Greenhouse gas markets, where invisible gases are traded, must seem like black boxes to most people. Farmers can make money on these markets, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange, by installing methane capture technologies in animal-based systems, no-till farming, establishing grasslands, and planting trees. Farmers, students, extension educators, offset [...]
Land Degradation
Posted in Agriculture, soil, tagged Agriculture, investment, No Till Farming, soil erosion on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
by Mark Sircus Picture from the National Archives, taken during the “Dust Bowl” in the 1930’s The world’s croplands are in decline due to the pressure of human activities. The figure shows the regional and global trends in the total available area of the world’s croplands. The loss of arable land has been caused by a number [...]
Finance Ministers Announce $880 Million for Global Food Security
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
22 April 2010 Washington — Finance ministers from the United States, Canada, Spain and South Korea and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $880 million for a new food security fund to tackle world hunger and poverty. “As we work to build a stronger, more stable and balanced global economy, we must renew our [...]
