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Enabling the Business of Agriculture using data collection and analysis. World Bank Group 2016 Report

25/05/2016

This  report presents the main results based on data collected on several relevant indicators that can help governments and policy makers to compare their country’s laws and regulations with those of others, and to make informed decisions about the enabling environment for agribusiness activity in their countries.“Forward-thinking companies ...

Open Harvest 2016 : Release of the Chania declaration

24/05/2016

Open Harvest 2016 was held on the 18th to the 21st of May 2016 in the City of Chania, Greece. This blog provides a summary of this event. The major aim of this first meeting was to reach an agreement, define the process, and specifying the different components of a 10 year roadmap ...

Implementing Climate-Smart Agriculture with CSA 101 online Guide

23/05/2016

Climate-Smart Agriculture 101 gateway will help you get started to plan your food productivity, to support equitable increases in your farm incomes, food security and development, and guide you right through to implementation on the ground, connecting you with all the resources you need to dig deeper.“There are still about 800 ...

AGRIPROCITY: Helping farmers engage directly in global agri-food trade

20/05/2016

Who Needs a Grain Company? Agriprocity Connects Farmers, Buyers and Strategic Partners directly! Agriprocity builds and maintains direct agri-food value chains between farmers and internationally based food processors. Agriprocity allows its partners to trade agricultural crops without intervention from global agri-commodity pricing mechanisms! Agriprocity’s contracts are long-term, transparent, and ...

Impact of Open Access

18/05/2016

Evidence of the impact of Open Access on the academy, economy and society: a look back to the way forward. Read a review of a new article published on F1000Research! Open Access has become a global issue for all involved in scholarly publishing and remains only one of the ...