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June 14, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
NAIROBI, KENYA – In Africa, demand for the cassava plant has grown significantly over the years. The continent produces 60 percent of the crop in the world. But the crop is drastically declining in East and Central Africa due to diseases that reduce production.
More than 160 million people in east, central and southern Africa depend on cassava as a stable food and a source of income.
Production of the crop has significantly dropped due to the cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak diseases.
According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], the brown streak disease is worse since it affects the root of the crop. These two diseases are creating havoc in Africas agricultural lands.
Improvements necessary
The acting head of the FAO in eastern and central Africa, Luca Alinovi, said the agency has invested to improve the situation in the African fields, but it is not getting better.
Doing right or wrong on cassava has a huge impact on the food security of the people in this region, has such a relevance in our daily lives that we tend to forget it because it appeared in a kind of technical discussion. And I want to bring to your attention that, although it is a technical issue it requires knowledge and requires research, said Alinovi.
The head of the European Union Rural Development and Agriculture program in Kenya, Dominique Davoux, said that over the years the cassava diseases have evolved, and there is need to invest in research to fight the diseases.
We supported the cassava initially, there has been [a] stop in the support, the research slugged [lagged] behind, and the disease reinvented itself [and] propagated again. We have to re-address the issue, said Davoux.
The FAO says a minimum of $100 million is needed to support clean farm production, disease surveillance and research, and market and micro-finance development across the cassava production chain.
Experts warn failure to do so means the cassava disease likely will reach Nigeria, the biggest producer of cassava in Africa.
June 14, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Cambodia is, at present, listed as one of the 50 most underdeveloped countries. In recent years, unique attention has been given to emigrants sending money to Cambodia. In less than a decade, sending currency overseas to Cambodia has more than tripled. In 2007, The World Bank estimated $322 million in payments.
Because of the rapid growth of such payments, remittances now account for more than 4.1 % of national gross domestic product (GDP). As it stands, the top ten destinations to transfer money to include: Canada and the United States, as well as France, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, Japan and Lao PDR. Other popular destinations include neighboring Asian countries: Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea.
Though a tremendous amount of money is being transferred, interestingly, most of the money is sent to rural destinations. Economically speaking, the unemployment rate is low compared to other developing countries, at 2.5% of similar ilk. However, the poverty level in 2004 published reports was estimated at 66%, before dropping to 35% in 2007.
A contributing factor to this economic change may indirectly have to do with increased funds and money transfer. Though the decrease is apparent, the poverty level still remains somewhat staggering with over 75% of the labor workforce doing traditionally low paying jobs like agriculture and farming.
The unemployment rate in Cambodia is 2.5%. This is relatively low compared to most developing countries. Even with a high employment rate, the poverty level dropped from 66% in 2004 to 35% in 2007. This may be due to most of the nation working in the agricultural industry which traditionally pays very low wages. The main sources of income are tourism and manufacturing. Cambodia’s garment industry has risen 10% last year.
The money is sent mostly to rural areas for daily living expenses it seems, averaging at approximately $200-$300 per month. Most families are struggling just to get by, and only a minimal amount is used towards luxuries like education and investment.
It is supposed now that with lower transfer costs and increased formal transfer service usage the total payments could considerably increase. Traditionally, in the past, international bank transfer has been the foremost used method. The expenditure(s) are estimated at around 10-30% of the money transfer desired. The surge of web-based online remittance services have competitively driven down the cost of sending money to Cambodia, in fact.
To facilitate online transfers, the sender can easily sign up via any transfer companys website. The online rechargeable ATM/debit card is sent to the receivers home via FedEx, in most cases. There are brand new ATM locations set up every day through which people can transfer money to Cambodia on a regular and continual basis. The town of Phnom Penh alone has over 160 machines.
The process is simple when wanting to enroll: Call either the companys toll-free telephone number or via the internet, both of which are accessible 24 hours a day. The rechargeable debit card is also sent via rapid mail service and can be refilled as needed. In addition to this, all transactions viewed online, just like a bank account allows.
Online renewable debit cards have driven down the amount it costs to send money to Cambodia. Convenience, security makes them the preferred choice for people transferring funds to Cambodia.
June 10, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Developing a path for sustainable agriculture in India: JAY BIOTECH
This is regarding the TV programme telecasted on June 24, 2012 Satyamev Jayate.
First of all I would like to thank Mr. Amir Khan for taking such an initiative for sustainable agriculture.
Jay Biotech and Bafna farm, Pune is working on similar lines for the development of sustainable agriculture for different crops especially grapes. During the programme, one of the grape grower mentioned about the heavy uses of chemicals for commercial grapes and separate, non-chemical grape plot for own consumption. This is alarming. However, only 3-5% of the grapes produced in India are exported, while >95% grape production is used for local market. The uses of chemicals is restricted if the production is for export purpose to avoid pesticide residue problem. Still, every year around 7% of the samples could not be exported due to the pesticide residue problem.
But, the situation is different for grapes production for local purpose. As rightly mentioned in the program, there is no pesticide analysis of grapes (or other produce) which is being sold locally. Due to this, the farmer who produces the grapes for local market does not bother about pesticide(s) residues and uses exceeding doses even to that of the recommended by chemical pesticide company. Also, there was an alarming point during the discussions that chemical pesticide companies give incentives to distributor/dealer to sale their products in huge quantum with more benefits. This has created a mess for today’s situation of Kerala/Punjab. Cancer Train and endosulphan in mother’s milk are the threatening example for a human being.
However, now a day, there are so many farmers adopting the techniques of sustainable agriculture. One of the best examples is of Bafna Farm, Rahu, Pune, Maharashtra.
There are few highlighting points of Jay Biotech and Bafna farm, Pune
1.Uses of Bio / Organic products since 10 years for grape management
2.Application of Bio / Organic products increased while reduced uses of chemicals by 60%
3.Produced 2 crops of grapes in a year
4.Produced pesticide free grapes
5.Uses of reverse osmosis water for spraying in grapes to avoid human pathogens like Salmonella typhii and Escherichia coli
6.Trials of bio/organic products since 10 years for with the recommendations of National or International laboratories
7.Successful trials for mealy bug control are in progress in collaboration with National Chemical Laboratory, Pune using only biological products.
8.Visit of Department of Biotechnology (DBT) taskforce (Bio-agents for agriculture) Chairman, Advisor and members to Jay Biotech and Bafna farm to see bio-control of mealy bug of grapes since 3 years
9.Visit of ASDA (UK, Supermarket) team to discuss the method for production pesticide free grapes
During the show Mr. Amir Khan rightly told that the said situation cannot be changed in a day. One has to reduce the uses of chemical(s) by increasing the uses of bio/organic products for sustainable agriculture. As mentioned by Shree Hukumchandji (farmer from Rajasthan), for the first year farmer may have to bear the loss for the yield, but it cannot go beyond 10%. At Bafna farm similar practice were adopted with slow and steady increase of bio/organic products since 10 years. Due to the uses of bio/organic products the fertility of soil increased, pest(s) and pathogen(s) problem was reduced, able to produce 2 crops of grapes in year with zero pesticides. If ZERO pesticide is possible for such a sensitive grapes, then it can be possible for any agricultural crops.
Integrated pest management can be a best practice to resolve this issue. Slowly and steadily it can take to complete organic agriculture. Please follow the models of Organic Sikkim and Organic Bihar. Every farmer has to take the lesson from this show and should be a part of sustainable agriculture to develop sustainable agriculture all over India.
JAY BIOTECH
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Pune, India
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June 9, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Indian agriculture is the backbone of the country. For efficient farming, Agricultural Implements are very important. Agriculture is not only limited to quality farming but has to satisfy the large market demands because of the immense increase in the population of India. Indian agriculture industry is able to cater to the needs of Indian population owing to the advanced Agricultural Implements. Agricultural Implements have high importance in Indian farming as technology has become an inseparable part of this sector.
Agricultural Implements & Their Uses
The biggest problem in agriculture was the threat of pests. And it was really hard to control pests over vast farmed areas. But with the help of Agricultural Sprayers, pest control has become a short and easy task. And for every specific requirement there is a specific type of Agricultural Sprayer available in the market.
Harvesting was also a time taking process before the introduction of Harvesters. Different types of crops can be very efficiently cut with the use of different hi-tech Harvesters within a short time period.
Weeds always grow around and in the farm land. That is why Weeders of various types are required to keep the growth of weeds at bay. Brush Weed Cutters are widely used Agricultural Implements for the cutting of weeds.
Numerous crops are marketed in shredded form. And shredding of specific crops is best done by implements like Electric Chipper Shredder, Coconut Leaves Shredder, etc.
Tea Harvesting Machine is a special type of Agricultural Implement that is used only for farming tea. With the help of the Tea Harvesting Machine, tea farming has become quite an economic process.
In todays world, agriculture industry cannot do without the help of Advanced Agricultural Implements, if it has to match up with the international standards. Are you looking for a reliable manufacturer of Agricultural Implements? Given below is a one stop solution to your all types of needs of Agriculture Implements.
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