Agricultural News - 2011

IFAD Member States announce US$1.5 billion new funds for food security in developing countries 

Food Security: Two Year Fast Facts on the U.S. Government's Work in Haiti

Word Bank - Featured Story - The Durban Conference and Climate Change in Latin America

IFPRI - New Tools Track Fertilizer Prices

USDA 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum: Sessions Focusing on Disease Prevention and Response

IFPRI Discussion Paper - Sanitary and phytosanitary standards as bridge to cross 

USDA 2012 Ag Outlook Forum: Food Price and Farm Income Outlooks

USDA - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Introduces New Risk Management Tool to Help Producers Achieve GAP Certification

OECD Report - Fostering Productivity and Competitiveness in Agriculture

Tool helps farmers anticipate their future climate

Agricultural Organizations Appeal to COP 17 Negotiators to Address Agriculture

 IFPRI Video - Climate Change and Food Security 

IFPRI - Was the global food crisis really a crisis?

 FAO - Innovative solutions conference gives new hope to poverty challenges

Food Security in Latin America: Trends and Prospects

 IFPRI - Reducing poverty and hunger through food policy research 

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, USDA 

OECD Working Paper - Agricultural Commodity Price Volatility – An Overview

 FAO - Food prices almost unchanged - Record cereal harvest forecast

USDA 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum: Two Sessions Focus on International Trade

FAO - Scarcity and degradation of land and water: growing threat to food security

World Bank Improves Access to Valuable Climate Change Data

World Bank - The Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) Beta 

IFPRI - Food Policy in Disarray - The Challenges and Priorities

Food Prices, Financial Crisis and Droughts

 Food Safety in a Global World

USAID Supports New Fund to Advance Food Safety

New World Bank Gender and Agriculture Web Portal - genderinag.org

FAO - Agriculture key to addressing future water and energy needs

USDA – Amber Waves Magazine – December 2011

IFPRI - The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators Initiative 

U.S. State Department - Creation of Global Food Safety Partnership

Food Security and Climate Change: Using IFPRI Results as a Call for Action 

USAID FrontLines Newsletter -  50th Anniversary/Food Security Edition

FAO – Global Food Price Monitor – November 8th, 2011

World Bank Blog - Food Prices, Nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals

World Bank Economic Premise - Food, Financial Crises, and Complex Derivatives: A Tale of High Stakes Innovation and Diversification 

ICT in Agriculture e-sourcebook published by World Bank and InfoDev

 Risk management in rural areas: IFAD to issue a technical guide for weather index-based insurance

 OECD -  Risk Management In Agriculture: What Role For Governments?

 Brazil And WFP Launch The Centre Of Excellence Against Hunger

 FAO Food Price Index down in October

 Global Food Prices Remain High and Volatile Affecting Poorest Countries the Most

 FAO - Agricultural cooperatives are key to reducing hunger and poverty

 FAO - FS moves on important food security issues

 FAO - Looking Ahead: Agricultural R&D investment targets

 IFAD - Who will feed the 7 billionth person?

 USDA - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Leads US Delegation to Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

 OAS Secretary General Calls on Governments of the Region to Invest More in Science, Technology and Agricultural Innovation

 Breakthrough in the production of flood-tolerant crops

 UN Women and IFAD call for economic empowerment of rural women

 USAID - Global Hunger Conference Honors Howard G. Buffett and Bill Gates

 IFPRI – Insights Magazine - Fall 2011 (Volume 1 Issue 1)

 Agricultural Pest Management Program Efficiency Challenged by Information Diffusion Barriers Among Farmers

 End Hunger and Advance Food Security – Empower Rural Women

 FAO - World Food Day focuses on swinging food prices

 IFAD - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

 On World Food Day, UN agencies urge concerted effort against global hunger

 World hunger report 2011: High, volatile prices set to continue

 IFPRI - 2011 Global Hunger Index

 World Bank - Fiscal Consequences of Food and Agricultural Commodities Inflation

 DIPNOTE Blog - Fighting Global Hunger: The Possibilities of Biotechnology

 Many Countries Unequipped For Food Price Volatility, Says WFP Head

 Tom Vilsack: Food security is issue of national security

 WFP - World Food Prize Week in Des Moines, Iowa

 IFPRI - Program for Biosafety Systems Launches New Website

 Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3, October 2011

 USAID – Feed the Future Report - Women and Agriculture – Improving Global Food Security

 USAID - Feed the Future Newsletter – September 2011

 FAO - Ecotourism can play vital role in maintaining healthy forests

 WFP And UN Women Announce Plan To Empower Rural Women

 IFPRI - Climate Change, Collective Action and Women’s Assets website

 IFPRI - Gender and Food Policy News blog

 FEWS NET - PRICE WATCH: August Food Prices - September 30, 2011

 FDA, Multilaterals Team Up for Product Safety

 UN Women Highlights Robust Measures to Enhance Women’s Economic Empowerment

 U.S. State Department - Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas - Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

 Scientists Eye 'Windows of Opportunity' for Adapting Food Crops to Climate Change

 USDA Blog - Managing Risk: Key to Climate Change Adaptation for Resource Managers (Part One)

 USDA Blog - Managing Risk: Key to Climate Change Adaptation for Resource Managers (Part 2)

 USAID - Emphasis on Science and Research Guides Feed the Future Staffing

 FAO: World cereal markets expected to stay tight amid rising production

 U.S. State Department Blog - Women and Agriculture: Improving Global Food Security

 Major River Basins Have Enough Water to Sustainably Double Food Production in the Coming Decades

 U.S. State Department Blog - Unleashing the Potential of Women as Agricultural Producers and Entrepreneurs

 UN Women - Empowering Rural Women and Food Security

 USAID Video - The Important Role of Women in Feeding the World’s Population

 Chicago Council releases Report on the links between Agriculture, Food and Noncommunicable Disease

 Waters, FDA and University of Maryland Open World's First International Food Safety Training Laboratory

 New US lab trains global scientists in food safety

 Global Soil Partnership for Food Security launched at FAO

 Opinion - We need better measures of food insecurity

 G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Solutions

 Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Reports of Record Agricultural Exports and Strong Farm Income

 Food Processing Center Helping with New International Food Safety Effort

 Radical Overhaul of Farming Could Be 'Game-Changer' for Global Food Security

 FAO: Water is key to food security

 E. Coli, Salmonella May Lurk in Unwashable Places in Produce

 IFPRI Food Security Portal -Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System

 UN Secretary-General Releases Report on Agricultural Technology for Development

 FAO - Bird Flu rears its head again - Increased preparedness and surveillance urged against variant strain

 World Bank - Near Record High Food Prices Keep Poorest People on the Edge

 MIF and MEDA launch call for proposals for Competitive Agriculture Technology Program

 OECD - Agricultural progress and poverty reduction

 IFPRI - The impact of the food price crisis on calorie consumption in Latin America

 FAO Food Price Index almost unchanged

 WORLD BANK: WB Food Price Watch: Near Record High Food Prices Impact Poor Worldwide

 Nation’s Agricultural Investment to Miss 2050 Global Food Demands

 USDA/NASS: Enhanced Data on North American Agriculture Now Available

 Biotech Addresses Food Security, Climate Change: Potential Economic Growth Engine

 IFPRI Launches Unique New Tool That Provides Early Warning of Extreme Price Variability

 Why Have Food Commodity Prices Risen Again?, USDA ERS Outlook Report, June 2011

 IFPRI: Moving from Rhetoric to Action: Priorities to Curtail Price Volatility & Protect the Poor

 U.S. State Deparment Blog - Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture: A Call to Action for Investing in Women

 Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on G-20 Action Plan to Address Food Security and Food Price Volatility

 G20 Action Plan on Food Price Volatility and Agriculture, G-20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting - June 22-23, 2011

 World Bank Group Announces New Instrument to Help Food Producers and Consumers in Developing Nations Deal with Volatile Prices

 U.S. House Committee on Agriculture - Subcommittee Highlights Importance of Ag Biotechnology for Feeding a Growing World Population

 Announcement of the 2011 World Food Prize Laureates

 Rising food prices increase squeeze on poor

 IFAD - FAD - Fuel an "evergreen revolution" by rapid scale up of policy support and investments in sustainable smallholder agriculture

 Global Harvest Initiative Calls For Streamlined And Strengthened Development Assistance Programs To Increase Agricultural Productivity, Address Food Security

 IFPRI - Discussion Paper - Was the Global Food Crisis Really a Crisis?

 FAO: Cutting food waste to feed the world

 Expert Panel Calls for 'Transforming US Agriculture': Changes in Markets, Policies and Science Needed for More Sustainable Farming

 FAO: Global food prices hold steady

 IDB releases study about potential impact of rising food prices on Latin America and the Caribbean

 FAO: Stamping out H5N1 avian influenza could take decades

 Global Monitoring Report 2011 - Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs

 World Bank: Does Latin America have the Recipe to End the Food Crisis?

 World Bank: At Semi-Annual Meeting, World Bank/IMF Governors Focus on Food Prices

 World Bank: High and Volatile Food Prices Continue to Threaten the World’s Poor

 FAO: Potentially catastrophic climate impacts on food production over the long-term

 World Bank Group Adopts New Approach for Investment in Palm Oil Sector

 World Bank: Food Security Fears Rise Along with Prices

 FAO: Innovations in water management needed to sustain cities

 World Bank: Advancing Food Security in a Changing Climate

 Energy Department Announces New Advance in Biofuel Technology

 FAO: Tight cereal markets as food prices increase again

 U.S. State Department Fact Sheet: Food Prices Crisis of 2007-2008: Lessons Learned

 Consumers Start to Feel Pinch From Higher Grain Prices

 USDA: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's Statement on Record Forecast for U.S. Farm Exports

 Rare, Unique Seeds Arrive at Svalbard Vault, as Crises Threaten World Crop Collections

 “What Do Rising Food Prices Mean?”

 Climate Change, Food Safety Linked

 Multiple Approaches Necessary to Tackle World's Food Problems, Biologist Argues

 IFAD: Invigorating rural economies: IFAD annual meeting draws to a close with a call for greater youth involvement in agriculture and business growth

 FAO: Reducing poverty by growing fuel and food
New FAO study shows integrated food and energy crops work for poor farmers

 IFAD: Young people key to driving rural prosperity and food security

 World Bank: Latin America: Some Countries Vulnerable to High Food Prices

 World Bank: Food Price Hike Drives 44 Million People into Poverty

 World Bank: Food Price Watch – February 2011

 IFAD: International Leaders to gather in Rome Feb 19-20 for IFAD’s annual meeting

 FAO: Assessing agriculture's potential to mitigate global warming and  support FAO's work to fill data gaps on greenhouse gas emissions, create planning tools

 IFAD: Taking action to support women

 IFAD: 19-20 February 2011: Focus on rural youth as International Leaders gather in Rome for IFAD’s annual meeting

 IFAD: New UN report says rural women face increasing inequality

 IFAD: UN Agencies to launch new report on gender and work in agricultural and rural areas

 Technique Allows Researchers to Identify Key Maize Genes for Increased Yield

 Organic can feed the world, claims report

 Study Estimates Land Available for Biofuel Crops

 Argument - The Great Food Crisis of 2011

 Obama signs legislation to improve food safety

 FAO: World food prices reach new historic peak - 3.4 percent surge in January - FAO updates Food Price Index

 Editorial: Defeating Hunger A USAID Priority
USAID will be the lead agency for the Presidential initiative on food security, known as Feed the Future.