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Keith Polo Addresses the Plenary

Thank you Madam Chair. My name is Keith Polo, I am the country lead for Malawi for the Clinton Foundation. My role is focused on building partnerships and facilitating investments in Africa. In Africa perhaps more than anywhere else, agriculture holds the key to broad-based economic growth, poverty reduction and food security. Agriculture generates on […]

John Young Simpson Addresses the Plenary

Thank you very much Madame Chairperson, your excellencies, My name is John Young Simpson, Head of Africa Investments for a Singapore-based asset manager, Duxton Asset Management, which has 23 direct investments in agribusiness and emerging markets globally. Over the past three years Duxton has been working closely with the private sector and civil society mechanisms […]

China Pledges $50 million to FAO in Support of South-South Cooperation

China has announced a $50 million donation to FAO to support the Organization’s program of “South-South cooperation” to improve food security and promote sustainable agricultural development over the next five years. Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang made the announcement today in a speech at FAO ahead of tomorrow’s World Food Day celebrations. It was his first […]

Rabobank Releases Flagship Report and Ten Big Ideas Infographic

Rabobank presented its 2014 flagship report – Unleashing the potential for Global F&A: A Call for Innovation and Leadership in Washington during the Duisenberg Lecture that was held in conjunction with the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. This year Rabobank introduces ten innovation-driven big ideas, the adoption of which could dramatically change […]

Private Sector Delegates to ICN2 Negotiations, October 2014

Tackling Pulse Markets and Stability

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:45 – 14:15 / Lunch Provided Iran Room – FAO Headquarters Pulses play a significant role in enhancing global food and nutrition security, environmental protection and enhancing the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. However, significant market access challenges are creating trade unpredictability, limiting the sector’s ability to fully realize its potential to […]

UN Secretary-General: “Never before have so many leaders gathered to commit to action on climate change”

At the close of the UN Climate Summit 2014, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon declared that the summit “delivered”, and will be the beginning of meaningful climate change action in 2015. The summit was not lacking for the meaningful attendance, as National Leaders from around the world came together to make meaningful commitments on climate change. In […]

Annan – “Malnutrition is a political failure”

Writing in Addis Ababa at the Africa Green Revolution Forum, former UN Secretary General and the former chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution Kofi Annan stated that the malnutrition issues in Africa are a political issue – a blunt assessment of African leadership. “Malnutrition is a political failure,” he said. “People who live […]

ISF seeks a Communications Manager.

The International Seed Federation for whom Emerging has been pleased to complete several projects, including these infographics: Variety is Life; Agriculture Under Pressure; Smart from the Start; is seeking a communications manager to add to their team in Switzerland. Seed is the foundation of growing every crop so the job is very important. See the […]

IFA Launches New Campaign Promotes Access to Fertilizers for African Farmers

A new campaign by the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) and six other agricultural development partner organizations aims to promote the importance of fertilizer access for African farmers as a means of bridging the current agricultural productivity gap on the continent. The campaign is being launched at the […]