Kampala — Two development organisations in Africa have come up with a new partnership to promote smallholder farmers, increase food production and achieve food security in Africa. According to a recent press release from Abuja, Nigeria, (dated November 9) the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) have formed a partnership that will link African governments' commitments to agricultural development with concrete programmes in seeds, soil health, policy and markets.
"This partnership will enable African countries to close the gap between intention and action on behalf of smallholder farmers," said Mr Kofi Annan, Chairman of Agra and former Secretary-General of the United Nations. "Nepad has mobilised public support among African governments to prioritise and invest in Agriculture. Agra develops and disseminates the technologies farmers need; bolsters policy reform; builds and involves the private sector. Our combined efforts will be a strong force for change across Africa."
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding, the two organisations will join forces to work directly with national governments and partners across the agricultural value chain in a comprehensive effort to increase the productivity of smallholder farmers growing Africa's staple food crops.
"An African strategy that increases the productivity of smallholder farmers is crucial to reaching our goal of six per cent annual agricultural growth," said Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of Nepad, who signed the Memorandum with Agra. Nepad works closely with African governments to implement the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), a framework to accelerate economic growth and boost food security through greater investments to allocate 10 per cent of their national budgets to agriculture, in order to achieve six per cent annual agricultural growth.
Agra works to achieve a food secure and prosperous Africa through the promotion of rapid, sustainable agricultural growth based on smallholder farmers. The organisation aims to ensure that smallholders have what they need to succeed: good seeds and healthy soils; access to markets, information, financing, storage and transport; and policies that provide them with comprehensive support.
Sub-Saharan leaders signed an agreement in Maputo in 2003 under CAADP to allocate at least 10 per cent of their national budgets to agriculture. But many countries in the region such as Uganda, have not lived up to the Maputo Declaration. Only 4.4 per cent of Uganda's budget was allocated to agriculture this financial year, six years since the Maputo Declaration. Other countries, however, such as Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mali, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria have moved to honour their CAADP commitments by providing at least 10 per cent of their budgetary allocations towards agriculture.
"It is no surprise that countries that have met their CAADP commitments are also showing signs of greater food security and stronger economic growth," said Dr Akinwumi Adesina, Vice President of Policy and Partnerships at Agra. For example, government policies, including seed and fertiliser vouchers for poor farmers, have helped transform Malawi from a net importer of maize over the last four years and fueled national economic growth rate to seven per cent. In Rwanda food production grew by 15 per cent in 2007 and 16 per cent in 2008, as the country embarked on an ambitious green revolution programme that has increased farmers' access to quality seed and fertilisers.
"Africa must lead its own development through home-grown policies that correspond to its priorities," said Adesina. "This new partnership will build on successes and support new efforts in other breadbasket regions of Africa. Now is the time for our words to match up with our deeds."
Since 2006, Agra's work in 14 African countries has already benefited hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers, who now have better access to improved seeds of staple crops, to fertilisers, to markets, to finance, and to improved soil and water management. In Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, for example, 295,000 farmers are being trained in fertiliser micro-dozing, and efficient and sustainable ways to improve the soil and the yield of food staples such as sorghum. At the same time, Agra, efforts have led to the release of three high-yielding sorghum varieties in Mali and networks of village-based agro-dealers are reaching farmers throughout the area.
To evaluate such efforts and scale up an ever growing number of successes, Agra and Nepad announced that they will co-convene an African Green Revolution Forum in 2010. It will bring together all partners to assess progress and determine the investments needed to strengthen the value chain and support smallholder farmers.
"We welcome this partnership which will better co-ordinate and enhance development efforts in Africa," said Gareth Thomas MP, the United Kingdom's Minister of State for International Development. "This collaboration will make an important contribution to the achievement of Africa's Green Revolution, food security and prosperity."
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Read the following book on the GMO game they are playing on us. If we eat GMO , we might as well eat plastic fruit; RIDICULOUS !!!!
SEEDS OF DECEPTION BY JEFFREY SMITH
A must read for truthseekers. [www.seedsofdeception.com]
PARABLE OF THE GMO GAME AND ITS ORIGINATOR (Satan aka D-Evil )
And Jesus said another parable to them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like a man which planted good seed in his field:
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares (GMO / FAKE) among the wheat (NATURAL), and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didnt you plant good seed in thy field ?
Where did these weeds (GMO/ FAKE) come from ?
The Householder said to them, An enemy (D-Evil) has done this.
The servants said to him, Do you want us to pull up the weeds ?
The Householder said, No ; we dont want to hurt the NATURAL plants by accident.
Let the GMO /FAKE & NATURAL grow together until the harvest.
And in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather together first the tares (GMO/ FAKE) , and bind them in bundles to burn them (In The Lake Of Fire & Brimstone).
Then gather the wheat into my barn. (PARADISE) [Matthew 13:24 -30 - Paraphrased]
[http://bytestyle.tv/content/top-6-ways-identify-avoid-gmo-foods ] HOW TO AVOID GMO FOODS: 1. Look at the stickers on fruit - there is a PLU code with either 4 or 5 numbers. If your fruit's label has 4 numbers, it is conventionally grown. 5 numbers starting with a 9 means it was organically grown, and 5 numbers starting with an 8 means GMO. 2. Buy local & talk to your farmers - this is the best way to ensure you're eating real foods. It's estimated that up to 85% of pre-packaged and processed foods contain GMOs, so buying fresh from the farm is a great way to avoid that. 3. Avoid the Top Four GMO Crops of Soy, Corn, Canola and Cottonseed - most blended oils in North America contain canola and cottonseed. Replacing these with 100% extra virgin olive oil is a safe alternative. 4. Encourage your favorite food providers to label their food GMO-free. We don't need the government to force companies to label their foods, and we're seeing more and more that we as consumers have tremendous power, and if enough of us ask for GMO-free labels, and support the companies that use them, we'll see a huge increase in labeling. And we're already starting to see this. Get to know the companies that are labeling their foods GMO-free. 5. Buy Organically Grown Food - For now, the organic certification process is a relatively safe bet to ensure your food is free of GMOs, although this may not be the case in the future. Help support global sustainability by purchasing certified organically grown food. 6. Conventional Sugar - Over 90% of this year's sugar beet harvest will be Monsanto's GM Roundup-Ready Sugar Beet. That means if you are using sugar, or eating anything with sugar in it, you're eating GMOs. Alternatives to sugar are listed here. 7. Grow your own food - Plant a garden using heirloom seeds! (thanks to Amy31415 on YouTube for pointing out this important tip!)
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WEATHER WARS
There is Technology Being Used By Countries Like China, Russia, America, And A Host Of Others To Manipulate The Weather.
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2) Can this type of technology control developing hurricanes ?
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INDEPENDENT FARMERS UNION IDEA
I'm an entrepreneurial sort of person and I got an idea along those lines that I believe many of us who are grassroots thinkers have been overlooking.
So here goes my idea :
a) We have all kinds of Farmers and Farms that are struggling to make a profit. I believe that they are struggling because they are farming under a kind of Third World system that advantages the persons who convert what farmers produce.
b) In most Third World countries , the First & Second World countries will only build enough infrastructure to allow shipment of RAW MATERIALS from their source(s) to the modes of shipping transportation used to transport the RAW MATERIALS to those First & Second World countries that will turn the RAW MATERIALS into processed goods.
* For example - They will build a railroad line of tracks from some Third World country's gold and diamond mines ( e.g. Zaire ) to the Giant Ships docked and waiting to carry them to processors and sellers such as De Beers, Coca-Cola , Cadbury's etc..
c) What kinds of RAW MATERIALS do Farmers produce and/or have access to :
* Gold - Rice , Cocoa ,Mangos, etc
d) Major Problems stopping small farmers from taking advantage of the possibility of turning your products into a profitable business : LACK OF TIME
e) Solution - My Idea : Form an Independent Union Of Farmers . Having a Coop is great, but its only a way of further enriching the processors of our RAW MATERIALS.
* How would this work ?
1) Each Region would represent a chapter of this Independent Farmers Union
2) Generally speaking, each farmer would retain all of their rights ; just as they had before they joined the Independent Farmers Union .
3) The Independent Farmers Union would be finance collectively by individual members paying dues.
4) These dues which would be used to set-up business ventures in each Independent Farmers Union's Region.
Some Examples Of Businesses That could be set up
* Chicken Processing Plant, and restaurants that would sell the chickens could be supplied right their in each Independent Farmers Union's Region.
* Produce Markets
* Dairies
* Ice Cream Parlors (using fresh milk)
* Fast Food and/or Restaurants - featuring meat from various farm animals
* Supermarkets
* Chocolate Processors instead of giving your cocoa to companies like Cadburys. What do companies like DeBeers, Coca Cola,Cadburys and others have that entitles them to get rich off of our Natural wealth ? NOTHING.. We empower them by our economic laziness !!!
5) The Independent Farmers Union's would need persons with expertise in areas concerning the setting up and running of these businesses on behalf of the Independent Farmers Union's.
WE ARE MAKING HUNDREDS WHILE GIVING AWAY BILLIONS TO OUR ECONOMIC SLAVE MASTERS !!!
THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN COUNTRY !
- FEED YOURSELVES SUGGESTION -
NEIGHBORHOOD COOP GREENHOUSES
ANOTHER SUGGESTION IS FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE CITY TO POOL
THEIR RESOURCES TOGETHER AND MAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COOP
GREENHOUSES . HERE YOU CAN GROW SOME KIND OF FOODS AND NOT
BE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON GROCERY STORES.
HERES SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT BLACK AFRICANS HAVE DONE :
BLACK AFRICAN INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS
The type of Invention is capitalized (e.g. TRAFFIC SIGNAL, MOTOR, etc..)
We Black Africans Can Be Self-Sufficient . Here are some major Black Africans who have had an impact on the world With their initiative These are INVENTORS .
This Listing includes The Inventors Name, Their Invention and in some cases the date the invention was recognized and the inventions U.S. patent number.
* Sarah Boone - IRONING BOARD - April 26, 1892
* John A. Burr - LAWN MOWER
* Marie V. Brittan Brown - HOME SECURITY SYSTEM - Dec 2, 1969
* Buridge & Marshman - TYPEWRITER
* George Carruthers - X-RAY MACHINE
* George Washington Carver - PEANUT BUTTER - PAINTS PAINT STAINS ETC
* John Clark - TRACK ATHLETE TRAINER
* W.A. Dietz - SHOE
* Joseph Dickinson - PLAYER PIANO - ARM FOR RECORD PLAYER
* P.B. Downing - POSTAL LETTER BOX
* Charles R. Drew - BLOOD PLASMA STORAGE SYSTEM
* T. Elkins - TOILET (COMMODE)
* Robert Flemming Jr. - GUITAR
* Cathleen McCoy Garrett SIREN - HORN LIGHT INDICATOR
* George F. Grant - GOLF TEE
* J. Gregory - MOTOR
* Joanna Hardin - KEYBOARD STAND - Feb 23, 1993
* Michael Harney - LANTERN
* Solomon Harper - THERMO(HEATED) HAIR CURLERS
* Augustus Jackson - ICE CREAM
* B.F. Jackson - GAS BURNER
* H.A. Jackson - KITCHEN TABLE
* Ruane Jeter - DIGITAL TOASTER - April 14, 1987
* Isaac R. Johnson - BICYCLE FRAME
* John A. Johnson - WRENCH
* Lonnie Johnson - SUPER SOAKER WATERGUN
* P. Johnson - EYE PROTECTOR (GOGGLES)
* W. Johnson - EGG BEATER
* Frederick M. Jones - DEFROSTER - REFRIGERATION CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONER
* Jones & Long - BOTTLE CAPS
* John H. Jordan - CLOTHES DRESSER
* Mary B. Kenner - SANITARY BELT (TAMPONS) - May 15, 1956
* Mary B. Kenner - SANITARY BELT (WATERPROOF) - April 14, 1959
* Mary B. Kenner - BATHROOM TISSUE HOLDER - Nov 19, 1982
* Mary B. Kenner - BACKWASHER ( BATHTUB OR SHOWER MOUNTED) - July 29,1987
* Lewis Latimer & Nichols - ELECTIC LAMP
* W.A. Lavalette - PRINTING PRESS
* F.W. Leslie - ENVELOPE SEAL
* Maurice W. Lee PRESSURE COOKER
* A.L. Lewis - WINDOW CLEANER
* John L. Love - PENCIL SHARPENER
* Tony J. Marshall - FIRE EXTINGUISHER
* Alexander Miles - ELEVATOR
* Jan E. Matzeliger - SHOE LASTING MACHINE
* W.A. Martin - LOCK
* Garrett A. Morgan - GAS MASK - Traffic Signal
* Lydia Newman - HAIR BRUSH - Nov 15, 1898
* Alice H. Parker - HEATING FURNACE - Dec 23, 1919
* J.F. Pickering - AIR SHIP (BLIMP)
* Purdy & Sadgwar - FOLDING CHAIR
* W.B. Purvis - FOUNTAIN PEN
* L.P. Ray - DUST PAN
* W.H. Richardson - BABY BUGGY
* Walter Sammons - PRESSING COMB
* G.T. Sampson - CLOTHES DRYER
* Dewey Sanderson - URINALYSIS MACHINE
* Ralph Sanderson - HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER
* S.R. Scottron - CURTAIN ROD
* Adolph Shamms - MULTI -STAGE ROCKET
* .W. Smith - LAWN SPRINKLER
* Richard B. Spikes - AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT
* J. Standard - REFRIGERATOR
* T.W. Stewart - MOP
* Maxine Snowden - RAIN HAT - 1983
* Theora Stephens - PRESSING & CURLING IRON
* Rufus J. Weaver - STAIR -CLIMBING WHEELCHAIR
* Paul E. Williams - HELICOPTER
* J.B. Winters - FIRE ESCAPE LADDER
* Granville T. Woods - Telephone System Apparatus Oct 11, 1887 Patent # 371, 241
* Granville T. Woods - Roller Coaster
* Granville T. Woods - Auto Air Brake - June 10, 1902 - Patent # 701, 98
* Granville T. Woods - Telegraph Transmission Devices - Dec 2, 1884 Patents # - 308, 816 (7)
* Thanks to The Black Inventors Museum *
* Address : P.O. Box 76128 - Los Angeles , Calif. (90076)
* Phone (310) 859-4602)
* Director : Ghanaian Mr. Hamza Salifa
* Major Contributor of Information : SEESTAH Imahkus Nzinga Okofo
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TAKING CHARGE : SIMPLE STRATEGIES TO SURVIVE THE CASH CRUNCH
I. Collaborative Unit For Survival We Should Align With Persons And form A Cooperative Collaborating Unit A. Extended Black Family Should be Our Strongest Collaborative Unit, B. Apprentice Training Passing Our Skills On Through Generations C. Cooperative Shopping & Research For Example : [ www.pacificgeek.com]
II. Global Opportunity For Securing Retirement Wealth A. Nigerias Stock market B. Ghana is offering around 20% Return On Treasury Notes C. These Are Some Of The Countries That Are Offering Free Land To Black Africans : Ethiopia, Zimbabwe & Ghana D. Travel & Tourism Opportunities : By Buying Land In Certain Tourist Rich Locales, Investors Can Thrive As Tourism Hosts [ e.g. One Africa Guest House In Cape Coast Ghana
III. Practicing Wellness By Being Aware A. The So-Called HealthCare System Is The 3rd Leading Cause Of Death In America B. Most Chronic Diseases Are Created By Malnutrition C. The Standard American Diet Is Toxic
IV. Banking Usury Via Credit Card Schemes. A. They Are Responsible For Ruining Entire Nations B. Some Other Usury Schemes Payday Lenders & Check Cashing Stations
V. Buying Locally0Grown Food AND Making Organic Gardens A. Some Highlights Of Setting Up Square Raised Gardens 1. After measuring lumber and building the boxed area : Landscaping Cloth should be laid down to keep weeds out of the bottom. 2. Fill the boxed area with composted dirt that is also mixed with peat moss to make the environment for the roots comfortable. 3. Using Crossing Strings, measure out 1 square foot grids. a. Each grid can be used to plant your choice of produce. 4. Earth Boxes can be used for persons living in apartments 5. Green Bags can be used to store refrigerated produce in; helping it to stay consumable longer. 6.
VI. Reviving Home-Based Industries : A. Carpentry, Plumbing, B. Canning & Preserving C. Eating From Our Own Kitchens (as opposed to eating out )
VII. Do It Yourself A. Auto mechanics B. Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting C. Childcare & Elder care D. Home Schooling E. Washing Our Own Vehicles F. Landscaping G. Using Our Extra Rooms To Board Persons H. Copoerative Rent Sharing Heres where 2 or more persons can live in a home for a few years as they share in rent et al household duties a. The advantage here will allow the collaborators to save money. With this saved money they can start businesses and continue to grow. b. Many people coming to America have practiced this Cooperative Rent Sharing for Years I. Rent Parties - This is a fun way to help someone J. Beauty Care-From The Homes
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