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Chicago Council Releases Issue Brief on "Promoting Agricultural Development to Meet Future Food and Energy Challenges"

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a new Issue Brief, entitled, “Promoting Agricultural Development to Meet Future Food and Energy Challenges”. This is the second in a series of briefs, based on the topics discussed in the new Chicago Council dinner series, Open Table: Exploring the Potential of Agriculture to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty.
 

Prime Minister David Cameron and Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer Joint Statement on Maternal and Child Nutrition

On August 12, 2012, Prime Minster David Cameron and Vice President Michel Temer of Brazil hosted an event to tackle the neglected global problem of maternal and child undernutrition.
 
In a joint statement they said:

IFPRI Calls for Action to Prevent US Drought from Triggering Global Food Price Crisis

Press Statement by Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
August 06, 2012

Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures have contributed to the most severe and extensive drought in the United States since the 1950s. Spanning over half the country, the severity of drought conditions increased dramatically since early July, adversely affecting the production of maize (yellow corn) and soybeans, driving up agricultural prices, and increasing the volatility of those prices to excessive levels...

Home-Grown Peppers, Home-Grown Success: The Story of Samba Foods

By Leticia Osafo-Addo, CEO, Samba Foods

African entrepreneurs have incredible potential to make African agriculture a dynamic, growth-generating sector that fills a growing market niche and engages the youth. However, small- to medium-scale food producers and processors face enormous challenges in building successful businesses, including access to finance, restrictive policy and legal environments, and a lack of technical and business skills. My work to build my company, Samba Foods, from a micro initiative to a successful, medium-scale company that supplies goods to the global market provides insight into the obstacles African agricultural entrepreneurs face, as well as our incredible potential...

Congress Passes Last-Minute Extension of AGOA Third-Country Fabric Provision

The House and Senate voted on Thursday to renew the Third-Country Fabric Provision of the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), just two days before the start of the August Congressional recess. The Provision, set to expire on September 30, 2012, will now remain in place through September 30, 2015. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation promptly into law...

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