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World Countries adopt global guidelines on tenure of land, forests, fisheries

World Countries adopt global guidelines on tenure of land, forests, fisheries | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Historic international agreement on how tenure and access rights to natural resources key to food production should be handled

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MEPs call for trade to build democracy in Arab Spring countries

MEPs call for trade to build democracy in Arab Spring countries | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

The EU must do more to promote democracy and stability in its southern Mediterranean neighbourhood by boosting mutually-beneficial trade relations in the wake of the Arab Spring, the European Parliament said in a report adopted today. Efforts should be focused on small businesses as the main drivers of job creation and wealth.

 

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Algérie : la demande en produits agricoles augmentera de 10% par an

La demande sur les produits agricoles devrait croître annuellement de 10% durant les prochaines années en Algérie en raison notamment de la croissance démographique et l’émergence de nouveaux modes de consommation, a indiqué, mercredi à Alger, un responsable du ministère de l’Agriculture et du Développement rural.

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Spain : committed to Defence of Coastal/Artisanal Fisheries

The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, said that the immediate challenge for the fisheries sector is made up of negotiations for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, in which Spain is working to position itself as a leader to its community partners.

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Italy : Cibus 2012 opens with mega displays, innovations

CIBUS 2012, the 16th edition of one of the biggest international food & beverage exhibitions held in Italy, threw open its doors as Mario Catania, minister of agriculture,Government of Italy, inaugurated it at Fiere di Parma, here on Monday. The fair will be on till May 10, 2012.

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Maroc : les exportations des produits de la mer en manque de diversification

Maroc : les exportations des produits de la mer en manque de diversification | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Les exportations marocaines des produits de la mer restent marquées par une double concentration : sur les espèces exportées et sur les marchés ciblés. Il s’agit là de l’une des principales conclusions que l’on peut tirer d’une étude qui vient d’être publiée par la Direction des Études et des prévisions financières sur les performances des exportations marocaines des produits de la mer sur le marché mondial.

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La Tunisie dans les bonnes grâces des investisseurs turcs

La Tunisie dans les bonnes grâces des investisseurs turcs | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Face au volume limité des échanges entre la Tunisie et la Turquie qui se situe autour d'un milliard de dollars, les deux pays s'emploient actuellement à promouvoir la coopération bilatérale dans les différents domaines.


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Algérie : plus de 50 millions d’hectares menacés

Algérie : plus de 50 millions d’hectares menacés | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Le dérèglement climatique avec son lot de perturbations et autres effets contreproductifs qui fragilisent les ressources naturelles et la production agricole ébranlent de plus en plus l’opinion autant que les institutions.

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Egypt : struggling to make their community

There, a group of poor farmers have started a new life, struggling to make a living from cultivating the vast desert land.
In recent years, the circumstances for Egyptian farmers have been deteriorating. This is why some of them have settled in Nubaria, where, in 1997, a wide-scale agricultural project was launched, funded in co-operation with IFAD and IDS.

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Plus de 3.000 jeunes Italiens sont devenus bergers

Plus de 3.000 jeunes Italiens sont devenus bergers | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

La profonde récession économique et un taux de chômage record en Italie forcent les jeunes gens à choisir la profession de berger, rapporte le journal The Telegraph.

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Initiative maroco-indienne pour le développement des légumineuses

Initiative maroco-indienne pour le développement des légumineuses | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Le Maroc et l’Inde s’allient pour renforcer durablement leur sécurité alimentaire à travers une initiative de la fondation OCP, visant le développement de la filière des légumineuses dans les 2 pays.

 

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FAO : Food prices ease but stay high

FAO : Food prices ease but stay high | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Global food prices measured by the FAO Food Price Index fell three points or 1.4 percent from March to April 2012 but seem to have stabilized at a relatively high level of 214 points, FAO said today.

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Horizon 2020 strengthens capacities of Mediterranean countries on how to reduce olive mill waste

Horizon 2020 strengthens capacities of Mediterranean countries on how to reduce olive mill waste | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

The EU-funded project Horizon 2020 Capacity Building/Mediterranean Environment Programme (H2020 CB/MEP) organised a regional workshop in Greece last month to showcase best environmental practices in olive mill waste management and related new technologies, while reaffirming the magnitude of the environmental pressure imposed by this activity in the Mediterranean region.


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Qatar may invest in agriculture in Bulgaria and Macedonia

Qatar may invest in agriculture in Bulgaria and Macedonia | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Qatar is interested in investing in Bulgaria and Macedonia. A delegation of senior officials and businessmen from the Gulf country wrapped up a three-day visit to Sofia on Sunday (May 6th).

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Orientations pour une nouvelle politique agricole tunisienne

Orientations pour une nouvelle politique agricole tunisienne | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

En Tunisie, comme de nombreux autres pays dans le monde, la crise alimentaire de 2008 a conduit plusieurs gouvernements à remettre la priorité sur les interrogations agricoles et de sécurité alimentaire.

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Italian Dairy Products factory in Sharjah

Italian Dairy Products factory in Sharjah | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Often it's only when you experience something vastly superior to what you are used to that it becomes clear just how much you've been missing out. The salty, springy, milky mozzarella cheese that I tasted courtesy of Italian Dairy Products (IDP) last week certainly showed me.

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Egypt's commodities buyer sees bigger food bill

Egypt's commodities buyer sees bigger food bill | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will hike its food purchasing bill for the fiscal year that starts in July from a year earlier to cope with rising global prices as its economy reels from months of political instability.

Nomani Nomani, vice chairman of the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said the state budget for fiscal year 2012/13 would include a food purchasing bill exceeding the $24 billion earmarked for 2011/12 that ends in June.

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Tunisie: la récolte des céréales s'annonce bonne

Mohamed Ben Salem, ministre de l'Agriculture, juge bonne la récolte des céréales cette saison, sans pour autant donner d'estimations quantitatives sur le volume de cette récolte. Il s'est juste contenté d'indiquer que les premiers indicateurs "sont bons".

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Rain too late to spare Spain hefty grain imports

Grain purchases by Spain, the European Union's top importer, will rebound to more than 11m tonnes in 2012-13 thanks to drought damage to domestic crops, which remain in poor condition despite recent rains.

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EU project holds workshop on Water Users' Associations

Twenty international, regional and local experts from seven partner countries last month took part in a two-day regional workshop on Water Users' Associations (WUAs), organised by the EU-funded project on Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) in Athens.

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Liban : la sécurité alimentaire est une question politique

Le ministre de l'Agriculture Hussein Hajj Hassan a affirmé vendredi que la sécurité alimentaire était liée à celle politique, puisqu'il s'agit d'un dilemme international et non pas arabe.

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Tunisie : l’importation des denrées alimentaires... Et après?

Tunisie : l’importation des denrées alimentaires... Et après? | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Faire pression sur les prix en important des denrées agricoles est une solution à effet immédiat. Mais c’est une riposte provisoire aux problèmes de l’agriculture tunisienne. Quel pourrait être le rôle des petits exploitants agricoles tunisiens, demain?

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A New Harvester for Traditional Olive Groves

A New Harvester for Traditional Olive Groves | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

The prototype of what is hoped to be an affordable and efficient harvester for Spain’s traditional olive farms has been developed by researchers at the University of Córdoba.

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Climate change: what do models predict for Europe?

Records show temperatures have increased in Europe – but what changes can we expect to see in the future? Experts at the European Environment Agency (EEA) have produced a series of maps showing projected changes in temperature and precipitation for this century.

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Territoires palestiniens : Les femmes, moteur de la vie économique rurale

Territoires palestiniens : Les femmes, moteur de la vie économique rurale | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Dans le cadre de son projet micro-finance en Territoires palestiniens, l’AFD finance ACAD une institution de microfinance qui aide particulièrement les femmes à monter leur projet, en milieu rural notamment.

 

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