I thought I knew about all the ag communications organizations out there but this is a new one on me. It’s the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists. And they have a blog. Yes, I’m going to join. Our vision is to be the leading global community of practice for information specialists serving agriculture. Our mission is to enable our …
Providing Africa with a Platform of Exchange
Stock exchanges provide a platform. A platform that Chris Sturgess, assistant general manager of the Agricultural Products Division of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, says helps with price discovery and price risk management. He says Africa needs such platforms. At the same time though, he stresses that stock exchanges do not set prices. Chris presented at the opening session of the …
West African Exchange Highlights Needs for a Developing Ag Industry
Mbaye Diop Sarr represents the West African business sector as the general administrator for the West Africa Commodity Exchange. For Mbaye, direct market access for producers is critical for the development of African agribusiness. He says Africa needs to drive competitiveness to fulfill industrial needs. He adds that Africa needs to embrace commercial partnerships among the various countries within the …
Facing Africa’s Problems in order to Develop Agribusiness Success
There are a lot of issues that need to be addressed in African agribusiness and Ian Goggin, CEO of the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa, wasn’t afraid to highlight each and every one. Among the negatives in the African agribusiness sector Ian identified during the 2008 U.S. Africa Agribusiness Forum: Very little reliable data on trade flows Lack of competition …
Chicago Exchange Weighs In on U.S. and African Agribusiness
The CME Group claims to have ideas that change the world. And, that’s precisely what CME Group Vice Chairman Terrence Duffy says the 2008 U.S. Africa Agribusiness Forum is helping to facilitate: ideas that are changing the world. The CME Group is a combined exchange entity formed from the 1997 merger of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago …
Corporate Council on Africa Calls for American Investment and Exchange
Agriculture is an industry in Africa that’s poised to flourish… if the U.S. would simply get involved. That’s what the Corporate Council on Africa believes and that’s why it’s hosting the 2008 U.S. Africa Agribusiness Forum in partnership with the World Trade Center Illinois. CCA President and CEO Stephen Hayes says his organization has been the voice for the vision …
Courting Commerce between Africa and the U.S.
People from all walks of life, as World Trade Center Illinois Agribusiness Director Chuck Hartke puts it, are gathering in a first-of-its-kind forum in Chicago this week in an effort to grow agricultural exchange and commerce between the U.S. and Africa. Chuck says the 300 participants of the 2008 U.S. Africa Agribusiness Forum have come together to explore how America …
Zimfo Bytes
Merial announces the introduction of a combination radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and tissue collection device for use with the IGENITY® profile. Producers can now collect a tissue sample needed for the comprehensive IGENITY profile and apply an RFID tag in one simple and efficient step. Standard IGENITY tissue collection devices are still available. The American Society of Farm Managers …
From African Farm to American Fork
The Corporate Council on Africa wants U.S. investors to realize their potential in African agribusiness opportunities. That’s why the CCA is showcasing the African food value-chain at the 2008 U.S. Africa Agribusiness Forum. The CCA wants public and private sectors alike to cross borders and bring “farm to fork.” I’ll be covering the forum here at the Hyatt Regency in …
Valley Tracker Mobile
Okay, so you can get your markets, make phone calls, take video and pictures, email, text, browse the web, edit documents, listen to music and podcasts and now you can control your irrigation equipment. All from your phone. With the introduction of Valley Tracker Mobile, irrigators now have access to the latest technology for remote management of their pivots and …