The Global Food Crisis

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The end of the plenty By Joel K. Bourne Jr Photograph by John Stanmeyer It is the simplest, most natural of acts, akin to breathing and walking upright. We sit down at the dinner table, pick up a fork, and take a juicy bite, obliv­ious to the double helping of global ramifications on our plate. Our beef comes from Iowa, fed by Nebraska corn. Our grapes come from Chile, our bananas from Honduras, our olive oil from Sicily, our apple juice—not from Washington State but all the way from China. Modern society has relieved us of the burden of growing, harvesting, even preparing our daily bread, in exchange for the burden of simply paying for it. Only when prices rise do we take notice. And the consequences of our inattention are profound. Last year the skyrocketing cost of food was a wake-up call for the planet. Between 2005 and the summer of 2008, the...
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AgriYield 2010 – a conference in Prague

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PRAGUE November 25th & 26 2010 Optimise your Agricultural Inputs to Maximise Yield, Efficiency, Sustainability and Investment: The only conference that will give you the in-depth and practical knowledge necessary for you to increase your margins. Expert tips to fast track your route to investment: Practical steps to make your operation attractive to investors. Take advantage of Precision Technology: Innovative ways to make precision techniques and technologies increase yield and reduce waste. Cutting edge advances in seeds, fertilisers and agrochemicals: Unmissable changes that will revolutionise your crops. Harness your FYM, Slurry and fertilisers: Proven techniques to ensure that your fields work for you. Understand Emerging Markets: Understand how operators in South America and India have increased their margins and...
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The biggest mistake in leadership

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Source: http://www.innovatrs.com/blog/the-biggest-mistake-in-leadership/ Last Friday we posted a video which featured a series of top management figures explaining what they considered to be the crucial skills for tomorrow’s leaders. This week we’re going down a different path- we’re turning a negative into a positive! So, what are the biggest mistakes that leaders (and indeed future leaders) can make? Once again we turn to the insightful thoughts of this select group of managerial leaders- including  Harvard Business School’s Professor Bill George, Dr Ellen Langer and Carl Sloan. In today’s video, we learn about the most common mistakes leaders commit- such as putting your own interests ahead of the business… Please watch the video via the link mentioned above....
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Brazil – as food superpower in The Economist

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September the 6th 2010 via http://www.agfood.net/2010/09/brazil-as-food-superpower-in-economist.html Continuing with AGRI FOOD THNK TANK analysis of what we consider the most promising food producer in the world, we share a couple of analysis made by The Economist during last week. The leading economic magazine. The Economist describes in two recent releases the current situation of Brazil as food producer. Both notes have interesting data on available land, current infrastructure development and potential of the new agricultural frontiers. Brazil has more spare farmland than any other country (see chart 3). The FAO puts its total potential arable land at over 400m hectares; only 50m is being used. Brazilian official figures put the available land somewhat lower, at 300m hectares. Brazil alone (population: 190m) has as much renewable water as the whole of Asia (population: 4 billion). And again, this is not mainly because of the Amazon. Piauí is one of the country’s driest...
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Top skills for future leaders

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What are the most important skills that will be required of tomorrow’s leaders? In this video interview, management thought leaders- including Dr.Ángel Cabrera (President, Thunderbird School of Management) and Bill George and Dr. Ellen Langer (Professors at the Harvard Business School) - share their ideas about what they consider to be crucial leadership skills - trust, empathy, human connection, accuracy and the ability to impart knowledge to others. But are they missing anything? What qualities do you think characterises a good leader? Via: http://www.innovatrs.com/blog/top-skills-for-future-leaders/ ...
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Eastern Europe versus South America

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August 18th 2010 Eastern Europe is getting better and better. Romania is coming along. There is a news where Brazil may create some difficulties if you want to buy land, below all article: ‘Foreign real estate investors interested in buying land in Brazil could face a tightening of restricitions as the country cracks down on ownership over food security issues. Those who have already bought land and large rural properties by creating Brazilian companies face title deeds being revoked under tough measures that are currently being drawn up, it has been confirmed. Government officials have confirmed that official policy is that foreigners should not be allowed to buy agricultural land. The Agrian Development Ministry said the government wants to tighten restrictions on foreign ownership of farm lands in Latin America’s biggest country. Ministry spokeswoman Denise Mantovani confirmed published remarks by Minister Guilherme Cassel, who said that the government does not want foreigners to buy agricultural land in Brazil. ‘We do not need foreigners to produce food in...
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