Articles sur Agribusiness

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Workers harvesting from a commercial farm in Ethiopia. Reuters/Barry Malone

23 mai 2017

The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa

Ruth Hall, University of the Western Cape; Dzodzi Tsikata, University of Ghana et Ian Scoones, University of Sussex

Many African countries are still searching for inclusive commercial farming models that can bring in private investment without dispossessing local people.

6 février 2017

Lettuce in February: the hidden cost of buying fresh vegetables all year round

Lisa Jack, University of Portsmouth

Getting food on to our plates out of season relies on a fragile business ecosystem. The latest shortages show how easily this can break down.

Inspecting seeds in Uganda. US development organisations need to understand that today there is considerably greater local expertise. TAO/Flickr

1 février 2017

Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa’s agri-food systems

Thomas Jayne, Michigan State University

US farmers and agribusiness can help themselves by helping Africa to meet its rapidly growing food needs.

In Somalia a programme was launched to train people in the handling and processing of fish to reduce waste. Reuters/Feisal Omar

18 décembre 2016

Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Calestous Juma, Harvard University

The gains reported in 2016 went hand in hand with overall growth in Africa over the last two decades.

9 juin 2016

The next ‘green revolution’ should focus on hunger – not profit

Will Buswell, University of Sheffield

Ensuring the next 10 billion people are fed fairly will require a radical restructuring of global agri-tech.

Maize is a staple food in South Africa. Its production is likely to decline by half this year due to drought. The poor will be the hardest hit. Shutterstock

13 janvier 2016

South Africa’s poor face rising food prices as drought intensifies

Nick Vink, Stellenbosch University

South Africa has been hit by a severe drought and will not be able to produce enough maize - its staple food - in 2016. This will prompt a rise in imports and therefore food prices.

A rush and a push and the land is ours … Memmore

8 janvier 2016

GM foods: big biotech is quietly winning the war

Vivian Moses, King's College London

Monsanto an other biotech companies got caught short in the 1990s. But since then, the GM argument has been moving in their direction.

8 décembre 2015

Farmers would do better to understand the land than grow GM crops

Julia Wright, Coventry University

The solutions presented by GM crops are rarely tested against the other options. Take a look at our philosophy of farming and it all starts to make sense.

A young farmer selecting onion in Lusaka, Zambia. Sub-Saharan Africa should get more young people involved in agriculture. Shutterstock

15 octobre 2015

Africa’s youth and abundant arable land are a potential winning combination

Eugenie W. H. Maïga, Université de Koudougou

Young people are shunning Africa's agricultural sector despite high levels of unemployment and food insecurity. This underscores the need to demonstrate the profitability of agriculture.

An Ethiopian girl sells barley seeds in northern Tigray. The sub-Saharan Africa seed industry remains largely informal. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

2 septembre 2015

Local start-ups hold the key to transforming Africa’s seed industry

Calestous Juma, Harvard University

The seed industry in sub-Saharan Africa suffers from many challenges. India, which has one of the biggest seed markets in the world, offers some lessons on how these challenges could be overcome.

Africa needs to support small and medium-sized enterprises across the value chain of the agribusiness sector. Reuters/Noor Khamis

31 août 2015

What Africa can learn from China about growing its agribusiness sector

Calestous Juma, Harvard University

Over the past 60 years, China has experimented extensively with policies and programmes to encourage the growth of rural enterprises. Africa could do well by following in these footsteps.

China’s market for milk is huge, but not without its challenges. Mark & Andrea Busse/Flickr

7 octobre 2014

With a free trade deal Australia can win China’s dairy market

Keith Woodford, Lincoln University, New Zealand

The clock is ticking down to the end of year deadline Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given for sign off on a free trade agreement with China. In this China-Australia FTA series we explore what…

13 août 2014

Counter crop patents by freeing seeds to feed the world

Jack Kloppenburg, University of Wisconsin-Madison et Irwin Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Today, just three companies – Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta – account for about half of all commercial seed sales. More and more, agricultural patents are used to increase the control these and similar…

Not all that which is greening is green. André Künzelmann/UFZ

12 juin 2014

The ‘greening’ of Europe’s farms has been a failure

Lynn Dicks, University of Cambridge et Tim Benton, University of Leeds

The European policies designed to encourage a more biodiverse environment that is better able to support wildlife and plants are failing. In fact, our analysis of the reforms designed to “green” the EU…

Beef sales in Japan involve tightly controlled captive supply chains. Andy Rain/AAP

17 avril 2014

Japan-Australia deal leaves beef trade in the 20th century

Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney

The Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) signed last week is a bilateral trade deal in the old-fashioned mould. In the twenty-first century, global economic negotiations tend to be preoccupied…

Australian farmland is changing hands more often, but data on who is buying and selling is inadequate. Erin Smith

13 mars 2014

Lost in the paddock: Australia flying blind on farm ownership

Erin Smith, University of Sydney et Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney

The debate about who owns Australia’s farmland is often expressed in crude and narrow ways, and not just on talkback radio. Take last year’s leaders debate at Rooty Hill during the final week of the election…

Abbott: One rule for farmers, another for manufacturers. Andrew Meares/AAP

6 mars 2014

Moving beyond the agriculture of entitlement

Tim Mazzarol, University of Western Australia

The announcement of drought relief funding for farmers by an Australian prime minister would not normally be a cause for surprise. But last week’s A$324 million drought package comes amid a concerted push…

Patient investors are needed for Australia’s farm sector. taylr/Flickr

4 mars 2014

Who will be the next round of investors in Australian farming?

Michael Santhanam-Martin, University of Melbourne

The Victorian Government has a goal of doubling the state’s agricultural production over 20 years. Achieving that will require substantial new investment. A recent report, for example, estimates that Australian…

South Korea has surpassed Australia on many economic measures. KOREA.NET/Flickr

19 février 2014

Can Australia win from FTAs in the Asian Century?

Chris Baumann, Macquarie University

Australia and South Korea are entering a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but before you think “advanced Western country gains access to a large Asian market”, think again. Economic powers have shifted seismically…

Often called “Australia’s most valuable farm”, Cubbie Station in southwest Queensland is now majority foreign-owned. AAP/Cubbie Group

11 février 2014

Old MacDonald sold the farm: so what’s the future for agriculture?

Jim Turnour, James Cook University

When most Australians think about farmers, one image still springs to mind: a family in Akubras and Blundstones, battling the elements with a Blue Heeler by their side. That’s still the image invoked by…

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Clive Phillips
Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland
Calestous Juma
Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Bill Pritchard
Professor in Human Geography, University of Sydney
Michael Santhanam-Martin
Lecturer, University of Melbourne
Matthew Cooper
Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
Tim Mazzarol
Winthrop Professor, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing and Strategy, University of Western Australia
Peter J. Batt
Adjunct Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Phillip Lawrence
PhD Scholar, University of Sydney
Richard Richards
CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO
Donald MacLaren
Honorary Professorial Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
Michael Gilbert
General Manager, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
Nicholas Rose
Research Fellow, Deakin University
Michael Croft
Postgraduate student, James Cook University
Wei Li
Lecturer, Business School, University of Sydney
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra