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From the President
The Power of Positive
By Mike Wilson
Earlier this month we received good news about our 2012 Master Class program. Our IFAJ colleagues in Sweden have been working behind the scenes to establish a partnership with the Swedish Agricultural University that will bring two more journalists from developing countries to our program and workshop at the IFAJ congress, to be held Aug. 15-19 in Sweden. more....
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Annual congress IFAJ 2012
Welcome to Sweden for the 56th IFAJ Congress
The congress will be arranged from the 15th to the 19th of August, 2012, and the seminar theme will be "Solutions for a green future". The conference centre is beautifully situated at the waterfront of lake Mälaren, 35 km west of Stockholm Central station. There will be eight different excursions to choose among for the tour days.
The Post Congress will take place on Gotland, the biggest island of Sweden, situated in the Baltic Sea.
For more information go to: http://www.ifaj.org/congress2012.html
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New at IFAJ
By Communications co-chair Stephen Cadogan.
Farmer-led initiatives to boost agricultural production and economic development in Kenya will be reported worldwide this coming November by 15 journalists hosted by IFAJ and Agriterra.
In the Exposure-4-Development Kenya media tour, journalists will be encouraged to look beyond Africa’s images of hunger and poverty, to explore a vibrant continent where efforts to improve the economic position of farmers are helping in the fight against...
Member journalists can now opt to receive high quality sought after intelligence from the research department of Global F&A bank Rabobank. Unique information about Food & Agri trends and market developments worldwide are available for member journalists of the IFAJ. Rabobank and IFAJ have agreed that members can get access to the reports and documents of the Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) of Rabobank.
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IFAJ-Mitglieder können sich jetzt dafür entscheiden, hochwertige, begehrte Informationen von der Forschungsabteilung der Rabobank, der weltweit größten Bank für die Agrar- und Nahrungswirtschaft, zu erhalten. Einzigartige Informationen über Trends und Marktentwicklungen im Food- & Agri-Sektor stehen jetzt für Journalisten, die IFAJ-Mitglied sind, zur Verfügung. Die Rabobank und IFAJ haben vereinbart, dass die IFAJ-Mitglieder Zugang zu den Berichten und Dokumenten der Beratungsstelle ,Food...
Los periodistas miembros podrán ahora recibir los tan esperados mensajes del departamento de investigación Global F&A del Rabobank. Esta exclusiva información sobre tendencias y avances en el mercado de la alimentación y agricultura (F&A) se encuentra disponible para periodistas miembros de la IFAJ. Rabobank y la Federación Internacional de Periodistas Agrícolas han acordado que los miembros podrán tener acceso a los informes y documentos del departamento de asesoramiento e...
By Communications co-chair Marianne Mork
Bekina Boots, the Belgian-based company well known for its lightweight wellington work boots, has agreed to sponsor the monthly IFAJ newsletter, beginning April 2012. Agricultural is the biggest market for Bekina, which has worldwide market reach and recently began marketing plans for the United States. In 2010 the IFAJ held its congress in Belgium where Bekina was a key sponsor, says sales executive Brecht Debruyne.
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2011 Photography WinnerAward winners have been named in this year’s IFAJ Star Prize for photo excellence, sponsored by DeLaval. This year’s competition drew 99 entries from across the IFAJ membership. Star Prize for print journalismPer Henrik Hansen of Denmark is this year’s winner of the IFAJ Star Prize for print journalism. The award was made at the 2011 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress awards banquet in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Hansen’s article ”Chickens Designed for Growth” was published in Spis Bare magazine. See story here... |
Young Leaders AwardThe IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism awards recognize the leadership potential of young members.
Sustainable Agriculture ReportingThe IFAJ-Yara Award for Sustainable Agriculture Reporting is open to articles, Internet productions or radio/TV broadcasts on the broad themes of hunger, feeding the world sustainably and meeting the challenge of providing nutrition to a growing world population. This award provides a unique professional development opportunity for all IFAJ members to participate in a broad-based contest that is relevant to current global issues – Read more here... |
