Worldwide media

Paul Queck at Hoard's Dairyman (United States) published an article, saying: 'Covering your bunker silos is one of the most unpleasant jobs on the farm. Plus, it takes a lot of labor. But that's not the case on Jaap de Jong's farm.' Read more >>

Rocky Gofamodimo (Botswana) posted an article around the question 'Have you ever wondered about what happens to male calves born in dairy farms'. Read more >>

Rocky Gofamodimo at Farmers Review (Botswana) wrote an article about dairy farming, technology and innovation: 'Holland is truly a dairy country. It is home to 18,000 dairy farms with over 1.6 million cows that produces 12.7 billion kilos of milk each year. The...

Joseph Opoku Gakpo at Multimedia Group Limited (Ghana) posted an article, saying: 'Imagine growing crops on land that require the use of no fertilizers but still highly productive because its fertile, virgin land reclaimed from the sea less than 50 years ago. That’s...

Joseph Opoku Gakpo at Multimedia Group Limited (Ghana) posted an article: 'Players in the Agricultural Sector are pushing for a united front in the fight against global hunger. They say efforts to make food available to all will hardly work if it is approached by...

Rocky Gofamodimo (Botswana) posted a personal blog about his impressions during the Dutch Roots congress and tours, saying it 'was an absolute success and an eye opener. I walked away with a lot from my trip and I can safely say, it was an experience of a lifetime.'...

Lilian Schaer at Ontario Farmer (Canada) wrote an article, saying: 'Hubrecht Janse farms on land that literally didn’t exist 40 years ago. It was created when the Dutch government built dykes and drained large sea areas in the southern province of Zeeland, creating...

Lilian Schaer at Ontario Farmer (Canada) published an article: 'According to its deputy mayor, [Ede has] made food a central pillar for their many areas of municipal responsibility, including education, healthcare and sports, and partnered with neighbouring...

Simone Smith at ACAJ (Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists) posted an article, saying: 'the trip reminded me about why I do my job. It is best avenue to meet some of agriculture’s most innovative people and an opportunity to learn something new every day....

Gerhard Uys at Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) wrote an article about 'a Dutch company that produces animal feed from food waste [that] says this is the only way in which agriculture can remain sustainable.' Read more >>

Caroline Stocks wrote an article in Munchies (VICE - United Kingdom), saying 'what was once an area for loading and storing fruit from cargo ships is being turned into a farming project, the likes of which have never been seen before'. Read more >>

Joseph Opoku Gakpo at Multimedia Group Limited (Ghana) posted an article, saying: 'President of the Ghana Agric and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has urged government to increase investment in the agricultural sector to accelerate development....

Gerhard Uys at Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) wrote an article, saying: 'Herenboeren is taking the Netherlands by storm, with city dwellers and urbanites paying farmers to produce food according to their exact specifications.' Read more >>

The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality posted an article on their website, saying 'the shared vision of the Kenyan, Tanzanian and the Netherlands governments is an important indicator of the strong partnership and possibilities in the agricultural...

Ashley Robinson at Commodity News Service Canada (CNSC) posted an article in Manitoba Co-operator: a couple – a dairy farmer and a psychiatric nurse – 'combines their professions to create a farm that provides care for those with intellectual challenges'. Read more...

Rocky Gofamodimo (Botswana) posted a personal blog about a very familiar Dutch street view: bicycles. He says 'Dutch roads are so safe and comfortable that grown folks and tots alike use bikes as the easiest form of transport. They even have bicycle seats to carry the...

Ashley Robinson at Commodity News Service Canada (CNSC) posted an article in Manitoba Co-operator, saying that 'Dutch dairy farmers are now free to produce all the milk they want – if they buy quota to produce more phosphate'. Read more >>

Caleb Ojewale at BusinessDay (Nigeria) posted an article saying: 'from a standardisation point of view, a proper identification system is one of the many things that Nigeria has to learn from the Netherlands in egg production'. Read more >>

Samantha Townsend at The Land (Australia) posted an article, saying: 'On the other side of the world five weeks is a long time without rain, in fact it’s declared a drought. It’s a concept that might be hard to imagine in Australia, where many producers are heading...

Joseph Opoku Gakpo at Multimedia Group Limited (Ghana) posted an article: 'The Dutch Agricultural Counselor to West Africa has called for a fresh approach to Agric on the continent in a way that treats it as business and not a way of life.' Read more >>

Esther Oluka at Daily Monitor (Uganda) wrote a nice blog article about her visit to the congress: 'Our hosts let us feed on various Dutch cuisines such as Hutspot, made with potatoes, carrots, and onions served with meats such as rookworst (smoked sausage),...

Nasra Bishumba at The New Times (Rwanda) wrote an article about her impression of the Netherlands during the IFAJ2018 tours: 'The Dutch love bread the way the Italians love spaghetti. That’s the best way to put it. I don’t think that I have ever seen so much bread in...

Caleb Ojewale at BusinessDay (Nigeria) published an article, saying: 'Usually, people think dairy, vegetables (such as tomato), greenhouse, and agric technologies in general are all the Netherlands can offer Nigeria; in skills, knowledge, and technology transfer....

Joseph Opoku at Joy News TV (Ghana) posted a video report, recorded at the IFAJ2018 World Congress. 'There should be more focus on agricultural journalism by journalists and in media houses from all around the world.' Watch video >>

Joseph Opoku Gakpo at Joy News TV (Ghana) published a video report from the IFAJ2018 World Congress. Watch video >>

Owen Roberts at RealAgriculture (Canada) posted an article, saying: 'The Netherlands, with its moderate climate, may seem like an odd place to grow heat-loving soybeans. But just a few decades ago, that’s what people said about Ontario, too – and soybeans have become...

Gil Gullickson at Successful Farming (United States) wrote an article about how the Dutch 'douse Dunlap’s Disease with healthy food policies'. Read more >>

Richmond Frimpong at GARDJA (Ghana Agricultural & Rural Development Journalists Association) posted an article in which he says that 'a Netherlands based commercial farmer, Mr. Peter Appelman, has charged his fellow farmers in the continent to scout for customers...

Esther Oluka at Daily Monitor (Uganda) posted an article, summarizing the lessons for Ugandan farmers: 'Rely more on technology, process sweet foods into animal feeds, farm in groups, invest in horticulture and grow crops on rooftops of buildings'. Read more >>

Caleb Ojewale at BusinessDay (Nigeria) says that the IFAJ2018 World Congress was 'an opportunity to participate in tours to some parts of one of the smallest countries in the world by land mass, yet, the second largest exporter of food in the world after the United...

Beth Roden at Bayer CropScience (Germany) posted an article, saying 'I was honored to address the crowd at the closing reception, as ag media (you!) play a key role in telling the story of sustainable agriculture and helping the industry overcome some of the biggest...

Caleb Ojewale at BusinessDay (Nigeria) posted an article, stating: 'In Nigeria, the average cow is said to produce about one litre of milk per day, or maybe add an extra half at times. In Rwanda, the case is different, at least now when dairy farmers say they get an...

Rosemary Mirondo at The Citizen (Tanzania) posted an article, saying that 'farmers around the world have been advised to practise smart farming that uses such technologies as crop protection, sensing as well as data, all of which have proved to be efficient with less...

Richmond Frimpong at Gardja (Ghana Agricultural & Rural Development Journalists Association) posted a news item stating that 'the President of the Wageningen University & Research Executive Board, Prof. Louise Fresco, has bemoaned the lack of political will by...

Luuk Zegers at Resource (The Netherlands) says: 'People can attend lectures and workshops about new agricultural methods and concepts, but also have a look on a farm to see the way these work in practice.' Read more >>

Joy Online (Ghana) posted an article, saying: 'Multimedia Group Limited’s Joseph Opoku Gakpo has been adjudged the 2018 world best video journalist by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ).' Read more >>

MyJoyOnline TV (Ghana) paid attention to Joseph Opoku Gakpo winning the title 'best video broadast' with his documentary 'Rampaging Soldiers' during IFAJ2018. Watch video >>

MyJoyOnline TV (Ghana) published a video on 'IFAJ calls for increased attention on agric reporting'. Watch video >>

Kizito Cudjoe at GARDJA (Ghana Agricultural & Rural Development Journalists Association) posted an article, saying that during the IFAJ2018 World Congress 10 worldwide journalists 'will be honored for demonstrating outstanding achievement in reporting as well as...

Jaime Little at Farm Radio International (Canada) posted an item about 'three African journalists working in partnership with Farm Radio International', who are 'on their way to The Netherlands to take part in a training course on international agricultural...