ILRI and AGRA recently released a book of case studies illustrating ‘high- payoff/low-cost’ initiatives that could help avoid future African food crises. Jimmy Smith, director general of ILRI, and Namanga Ngongi, president of AGRA, argue in a joint…
March 26, Hanoi—Vietnam’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are relatively low in the global context, but they are growing rapidly and will likely triple by 2030 unless significant mitigation options are undertaken. With over 60 percent of the populat…
The consumption of pro-vitamin A cassava could help Nigeria reduce economic losses in Gross Domestic Product that is estimated at about $1.5billion, says the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga.
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID, http://www.dfid.gov.uk) has won Best Technological Breakthrough at the UK Climate Week Awards for its support to a project to develop drought-tolerant maize in Africa. The prize was…
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID, http://www.dfid.gov.uk) has won Best Technological Breakthrough at the UK Climate Week Awards for its support to a project to develop drought-tolerant maize in Africa. The prize was…
