CIFOR has launched a new partnership with the China National Forestry Economics and Development Research Center to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the ‘Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program’ (CCFP) or ‘Grain for Green’.
The Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Dr William D. Dar, received the MS Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture for the year 2013. Chief Guest, Dr K Kasturirangan, Member (Scien…
Renowned scientist and 11th President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, visited the headquarters of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics at Patancheru on 20 June. The purpose of his visit was to inaugurate the newly construc…
Findings from a new report from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) chart a path for farmers to adapt to climate shifts despite uncertainties about what growing conditions will look like decades from now.
PRESS RELEASE: Farmers, such as this coffee grower in Nicaragua, will be hard hit by climate change, but they can start to adapt thanks to new research which cuts through complex projections. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT). Read more on our Media page on http…
