Press Statement by Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) August 06, 2012. Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures have contributed to the most severe and extensive drought in the United States …
The Toronto Star – Canada’s largest daily newspaper – has just published a piece about the great potential of cassava as a climate-smart crop. The article which features research from the “Rambo root” scientific article by CIAT & CCAFS earlier this year.
Delia Grace, an Irish veterinary epidemiologist and public health expert at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), says shifts in forest cover, agricultural practices, mining and reservoirs are thought to be affecting the transmission o…
Rice farmers from Vietnam have successfully implemented a community action plan to thwart rodent damage – reducing damage caused by the pests and boosting their incomes by 20%.
July 23, 2012—Short- and long-term factors—such as climate change, the growth of commodities futures markets, and changing levels of grain stocks—contribute to rising food prices. A new tool by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IF…
