Cultivation of Jatropha trees by smallholder farmers could help meet India’s biofuel industry’s demand for raw material while minimizing negative environment impacts of commercially grown biofuel crops, says expert.
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Feed the hungry – Deccan Herald
The hunger index for 2012, constructed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has again confirmed India’s lowly position, placing it in the 65th position among 79 countries. In South Asia …
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USAID administrator Shah highlights Feed the Future will support new public-private partnerships to advance climate-resistant cereals through the development of abiotic stress-tolerant millet for Africa and South Asia with UC Davis, a partnership with …
Towards Greater Food Security – AllAfrica.com
Burundi, despite being potentially self-sufficient in food, has the highest level of hunger of all the 79 countries listed in the 2012 Global Hunger Index, published earlier this month by the International Food Policy Research Institute …
Zimbabwe, International Centre Ink MoU To Improve Seed Varieties – Bernama
The Zimbabwe government and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, commonly known as CIMMYT signed a 5 year Memorandum of understanding to develop more varieties in the country to improve yields.