An article by Alina Paul-Bossuet, published on AlertNet highlights a key solution to mitigate the impact of “the next drought”:…
Consortium News Archive for August, 2011
Kenya: CIMMYT counters drought with new maize varieties
Roger Thurow, a senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, wrote about…
Meeting on Horn of Africa: Tackling root causes of famine
Governments, UN agencies and international organizations met in Rome this week, urging the international community to continue their support for…
Kenya: New varieties boost finger millet harvest
A clip from an article in “The Standard” (Kenya): Over 1,200 farmers in Busia County (Kenya) have resolved to revive…
Food Security Crisis: Horn of Africa
Post from IFPRI Food Security Portal. Round up of some useful links including Info-graphic of IFPRI’s research on the Horn…