One year, groundnut farmers in sub-Saharan Africa were enjoying harvests and exports that allowed them to feed and educate…
Consortium News Archive for May, 2012
A “heart” talk with Frank Rijsberman, the new CGIAR Consortium CEO
We are catching Dr Frank Rijsberman, the new CEO of the CGIAR Consortium, on the eve of his “first day…
FAO and ICARDA link research and development
“New approaches linking research and development are critical to make research work better for people in the world’s dry areas”…
CGIAR calls for action at Rio+20
Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods and jobs for 40 per cent of today’s global…
Tropical Legumes: boosting yields, improving soil and changing livelihoods
Whenever Temegnush Dhabi, a 50-year-old widow, stops to look out over her two-hectare farm in East Shewa, Central Ethiopia, she…