As food prices escalate globally due to the failed monsoon season in Asia and the “super drought” in the US,…
Consortium News Archive for August, 2012
Underground solution to starving rice plants
Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus,…
CGIAR needs YOU! Have your say about the future direction of our research
Sustainable agricultural development requires research across agricultural science, natural resource management, and policy. Our Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) is…
Lynn Haight: views on CGIAR, PPPs in agricultural development, and agroforestry
Lynn Haight, member of the CGIAR Consortium Board Lynn Haight is a CGIAR Consortium Board member. She was…
Transforming the land and the future with agricultural biodiversity
Set against an imposing Himalayan backdrop in the Kaski district of Nepal, Surya Adhikari and his wife Saraswati Adhikari, manage…