Kenyan vet Bridgit Muasa has set her sights high. In a region where women dominate livestock farming, but only account…
Consortium News Archive for December, 2012
Packing a punch — targeting native foods, and improving nutrition and health
The potential of agriculture goes far beyond contributing to basic food and income needs. For this reason CGIAR has a dedicated…
The exceptions that prove the rule; navigating intellectual property rights in public sector research
Since 1971, CGIAR has steadfastly supported research to reduce hunger and poverty in the developing world. Throughout its long history,…
Changing the fortunes of farmers in Ethiopia through better livestock feed
Memorable and powerful story of Gebremichael Desta, an Ethiopian farmer whose life has changed by the use of improved livestock feed…
COP18 was not good enough: Time to rethink green sectors’ approach for 2015
The UNFCCC COP-18 in Doha worked overtime to finally agree not to disagree. The Secretariat was quick to make a release that declares success and highlights four results…