Work by CIAT scientists to improve rural nutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo through guinea pig production has featured as…
Archive for May, 2012
Dissertation Research Fellowships on Gender and Agriculture
IFPRI and its partners are pleased to announce a call for applications for Ph.D. dissertation research fellowships on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI). The first of its kind to directly capture women’s empowerment and inclusion l…
Participant Reflections on Cambodian Study Tour to Theun Hinboun Dam 2
Kev Mim, head of Kbalromeas Village in Cambodia’s Stung Treng Province reflects on a study tour that he took part…
Gender and forestry in Uganda
The Government of Uganda has put in place a number of policies, legal and institutional frameworks that support equality between men and women. However, they are in most cases not backed up by relevant legal provisions for ensuring compliance among the…
Do anthropogenic dark earths occur in the interior of Borneo
Anthropogenic soils of the Amazon Basin (Terra Preta, Terra Mulata) reveal that pre-Colombian peoples made lasting improvements in the agricultural potential of nutrient-poor soils. Some have argued that applying similar techniques could improve agricu…