New Agriculturist–En Afrique de l’Ouest, l’Institut international de recherche sur les cultures des zones tropicales semi-arides (ICRISAT) s’est appuyé sur l’expérience développée par le Centre du Riz pour l’Afri…
Archive for May, 2012
A fork in the road to Rio: Stopping in Nepal to meet Surya Adhikari
The first in Bioversity’s new series: ‘A fork in the road – meeting farmers on the road to Rio’ takes…
Africa Rice Breeding Task Force meeting
African rice breeders meet at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Africa Rice Breeding Task Force in Benin.
The role of mangroves in the fight against climate change
Vietnam is one of the few tropical countries that has increased its forest cover over the past several years, so…
Soybean and oil palm expansion in South America
This paper examines trends associated with commercial agriculture expansion in South America. It emphasises soybean and oil palm expansion associated with food, feed and biofuel markets, paying particular attention to their economic, social and environ…