Livemint Views – Fighting malnutrition is the best way to help the poor. New research by John Hoddinott et al. of the International Food Policy Research Institute shows that for just $100 per child, interventions including micronutrient provision…
Archive for June, 2012
ASTI Methodology and Data Collection Standards – Practitioner’s Guide: Methodology
CURRENT INDICATORS AND DATA AVAILABILITY BY REGION National survey rounds have been rather ad hoc in the past, focusing on one region at a time depending on the availability of funds. As a result, most regional data collection has been limited to updat…
Sorghum Genetic Resources, Cytogenetics, and Improvement
Reddy, B V S and Ramesh, S and Sanjana Reddy, P (2006) Sorghum Genetic Resources, Cytogenetics, and Improvement. In: Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement. CRC Press, pp. 309-363. ISBN Print : 978-0-8493-1432-2 ; eBook : 978-0…
Economic Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation
The Philippines is particularly vulnerable to climate change, as its extensive coastline is a key environmental and economic resource. Conserving ecosystems and protecting livelihoods depends to a large extent on stakeholders’ ability to predict the …
Third CORAF/WECARD Agricultural Science Week, ICRISAT celebrates four decades of partnership with WCA
ICRISAT celebrated 40 years of research partnership with the scientific community of West and Central Africa (WCA) at the 3rd Agricultural Science Week and 10th General Assembly of the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Deve…