Cassava a “Climate Ready” Crop – cassava could be a food security staple as it thrives through changing conditions when other staple crops fail. Earlier this year The Guardian featured cassava as a ‘Rambo’ root crop for sub-Saharan reg…
Archive for July, 2012
International Nematodes Diagnosis and Identification Course 2012
The course will provide identification of major plant and soil nematodes with special emphasis to cereal cyst and lesion nematodes. The course will also cover training in sampling techniques for nematodes, extraction, and data analysis. The course is a…
Training scientists in maize information management
During 19-21 June 2012, researchers, technicians, and students from the Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA), Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA), Improved Maize for African Soil (IMAS), and Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) projects att…
Farmers team up to make the perfect rat trap
Rice farmers from Vietnam have successfully implemented a community action plan to thwart rodent damage – reducing damage caused by the pests and boosting their incomes by 20%.
MOU signed for development of sustainable aquaculture
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Dhaka, Bangladesh Monday between the WorldFish Center and Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation for persuasion of joint activities for the growth of sustainable aquaculture.