China’s cities are attracting rural residents in droves. Since the 1990s, the number of Chinese migrating to urban centers from the countryside to find jobs has spiked. According to estimates, some 79 million rural residents migrated to cities in 200…
Archive for July, 2012
Food security single focus – Stock and Land
ENSURING global food security would be a major challenge for researchers and farmers, South Australian plant breeder and farmer Andrew Barr told delegates at the recent Innovation Generation Conference in Adelaide.
CIAT’s director general Ruben Echeverría speaks to Australia’s ABC Radio
CIAT’s director general talks to Australia’s ABC radio’s PM program, about CIAT, the “perfect storm” of challenges facing smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and how these can be overcome through scientific research. You ca…
CIMMYT-Hyderabad welcomes a Limagrain delegation
A group of 14 Limagrain representatives visited the CIMMYT-Asia maize program in Hyderabad, India, on 18 July 2012. Limagrain is an international agricultural co-operative group specialized in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. Led by Da…
East Africa Science Workshop
The regional science workshop brought together participants from CGIAR, National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES), climate services and products, food security, and early warning systems to plan and develop thematic research to suppo…