Nigerian farmers are getting cleaner seed yams that promise better harvests in the seasons ahead, thanks to the healthy seed yam producing technique by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
Archive for July, 2012
Vacancy opp: Coordinator- Communication, Marketing and Knowledge Management
The job is to coordinate the communications, marketing and knowledge management strategy and activities across the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (CRP5) in liaison with partners and other stakeholders. For more details please see Coordinator-Communication Marketing & Knowledge management . To apply, visit http://www.iwmi.org/about_iwmi/vacancies/
Soil analysis for nutrients
icrisat.images posted a photo: Farmers of the HOPE project in Maharashtra collect soil samples for nutrient status analysis.
Saving sorghum seed
Sorghum farmersin Maharashtra collect larger panicles for use as seed the following year.
Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
A movement aiming to preserve the earth’s last roadless areas hopes their new set of online maps will inspire policy makers avoid building highways through places of high biodiversity.