The commercialization of nuts, mushrooms, vegetables, and other food products from forests could have a downside — hurting health as rural communities shift from diets rich in fibre and micro-nutrients to processed foods, a nutrition expert says. Pho…
Afriquejet–Le directeur général de Africa Rice, Papa Abdoulaye Seck, après avoir remercié le ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique pour sa coopération dans le domaine, a appelé tous les gouvernements af…
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as foods have the potential to decrease micronutrient deficiency while providing the social and cultural benefits of traditional food systems. Commercialising NTFPs may also lead to increases in income, but will this …
Ripples on Water (p.2) / Wells and cells invigorate village agriculture (p.3) / IWMI hosts SARCRH office (p.4) / Urban agriculture gets policy-level support in Sri Lanka’s Western Province (p.5) / Opinion: Local cultivators know this country’s clim…
Handbook passes the baton of cassava knowledge to a new generation of researchers That’s right: everything you need to know about cassava, in a single book. But that should in no way belittle this 800-page tome.
