There has been little good news for rhino conservation in recent years. Increasing demand for rhino horn, particularly in Asia, has led to a massive spike in prices and incidents of poaching. But good news is trickling out of Indonesia.
Archive for August, 2012
Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin
Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin. By Douxchamps, S.; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. This study yielded key recommendations for research-for-development interventions and new concepts for researc…
UK Secretary of State for International Development congratulates IWMI
Ahead of the award ceremony for the Stockholm Water Prize, Andrew Mitchell, the UK Secretary of State for International Development has congratulated IWMI on becoming the 2012 prize laureate.
Harvesting wheat by hand in Pakistan
CIMMYT posted a photo: A day laborer in Islamabad, Pakistan pauses from his work of harvesting wheat by hand. He holds a sickle, known locally as a “daranti”. Photo credit: A. Yaqub/CIMMYT. For the latest on CIMMYT in Pakistan, see: blog.ci…
Spikes of improved wheat growing in Pakistan
CIMMYT posted a photo: Wheat spikes of an improved wheat variety growin in the field in Islamabad, Pakistan. The variety, known as NARC-2009, is based on a wheat line developed by CIMMYT and shared with partners as part of an international nursery dist…