President Yudhoyono gives a global policy address on the future of Indonesia’s forests ahead of Rio+20 summit.
Archive for October, 2012
A day in the life of an Odisha rice farmer
Following a day with an Odisha farmer, Samarendu Mohanty and Sampitri Baruah experienced first hand how rural farming households grapple with the challenges of the present.
How constraint breeds creativity: farmer-led alliances for rice
Participatory plant breeding has matured into a dynamic and cost-effective science that provides a pragmatic match between desired crop traits and local climates, soils and socio-economies. But can farmer-led crop breeding deal with the pace and uncer…
Reviewing where we are: Livestock and Fish Program Planning and Management Committee meets in Nairobi
The program planning and management committee of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish held its 4th planning meeting on the 19 and 20 September 2012. The committee, comprising staff of the four partner centers – ILRI, CIAT, ICARDA, WorldFi…
FAO launches new training handbook for farmer field schools
Many farmers in developing countries grow crops, especially vegetables, in urban and peri-urban environments using this wastewater, raw or diluted, to irrigate their crops. Such wastewater is often heavily contaminated with disease-causing organisms an…