Ms Cecilia Wangui Ndung’u is a happy maize farmer. Of late, her produce has not been going to waste. The notorious storage weevil commonly known as Osama is no longer a threat. The reason – a metal silo invention.
Archive for November, 2012
Culture of resistance: could friendly fungi offer a helping hand to beans and cassava?
Friendly fungi could be the new secret weapon for boosting the resilience of beans and cassava to pest attacks. Scientists at CIAT and the US Department of Agriculture hope to fight the seed-drilling bean weevil and dreaded, sap-sucking cassava mealybu…
MasAgro conservation agriculture technicians graduate
After 12 months of work and dedication, on 19 October 2012 technicians from different parts of Mexico were recognized for their efforts in an August graduation ceremony for the “Technicians Certified in Conservation Agriculture” course. The 48 grad…
ILRI vacancy: Scientist-Animal Genetics/Breeding (closing 30 Nov 2012)
The ILRI seeks to recruit a Scientist – Animal Genetics/Breeding — to manage development of animal genetic resource tools (AnGR) and information systems as decision support tools and aids for conservation and sustainable use of AnGR to contribu…
ILRI vacancy: Scientist-Quantitative Genetics/Animal Breeding (closing 30 Nov 2012)
ILRI seeks to recruit a Scientist; Quantitative Genetics / Animal Breeding to provide quantitative genetic and statistical inputs in projects designed to identify appropriate livestock breeds and breed combinations for ruminant livestock production sys…