Farmer Khetoli prepares feed for her pigs in Nikhekhu Village, Dimapur, Nagaland, India (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann).
Archive for December, 2012
Scientists show technical concerns no longer an obstacle to progress on REDD+
The challenges in implementing a scheme to reduce carbon emissions by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are now more political than technical, said scientists on the sidelines of last fortnight’s UN climate change talks in Doha.
Zeroing-in on drought-stressed rice areas
Tageting our breeding and extension work on severely affected drought areas in rainfed rice ecosystems has just become easier!
Tune in to our podcasts − ‘Radio GCP’ for you!
Our newest production on ‘Radio GCP’ is a conversation with Matthias Wissuwa, where he tells us about his work on PSTOL1 – the gene on the Pup1 locus that does wonders for enhancing phosphorus (P) intake by rice plants (hence the monike…
EU regulations on tropical timber and their potential impacts in the Congo Basin region
The EU has enacted two types of regulations which can apply to the tropical wood imports in its domestic markets: the EU CITES regulation and the FLEGT/VPA instruments. This paper reviews both regulation systems.