The food price crisis of 2007–2008 and recent resurgence of food prices have focused increasing attention on the causes and consequences of food price volatility in international food markets and the developing world, particularly in Africa south of …
Archive for January, 2013
New agreement to build capacity in forest genetic resources
Bioversity International is furthering its long tradition in capacity strengthening, through a new collaboration with an International Masters Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO). Our involvement will include supervising thesi…
CCAFS in the News – RTCC “Natural disasters cost $160bn in 2012″
Hurricane Sandy costliest single event but non-economic losses from agriculture could be felt long into 2013. “The [developing world] farmers are on the forefront of climate change and are very worried about the outcomes for their farms and livelihoo…
The ‘happy strategies’ game: Matching land and water interventions with community and landscape needs
We borrowed an idea from the ‘happy families’ card game (where the happiest family is the one with all the members)–a ‘happy strategies’ game in which players need to combine a set of practices into the most compatible strategy for a specific…
100,000th Cross
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has been at the forefront of developing new rice varieties for over half a century. In November, 2012 it celebrated its 100,000th cross. Michael Joyce reports on how rice breeding is done and what its fu…