We are seeking a dynamic director to lead a highly successful USD10 million capacity building and research programme in plant and animal biosciences and take it to the next level
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Archive for March, 2013
The Feminization of Farming – New York Times
A 2000 study of developing countries by the International Food Policy Research Institute found that as much as 55 percent of the reduction in hunger from 1970 to 1995 could be attributed to improvements in women’s status in society. Progress in w…
CIFOR Vacancy: Human Resources Officer for Recruitment and Staff Development
CIFOR is looking for a Human Resources Officer for Recruitment and Staff Development. Reporting to the Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Officer for Recruitment and Staff Development will coordinate the recruitment and selection process, tr…
Reviewing African Rice Initiative at the Halfway Mark
Japan International Cooperation Agency–At the midway point in a 10 year program to double Sub-Sahara Africa’s overall rice production to 28 million tons by 2018, participants in the CARD initiative from the Africa Rice Center and the Internatio…
The Guardian features agroforestry
The potential of agroforestry to address food security in developing countries is the subject of an article in the Guardian. The article outlines how the World Agroforestry Centre has “built up a body of research on issues such as the use of particul…
