TV documentary broadcasted by TV Globo, Brazil, features Andean roots and tubers. Interviews with CIP’s scientists.
Archive for April, 2013
African Development Bank delegation visits AfricaRice
African Development Bank delegation visits AfricaRice to discuss implementation of Strategic Crops initiative A high-level delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) visited AfricaRice on 26 April to discuss on the progress made in the imp…
Characterizing farming systems around Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya, for targeting soil fertility-enhancing technologies
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (2013). Pages: n/a-n/a. Thuweba N. Diwani, Folkard Asch, Mathias Becker, Frank Mussgnug et al.Kakamega district in Western Kenya represents the smallholder farming systems typical for much of the densely popu…
How volatile are African food prices?
Instability in the price of staple foods is an important source of risk in developing countries. This is particularly true in Africa south of the Sahara because of the low incomes of many African households. Poor urban households allocate a large share…
ICAR‐ILRI partnership dialogue on livestock research in India
In November 2012, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) held a high‐level partnership dialogue to help identify gaps and opportunities on livestock research and development in I…