June 2007 Opinion: Balancing Power Continuing our occasional series of personal views from CGIAR researchers and partners, we include the following opinion piece submitted by colleagues in CIFOR’s Forests and Governance Program. Recognition Comes Home to Papas The UN Seed Award celebrates a project to enhance to marketability of Peruvian native papa — and so improve potato farmers’ livelihood. Bringing Maize Back to the Future The Generation Challenge Programme traces the historical migration of maize to improve breeding materials for modern cultivars. Volte-Face for the Volta A Challenge Program guides a basin board in analyzing stakeholder networks to help turn round governance of the Volta River basin. New Partnership to Improve Nutrition HarvestPlus and India agree to collaborate on biofortifying crops to address persistent micronutrient deficiency in young children. Baring the Goodness of Berries A new partnership aims to conserve, evaluate and promote a heretofore underused collection of berry, grape and potato germplasm. Durable, Delicious, Delovely Durum Wheat for making pasta, couscous and semolina is bred for resistance to leaf rust and also for the quality traits that the market demands. Making the Most of Disease Resistance Researchers find in a collection of cultivated and wild potato many genetic sources of disease resistance to meet future needs. Mapping the Way Forward The new Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy bridges the gap between knowledge and effective policy formulation for rural development. Sweet Light Alternative The biofuels revolution offers environmentally friendly income-generating opportunities for dryland farmers and even the landless. A Different Saline Solution Rice farmers on 1 million hectares of salt-affected coastal areas of Bangladesh stand to benefit from new cultivars bred with Saltol. Go with the Environmental Flow The amount of water that should be left in a particular river depends to its situation, but, globally, too much water is taken out. Fueling Cassava's Popularity A breakout crop of the 21st century is poised to attract even more attention as a raw material for refining into biofuel. Cassava Market Bonanza A newly opened factory in Nigeria provides a secure market for 400 tons of fresh cassava per day grown by 20,000 poor farmers nearby. Better Health for Livestock Three recent developments improve the control of livestock diseases new and old, thereby protecting poor people and their income.