Kwesi Atta-Krah, Deputy Director General of Bioversity International reports from the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2).
The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme awards two fellowships annually to young scientists from developing countries, to enable them to carry out innovative research on the conservation and use of plant genetic resources (PGR).
A new report from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security calls for the need to “recalibrate” food production in the developing world.
AlertNet inquires about sustainable alternatives to preventing crop loss. The use of agricultural biodiversity to minimize the risk of crop pest and disease has been the focus of a 5-year Bioversity International project in China, Ecuador, Morocco and …
Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013 application deadline has been extended until 18 November 2012. Two fellowships, for up to US$ 20,000 each, are available for 2013 to carry out research, on a wide range of themes related to the conservation and use of pl…
