Though farming and forests are often drawn in black- and white-terms, “shades of grey” would appear to be the more appropriate palette for depicting the complex links between these two sectors. Two events taking place this week alongside Rio+20 dro…
Though farms and forests are often drawn in black and white, “shades of grey” would appear to be the more appropriate palette for depicting the complex links between these two sectors.
The Rwanda Government today announced the release of five new iron‐rich bean varieties that could provide more iron in the diets of millions of Rwandese who eat beans every day. Iron deficiency is widely prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa.
Anemia due to deficiency of iron in the diets of the poor is widespread in Africa, especially in women and children. New high-iron bean varieties released in the zone of highest bean consumption in the world are poised for major impact on human health.
An international team of researchers in Colombia, the UK, USA and Switzerland have developed the first ever system to monitor deforestation across Latin America in near real-time using satellite data.
