Smallholders deliver soybeans to well-organized markets in Malawi ICRISAT/M.Winslow In late June it was my great honor to receive the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture for 2013 from the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Scien…
Trade treaties may be one tool for addressing illegal logging, but they are no substitute for effective forest-management policy in exporting countries, says Pablo Pacheco, a scientist with the Center for International Forestry Research.
Governments can use a computer model to see the effects of different land uses. We tested one model in a watershed in the Philippines, saving time and money.
ILRI’s Jagger Harvey was presented the prestigious Societal Impact Award by The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) in Norwich, UK. The award, one of four given to TSL alumni who have worked with developing country agriculture, was presented to Dr Harvey …
As the world faces ongoing food crises, extreme weather and population growth, Bioversity International and global partners are responding by launching the ‘Bridging Agriculture and Conservation Initiative’ to develop solutions to food security and…
More than 1,000 policymakers, journalists, leaders and experts in forests and agriculture will gather in Poland in November on the sidelines of UN climate talks to participate in a new two-day event: The Global Landscapes Forum. Registration is now open.
Stephen Hall, director general of WorldFish, believes that fisheries policy development needs to involve stakeholders at all levels and view the sector within the broader context of rural development.
This report is intended to provide a range of background material in relation to Bangladesh and weather event forecasting, forecast information dissemination, and the implications of weather events and forecasting for communities and their livelihoods.
The often-claimed environmental and social benefits of forest certification remain to be empirically evaluated. Despite numerous publications on the impacts of tropical forest certification, virtually all are based on secondary sources of information a…
Presented by Tabeth Chiuta on 18 July, at the 2013 Africa Agriculture Science Week, held in Accra, Ghana.
At the Africa Agriculture Science Week AASW 15-20 July, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Head of Research Sonja Vermeulen gave a presentation on Climate-Smart Agriculture in an African context.
