Agriculture uses more than 90% of Uzbekistan’s water use, and wasteful irrigation practices can be widely seen. Local Water Consumer Associations have a role to play in reversing this trend, but these newly established Associations have difficulty accounting for how much water has been delivered to whom with any precision, and that leads to conflicts that undermine farmers’ incentives. Accounting
As in many parts of the world, late blight disease is a scourge to potato farmers who lose millions of dollars (and tonnes of potatoes) to this pathogen each year. Five years ago, a group of farmers, scientists, and government officials formed the AsiaBlight network to develop an integrated approach to managing, and eventually eradicated,… The post AsiaBlight Network Presents Multi-faceted
As science depends on curating knowledge from the past and the present, the future of science requires nurturing young people to continue these investigations in the years ahead. With that idea in mind, the CIP-China Center for Asia-Pacific (CCCAP) Science Center recently concluded a science camp for more than 30 science-minded teenagers at its headquarters in Beijing. Conducted over two
CGIAR CONTRIBUTORS AfricaRice TYPE OF INNOVATION Biophysical science Genetic (varieties and breeds) Production systems and management practices Research and communication methodologies and tools Social science
BY STEFAN UHLENBROOK AND CLAUDIA RINGLER As we mark World Water Week, water, land, energy, forest, and biodiversity systems around the world are under extreme stress from climate change and other anthropogenic pressures. These systems are all critical to food and nutrition security, as well as rural livelihoods and the broader economy. These systems are also strongly interconnected: The availability of
WorldFish has handed out 710 kg of fresh, locally-farmed tilapia to flood victims in Dili, Timor-Leste, boosting diets and helping to connect rural farmers with consumers during the COVID-19 lockdown Read more
COVID-19 and the banana-infecting Fusarium wilt fungus race TR4 have a lot in common besides being acronyms. Both are emerging diseases, and both can cause devastating impacts. But one affects humans while the other affects bananas. With the emergence of COVID-19, most people understand the threats to human health and well-being that can result from a highly infectious human disease.
WorldFish joined the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit to highlight the essential role of aquatic food systems in a global transformation toward sustainable healthy diets for all. Read more