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Focuses on options for enhancing the uptake of low emissions development technologies and practices in rice through new technical innovations

The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a New Delhi-based think tank, recently organized a two-day capacity-building program in collaboration with Pondicherry University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to familiarize young researchers and policy analysts with agricultural trade, reports Krishi Jagran (India). IFPRI’s Mamata Pradhan emphasized the importance of collaborative research, capacity partnership, and policy engagement as the main pillar

The regional AgMIP-MENA Platform was launched by ICARDA and Mohammed IV Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco in cooperation with the global Agricultural Model Inter-comparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP). The event brought together experts from around the world, especially the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to advance the science and practice of agricultural modeling to enhance resilient crop production

Peru’s agriculture industry appears to have had the greatest recovery in the country, writes the Fresh Fruit Portal (Chile). The article discusses various aspects of agriculture in Peru including a focus on the Ukraine-Russia war and what effects it has on Peruvian farming. Valeria Pineiro, IFPRI’s acting head for Latin America says that while Russia’s agricultural products including the three main types of fertilizer

The Hindu (India) summarized a two-day capacity-building program to acquaint young researchers and policy analysts in the areas of agricultural trade and to highlight the contemporary challenges in the global, regional, and local agriculture sectors with an emphasis on the practical training sessions. The workshop was co-sponsored by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a New Delhi-based think-tank, in collaboration

Like many women involved in fisheries, Win Chewa Htun (not her actual name) faces a world of gender barriers that have only been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hailing from Myanmar’s Shan State, Win purchases fresh fish from Inle Lake to dry and then sells the preserved fish onwards for profit. While such value-added fish products are a key way for

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy for Seeds Without Borders, a regional seed policy agreement that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties across nations. The award was bestowed by the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

En medio de cacaotales, por aquí y por allá, desde el Cesar hasta la Amazonía, resalta la figura de una mujer con sombrero de caña de ala ancha, traje blanco y en su falda cacaos verdes, amarillos, rojos y naranjas que contrastan con el café intenso que caracteriza esa taza de chocolate que se puede encontrar en la mesa de