Cairo, Egypt – March 9, 2023 – H.E. Mr. OKA Hiroshi, Ambassador of Japan to Egypt, signed and exchanged notes with Mr. Nasredin Hag Elamin, Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Egypt, regarding the provision of a grant of 520 million yen (approximately 3.8 million US dollars) to support the Government of Egypt to
(Ludhiana, Punjab, March 3, 2023) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) co-organized an event with the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to launch its project PlantDirect – Dry direct seeded rice (DDSR) for the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India in partnership with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). This project is supported by a grant to IRRI from the Bill
Recognizing the need for youth to be included in this conversation, young people have been made co-guardians of the TFWS process The post Seven ambitious missions to transform the future of water security first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
While it is widely accepted that nutrition education is a valuable ingredient in agricultural research-for-development programs designed to target malnutrition, a recent study seeks to find out if outreach efforts are reaching those most in need. As part of ongoing efforts to scale out the adoption and utilization of vitamin A-rich orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP),… The post A nutrition-smart approach
The international agreement that allows Ukraine to export wheat, corn, sunflower oil and other agricultural products across the globe is set to expire on March 18. The World spoke with Joseph Glauber, IFPRI senior research fellow, for a new podcast episode about how the deal has affected global grain prices, and what issues Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations will be negotiating in
Reuters reported on the effects of the war in Ukraine on global grain supplies. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute was quoted in the article, saying, “Luck has played some role in events … the combination of good weather (in some breadbasket areas) and strong producer supply response has kept market prices from rebounding back to
by Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR, and Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT The 11th edition of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit taking place in San Francisco next March 14-15 2023, will bring together founders, corporates, investors and experts from the agri-food sector to discuss and showcase solutions to current global
Both floods and droughts are the result of variable precipitation, resulting in periods with too much water and others with too little, both of which have hit the people of South Asia hard over the past few decades. The post Energy World: Why water storage is a vital tool in South Asia’s climate change strategy first appeared on International Water