Press release, 9 May 2012: Edible aroids network – a successful first year
The International Network for Edible Aroids (INEA) is a consortium of scientists and growers from all over the world who are using edible aroids (taros) as a model to improve clonally propagated crops of the tropics. Supported by the European Union the INEA [...]
Crop wild relatives are a critical resources for the improvement of crops. Find out more in this new issue of the Crop wild relative Newsletter!
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An open access article by S. Kumaraswamy in “Agricultural Sciences” journal
From the online Abstract
In the recent past there has been concern to address the declining trends and deteriorating ecological elements and their functions in productive agricultural landscapes. The efforts to revive the ecological functions needs multiple scale approach, which include scientific understanding, time dependent restorative [...]
High level policy dialogue between the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and small scale farmers on the priorities and governance of agricultural research for development in West Africa
IIED, APPG on Agroecology, CNOP, Kene conseils, Centre Djoliba, IRPAD
This photo story highlights key moments in a policy dialogue on agricultural research for development that [...]
Bioversity International has recently published its strategic priorities and research agenda for the decade 2012 to 2021.
Bioversity International is the only global non-profit research organization that places the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity in smallholder farming systems at the centre of its work. Agricultural biodiversity is essential to help achieve global food and nutrition [...]
The March 2012 Issue of the Farming Matters Magazine “Small-scale agriculture for a sustainable society” focuses on insects on farms: “Friends or foes? Our love/hate relationship with insects”
Insects pollinate crops and work as natural predators in the field. Yet insects often have a negative reputation in agriculture, and billions of dollars are spent every year [...]
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