• An initiative to conserve mango diversity.

    An initiative to conserve mango diversity.

    October 19th, 2012 | Initiatives, Websites

    The Society For Conservation of Mango Diversity (SCMD) is an  organization working for mango growing community empowerment and mango diversity conservation. Activities taken up by SCMD mainly aim on the empowerment of communities of Kasmandi Kalan, Gopramau, Sarsanda and Mahmood Nagar Talukedari to appreciate more value and uniqueness of their mango diversity and its on farm [...]

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  • CFF Newsletter launched

    CFF Newsletter launched

    August 31st, 2012 | Featured, News, Websites

    Crops for the Future (CFF), an international partnership organisation undertaking research and information management to foster greater use of Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS) has recently launched a monthly newsletter with much useful information on NUS regarding crop research, events, training opportunities and literature reviews.

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  • Genetic Resources Policy blog

    Genetic Resources Policy blog

    July 3rd, 2012 | Middle, News, Websites

    The Genetic Resources Policy blog, initiated in February 2012, features a new project supporting implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in a number of countries. The blog focuses mainly on issues related to the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing in the project countries, and makes links to [...]

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  • New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa

    New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa

    June 19th, 2012 | Announcements, Featured, Middle, News, Websites

    Source: Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) 27 April 2012. guardian.co.uk. New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa. World’s largest public database lifts lid on the extent and secretive nature of the global demand for land. Almost 5% of Africa‘s agricultural land has been bought or [...]

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  • Agroecology and transition in agriculture

    Agroecology and transition in agriculture

    June 1st, 2012 | Middle, News, Websites

    Philippe Baret, Professor at the University of Louvain (Belgium), set up Philagri web site with a section dedicated to transition in agriculture  that brings together a number of interesting papers on agroecology and the importance of adopting more sustainable agricultural practices using agrobiodiversity. These include papers that develop a diagnosis of the state of agriculture in [...]

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  • IAASTD findings available on a new website “globalagriculture.org”

    IAASTD findings available on a new website

    May 25th, 2012 | Announcements, Featured, Publications, Websites

    The Foundation on Future Farming and Biovision have recently launched the new website www.globalagriculture.org. The site makes the findings of the International Assessment of Agriculture Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) available by topics and offers updated figures, background information, further reading and news and includes material on current topics such as land-grabbing and [...]

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