Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research

Of Food, Culture and Identity

May 2nd, 2013 | Featured, Initiatives

Indigenous food and issues of food sovereignty discussed during food festival organized as part of Western Ghats civil society Conclave at Mahabaleshwar India, provided a context in which tribal people could share wider concerns about environmental sustainability, political sovereignty and preservation of traditional culture, and also interact with other conclave participants from the position of specialists and experts in their own field.

Call for Abstracts – First Internationl Conference on Global Food Security

April 30th, 2013 | Events

A call for abstracts for the First International Conference on Global Food Security

How Agroforestry Schemes Can Improve Food Security in Developing Countries.

March 8th, 2013 | News

The multiple benefits of agroforestry may be the solution to food security. Agroforestry – the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and livestock systems – has strong potential in addressing problems of food insecurity in developing countries. If carried out well, it allows producers to make the best use of their land, can boost [...]

Interview and Public Lecture with Roger Leakey

February 18th, 2013 | Featured, News

In Bonn at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) Professor Roger Leakey gives a lecture on the role of trees for poverty alleviation

Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health 2013

November 30th, 2012 | Events

The University of Saskatchewan and its partner institutions invite Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) project teams and all those interested in this global food security initiative to the Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health conference, February 6-8, 2013. This comes at a time when researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders increasingly recognize nutrition as an important [...]

Learning about ANDESCROP

November 6th, 2012 | Initiatives

The objective of Andescrop is to improve food security in the Andean region by developing methods for sustainable use of Andean plant genetic resources, soil, water and biodiversity, and by linking small-scale producers to modern markets.

Another priority is strengthening local research capacity and developing human resources for continued and innovative research and development in the Andean crops.