EcoAgriculture Partners’ new endeavours
A New Strategy and a New Website for a New Challenge is the New dimension taken by EcoAgriculture Partners. From years of hard work in promoting and sustaining integrated landscape management...
View ArticleNew publication and video: Building, defending and strengthening agroecology
A new publication and video explore the meaning and politics of agroecology from social movement perspectives through the perspectives of food producers involved in the food sovereignty movement. Food...
View ArticleInternational Symposium on Biodiversity and Edible Wild Species, 1-4 November...
This scientific program will cover all related aspects of wild medicinal and aromatic plants, wild edible plants (including herbs and fruits used for foods), edible wild mushrooms and edible insects....
View ArticleFarmers in Africa are opting to buy seed from informal markets rather than...
Recent research findings have shown that instead of relying on saved seeds for new crops, farmers in Africa are opting to buy seed from local markets or friends. Our work is significant because it...
View ArticleCall for articles: Valuing underutilised crops
As family farming, nutrition and agrobiodiversity are increasingly put in the spotlight, Farming Matters focuses its attention on ‘underutilised’ crops. These are plant species that have been used for...
View ArticleOpportunity for Masters Students in design of learning materials for...
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Masters Student to work with staff of the Capacity Development Unit of ILRI to develop and pilot test training materials for...
View ArticleNorman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug...
Borlaug LEAP 2015 Fellows at the Hall of Laureates. Photo credit: borlaugleap.org The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) awards fellowships to outstanding...
View ArticleResearch in Development (RinD) Learning Site
RinD Team. Photograph taken during the AAS RinD Meeting held in Mongu, Zambia, 2015. Photo credit: RinD Team The Research in Development (RinD) Learning Site explains the essentials of the Research in...
View ArticleJoin and be part of the GCARD3 Online Africa Regional Consultation 28th and...
IT STARTS TODAY! Early in April 2016, GFAR, CGIAR and ARC of South Africa co-organized a landmark GCARD3 Global Event that brought together over 500 participants from 83 countries and across 15...
View ArticleNew report: Food systems experts urge global shift towards diversified...
We are pleased to hear that on the 2nd of June a new report was released by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), urging for a global shift from industrial...
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