- The newest edition of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) newsletter has now been published, and can be found here. It features articles from APAARI's recent General Assembly Meeting held in Bangkok, news from the National Agricultural Research…
- Last week in Johannesburg, South Africa, the FARA@15 Celebration provided the opportunity to announce the first step of a consultation on the new CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF), as well as the forthcoming launch of the GCARD 3 process. “GCARD3 will be a two-year…
- The newest edition of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) newsletter has now been published, and can be found here. It features articles from APAARI's recent Executive Committee Meeting held in Bangkok, news from the National Agricultural…
- Agriculture has an image problem. Simply put, for the majority of the world’s youth, agriculture simply isn’t seen as being “cool” or attractive. Most think of it only as back-breaking labor, without an economic pay-off—and little room for career advancement. With an ageing population of…
- Inclusion of rural women in scientific and technological endeavours and realizing women’s intellectual potential is a big challenge in developing countries. Women play a decisive role in many facets of agricultural sector. Creating multiple opportunities for women in agribusiness enterprises…
- DFID’s Ministers have approved the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters Programme (BRACED) which is expected to benefit up to 5 million people, especially women and children, by building their resilience to climate extremes (mostly droughts and floods). This…
- The current and future food security of South Asian countries has twin challenges of resource fatigue and decelerating productivity growth of food grain crops. Realizing the importance of these issues not only at national level but also at regional level, the regional NARS (Bangladesh, India, Nepal…