The Institute empowers rural and tribal women to become agents of social change through inculcation of a positive attitude, acquisition of holistic knowledge, and fosters development of a wide range of skills essential to improve their lives, the welfare of their families and advancement of their…
The womens farming syndicate was established with the aim of eradicating poverty amongst rural women
Through a sustainble agribusiness model. WFS has established skills training and processing centres across Zimbabwe and established a women's showcase market which enables women to access…
The ‘Open Access India,‘ is a community of practice advocating Open Access, Open data, Open education in India since 2011. Now as a part of its objective, ‘development of community e-infrastructure for Open Access’ is proposing AgriXiv, a preprints repository for Agriculture with the support of…
IIED is a policy and action research organisation. We promote sustainable development to improve livelihoods and protect the environments on which these livelihoods are built. We specialise in linking local priorities to global challenges. IIED is based in London and works in Africa, Asia, Latin…
CFS looked at country experience in using the Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (VGGT) over the four years since they were endorsed in 2012, which highlighted some good practices on the importance of…
In July 2016 the Eurasian Soil Partnership of the Eurasian Center for Food Security, together with the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, published a book— a collection of research papers entitled Land Resources and Food Security in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus. The book was…
On the occasion of the International Earth Day 2016, the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems wishes to raise awareness of the importance of trees in drylands. Globally, about 1.6 billion people, including more than 2,000 indigenous cultures- depend on trees and forests for food, would fuel,…
In 2012, the CGIAR established different research programs, including one on Livestock and Fish. This year, CGIAR centres and partners are developing a portfolio of second phase ‘agri-food system’ research programs.
As part of this process, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is…
Agriculture represents an important segment of the economies of Africa, Latina America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Brazil and its importance to development have been extensively recognized and emphasized. Over the past 30 years, Brazilian agricultural growth and development has been guided by…