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GCARD2 and the Agribusiness Society of the University of the West Indies
From all accounts the Global Conference for Agricultural Research Development (GCARD) is set to…
Uruguay: Livestock farmers working with the national agricultural research…
Mr. Marcelo Secco, director of a beef and lamb processing plant in Uruguay, explains how the…
The enigma of Uruguayan rice
When researchers from totally different continents met this year in Uruguay, they were looking to…
Uzbekistan case study: Highlighting the Importance of Small Land Holders in…
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian states were left to conduct their own…
Social Media and Agricultural Extension in the Caribbean
The world over people, communities, industries and sectors are looking to social media tools as the…
Urban farming: the next step in the fight against poverty?
Accessibility & Empowerment What I love about Mary’s story is its perfect illustration of…
“La recherche et la vulgarisation agricole ne parviennent pas aux petits…
«Je suis né ici, et je suis toujours là”, explique Joseph Kaguata, un paysan du district…
Kenyan farmer: “Research and Extension services fail to reach smallholder…
“I was born here, and I am still here”, says Joseph Kaguata, a rural farmer in the Lari District,…
Giving a Voice to Rural Farmers
I am impressed by this short video on giving voice to rural farmers by Noel Magor. It re brings out…
The voice of smallholder farmers in shaping priorities
Given that smallholders represent a very large number of individuals with diversity of situations,…
A changing climate changes the game for agriculture and rural development
The strangely erratic rainfall of the past few years has left Emily Marigu of Meru, Kenya wondering…
GCARD and the need for foresight
The future of agriculture, the future of rural and global poverty, the future of food and nutrition…
Going to scale with development partners: Lessons learned for livestock…
The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development will be held in Uruguay at…
Does Agricultural Research Deliver?
Flash back to 2007 Am seated in an agronomy class in my first year stay in campus and the lecturer…
The ups and downs of a peri-urban farmer
Deep in the heart of Kikuyu district in Kenya, you are likely to meet up with a few small scale…
Breaking off the poverty chains: Urban farming in Nairobi, Kenya
Quite a number of us have practiced backyard farming: Rabbit keeping, vegetable/kitchen farming,…
Uruguay: El agricultor y el Ministro de Agricultura – Soluciones grandiosas
El Ministro: “Agricultores familiares e innovación: la receta perfecta del desarrollo” No…
GCARD2: Focus sur la Prospection, les Partenariats et le Renforcement de…
De quoi sera-t-il question à la GCARD2 ? En 2010, différents acteurs clés se sont réunis à la…
CILSS: a regional opportunity for the GCARD process in Africa
“Transforming Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) system for global impact”, this is the…
Promoting Choice: Supporting the World’s Women Farmers
On one side of the world Amanda Todd, a fifteen-year old girl commits suicide. Reasons: Cyber-…