Partnerships for impact

  1. 2015 Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize
    DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 15 JANUARY 2015, 12:00 French time   Agropolis Fondation created the Louis MALASSIS International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food in order to recognize individuals, or a group of individuals, for their exemplary and promising contribution in promoting…
  2. AIRCA reacts to third meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists
    G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists recently published a communiqué following their third meeting of 19-20 June held in Brisbane, Australia. The communiqué summarizes key issues for tackling global food security.   The Association of International Research and Development Centers for…
  3. CGIAR Consortium Workshop: towards a CGIAR Strategy on Capacity Development
    Capacity Development was one of the priority areas of need identified in the work of the CGIAR during GCARD 2, and was again emphasized by partners in the CGIAR Consortium Partnership Survey that was undertaken in 2013 with support from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR…
  4. Nutrition-enhancing agriculture and food systems
    Online discussion until 29 July 2013   Nutrition-enhancing agriculture and food systems are those that address the underlying determinants or basic causes of malnutrition: this is the topic of the second online discussion organized in the lead-up to the International Conference on…
  5. Ensuring Nutritional security by Rural Business Enterpreneurship at Madurai District
    Background – what was the drive behind the new development Rice was the main crop grown in the Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India. Due to the problem of inadequate irrigation water due to ground water depletion, farmers started giving up rice. Millet is highly suitable for promotion as an…
  6. Unlocking the potential of village chicken production to contribute to household nutritional security
    Livestock are vital to the livelihoods of 70% of the world’s rural poor, providing protein and micronutrients, cash income, draught power, social status and financial security as a form of savings.  Family poultry have a special place as they are frequently the only livestock under the control…
  7. Addressing the Link between Zinc Deficiency in Soils, Crops and Humans
    The Zinc Nutrient Initiative has the potential to improve millions of lives around the world.   50% of the world’s agricultural soils are deficient in zinc. Grain concentrations of crops grown on zinc-deficient soils are much lower; therefore, people eating crops grown on zinc-…
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