The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA) released a report, titled "Seeds of Resilience: A Compendium of Perspectives on Agricultural Biodiversity from Around the World." Led by the GA’s Agroecological Transitions Working Group (ATWG), the publication focuses on the role seeds and seed diversity can play in sustainable agriculture, food security, and nutrition.
Going on now in Stockholm, World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. Almost 3500 scientists and water specialists are gathered in Stockholm 28 August – 2 September. IWMI scientists will be involved in 15 different events, two new initiatives will be launched and two upcoming IWMI/Routledge publications on water basins highlighted.
Read all about IWMI’s involvement here: www.iwmi.org/wwweek2016
To follow the event on social media: #WWWeek
Jeremy Bird, IWMI’s Director General, asks the question, “Can we produce even more food by intensifying our agricultural production, yet stay within the Earth's budget?”
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) organized a one day workshop on Recent Trends in Agricultural Research Capacity, Investment and Outputs in India on August 17, 2016 at the NASC Complex, PUSA, New Delhi.
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New research throws light on why less and less spring water is making its way down the Himalayan ridges and valleys to the remote villages that depend on it the most.
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global institution for development research, teaching and learning, and impact and communications, based at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK.
The European Commission has today presented a new package of measures worth €500 million from EU funds to support farmers in the face of ongoing market difficulties, particularly on the dairy market.
Obesity is arguably the most important public health issue of the 21st century. Irrespective of the environmental, genetic or dietary driver, an inability to match energy and nutrient intake to energy expenditure and nutrient needs is the primary cause of weight gain. Expanding our understanding of how, working with the food industry, healthier food products may be developed and claims for enhanced satiety, suppression of food intake and glycaemic control validated. In particular, the role of combinations of food ingredients will be the focus of this project.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the South African Department of Science and Technology, and the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are seeking a