As family farming, nutrition and agrobiodiversity are increasingly put in the spotlight, Farming Matters focuses its attention on ‘underutilised’ crops. These are plant species that have been used for centuries or even millennia as food, fibre, fodder, oil or medicine, but are no longer very common. Many of these crops are of great value for nutrition, climate resilience and risk diversification.
Foresight analysis is a tool to systematically identify the drivers influencing a system. It is often used by policymakers and businesses to plan for the future and inform decision making. At WorldFish, researchers are using foresight analysis to improve policy and community planning outcomes.
GFAR themes 2013
Ahmedabad: By 2030, the western Indian states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, will have 65% urban population and economy will be highly industrialized.There will not just be demand for more food but accessible, affordable, safe and nutritious food.
International experts and local stakeholders took up the issues at the three-day national workshop "Forward Thinking for Agricultural Development in Western India" at Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) that concluded on February 11.
GFAR themes 2013
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.
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Il s’agit du diagnostic territorial rétrospectif de la Région du Vakinankaratra. Une première
version a servi à la préparation de l’atelier de prospective « Les avenirs de Vakinankaratra en
2035 » qui s’est tenu du 17 au 21 août 2015 à Antsirabe et qui a donné lieu à la production
d’un rapport, également disponible. Une deuxième version, très largement enrichie, datée de
janvier 2016, a été éditée à cent cinquante exemplaires, et diffusée lors des ateliers de
restitution qui ont eu lieu à Antsirabe et Antananarivo, les 02 et 04 février 2016. Ce document
In his presentation during the 2015 EAT Food Forum, Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber CBE gives a narrative of climate change over time and presents data confirming trends for further warming, more extreme weather events and exponential sea level rise due to ice sheet melting. He urges immediate action to prevent exceeding a 2 degree tipping point which will bring catastrophic consequences for the Earth and humanity.
GFAR themes 2013
GFAR and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources recently launched an exciting new programme to help countries to implement Farmers’ Rights in practice, to the benefit of family farmers around the world.