As a contribution to the GCARD3 process, the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS), FAO, the World Bank, IFPRI, CACAARI and GFAR are holding the International Conference on Eurasian Food Security and Nutrition Network and Eurasian Soil Partnership from 29 February to 2 March 2016. The meeting
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.
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.
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.