The Bio Village: Upscaling Biodiversity in Bangladesh
By TITHE FARHANA
Bangladesh has already achieved 40 years of independence and the development of the agricultural sector has been tremendous. It has been...
Productivity from waste: SOIL’s integrated approach to innovation at the food-health nexus
When I make it back into the swirling cacophony of the street, I can’t help but think that this initiative is truly saving lives.
Making the Most of Mobile Phones
LONDON, September 2011 - It is not often a technology guru will say, “Forget the internet!” but Ken Banks, founder of Kiwanja.net, advocates going...
Cassava Commercialization Celebrated in Mozambique
The Dutch Agriculture Development and Trading Company (DADTCO) in collaboration with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) have celebrated a major milestone in the successful commercialization of cassava at a ceremony at the site of the DADTCO factory in Inhambane, Mozambique. The governor of Inhambane and the Dutch ambassador to Mozambique, Ms. Frédérique de Man, were present at the ceremony.
Student returns to South Sudan with a UK degree, starts a vegetable farm that...
He set up a new cooperative vegetable farm that is estimated to benefit over 15,000 beneficiaries. Mr. Barsabas also started working for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and trained over 300 women in conflict management.
12 Initiatives Taking Positive Steps Towards a Healthier, Fairer and More Sustainable Food and...
By Ioulia Fenton and Adam Nelson, Institute of Advanced Development Studies (INESAD) La Paz, Bolivia
The world’s global food and agriculture system is not working....
“We Want Monsanto Out of Nepal”
On September 13, 2011, USAID announced a partnership with Monsanto and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) for introducing and promoting hybrid maize...
2,200 Households Better Off in South Sudan
With failed rains, conflict and poor infrastructure, many communities in South Sudan struggle to get enough to eat.
Justin Madut tends his new groundnut and...
Philippines: Hungry Farmers Asking Food Get Bullets
By Rey Ty
Government in the Philippines has responded with bullets when thousands of peasant protesters demanded for food aid and hunger relief.
Cinderella at the ball: Mainstreaming agroforestry for a resilient post-COVID India
Multi-functional agroforestry landscapes including diversified crops, trees, and animals are keys to social-ecological resilience. If current government reforms indeed succeed in the retention of a considerable fraction of the rural workforce, subsequent scaffoldings are capable of perpetual greening of India’s rural employment sector.
