CGIAR Site Updates

Hands-on advanced training for young wheat breeders

ICARDA — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:54:36 +0000

A training course aimed at improving wheat productivity through advanced techniques in plant breeding for West Asia and North Africa was recently completed in Cairo, Egypt.

Efficient use of rainfall and deficit irrigation for thirsty crops in the Arab world

ICARDA — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:51:18 +0000

Strategies and technologies for improving water-use efficiency in the world’s most water stressed regions were recently presented at the Arab Water Council Governors Meeting in Cairo.

Celebration of 10 years of successful partnership between The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture and ICARDA

ICARDA — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:48:01 +0000

ICARDA and the Afghan Department of Agriculture recently took time to commemorate their joint work to improve the livelihoods of poor Afghan farmers.

Rolling out new irrigation technologies in Pakistan

ICARDA — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:39:00 +0000

A project to demonstrate and disseminate new irrigation practices and technologies is helping farmers to more efficiently capture, store and use water, and to reduce the loss of fertile top soil in Pakistan.

Medicinal plants value chain empowers rural women

ICARDA — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:34:05 +0000

A project in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco is empowering rural women by increasing and diversifying income through the production of medicinal and aromatic plants.

Board of Trustees reviewed the Center’s recent achievements and planned the road ahead

ICARDA — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:24:57 +0000

ICARDA’s Board of Trustees recently reviewed the Center’s planned decentralization and its continued efforts to improve food security and livelihoods across the world’s dry areas.

Landscape management addresses conflict in central Africa

World Agroforestry Centre — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:03:32 +0000

Conflict-sensitive landscape management is proving successful in mitigating conflict in parts of central Africa. read more

Building climate resilience in the Solomon Islands

World Agroforestry Centre — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:29:32 +0000

A new project in the Choiseul province of the Solomon Islands will see the establishment of community nurseries, agroforestry and small livestock demonstration farms, and the introduction of climat read more

An international vision for wheat improvement

WHEAT — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:55 +0000

An international vision for wheat improvement By 2050, a 60% increase in wheat production will be needed to meet the demand of a growing population. In view of the importance of wheat for food security in the North and in the South, CIMMYT supports and...

Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia and gender

CIMMYT — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:15:26 +0000

The Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia (NuME) aims to develop and promote quality protein maize (QPM) in the major maize growing areas of Ethiopia, including the highlands and the dry lands, to improve nutritional status of children. The project has a stron...

New era of fisheries policy needed to secure nutrition for millions

WorldFish — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:10:58 +0000

Scientists say better fisheries policies are needed to secure the sustainability of world fish stocks and vital nutrition for millions in the developing world.

Can REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?

CIFOR — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:53:34 +0000

Implementing a UN-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study says, until the government addresses corruption, a lack of state authority in some regions, and intermittent fighting between rebels ...

Q+A: Male-female lifestyles should factor into Congo climate programs

CIFOR — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:53:25 +0000

Research on forests and gender suggests that differences between men and women should be taken into consideration when designing forest management strategies for the Congo Basin, said Anne-Marie Tiani, CIFOR scientist based in Cameroon.

Beyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker

CIFOR — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:08:00 +0000

Responses to climate change are grouped into two main categories: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change) and adaptation (adjusting livelihoods and life styles due to the influences of climate change).

CIFOR Vacancy: Project Administrator and Secretary

CIFOR — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:46:00 +0000

Under the supervision of the Module Leader, the Project Administrator and Secretary will provide effective and efficient administrative and secretarial support, requiring substantial initiative and judgment in supporting CIFOR’s project management sy...

Edible insects improve diets and livelihoods of up to 2 billion people – scientists

CIFOR — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:44:00 +0000

More than 1,900 insect species form part of the traditional diets of at least 2 billion people, providing a nutritious food source high in protein, vitamin, fiber and mineral content, scientists have said.

Q+A: Committee on World Food Security chair urges use of forest foods in diets

CIFOR — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:42:00 +0000

Governments must ensure food security is top of the development agenda as global population expands from 7 billion to a projected 9 billion people by 2050, the chair of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) told Forests News at a conference in Rome.

On the threshold of a national forest transition: can trees on farm help the Philippines?

World Agroforestry Centre — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:23:03 +0000

Programs to support tree planting on-farm are more likely to succeed in areas that are already deforested or where remaining forests are effectively protected, and where farmers have secure land tenure, say Fernando Santos Martin and colleagues in a po...

Deforestation means less not more water for hydropower

World Agroforestry Centre — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:09:33 +0000

Removing trees has often been thought to increase the amount of water available to hydropower but a new study shows that deforestation reduces the energy output of hydroelectric projects. read more

Coffee growers in Central America may have to diversify

World Agroforestry Centre — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:42:27 +0000

Diversification in coffee genetics, coffee farms and other income sources may be vital to the livelihoods of coffee growers in Central America. read more