GCARD blog

The GCARD blog is available at http://gcardblog.wordpress.com.

The blog is the informal information channel by the social reporters at GCARD2. Information on the blog is not vetted as official communications, and mostly reflect the individual opinions of the authors.
Official press releases and updates are published on the GCARD2 website.

 

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The GCARD blog is available at http://gcardblog.wordpress.com.

The blog is the informal information channel by the social reporters at GCARD2. Information on the blog is not vetted as official communications, and mostly reflect the individual opinions of the authors.
Official press releases and updates are published on the GCARD2 website.

 

If agriculture is an aging profession, we need to make some changes!

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Ask a young person what they wish for their future, and very few will mention agriculture. Whether as a farmer, researcher or extension officer, the production of food tends to be a last resort, not...

GCARD2: Young professionals “Make Agriculture Cool Again”

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The story of a dream, a nightmare and a wish… Video: Social media can be more than “a means”. It can be “a purpose” too.   The dream by Enrica Porcari, GCARD2...

Agriculture and forestry: mainstreaming research findings that work for communities

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Partnerships are fundamental to conducting research. Douglas Sheil/CIFOR PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (12 November 2012)_Small-scale farmers in many tropical nations depend primarily on their crops for...

Brazil: Innovation and smallholder partnership provides nutritious foods to school children

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Experts who gathered at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) in Uruguay say they want to march into a future where agricultural research remains fast paced,...

South-South exchange: Adapting ahipa in Africa

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Researchers from the International Potato Center (CIP) are working in Benin for a project designed to introduce ahipa, a highly nutritious root crop originating in the Andes of South America, as a...

Bionic beans breeding better nutrition

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For a poor fairytale farm-boy named Jack reduced to selling the family’s emaciated cow as a last resort, the stalk of a magical bean led to a golden goose and prosperity. For real-life farmers in...

Appropriate knowledge for smallholder farmers will make the world more food secure

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Millions of food insecure farmers could improve their yields, incomes and resilience if they have access to the appropriate information and knowledge which further helps them make informed choices...

Building pathways to nutrition

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Helen Keller International reflects on GCARD 2 Household Nutrition Security session. I’d like to commend GFAR for including the panels on pathways to nutrition in the conference agenda. It is an...

The second freedom for women

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In the wake of green revolution, notable increases in agricultural incomes and subsequent contributions to food security were noticed among many farmers in the world. Amidst all this, a majority of...

Growing coffee and bananas generates 50% more revenue for farmers

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What do coffee and banana have in common? One is a cash crop and the other is a food crop. According to scientists working at increasing food production to enhance food security to meet the growing...
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