Based on the latest scientific evidence, the London Planet Under Pressure conference provides a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under. The London conference is focusing the scientific community’s and the wider world’s...
28/03/2012
This workshop will review best practices and technologies being used to make agriculture climate smart review latest knowledge of impacts of climate change on agriculture identify gaps in solutions available and prioritize research and development needed...
27/03/2012
Purpose of the Meeting A number of international agricultural research and development centres are independently managed, working on behalf of their member countries and development aims. These include CABI, CATIE, AVRDC, ICBA, ICIMOD, ICIPE, IFDC, INBAR and CFFRC. These are centres of...
01/03/2012
COP 17 Conference Participation Report By T. Mamo, Member, CCAFS Commission on Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture This is a short report submitted to the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) concerning my participation in COP 17 Conference between 1-7 December...
20/02/2012
The 2nd All Africa Horticulture Congress (AAHC2) took place from 15-20 January 2012, in South Africa. The Congress aimed to bring together scientists involved in diverse horticultural endeavours in Africa and to provide a platform that encourages a spirit of communication, collaboration and...
25/01/2012
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Food and Agriculture for Development (APPG) now invites written submissions to its latest Investigation into the Integration of Smallholder Farmers into Supply Chains. Following on from the January 2012 publication of the APPG’s second...
12/01/2012
Written by Dr. Polycarpos Polycarpou[1] Climatic changes are no longer a future event, but they are already happening in many places of the world, especially in the Mediterranean region. Extreme weather phenomena are observed almost every day. Climate change will affect the four dimensions of...
14/12/2011
Written by Patrick Dugan For Smrity Kona and her family living in southern Bangladesh, the farming year is driven by the annual cycle of monsoon flood and dry season drought. When waters are high family members fish with an assortment of gear in deeply flooded wetlands, they plant ...
14/12/2011
Written by Jeffrey Sayer[1] and Duncan Pollard[2] Farmers everywhere impact on the environment. In many situations their activities influence the ecosystem services upon which broader society depends. In rich countries billions of dollars are spent every year to provide farmers with incentives...
14/12/2011
Source:CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Photo: N.Palmer (CIAT) COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (13 December 2011) - After a grueling two weeks of negotiations, where it looked at times like climate talks might be deadlocked, world leaders on Sunday agreed to...
14/12/2011
The draft Strategy was presented to the 12th General Conference of the Association of Agricultural Research Institutes in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from 16 to 17 November 2011. The General Assembly agreed on the following...
07/12/2011
Source: http://www.agricultureday.org/openletter Our world faces formidable challenges. The global population has now crossed the seven billion mark and is projected to reach nine billion by mid-century, requiring at least a 70 percent increase in agricultural production to meet increased...
29/11/2011
The Development Opportunity Crops Initiative (DOCs) At the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2010), GFAR’s multi-stakeholder constituencies prioritized the issue of agro-biodiversity, as one of prime global importance. With the International Treaty...
28/11/2011
Source: CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers This month saw the 10th anniversary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Plant genetic resources are important as they are the raw materials needed by farmers, scientists, and...
25/11/2011
The multi-stakeholder constituencies of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) have prioritized the issue of agro-biodiversity as one of prime global importance. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources in Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) recognizes the importance of...
25/02/2011
GFAR’s constituencies have prioritized the issue of agro-biodiversity as one of prime global importance, affecting as it does the lives and livelihoods of millions of small farmers and communities who are dependent upon local crop varieties and indigenous species and recognizing also the...
17/01/2011
A significant new article in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (11 November) tackles the issues that will face agriculture in the future by identifying the top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture. The global population is estimated to...
02/12/2010
