Inclusion of rural women in scientific and technological endeavours and realizing women’s intellectual potential is a big challenge in...
23/01/2014
by Kamala Gurung, Humnath Bhandari, Thelma Paris, and Samarendu Mohanty Rice and fish are the staple food of more than 150 million...
14/01/2014
Due to malnutrition and severe poverty 22% of Indian population remains undernourished while 29.8% of rural population were below poverty line....
25/10/2013
Let us present here the success story of a group of women belonging to families with poor economic status. They have defied dogmas of the...
25/10/2013
Background Mbeere Sub-County is a low semi-arid zone of Kenya that is covered by three agro-ecological zones; the marginal cotton...
25/10/2013
Sugarcane is an important crop of India and it is a livelihood for 35 million farmers. Tamil Nadu ranks first in sugarcane productivity. Water is...
16/07/2013
In 2002, the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan’s Livelihoods and Economic Development Programme (INBAR/LEDP) and Indian partner...
16/07/2013
Sudan and Ethiopia have recently been diversifying from traditional agricultural commodity exports to include higher-value horticultural crops,...
16/07/2013
With a population of 3 111 792 people, the Extreme (Far) North Region of Cameroon is the most populated of the ten regions of the country....
16/07/2013
There is a French expression, à chacun son goût - to each his own taste. Palates can evolve, and it is a changing taste that is...
15/07/2013
Those of us working with smallholder farmers in Colombia have experienced their proud and passionate narratives about planting, growing and...
12/07/2013
Background – what was the drive behind the new development Rice was the main crop grown in the Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India. Due...
19/06/2013
Livestock are vital to the livelihoods of 70% of the world’s rural poor, providing protein and micronutrients, cash income, draught power,...
24/05/2013
The Zinc Nutrient Initiative has the potential to improve millions of lives around the world. 50% of the world’s agricultural...
21/05/2013
Agro processing means transforming products originating from agriculture, forestry and even fisheries. It is a subset of manufacturing that...
07/12/2012
Contract farming – a set agreement between a farmer and a buyer – is a widely used approach for agricultural processing companies and...
30/11/2012
Cooperatives play a critical role in building value chains that links smallholders with higher-value agricultural products. They provide downstream...
15/10/2012
Malawi, located in southern Africa, is one of the countries in Africa which is highly dependent on fish as a source of animal protein. ...
12/09/2012
The long dry season and rocky terrain of northeastern Thailand make farming in Sakon Nakhon quite challenging, but that certainly does not stop...
11/09/2012
Great cooks in Cameroon have a secret ingredient: a fine, pale-brown paste made by grinding the roasted kernels of the forest tree species...
11/09/2012
Written by: : S. Kachelriess-Matthess, P. Keller, C.N. Orleans, B. Agbo, Y.A. Baro, S. Frankel, J. Shantz The African Cashew...
22/05/2012
Persistent drought... incessant rain... flash floods... hurricanes.... forest fires... hardly a day passes without a news item on how climate...
18/05/2012
Written by: Manjurul Karim and Michael Phillips-WorldFish Center Moshni is typical of many small villages in the vast coastal delta...
18/05/2012
Written by: Maryam Naseer Climate Sustainable Agriculture or eco-friendly environment is on priority of many countries while discussing...
18/05/2012
Written by:Temesgen Kassa and Zelalem Belayneh In Ethiopia, as in many parts of the World, large numbers of poor and food insecure...
20/04/2012
