“We need science, technology and the private sector” said @UN_CFS Chair Amira Gornass at the Ag & Food day #HLPF2017 #Ag4SGs #SDGs 12 July 2017. New
Month: July 2017
Capacity Needs Assessment in an agricultural innovation niche partnership
Trainer’s Manual on Facilitating Capacity Needs Assessment 2017, 114 pages Building on CDAIS training experience, this manual has been developed to support the activities of
Research for Development: How Three Innovation Labs Are Driving Impact
25 July 2017. This Agrilinks webinar showcased the applied research of three Feed the Future Innovation Labs and their contributions to on-the-ground development impact. Leaders from
Pioneering project estimates nutritional losses
The two-year project, led by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) at the University of Greenwich, is being carried out in partnership with scientists from the
Mobile application developed to address post-harvest losses
3 July 2017. A mobile application has been developed to assist farmers to address the issue of high post-harvest losses from their produce. The application,
Why people believe the myth of ‘plastic rice’
5 July 2017. BBC. Why people believe the myth of ‘plastic rice’. A video which falsely claims to “prove” the existence of fake plastic rice in
Work with farmers to innovate, attract entrepreneurs
3 July 2017. SciDev. Work with farmers to innovate, attract entrepreneurs. Innovators need to work closely with farmers to create data and technologies that will boost sustainable
Why fertiliser subsidies in Africa have not worked
1 July 2017. The Economist. Print edition | Middle East and Africa Jul 1st 2017| LUSAKALost in the maize. Why fertiliser subsidies in Africa have not worked.
Farming: a cornerstone of Angola’s economic diversification
3 July 2017. In the Seventies, Angola was one of Africa’s leading farming nations. But years of civil war took its toll on the sector which
Delegates visit Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
5 July 2017. Coimbatore. India. An eight-member team from African nations visited Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) to explore areas of collaboration in agriculture and research.