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Best bets approach for research and development in Africa
A new approach to making the best use of agricultural research findings has resulted in grants being made to four projects in East, Central and Southern Africa.
Date published: January 2010
Bitter chocolate: peak cocoa prices
Fears that production of cocoa in 2009-10 will lag behind demand for the fourth successive year have pushed commodity prices up to their highest level for over 30 years.
Date published: January 2010
'Farming matters' magazine re-launched
The Centre for learning on sustainable agriculture (ILEIA) has recently launched Farming matters: Small-scale agriculture for a sustainable society.
Date published: January 2010
China has granted its first GM staple food crops biosafety certificates for smallscale field trials.
Date published: January 2010
Gates grants US$120 million to help small farmers
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded nine grants, worth US$120 million, to help smallscale farmers grow more food sustainably.
Date published: January 2010
Cassava and maize genome revealed
Scientists have sequenced the genome of maize and cassava, providing vital information that will accelerate the development of new and more productive varieties of these staple crops, and assist breeding programmes to develop varieties specifically adapted to the needs of smallscale farmers in developing countries.
Date published: January 2010
Tracking results in agricultural development
A guide for tracking results in agricultural development has been published to provide some tips and recommendations based on experiences drawn from around the world.
Date published: January 2010
Intense El Niño rains expected for drought-stricken East Africa
With heavy rain already beginning to flood parts of East Africa, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that further El Niño rains could compound the humanitarian crisis caused by drought.
Date published: November 2009
South Asia and South Pacific devastated by natural disasters
Hundreds of people have died and over a million have been displaced by typhoons in South Asia and a tsunami in the South Pacific.
Date published: November 2009
African food production rises but challenges remain
After decades of decline, per capita food production in sub-Saharan Africa grew for the first time in 2008, says the FAO in a new report.
Date published: November 2009
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