Persistent drought... incessant rain... flash floods... hurricanes.... forest fires... hardly a day passes without a news item on how climate...
18/05/2012
By Monty Jones, Chair of GFAR
The global fragmentation and under resourcing of agricultural research, education and advisory systems and...
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
In 2012, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are developing a new strategy covering the years 2013-2022. [see their current...
15/05/2012
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
Written by: Nicholas Daniels, Kenya government relations analyst, One Acre Fund, and Stephanie Hanson, director of policy and outreach, One Acre...
20/04/2012
Written by: M. Kalim Qamar and Magdalena Blum
Shazia Kausar, a young woman suffering from Hepatitis C and enjoying membership of Debsi...
20/04/2012
Written by: Kenneth Masuki, Jeremias Mowo and Rick Kamugisha
The work by the African Highlands Initiative (AHI) in Rubaya sub-county,...
20/04/2012
Written by: John Preissing and Estibalitz Morras Dimas
In Central America there are numerous examples of extension experiences from...
20/04/2012
Written by:Guy Faure, CIRAD, UMR Innovation, France; Ismail Moumouni, University of Parakou, Benin; Aurelle de Romemont, CIRAD, UMR Innovation...
20/04/2012
Written by:Erin Antcliffe-Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders Canada and the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture...
20/04/2012
Written by: Dominique Hounkonnou, Suzanne Nederlof, Niels Röling and Arnold van Huis
The international consensus was that...
20/04/2012
Written by: Ashraf Alhawamdeh, Director of Participatory Extension Unit/NCARE-Jordan
IPM approaches in Jordan are not new, and have been...
20/04/2012
Written by: Abate Bekele (PhD), Kebebew Assefa (PhD) and Demeke Nigussie (M.Sc)
In Ethiopia, small-scale farms are still viable...
20/04/2012
Source: YPARD
Competition process
The competition is an attempt to capture and showcase the voices of youth and their contribution to...
20/04/2012
Source:Science and Development Network
We are far from easing the drudgery of women farm workers. But there is growing interest in...
17/04/2012
A lecture was held by Dr Maurits van den Berg on "The future of the land" at the FAO Headquarter in Rome,5th April 2012.
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12/04/2012
YPARD Newsletter March 2012 is Online!
Keep updated on YPARD on-line and off-line activities worldwide. Find YPARD news from...
12/04/2012
Source: Voice of America
Despite the large role women play in agriculture in the developing world, experts say they continue to face...
23/03/2012
The First Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA), organized in New Delhi on March 13-15 by the Indian Council of Agricultural...
22/03/2012
Editor’s note: For press materials, background reports and corresponding photos, please visit
the press room at http://gcwa.wordpress.com...
21/03/2012
On 13-15 March, 2012, 760 participants from 50 countries gathered at the NASC Complex, New Delhi, India for the First global conference addressing...
18/03/2012
With women handling almost half of farm work in poor countries,
experts say “leveling the plowing field” could help end hunger...
15/03/2012