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Landtenure.info is a prototype knowledge-archive providing a brief overview of the evolving agrarian structures of selected countries. This site is the result of the concerted work of the International Food Security Network, ActionAid, CERAI , aGter , COPROFAM , IEH, with the technical…
The FAO’s recent statement that global food prices reached a record high in December 2010 has sparked the memory of the 2007-08 crisis and turned global attention back to the issue of food security. As floods in Australia decimate the country’s wheat crop and adverse weather in the US cuts corn and…
IFPRI’s lead climate change researcher, Gerald Nelson, spoke to Living on Earth’s Bruce Gellerman on January 21 about the relationship between the recent worldwide price spikes and weather events—and what this means for the future of food security in a climate change affected world.
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The FAO’s recent announcement that global food prices reached a record high in December 2010 has once again brought food security to the forefront of global attention. The continued rise in food prices in 2010, coupled with the prediction of a continuation of the trend in 2011, will have serious…
As countries begin to explore opportunities and challenges of transitioning towards low emissions climate resilient development (LECRD), UNDP has aligned a number of support services to assist partner countries to develop LECRD Strategies. The framework that is currently being adopted by UNDP (…
The Future Agricultures Consortium’s call for its Early Career Fellowship Programme is now open, and candidates are asked to apply by 15 February 2011.
The Early Career Fellowship Programme supports talented young researchers working on African agricultural policy and is available to early…
IFAR is a results-oriented foundation that supports partnerships, collaboration, and awards as a means of fostering scientific excellence in agriculture and related fields.
IFAR’s mission is to:
Recognize and promote scientific excellence involving the work of international agricultural…
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) announces the release of its 2010-2011 annual report, PUSHBACK: Local Power, Global Realignment.
If 2009 was the end of the hinterland and the beginning of a new globalized forest era, 2010 was a year of pushback. Worldwide, the news was full of reports…
What is the 5 star web? Well as Tim Berners Lee, inventor of the web, explains in this video- the next big thing on the web is the semantic web and 2011 is the year when it will really take off.
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What is the 5 star web? Well as Tim Berners Lee, inventor of the web, explains in this video- the next big thing on the web is the semantic web and 2011 is the year when it will really take off.
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News
Crop systems models can help researchers estimate the future of food security under climate scenarios. Many crop models are known to exist around the world - for different crops with varying complexities, yet it is not easy to find the right model for the right problem. To better understand the…
Crop systems models can help researchers estimate the future of food security under climate scenarios. Many crop models are known to exist around the world - for different crops with varying complexities, yet it is not easy to find the right model for the right problem. To better understand the…