Noticias sobre Tierra

The 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture will be held in Brisbane, Australia, from September 26 to 29, 2011.

A set of instructional briefs on land and natural resource tenure in West Africa has been produced by the Technical Committee on “Land Tenure & Development” and the “Land Tenure Policy Elaboration Support” mobilizing project finaced by the Agence Française de Développement. Most are available in both French and English.

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) seeks a highly qualified agricultural economist to join our international team of scientists working on improving the livelihoods of maize and wheat farmers in the developing world.

Ashoka is recognizing outstanding social entrepreneurs in the field of rural innovation and farming throughout East Africa. The search is open to all individuals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda working to serve small-holder farmers or innovating in rural development.

Benefits of the Ashoka Fellowship include:

A video produced by On The Commons and The New Press offers an informative and entertaining introduction to the commons.

The Crawford Fund Fellowship has been set up to provide further training for an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential. This award provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to spend a period of focused study and training in Australia, with resulting benefits to the Awardee as well as to their country’s agriculture and to Australia.

This paper strives to introduce a discussion of the gender dimensions into the growing debate on large-scale land deals.

“We are standing face to face with some serious challenges: hunger, malnutrition, and poor health are denying billions of people the opportunity for a healthy, well-nourished, and productive life.

“We are standing face to face with some serious challenges: hunger, malnutrition, and poor health are denying billions of people the opportunity for a healthy, well-nourished, and productive life.

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.

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.

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is a not-for-profit organisation that facilitates and promotes public-private partnerships for the access and delivery of appropriate proprietary agricultural technologies for use by resource-poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.