Monthly Archives: July 2010

Planting A Seed To Feed Ourselves (Cityfarmer)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/category/seeds/ One city is starting a movement to create 15,000 backyard (and balcony) farmers by Michael Levenston 15Thousand Farmers – Planting A Seed To Feed Ourselves – Louisville, Ky by Greg & Michelle Vittitow, Impact Dash March … Continue reading →

Posted in family farming, urban agriculture/farming

Urban agriculture (Cityfarmer)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/ Urban agriculture in Boston – growing promise, weeding challenges Linked by Michael Levenston City Growers, Boston: Our mission is to transform vacant lots in Boston into sustainable urban farms. Food Project’s 4 acres in 7 urban … Continue reading →

Posted in urban agriculture/farming

Tackling malnutrition with food, not pills (CIAT)

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Read at : http://ciatlibrary.blogspot.com/2010/06/tackling-malnutrition-with-food-not.html Tackling malnutrition – with food, not pills We’re sure you’ll be keen to read Michael Latham of Cornell University’s scathing comment piece, The great vitamin A fiasco, published in the first edition of the online journal … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition

Beans Breeding (CIAT)

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Read at : http://ciatlibrary.blogspot.com/2010/06/beans-breeding.html Beans Breeding As of July, CIAT’s Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on “Beans Breeding”. The exhibition includes: selection, hybridization, crossbreeding, resistance to environmental stress and to insect pests and diseases, marker-assisted selection, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, books/publications

CGIAR: Areas of Research

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Read at : http://www.cgiar.org/impact/global/africa.html CGIAR Areas of Research Rice Wheat Maize Barley Sorghum Millet Cassava Potato Sweet Potato Yam Banana Chickpea Cowpea Beans Lentils Pigeonpea Soybean Coconut Groundnut Livestock Forestry Fisheries Water

Posted in Agriculture, Research / science

Can Agriculture Cope with Climate Change? (CGIAR)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.cgiar.org/impact/global/climate.html Research & Impact: CGIAR on Global Issues: CGIAR & Climate Change CGIAR at COP15 – Dec. 2009 Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope? No one understands better than farmers do how the weather, especially when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Climate / climate change

Innovations Vital for Food Security (Truth about Trade and Technology)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.truthabouttrade.org/news/latest-news/16333-innovations-vital-for-food-security Innovations Vital for Food Security The African Executive July 21-28, 2010 www.africanexecutive.com Agricultural innovations are still relevant in transforming livelihoods in Africa, a stakeholder lecture on “Food and Culture” has heard. Using a case study of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, Research / science

Food security in Bangladesh (OneWorld South Asia)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/bangladesh-commits-to-food-security-by-2013/ Bangladesh commits to food security by 2013 Reaffirming her commitment to make Bangladesh self-sufficient in food, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for innovations to make crops adaptive to climate change. Agricultural sector in Bangladesh is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought, food / food security

Agriculture and climate change (Science Alert / IFPRI)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20091412-20406-2.html Agriculture provides both challenges and solutions for climate change By Gerald Nelson If negotiators at the United Nations climate change meeting in Copenhagen want to be effective, they must address agricultural and land use practices. Agriculture, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Climate / climate change

The wisdom embodied in desert knowledge (Science Alert / ECOS)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencealert.com.au/features/20101803-20730.html Lessons from living on the edge Thursday, 18 March 2010 Rachel Sullivan Ignore the survival and adaptation strategies of desert inhabitants at our peril is the theme of Dry Times: Blueprint for a Red Land. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought