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CIMMYT - positions available in Mexico
Do you want to be a part of a movement which is revolutionising agriculture in Mexico, improving rural livelihoods, increasing the country's agricultural competitiveness, and providing an example for other countries to follow? CIMMYT is seeking to fill four key positions immediately.
Date published: May 2012
IFPRI report reviews past and future food policy
A new flagship publication from the International Food Policy Research Institute provides an in-depth look at food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, famine, unrest, and conflicts, and suggests areas for future action.
Date published: May 2012
Call on G8 to renew commitment to food security
As the G8's 2009 US$22-billion commitment to food security expires this year, Concern Worldwide is calling on G8 members to renew and scale up their commitment and take preventative and long-lasting action that can help to make under-nutrition history.
Date published: May 2012
Flooding causing food shortage in Kenya
Heavy rains in Kenya have destroyed large areas of rice, maize, sorghum, ground nut and horticultural crops.
Date published: May 2012
Ghana cocoa sector taps youth ambassadors
Interest in cocoa farming among the youth in parts of Ghana is growing following an initiative by the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership to involve them in helping farmers raise yields and incomes by accessing improved seeds the youth raise in nurseries.
Date published: May 2012
Secrecy behind global land deals must be broken
A new report has called for the process behind large-scale land deals in developing countries to be opened up to break the culture of secrecy.
Date published: May 2012
Getting agriculture onto the UN climate change agenda
The Farming First coalition has submitted its views to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on what the focus and activities of a work programme for agriculture should be.
Date published: April 2012
Climate extremes threaten Asia's rice bowl
The potential of climate change to intensify droughts and floods could threaten rice production in Southeast Asia, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists have warned.
Date published: April 2012
Rainforest Alliance announces significant growth
In 2011, the number of agricultural producers certified by the Rainforest Alliance grew by over 200 per cent to over 250,000, while two new crops - rooibos tea from South Africa and vanilla from Madagascar - began carrying the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal.
Date published: April 2012
Deforestation doubles in Congo basin
Fuel wood extraction, agriculture, mining and oil extraction, expansion of biofuels and logging are the five primary drivers of deforestation in the Congo Basin, which has doubled since 1990, a new study has revealed.
Date published: April 2012
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