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Reshaping agricultural research in West Africa
A meeting between smallscale farmers and senior scientists from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa in Ghana is aiming to identify a research agenda to alleviate poverty and eradicate hunger in West Africa.
Date published: February 2012
Kenya testing drought tolerant maize
Crop breeders in Kenya have recently undertaken a third confined field trial to evaluate the performance of drought-tolerant, genetically modified maize plants under the WEMA programme.
Date published: February 2012
Pig measuring system tips scale for farmers
The International Livestock Research Institute has introduced a new measuring system to pig farmers in western Kenya that allows them to easily and accurately weigh their animals.
Date published: February 2012
Three companies have teamed up to promote rearing of fish in greenhouses among Kenyan fish farmers and are also promoting catfish as a healthier, stronger alternative to tilapia.
Date published: January 2012
Kenya's flower farming goes green
The Kenyan flower industry is creating a carbon credit scheme in order to transform the industry - long blamed for environmental degradation - into a major player in promoting clean energy systems.
Date published: January 2012
Predicting suitable crop varieties and management to adapt to climate change
A project to help smallscale farmers adapt to likely climatic changes long before they take place has just begun in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Date published: January 2012
Promoting climate-smart farming
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the European Commission have announced a new project to help Malawi, Zambia and Vietnam implement a climate-smart approach to agriculture.
Date published: January 2012
Improved crop varieties cut poverty
Adopting improved crop varieties is one way for smallholder farmers to increase their income and escape poverty, research from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center has revealed.
Date published: January 2012
New rice variety fights off pests
A new variety of rice (ANMI) resistant to the brown planthopper, blast, bacterial blight and cold stress, has been developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at the request of the Republic of Korea.
Date published: January 2012
Antigua and Barbuda to tap potential of avocado
An ambitious million dollar project is underway in Antigua and Barbuda to construct the twin-island nation's first avocado oil processing factory, with the aim of strengthening agro-processing and creating employment.
Date published: January 2012
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Edition française
Lisez les dernières informations dans l'édition française du New Agriculturist
- Repenser la recherche agricole en Afrique de l'Ouest: Priorité aux agriculteurs
- Mieux vivre avec les éléphants au Zimbabwe
- Bill Gates opte pour l'innovation dans le monde agricole
- L'agriculture intelligente face au climat
- La lutte contre la faim est d'abord un programme politique
- Biodiversité et développement - Une bibliographie annotée
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