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Examining links between water and food security in Ethiopia
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 Research from the RiPPLE programme shows how although water access increases with wealth in Ethiopia, it may be better off households that are more vulnerable to climate change because they are dependent on water for livestock. Water shortages can cause conflict, highlighting a pressing need for policy solutions for water management  
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Reducing crop losses will help to improve food security
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 Helping farmers to reduce crop losses by keeping out alien pests and improving plant health knowledge are important for future food security. This is the topic of a recent Opinion article from SciDev.Net.  
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DFID research: helping eliminate gender inequality
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 DFID funds research on various gender issues, including research on removing barriers to womens participation in economic activities, improving maternal health, and giving women a stronger voice.  
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African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowships
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 2010 Call for Applications to the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowships  
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When Research means Business
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 A new DFID-funded initiative aims to engage the private sector to help develop technologies which are profitable for business and are affordable and accessible for the farmer.  
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Call for Submissions for Systematic Reviews
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is piloting an exciting systematic review project that aims to strengthen evidence-informed decision making. DFID has developed a set of systematic review questions based on policy and practice priorities and is now calling for proposals from interested reviewers to conduct a systematic review.  
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Will growth in agricultural research help feed the world?
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 Worries about food security and climate change have led to a number of major new agricultural research projects. But is more work needed to move from research to development if farmers are to see the benefit?  
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£13m plan to fight animal diseases
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 A £13 million UK-funded research programme has been launched to tackle damaging animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth and goat plague in developing countries.  
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Three regional facilitators wanted for the Challenge Program for Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
R4D | Agriculture 11 03 2010 The collaborative CGIAR-ESSP challenge program, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), is seeking three regional facilitators - deadline for application is 20 February, 2010.  
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Africa: Continent Still Hungry Despite Annual U.S.$3 Billion of Aid and U.S.$33 Billion of Food Imports - UN
All Africa | Food and Agriculture | Latest News 11 03 2010 One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the food security at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned.
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EDUCATION-URUGUAY: Gardens of Knowledge
IPS | Agriculture | News 11 03 2010 MONTEVIDEO, Mar 10 (IPS) - "Nature is wise, and if we take the time to observe it, we can learn so much" is the underlying philosophy of a number of innovative programmes being carried out in Uruguayan schools that are using gardens as a teaching resource, explained Edith Moraes, director of the national Primary Education Board.
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Africa: Region Imports U.S.$33 Billion Food Annually
All Africa | Food and Agriculture | Latest News 11 03 2010 Africa imports $33 billion worth of good annually. The continent also gets about $3 billion food aid annually to bridge the gap between domestic food supply and demand, the Secretary General, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said.
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Africa: African Leaders Support Agribusiness Development Plan at UN-Backed Conference
All Africa | Food and Agriculture | Latest News 11 03 2010 High-level representatives from 44 African countries wrapped up a United Nations-backed conference in Nigeria today with the approval of an ambitious plan to generate employment, income and food security across the continent through agribusiness.
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Niger: Southern Villages Emptying as Drought Bites
All Africa | Food and Agriculture | Latest News 10 03 2010 "Empty" increasingly describes the southern Niger town of Tanout in Zinder Region: Water wells and pastures, fields and food banks - and slowly - entire villages, are emptying.
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Kenya: Fish Deaths Worry MPs
All Africa | Food and Agriculture | Latest News 10 03 2010 Kenyan legislators on Wednesday contested the government's position on the widespread death of fish in Lake Naivasha saying only a full probe by one of the departmental committees will unearth the truth behind the catastrophe.
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Kenya: Hungry And HIV-Positive in Nairobi's Slums
All Africa | Food and Agriculture | Latest News 10 03 2010 Violet Tinah, 40, a resident of Korogocho slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is living with HIV and was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis, but her biggest problem today is not disease - but hunger.
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Discovery in legumes could reduce fertilizer use, aid environment
ScienceDaily | Agriculture and Food | News 10 03 2010 Escalating use of nitrogen fertilizer is increasing algal blooms and global warming, but a recent discovery by researchers could begin to reverse that. They have revealed a key step in how symbiotic bacteria living in legumes turn nitrogen into plant food, which could be used to improve the process in some plants, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers.
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Fodder shrubs deliver dairy success
The New Agriculturalist 10 03 2010 By increasing milk production, fodder shrubs have increased the incomes of farmers in Kenya and enabled them to diversify their livelihoods. In addition to better earnings, fodder shrubs have helped to increase the confidence and status of women. 09/03/10
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Cooking up success for local foods in Pohnpei
The New Agriculturalist 10 03 2010 A successful multimedia 'Go Local' campaign is yielding results and encouraging Pacific island communities in Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia and beyond to value and revert back to a more nutritious diet based on their indigenous food system. 09/03/10
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Haiti's earthquake: agriculture the key to recovery
The New Agriculturalist 10 03 2010 With rising food prices, widespread displacement of people, and disruption of trade and agricultural activities as a result of the earthquake, Haiti is facing a major food crisis. In partnership with the Haitian government and other UN agencies, FAO is working to increase food production and rebuild the agriculture sector. 08/03/10
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Agribusiness and innovation systems in Africa
The New Agriculturalist 10 03 2010 With country reports from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, this concise and accessible publication offers valuable recommendations for how innovation in agricultural production can be supported in sub-Saharan Africa. 08/03/10
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'Women can't wait' campaign launched
The New Agriculturalist 10 03 2010 To mark International Women's Day, Concern Worldwide has launched its Women Can't Wait' campaign in support of poor women and their fight against hunger. 08/03/10
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TANZANIA: Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
IPS | Agriculture | News 10 03 2010 DAR-ES-SALAAM, Mar 10 (IPS) - Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers, who don’t have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.
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MALAWI: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women’s Access to Land
IPS | Agriculture | News 10 03 2010 LILONGWE, Mar 9 (IPS) - Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi, was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating together since they got married. But this was not the case.
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Forestry
Intute | Health and Life Sciences | News 10 03 2010 Provided by the Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries, this website provides information on Queensland's forestry industry. It includes links to articles and fact sheets on forestry industry research, timbers including preservation, timber pests, and tree cultivation and species.
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