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Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

Drought-tolerant (DT) maize was among 20 success stories featured at International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers.

Capacity development
News

The manual gives practical guidance for service providers in rural areas, where family farmers commonly lack capital to invest in farm power.

Innovations
Nutrition, health and food security
News

Leaders from across South Asia recently called for increased investment in conservation agriculture to protect future food systems across the region.

Capacity development
News

The Nepal Seed and Fertilizer project is working with seed companies to build their capacity for both seed production and distribution.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

In South Asia, the population is growing and land area for agricultural expansion is extremely limited. Increasing the productivity of already farmed land is the best way to attain food security.

Innovations
News

Nepal’s push to grow its seed sector is expanding to banking, with new financial measures expected to benefit seed companies across the country.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

World Food Prize laureates have joined forces with an international alliance battling the fall armyworm, an aggressive pest indigenous to the Americas with a voracious appetite, and now widespread throughout Africa.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

In the 1960s, India became the center of the Green Revolution. Today, India needs a new Green Revolution.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

New research shows improved wheat raises the quality of life for men and women across rural communities in Afghanistan.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

A two-day regional policy dialogue on scaling conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification in South Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 8-9, 2017.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

Afghanistan scientists meet to reflect on achievements after 15 years of Australia-funded wheat research.

Publications

A new study identifies the key ways to keep up with India’s rising food demand while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

Living near forests can help locals increase their dietary diversity, and combat hidden hunger.

Capacity development
News

The fall armyworm has since caused significant damage on over 280,000 hectares of maize in Africa since 2015. Zimbabwe established a fall armyworm working group in July this year to bring all stakeholders together and find solutions to manage the impacts of the pest in the country.