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tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Dhaka Tribune (11 Jun 2020)

While Bangladesh is at low risk of a large-scale invasion of desert locusts, efforts to curb fall armyworm will help in addressing future pests.

Features

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Malawian smallholders tackle challenges together using the farmer field school approach.

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Source: Thomson Reuters (18 Feb 2020)

Schemes may fall short of ambitions by dealing separately with food production, supply and consumption.

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New leaflet highlights digital innovations for Africa as researchers share insights at the African Green Revolution Forum 2019.

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At the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue in Rwanda, experts and policymakers analyzed ways to address the continent’s food security crisis in the face of climate change.

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New study finds that wheat farmers often do not accurately identify their varieties.

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Knowledge share fair highlights CGIAR contributions to the Ethiopian agriculture sector.

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China’s vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs, Qu Dongyu, visited the global headquarters of CIMMYT.

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

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

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

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

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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.