Results for "family farming"
African youth find entrepreneurial opportunity in agricultural mechanization
An increasing number of youth across eastern and southern Africa are...
Capacity development, Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, 
Nutritious vitamin A orange maize boosts health and livelihoods in Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe’s child malnutrition rate peaks above the international threshold for...
Nutrition, health and food security, Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs 
Training manual greases the wheels for mechanization entrepreneurs
The manual gives practical guidance for service providers in rural areas,...
Capacity development, Innovations 
Preserving native maize and culture in Mexico
Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca are custodians of maize biodiversity, growing seeds...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Environmental health and biodiversity, Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical...
Innovations, Nutrition, health and food security 
End of eight-year project leaves farmers ready to tackle climate change...
After eight years the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for...
Climate adaptation and mitigation 
Three technologies that are changing agriculture in Bangladesh
In agrarian countries like Bangladesh, agriculture can serve as a powerful...
Capacity development, Nutrition, health and food security New funding focus on agricultural research key to achieve global development...
Food and agriculture have the potential to be major drivers in...
Nutrition, health and food security Breaking Ground: More data on gender roles key for a food...
Social inequality, including gender discrimination, hinders the potential for economic development,...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion Breaking Ground: Crop simulation models help Balwinder Singh predict future challenges
Balwinder Singh uses crop simulation models to help smallholder farmers in...
Innovations Breaking Ground: Vijay Chaikam develops doubled haploid lines to accelerate maize...
Vijay Chaikam works as a scientist and manager at the International...
Innovations Q+A: Agricultural mechanization fuels opportunity for youth in rural Africa
Small-scale agricultural mechanization is showing signs it has the potential to...
Capacity development, Innovations