Eco-efficient farming could help confront the food and “poverty” crisis by boosting yields and reducing food prices, according to the United Nations (UN), BusinessGreen reports. The new UN report announced yesterday on UNifeed, Agro-ecology and the Right to Food, argues that a switch to sustainable, or “agro-ecological” agriculture will help maintainRead More …
Eco-efficient agriculture could solve “crisis of poverty” – UN
9 March, 2011 by (comments)Filed Under: Agro-ecology and Economics
UN committed to making Cancun count
1 March, 2011 by (comments)Just launched, The Cancun Agreements website will monitor progress towards the climate change targets agreed at the United Nations COP16 conference in Cancun, Mexico, in December last year. The site outlines specific commitments relating to mitigation and adaptation, as well as national financial and technological contributions to address climate change. It also includesRead More …
Filed Under: Events
Green economy key to development success—UN
22 February, 2011 by (comments)A global transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy will help boost economic growth and reduce poverty, and won’t cost the earth, according to a new report from the UN. Towards a green economy: Pathways to sustainable development and poverty eradication insists that a two per cent investment of global grossRead More …
Filed Under: Agro-ecology and Economics, Climate Change
Launch of CGIAR climate change research program featured in New Agriculturist
7 January, 2011 by (comments)The latest edition of online development magazine New Agriculturist features an article on the launch of the new CIAT-led and CGIAR-wide climate change research program, or CCAFS. The article focuses on the recent Two Degrees Up climate change photofilms, which highlight the impact of a two degree rise in temperatureRead More …
Filed Under: CIAT in the media, Climate Change
FAO rounds up stray livestock in Sri Lanka
5 January, 2011 by (comments)Huge numbers of stray livestock are causing havoc for displaced farmers returning to the north of Sri Lanka, following the end of the 26-year civil war. Many animals were abandoned as farmers fled the violence and IRIN reports that up to 40,000 stray cattle are now on the move, causingRead More …
Filed Under: Asia, Regions
Climate change photo stories are now online
1 December, 2010 by (comments)Farmer testimonials highlight the challenge of adapting agriculture to two degrees of global warming You hear a lot about “two degrees” nowadays. Conventional wisdom has it that if the international community can contain global temperature rises to within two degrees Celsius by 2050, it can prevent “runaway” global warming thatRead More …
Filed Under: Climate Change, Multimedia
UN conference delegates visit CIAT gene bank
30 March, 2010 by (comments)Delegates from a United Nations (UN) meeting on genetic resources have visited CIAT’s gene bank to learn more about the institution’s role in protecting and conserving plant material and its commitment to making it freely available to plant breeders and researchers around the world. The 40-strong delegation was part ofRead More …
Filed Under: Events, Latin America and the Caribbean, Regions
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