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YPARD Kenya Mentorship programme to graduate 15 mentees
In June 2015, YPARD launched a 12-month pilot mentoring program in Kenya. 15 YPARD Kenya members –…
TAP holds 2-day symposium on capacities for nutrition security
As a follow up to the e-conference on "Innovation systems for food security and nutrition:…
IFPRI alerts of global malnutrition epidemic in new report
IFPRI has released its 2016 Global Nutrition Report, which offers the startling findings that…
GACSA Annual Forum 2016 promises to be a dynamic gathering on climate-smart…
The Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture will be holding its Annual Forum from 14 to 16…
Johns Hopkins Report Analyzes the Benefits and Limitations of Urban Agriculture
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) at the Bloomberg School of Public Health …
A Paradigm Shift From Industrial to Agroecological
A new report by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) examines…
Farmers given voice at United Nations Environment Assembly
Held at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, from 23 to 27 May,…
FAO launches online survey “Central Asia activities on Climate-Smart…
The FAO-FSN invites you to take part in the online survey “Central Asia activities on Climate-Smart…
African Development Bank plans to invest in Africa's future
The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to improve the agriculture sector in Africa by embarking…
Global Soil Partnership endorses guidelines on sustainable soil management
The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) endorsed a set of voluntary guidelines for sustainable soil…
Power of the pulse: Top chefs share secrets of bean cuisine in colorful new book
Lovers of peas, pinto beans, lentils and their leguminous cousins can now boost their appetites and…
UN agencies provide seeds, tools and food to break hunger cycle in CAR
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have…
Voices of the Hungry Project releases new scale to measure food insecurity
FAO has just released a new publication entitled Methods for estimating comparable prevalence rates…
Video Project in Bangladesh Wins Award for Effective Farmer Communication
A collaborative video project aimed at raising farmers’ awareness of small-scale agricultural…
Innovation Challenge to Provide Grants to Help Cut Cassava Losses
The Rockefeller Foundation, Dalberg and IITA, have launched an Innovation Challenge to uncover…
IITA seeks presenters for session during 7th FARA Science Week
As part of the 7th FARA Science Week, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is…
Grow Africa releases Working Papers on integrating Smallholders into Value…
The Grow Africa Smallholder Working Group has published four new briefing papers summarising best…
Hot off the Press: YPARD Newsletter - May Issue
April was quite a busy month at YPARD, especially during their participation in the GCARD3 Global…
Call For Nominations for 2016 Al-Sumait Prize for African Development in Food…
The Al-Sumait Prize worth $1,000,000 (One million US dollars) has been introduced based on an…
10 nominees announced for AIF’s Innovation Prize for Africa 2016
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the top 10 nominees for its landmark…