Meet Wagner Canal, a family farmer from São Domingos do Norte in the Southeast region of Brazil. He strongly believes that family farming must keep up with the global technological advancements and continuously reinvent itself to stay relevant. To this end, the family farmer has invested in internet coverage for more than 80% of his … More Brazilian family farmer bets on ICTs and Youtube channels to spread knowledge
A series of high-level meetings in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, has delivered progress towards a strengthened alignment between CGIAR and Africa’s research and innovation agenda, with further commitment from CGIAR to build capacity in African institutions to respond to growing threats to food systems.
Michel Ghanem – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University “Why is it common sense to diversify our investment portfolio, but not the world’s food portfolio?” asks Dr. Arif Husain, Chief Economist at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (quote from Twitter, 23rd March 2022). As we diversify our … More Africa’s forgotten crops could offset growing food insecurity
CABI CABI researchers are hoping that the concept for a new award-winning digital tool could help in the fight against the devastating armoured bush cricket which is blighting the crops of small-scale farmers in Southern Africa.
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GFAR is facilitating a Collective Action on Inclusive Digital Transformation of Agriculture, which aims at empowering farmers, in particular small-scale producers, in the decision making over digital solutions for their farms.
On 11 April 2022, GFAR together with KFPE (Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries) facilitated an online discussion among key players of the global research and innovation systems focusing on how to measure and evaluate the quality of partnerships to enhance research and innovation processes inclusively and fairly.
Partner in GFAR, the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) is seeking a full-time web developer with strong knowledge of PHP web MVC Frameworks like Laravel, CodeIgniter and at least 1.5 years of relevant experience.
The position will be based in New Delhi.
Find detailed information about the position and how to apply here.
Partner in GFAR, the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is promoting a job opportunity with the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg).