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Bridging Agriculture, Conservation, and Poverty Alleviation initiative welcomed by CBD 14 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
In a press release published yesterday, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomes Bioversity International's new 'Bridging Agriculture, Co...
Bioversity International and Indian Council of Agricultural Research sign agreement 13 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
Bioversity International and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research have signed an agreement today to improve agricultural sustainability, smallholder well-being and resilience to climate change ...
Custodian farmers meet in Nepal 9 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
At the beginning of August, farmers from around Nepal, policymakers and scientists gathered in Pokhara to discuss ways to strengthen the role of custodian farmers in on-farm conservation in Nepal.
Empowering the agricultural revolution 9 Aug 2013 | 12:59 pm
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General of Bioversity International and Dr. Emile Frison, former Director General, both speak to International Innovations magazine about why agricultural and forest biodiver...
Harnessing diversity by connecting people is key to climate adaptation in agriculture 5 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm
" The roughly 300 million poor people who directly depend on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood are especially vulnerable to climate change" - Read more in IISD guest article by Emile Frison, f...
Bioversity International welcomes new Director General 26 Jul 2013 | 12:21 pm
M. Ann Tutwiler has joined Bioversity International as Director General, bringing almost 30 years of experience in agricultural policy and development to the international research for development org...
Press Release - Global leaders launch initiative to bridge conservation and agriculture 23 Jul 2013 | 03:01 pm
As the world faces ongoing food crises, extreme weather and population growth, Bioversity International and global partners are responding by launching the ‘Bridging Agriculture and Conservation Initi...
Symposium explores sustainable food and diets 22 Jul 2013 | 04:09 pm
Recognizing that the cross-section of agriculture, nutrition and health is becoming increasingly important in the quest for solutions to malnutrition, The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation has organi...
An agroecological approach for agriculture in Africa 18 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
In preparation for the 1st Africa Food Security & Adaptation Conference, Bioversity Senior Scientist Carlo Fadda highlights the opportunities and constraints for taking an agroecological approach for ...
Ghana hosts conferences on agricultural development 16 Jul 2013 | 07:27 pm
This year Ghana gives the floor to home grown food security and agricultural development through hosting two major events: 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week and the 3rd International Conference on N...
