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Postharvest agriculture in changing climates: its importance to African smallholder farmers 31 Jul 2013 | 06:45 pm
This study by researchers from the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich, UK and the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe, descri...
Contemplating the Brazilian dilemma: abundant grain and inadequate storage 31 Jul 2013 | 06:42 pm
Peter Goldsmith, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, comments on the shortage of storage facilities, particularly private and cooperative, in Brazil grain producing regions. He says...
Genetics, genomics and gene modification: What does the future of animal production hold? 31 Jul 2013 | 06:39 pm
Professor David Hume, Director of The Roslin Institute at the Universty of Edinburgh, UK looks at the challenge to meet the demand for animal products whilst at the same time reducing the overall env...
Testing a low-tech cooling system for dairy farmers in rural Ethiopia 31 Jul 2013 | 06:35 pm
Lia Bardoel, a Masters Student in Industrial Design from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, presented her work on a solar cooling system for milk and the subsequent studies she did ...
Interplanting small-scale timber plantations with native agroforestry species in Solomon 31 Jul 2013 | 06:31 pm
This project coordinated by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) shows that village-owned plantations of high-value timber trees, mainly teak (Tectona grandis) and ma...
Development of PNG’s galip nut industry 31 Jul 2013 | 06:28 pm
A new project of the National Agricultural research Institute (NARI) Papua New Guinea’s aims to develop the island’s galip nut (or nangae - Canarium indicum) industry and its domestic and internation...
Salt tolerant taro varieties identified in Palau 31 Jul 2013 | 06:24 pm
Three varieties of taro (Dungersuul, Dirrubong, Kirang) were identified as salt-tolerant in one of the research trials carried out in Palau. The research is led by Dr Aurora Del Rosario, Researcher/E...
Launch of the West African Market Information Systems Network (WAMIS-NET) 31 Jul 2013 | 06:21 pm
Early July 2013, the ECOWAS Commission launched the website for the West African Market Information Systems Network (WAMIS-NET) to provide stakeholders with up-to-date and accurate information on the...
South Africa launches its indigenous knowledge recording system 31 Jul 2013 | 06:06 pm
The National Recordal System (NRS) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa will protect, preserve, promote and responsibly exploit South Africa's indigenous knowled...
Five Pacific island countries to revive and unlock the potential of bele, an indigenous vegetable 31 Jul 2013 | 05:53 pm
Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Fiji will address together priority research needs to revive bele (Abelmoschus manihot, also known as aibika or slippery cabbage) a negle...
