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July 09
For Tanzanian farmers,
yield potential of GM crops more important than risks
May 09
Public agricultural research
in Latin America and the Caribbean - Investment and capacity trends
April 09
Drought-Tolerant Maize for
Africa Initiative demonstrates a joint commitment to protect Africa’s
maize crop from drought and other threats
A groundbreaking pigeonpea
hybrid developed in India and embraced by farmers there promises to
revolutionize pigeonpea production in China
Lentil — also called pulse
or daal — attracts attention in India with its potential to alleviate
micronutrient deficiency and promise of higher, more stable yields
Using cryopreservation to
conserve crop germplasm is reliable and, contrary to popular belief,
cost competitive with field genebanks
December 08
Sixth updates on CGIAR
change management
September 08
Global climate change:
can agriculture cope?
August 08
CGIAR Generation
Challenge Programme calls for proposals on Genotyping Support Service
May 08
Agricultural researchers
call for a revolution in sustainable agriculture at FAO conference on
world food security
May 08
CGIAR News - May 2008 issue
- A global partnership of gene sleuths analyze the DNA of maize
- A new discovery will accelerate maize biofortification
- Researchers breed salinity tolerance into locally popular rice
cultivars
- New chickpea lines that tolerate cold
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etc.
April 08
US Patent Office rejects
US company’s patent protection for bean commonly grown by Latin American
farmers
February 08
The biofuel revolution:
boon or bane for the developing world's poor?
January 08
CGIAR extends submission
deadline for 2008 Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) Fellowships
applications
African seed collection
first to arrive in Norway on route to Arctic seed vault
Global Seed Vault in the
Arctic will keep potatoes and sweet potatoes
Thousands of crop
varieties from the four corners of the world depart for Arctic seed
vault - Seeds contributed by global network of agricultural research
centers considered “crown jewels” of crop diversity
December 07
CGIAR News - December
2007 issue
- Report on AGM07: A Changing CGIAR for a
Changing World
- China and the CGIAR: Strengthening the
Partnership
- more...
Gates Foundation funds
unprecedented effort to unleash expertise of African women in the
agricultural sciences - New program to fast track the careers of African
women scientists, seeks to fix leaky pipeline of women agricultural
researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Relevance of rice
research recognized
Scientists launch $140
million initiative to develop “climate-ready” farming and forestry
systems for the world’s poor
China embraces
agricultural innovations through partnership with India-based
international center
China's new
high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat boosting domestic production as
world prices soar
October 07
CGIAR genebanks distributing more
material
August 07
CGIAR appoints Dr. Ren
Wang as director of its global network of 15 research centers
June 07
CGIAR's Generation
Challenge Programme traces historical migration of maize to improve
breeding materials for modern cultivars
May 07
Hybrid pigeonpea: breaking a
yield barrier
March 07
Four improved lentil
varieties recently released in South Asia demonstrate the regions's
dedications to improving this ancient crop and the productivity its
research partnerships
Finding the seeds of
recovery close to home: Seed Systems Under Stress Program helps African
farmers buy and use locally available seed
December 06
Intensified research
effort yields climate-resilient agriculture to blunt impact of global
warming - Heat-tolerant wheat, flood-proof rice, satellites for carbon
trading among new technologies
November 06
Genebanks in the CGIAR:
bolstering world food security
CGIAR research vital
for achieving the Millennium Development Goals
October 06
La recherche agricole
internationale renforce ses collaborations avec le Cemagref, le Cirad,
l'Inra, l'IRD, pour faire face aux défis agricoles mondiaux
International
agricultural research is stepping up collaboration with CEMAGREF, CIRAD,
INRA and IRD, in response to global agricultural challenges
Dr. William S. Niebur to
serve as the new chair of CGIAR's Private Sector Committee
September 06
Transforming
sub-Saharan Africa's rice production through rice research
June 06
All eyes on potatoes in
2008
Seed treaty: new hope for
food security
January 06
CGIAR sets new research
agenda
December 05
CIMMYT
plant pathologist
Dr. Ravi Singh named
outstanding CGIAR scientist for 2005
September 05
Global effort aims to
tackle deadly wheat fungus
July 05
New
dual-purpose pigeonpea variety helps
Indian farmers fight the war against
pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus
Quality protein maize in
Northwestern India: full of protein and potential
CGIAR centers strengthen collective action and partnerships
June 05
Reforms continue in the
CGIAR through the work of an alliance
April 05
CGIAR committee
agrees on guidelines on unintended GMOs in genebanks
March 05
CGIAR notes
impact of research on Africa's agricultural sector
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