Monthly Archives: September 2013

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Brachiaria trials at CIAT’s headquarters in Colombia. This improved forage grass has been shown to inhibit nitrification, helping to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (photo credit: CIAT/Neil Palmer). ‘Much has been written about…

Originally posted on Tech4agri:
An example of an agricultural landscape/environmentSource: http://www.iucn.org Examining the topic of the week a little differently, let’s take a brief look at various land management techniques; your feedback is needed. What type of land management practices…

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-09/15/c_132722561.htm UN meeting set to renew fight against desertification NAIROBI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Representatives from 194 countries and the European Union are due to begin a biennial meeting…

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
Farmer educates value chain visitors The CGIAR research programs on ‘Livestock and Fish’, and ‘Policies, Institutions and Markets’ recently joined forces to bring together nearly 60 participants interested in value…

Originally posted on CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish:
Brachiaria forage grass, which has excellent BNI properties and could help reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture (image: CIAT/Neil Palmer) In a series of papers, scientists in the…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
A new paper by Smith et al published in Global Change Biology asks the question, How much land-based greenhouse gas mitigation can be achieved without compromising food security and…