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March 9, 2015
Presentation: Foresight modeling to guide sustainable intensification of smallholder systems
At last week’s international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Dolapo Enahoro, agricultural economist  and member of
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February 26, 2015
Avoiding the risk of the unknown
Lessons learned from a gender inclusive survey on index insurance in coastal Bangladesh
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February 23, 2015
Is another Asian-style Green Revolution good for Africa?
“Assuming Africa is an appropriate setting for another Asian-style Green Revolution is misleading and could result in, yet again, a
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February 19, 2015
Savouring diversity: supporting community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas
For ages, rural farmers have maintained local seeds, and through them crop biodiversity, using indigenous knowledge passed to them by
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February 19, 2015
First IAAE 2015 Carl K. Eicher Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation
Family, friends and colleagues of the late Carl K. Eicher have established a fund under the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
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February 5, 2015
How much investment is needed to reduce postharvest losses?
The 2008 and 2011 food price spikes sparked concerns about whether the growing global population would be able to feed
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February 2, 2015
BioSight: Understanding tradeoffs in agricultural intensification
Technological dynamism is key to improving the lives of poor farmers worldwide. Understanding the impacts of adoption of superior technology
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January 21, 2015
Adaptation actions in Africa: Evidence that gender matters
This story by Manon Koningstein was originally posted on the CCAFS News Blog and features the new paper on adaptation actions in
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January 20, 2015
Building resilience to crises in the Arab World
Originally posted on the  Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog In a well-attended side event titled: Building Resilience to Crises
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