Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program launched a new project with the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on agricultural research in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The project is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Read more
Several countries are taking initiative with ASTI data collection and outreach--institutionalizing the data collection process, disseminating the results, and embedding the data in national policy and decision-making platforms to maximize their use and accessibility. Read this blog for recent examples from India, Colombia, and Ghana.
In this blog, Aymen Frija (ICARDA) from Flagship 1 Foresight Modeling team discusses prospects for wheat self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa based on adoption of improved management practices and wheat area expansion.
In this blog, Daniel Mason D'Croz (IFPRI) summarizes IFPRI's contribution to the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP), an important forum for agricultural modelers.
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