Improving country-specific nitrous oxide emission factors from agricultural soil management
To design and implement greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies and low emissions development strategies, representatives from seven Asian countries met recently to Read more...
Groundnut cultivation improves incomes for tribal farmers in India
Tribal farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, have for the first time cultivated groundnut on their lands, leading to improved incomes. They earned Read more...
Farmer access to varieties is crucial
Pulse researchers need to focus on reaching farmers and increasing their incomes rather than only on increasing productivity. Biofortification is another area Read more...
Identifying climate-smart sorghum lines for Mali
I am a PhD student from the Universite des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, Mali, working on the integration Read more...
On gender and plant breeding
This blog post is one of several in which we aim to tell the story of how plant breeding research and variety Read more...
Systems thinking and crop modeling skills enhanced using APSIM
A recent crop modelling workshop titled “Cropping System Analysis of Smallholder Agriculture Using APSIM” is an effort to establish crop modeling skills Read more...
Enhanced legumes production in Lao PDR through cross-country learning
Cross-country collaboration between Lao PDR, Vietnam, Nepal and India is leading to inclusion of legumes in crop rotation for soil nutrient sustainability Read more...
Water4Crops – reuse of treated wastewater delivers higher crop yields
The safe reuse of wastewater for agricultural purposes is showing higher crop yields and reducing the amount of pollutants in wastewater by Read more...
Pioneering digital agricultural application to help farmers cope with climate change
A new sowing application for farmers combined with a Personalized Village Advisory Dashboard will help farmers pick the right sowing time, thus Read more...
Success in increasing production of sorghum and millets by up to 150%
More than 180,000 households were reached with new technologies that increased the production of sorghum and millets by up to 150% across Read more...