Young chefs face-off in first Smart Food Culinary Challenge
The first Smart Food Culinary Challenge was launched with 58 student chefs from 16 culinary institutes across India. They were competing to Read more...
Improved varieties and quality seed boost yields and profits for Myanmar farmers
The adoption of improved, high-yielding varieties of pigeonpea, groundnut and chickpea has resulted in over 40% higher grain yields and profitability for Read more...
International organizations team up to power new and smarter foods
How do we tackle some of the biggest and critical global nutritional health/environmental issues in unison? How could we achieve greater impact Read more...
New high-oil variant draws farmers to groundnut production in western India
On the scenic slopes of Western Ghats, fondly called ‘Sahyadris’ or the benevolent mountains in the state of Maharashtra, the groundnut is Read more...
Three weeks to make tastier, healthier crop residues for animal feed
A 21-day treatment process to improve the nutritive value as well as taste of crop residues as feedstock has been demonstrated in Read more...
New methods in implementing an irrigation scheme bring notable impact
Efficient water use, higher crop yields and improved farmer incomes Impacts of huge investments in irrigation schemes in Africa are often not Read more...
Significant progress in pearl millet pre-breeding to develop drought- and blast-resistant varieties
Efforts to develop pearl millet with improved resistance to drought and blast disease recently got a major boost. The identification of promising Read more...
Jakunbe: New sorghum variety making a difference in lives of Burkina Faso farmers
An improved, early-maturing sorghum variety is helping farmers in Burkina Faso attain nutritional and financial security. Simba is a village located about Read more...
Boosting confidence in farm innovations – Simulating impact with systems modelling tools
Can farm earnings be estimated before doing anything on the ground? A new tool promises to do just that. Researchers from Commonwealth Read more...
New ways to engage farmers through social entrepreneurs
A new initiative has begun to better support value chains where farmers’ welfare is one key component, through the creation of social Read more...