New Publications
New publications: How climate-smart is conservation agriculture?
A new study shows that while CA is well suited to helping farmers adapt to, and even increase profits in changing climates, there is considerable uncertainty about how much CA contributes to the mitigation aspect.
New Publications: Addressing conflict through community resource management
A new study examines the role of collective resource management in conflict.
New Publications: Using networks to disseminate agricultural innovations
A new study examines how networks help spread new technologies and innovations in agriculture.
New Publications: Mitigating greenhouse gas emission from rising food production
A new study identifies the key ways to keep up with India’s rising food demand while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
New Publications: Improving wheat breeding through modern genetic tools
A new study shows how wheat breeders can more efficiently increase yield and improve their selections by using modern genetic tools.
New Publications: New environmental analysis method improves crop adaptation to climate change
New Publications: Better post-harvest storage can raise vitamin A intake 25 percent in Zambia
Recent modeling studies in Zambia suggest that provitamin A maize’s impact is being cut short by the low retention of carotenoids during storage and postharvest grain loss.
New Publications: Climate change adaptation practices decrease poverty, boost food security
Farmers in Pakistan that practice climate change adaptation strategies have higher food security levels and are less likely to live in poverty than those that don’t.
New Publications: Study shows improved maize decreases malnutrition
New evidence shows that not only do improved maize varieties increase crop productivity and farmer income, they can also decrease child malnutrition.
New Publications: Sustainable agriculture boosts water savings in India
In northwestern India, growing maize is being advocated as an alternative to rice to address resource degradation challenges such as declining water tables and climate change induced variability in rainfall and temperature.
New Publications: Maize variety replacement lags in sub-Saharan Africa
New Publications: Common platform improves collaboration for research on genetic resources
A common platform through which data on genetic resources can be disseminated to both crop researchers and breeders can strengthen research communities.
New Publications: Biological control program brings long-term benefits to pest resistance
A new review highlights the potential for biological control programs to lift a large number of people out of poverty and create greater returns for consumers and producers.
New Publications: Consumer preference for GM food in Pakistan
WhileGM foods continue to be a topic of debate in much of the developed world, few studies have focused on consumers’ acceptance of GM food in developing countries.