Blogs about: Semi Arid Agriculture
Water management in Siketi - Clean water and university studies
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Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Siketi, his home village, was known for its water resources even before the war, with plentiful grou … more →
Solomon, or "The slightly different farmer"
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Only a few small-scale farmers in and around Adi Behnuna irrigate their small parcels of land. But S … more →
Globalization of Food and Agriculture and the Poor
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: The economic impact of globalization, particularly on poverty, and the changes in agri-food markets … more →
World day to combat desertification and drought
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: JUNE 17, THE world day to combat desertification, constitutes a unique occasion to remind everybody … more →
Methodological diversity in pest control.
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Does the research project on Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) mean that the agribusiness is … more →
FAO initiative helps small farmers increase food production
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Growers in some of the world’s poorest countries targeted for help FAO has begun emergency act … more →
Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Background: Unacceptably Slow Progress against Hunger and Malnutrition Food security has deteriorate … more →
Where fieldwork means female work
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Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Ester Maikuri, Kenya Life as a young widow is fairly difficult anywhere. Being a farmer in a develop … more →
What ICRISAT Thinks about Rising Food Prices
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Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Battling Rising Food Prices with Productivity-Boosting Science So should we just wait and weather th … more →
Kenya: End of Sweetheart Deal Spells Doom for Wheat Farmers
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Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: For eight years, Kenya has managed to plead for more time and protection from its neighbours, before … more →
The contribution of genetic engineering to the fight against hunger in developing countries
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Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: The foreseen future of food shortages and genetic engineering This article explaining how and why th … more →
Golden wheat "greens" Kenya´s drylands
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Hot and barren, Kenya´s dry lands have long been unfit for agriculture, at best merely a grazing are … more →
ADB Approves Subsidised Fertiliser Scheme
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: The annual meeting of the governors of the African Development Bank (ADB), held in Maputo on Wednesd … more →
Agriculture in the 21st century
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: According to the position of many experts, agriculture across the world is facing a trend reversal: … more →
The Molecular Basis of Resistance in Rice to the Parasite striga Hermonthica
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Striga species are parasitic weeds that are widespread constraints to the production of staple cerea … more →
Excerpts from a field diary
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: Today the heat will probably be unbearable again – it is almost the end of April and the dry s … more →
Local solutions for improving diet - Baobab and baby gruel
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Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: People suffer not only from getting too little to eat, but also from a lack of important nutrients. … more →
Golden wheat "greens" Kenya´s drylands
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: By Rodolfo Quevenco Hot and barren, Kenya´s dry lands have long been unfit for agriculture, at best … more →
Sustainable land management
Maryanne wrote 1 year ago: In Eritrea, maintenance of the natural resource base used for production – especially the land … more →
