Putting agriculture on the agenda for climate talks
Including agriculture in international climate negotiations can help meet mitigation and adaptation goals while also reducing poverty.
Source: IFPRI
9 June 2009 | EN
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Including agriculture in international climate negotiations can help meet mitigation and adaptation goals while also reducing poverty.
Source: IFPRI
9 June 2009 | EN
An innovation systems approach to agricultural research can be better for sustainable development than a linear pipeline approach.
Source: IFPRI
22 May 2009 | EN
Advice for policymakers in southern Africa on how to improve pesticide use and reduce the risks they pose to human health and the environment.
Source: WAHSA
6 November 2008 | EN
What are the main issues that African nations face in forthcoming negotiations on biotechnology and biosafety?
Source: The International Institute for Sustainable Development
4 June 2007 | EN
An overview of the various ways in which techniques that do not involve genetic modification can helping plant breeders to develop and propagate new crop varieties.
1 February 2006 | EN
The allergy issue has raised many concerns about GM food, which have important implications. This policy brief by Clare Mills attempts to put concerns into perspective.
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels