Policymakers insist that development agencies must include smallholder farmers as partners rather than beneficiaries in food security and development efforts.
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Revitalizing Local Banana Production: Interview with Eric Muthomi of Stawi Foods
Eric Muthomi of Stawi Foods is reshaping the banana industry in Meru, Kenya.
Indigenous Crop: The Elephant Foot Yam
Elephant foot yam is a tropical tuber crop native to tropical parts of Asia, and cultivated for its various edible parts.
Chicago Council: How To Protect Our Food Supply in the Face Of Climate Change
Today’s panelists weighed in on how to protect food supplies and secure farmer’s incomes when faced with changing climates.
Livestock Development: How it contributes to smallholder farmers
For the century of livestock, there needs to be a new look at livestock keeping and its development.
Farmers’ Forum: Rome, Italy — February 17-20, 2014
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will be hosting the fifth global meeting of the Farmers’ Forum February 17-20, 2014 in Rome, Italy.
Science and Storytelling
Denise Young sat down recently with a group of key actors from CGIAR Centers to find out what happened when funding slowed down in the 1980s.
Agricultural Improvements in the Semi-Arid Tropics: An Interview with ICRISAT’s Dr. William Dar
ICRISAT fosters an agriculture research culture focused on smallholder farmer input, open source data sharing, and reducing poverty in the semi-arid tropics.
Food Tank Book of the Week: The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan explains how plants have appealed to human desires but are losing their diversity as human control takes over.
Food Hero: Molly Brown, NASA Research Scientist
Food Tank interviews NASA’s Molly Brown about her research, and what it can offer to experts working to combat climate change and food insecurity.
