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Bioversity International: open research for development in agricultural and tree biodiversity

28/07/2016

 Bioversity International is a global research-for-development organization, whose mission is to deliver scientific evidence, management practices and policy options to use and safeguard agricultural and tree biodiversity to attain sustainable global food and nutrition security.Did you know that? To feed nine billion people by 2050, food availability needs to expand ...

AGRIS has a new interface

26/07/2016

If you are an active AGRIS user/subscriber you will have noticed as of  May 2016 that AGRIS has a new interface. Since AGRIS intends to put the world's collection of agricultural research and information at ones’ finger tips, an intuitive and usable interface will go a long way in meeting ...

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025: prospects and challenges facing agriculture

26/07/2016

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook offers 10-year projections of agriculture production trends for cereals, oilseeds, sugar, cotton, meat and dairy products as well as biofuels. It also looks at the challenge of climate change and the strategic priorities for sub-Saharan Africa's rapidly-urbanizing population.“Agriculture is a key sector for the achievement ...

Finaliza exitosamente la 2ª edición del curso "Introducción a la Gestión de Datos de Investigación"

26/07/2016

La 2ª edición del curso Introducción a la Gestión de Datos de Investigación ha llegado a su fin. De mayo a junio, 42 participantes de 7 países de habla hispana han compartido en línea contenidos, actividades, experiencias… sobre la gestión de datos de investigación.En ...

Join the Open Data Revolution to end global hunger

25/07/2016

GODAN is calling upon for the signing of the petition to urge governments, the private sector, and civil society to provide data on agriculture and nutrition to end world hunger.The challenge…This petition comes amidst the challenge of lack of information and data in the fight to global hunger. ...