The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program: The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) is a fellowship program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing countries. Awards will be made on a competitive basis to students who show strong […]
A number of major Indian companies have expressed willingness to invest their huge capital in East African Community. Sources inUganda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry have informed our reporters that delegations have Indian business persons have toured East African countries and have already expressed willingness to put more capital inUgandaamong other EAC states. Trade Minister […]
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) will be holding their first General Assembly in December, in Entebbe, Uganda. The General Assembly that is attracting participants from the 10 ASERECA member countries begins on Wednesday December 14th and closes on Friday December 16th. The GA was launched last week, together […]
A number of major Indian companies have expressed willingness to invest their huge capital in East African Community. Sources in Uganda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry have informed our reporters that delegations have Indian business persons have toured East African countries and have already expressed willingness to put more capital in Uganda among other EAC states. Trade Minister […]
Uganda might again be at the limelight of the struggle against HIV/AIDS if hopes by Makerere University to find a drug for HIV are come to pass. Makerere University under the umbrella of the inter university council of East Africa led by its college of Agriculture and environmental sciences has begun a research to find […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—High-level policymakers, leading academics, and representatives from farmer and trader organizations and the private sector will gather here to identify investment priorities and policy options that can help increase agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, thereby reducing rural poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the region. The November 1–3 conference “Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing […]
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, University of Hawaii, USA 2011 Study Subject(s):Climate Research Course Level:Postdoctoral Scholarship Provider: University of Hawaii Scholarship can be taken at: USA Eligibility: Ph.D. with a background in using remotely sensed data for vegetation ecological, ecosystem, or climate studies. Excellent oral/written communication […]
News Release: Governments are ignoring a vast store of knowledge — generated over thousands of years — that could protect food supplies and make agriculture more resilient to climate change, says a briefing published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development. It urges negotiators at the UN climate change conference in Durban later […]
Full report at this link: http://bit.ly/pXo82N Lessons learned from Asia’s Green Revolution about the damage intensive farming can cause are being ignored in the race to help Africa feed itself, Christian Aid warns in a report published today to mark the UN’s World Food Day (Oct 16). Sustainable farming techniques are being sidelined in favour […]
The United Nations has called for more efforts to combat desertification which is increasingly affecting more and more people. The international development agency says scientific and financial resources are needed to counter the growing risks of droughts that all too frequently lead to famine and poverty. This was at the opening of a two-week session […]