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SIANI News
Tällberg 2013 “What knowledge do we need to improve risk mitigation to ensure food security and nutrition“.
18 June 2013
In the last three years SIANI has been participating and contributing to Tällberg Forums’ dialogues on Global Change.
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SIANI News
Kassava kan stärka kvinnornas roll i Afrika söder om Sahara
17 June 2013
Den påbörjade kommersialiseringen av kassava innebär nya möjligheter för kvinnor att också börja handla med jordbruksprodukter i större skala,...
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SIANI News
World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought - 17th June
15 June 2013
17th of June is a World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought. It was first introduced in 1994 to raise awareness about desertification and...
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Associated News
How volatile are African food prices?
18 June 2013
The results of a recent IFPRI study challenge the conventional wisdom that food price volatility in Africa has increased in the wake of the global...
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African smallholder farmers can make use of the carbon market to help reduce pov
Associated News
Carbon projects for smallholder farmers can 'reduce poverty'
17 June 2013
Projects in Africa helping small farms make use of the carbon market can help reduce poverty, say researchers. Projects to reduce greenhouse gas...
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Associated News
No excuses, no regrets: we can adapt agriculture to climate change now
14 June 2013
by Vanessa Meadu, Communications and Knowledge Manager for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
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