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The project’s overall aim is to enhance the understanding of social change and social impacts of rural-urban transformation on youth and adolescent community members in Brazil and Cameroon.

This blog offers some clues and brings you closer to the production of the world’s most aromatic rice variety.

The research initiative Land, Livestock and Livelihoods in Drylands (Triple L) recently had a workshop in Kitale, Kenya. Different actors presented work and research relevant to the expert...

I googled myself today. Not my name, no, I googled what you could describe me as, a ‘youth in agriculture’. If you haven’t done that yet, let me tell you that google has 179 000 000 hits on...

Effective wastewater treatment is a prerequisite to prevent exposure of human populations to pathogens and toxic substances. Wastewater is also a potential source of energy and nutrients, and...

Researchers from the Focali network have challenged the dominant paradigm in forest hydrology – that more trees equal less water – and their groundbreaking research has now lead to more...

The discourse associated with irrigated agriculture often highlights the challenges that are faced with respect to inefficiencies, underperformance and impacts on the hydrological cycle,...

The year 2030 is approaching and we have a big challenge ahead to end hunger, achieve global food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. We should be using all the...

At a meeting in Lombok, Indonesia, representatives of ASEAN working groups agreed to strengthen their collaboration to reduce risks and maximize security in the food, agriculture and forestry...