The Gates Foundation’s Agricultural Policy Portfolio

The Gates Foundation’s Agricultural Policy PortfolioWith Speaker: Prabhu Pingali, Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationChair: Mark Rosegrant, IFPRIThursday, September 11, 20083:30 – 5:00pmThe majority of the world’s poor people depend on agricultural production to sustain their livelihoods and those of their children. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the leading private-sector

Want to practice your Spanish and learn about Fabretto Children's Foundation (the organization where I work) and its work on rural high school curriculum? Check out this video.

Debating the Rising Food Prices

The Economist has started a pretty interesting debate on the Global Food Crisis. Using a traditional format with a virtual DEBATE HALL, the magazine is offering opening, rebuttal and closing arguments on opposing views in the debate. The debate also invites readers to contribute with comments and vote for the most convincing argument.The preposition: "There is an upside for humanity in the rise

From AIARD Ag-Biotech Updates

News and articles on Agricultural Biotechnology. Spread the wordScientists Genetically Engineer 'Super Carrot' Rich in Calcium Source:Natural NewsJapan Finds Unauthorised GM Rice in China Products Source:ReutersImproved Seeds for Central Asia Source:FAO NewsroomNew Global Soil Database Source:FAO NewsroomInternational Conference for Peanut Genomics and Biotechnology Source:Crop

Agirculture development in Morning Edition

Good series from NPR's Morning Edition. Broadcast by Dan Charles, the series explore different aspects of agriculture in Honduras: Ag Investment; Supermarket Revolution; and tmrw GMO's. Stay tuned

People for development

That's right, the cute pictures cost People Magazine $14m and all of it (as far as i know) is going towards development....or at least organizations that work on issues of international development, especially global health endeavors .Through their very own Jolie-Pitt Foundations (no website), funds will be used to help organizations such as International Finance Facility for Immunization,

On the news

Good Article from USAToday about funding for International Ag research: Money for Crop Research Just a Drop in the BucketFrom Since Daily: Traditional Forms Of Agriculture: Unexpected Degree Of Diversity, Time-honored PrinciplesFrom IPS another perspective on the Doha debate: TRADE: New World Order in Doha’s Wakefrom IFPRI some good articles on AIDS: Strengthening Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

Pics from the Plot

OKRASpiral Garden...26 herbs! -3 used :(blueberry, squash and basilThe plot