Monthly Archives: July 2010
Image via Wikipedia THE 2009 WORLD FOOD PRIZE was awarded to Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia, whose sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the devastating Striga weed have dramatically increased the production and availability of one of the world’s five principal grains and enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Ejeta’s...
Policies needed to address potential conflicts, but report views bioenergy as crucial to ‘unlocking Africa’s latent potential’ Ouagadougou (23 July 2010)—Crops can be produced for bioenergy on a significant scale in west, eastern and southern Africa without doing damage to food production or natural habitats, according to a report produced by the Forum...
Image via Wikipedia Over 700 prominent agriculture researchers, policy makers, and development experts from around the world along with the President of Burkina Faso and ministers of Agriculture, Science and Foreign Affairs from several African and European countries are gathering 19-24 July in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso for the 5th African Agriculture Science week...
Innovation in Practice Blog (July 19, 2010) – Business schools must focus more on specific skills that support innovation, reinvent curricula to be more integrative, and convene executive programs that create new ideas and networks. Business schools must promote interdisciplinary research and recognize that innovation can come from advances in the theory, practice,...
Image via Wikipedia Huffington Post (July 20, 2010) – We used to think of creativity as the province of artists, musicians and writers. Now we’re waking up to the fact that all facets of modern life demand creative input. Here are a few reasons why you need to cultivate your creative skills. Go to Source ...
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona’s Food Technology Plant Special Research Centre and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will train specialists in the field of agri-food and contribute to the development of this sector in the African country of Angola Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Universidade José Eduardo dos Santos in Angola will work jointly to construct...
