Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya

Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya

05 Apr 2019 reliefweb Paving the way for development of a reliable seed distribution model, a nationwide program has helped transform livelihoods of over 450 farm households The central problem facing climate-smart crops such as sorghum, millets and pigeonpea is how...
Beer and fodder crop has been deteriorating for 6,000 years

Beer and fodder crop has been deteriorating for 6,000 years

8-Apr-2019 EurekALERT! Sorghum, a cereal used to feed livestock and make alcohol has been damaged over the last 6000 years by humans The damage to genes and reduced varieties available of sorghum are not a consequence of domestication but because of specific...
Taking a peek into sorghum’s evolutionary history

Taking a peek into sorghum’s evolutionary history

8 April 2019 nature MIDDLE EAST Today’s food crops are not as genetically diverse as their wild ancestors. This is often linked to a ‘domestication bottleneck’: a model that describes a drastic reduction in genetic diversity during the early stages of domestication,...
Smart food for education is key

Smart food for education is key

Wednesday, 27 March 2019 the pioneer In incentivising education and bringing more children to school, the mid-day meal programme has created a pool of talent that needs to be harnessed and nurtured, says AJAY KAVISHWAR If we consider today’s children the flagbearers...
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