Raising awareness of the importance of agricultural research to international development, and coordinating a global R&D effort to fight the wheat rusts
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The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a
future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler, director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, takes us inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that
stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.
Source: www.ted.com
TED Talks The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of food-crop for whatever tomorrow may bring.
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For most of the past 25 years, investment in agriculture has
declined relentlessly. In 2005 most developing countries were investing
only around 5% of public revenues in farming. Fortunately, the food-price spike of 2007-08 shocked governments out
of their quarter-century of neglect. The World Bank and many rich
countries ...have doubled the money they put into poor countries’ farming.
In the poor countries themselves, agriculture has gone from being a
sideshow for the government—something the minister of agriculture
does—into its main event, which everyone needs to worry about. This is
as it should be: farming is far and away the single most important
economic activity in most poor places.Read More
declined relentlessly. In 2005 most developing countries were investing
only around 5% of public revenues in farming. Fortunately, the food-price spike of 2007-08 shocked governments out
of their quarter-century of neglect. The World Bank and many rich
countries ...have doubled the money they put into poor countries’ farming.
In the poor countries themselves, agriculture has gone from being a
sideshow for the government—something the minister of agriculture
does—into its main event, which everyone needs to worry about. This is
as it should be: farming is far and away the single most important
economic activity in most poor places.Read More
Source: www.economist.com
Business as usual will not do it
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Food Security and Climate Change: A Copenhagen Call for Commitment and Preparation, signed by 64 agricultural scientists and leaders, including the directors general of CIMMYT, IRRI, IFPRI, and several World Food Prize Winners: http://www.americanchronicle.com/article
American Chronicle | Food Security and Climate Change: A Copenhagen Call for Commitment and Preparat
Source: www.americanchronicle.com
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Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Hey BGRI fans, help us meet our goal of 100 fans by Christmas by asking your friends to become fans of BGRI - maybe we can even beat our goal!
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative The BGRI is on Twitter!: http://twitter.com/globalrust
Source: twitter.com
Research and advocacy to improve wheat worlwide and combat the rust diseases
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"The root cause of hunger and malnutrition is underinvestment in agriculture in developing
countries." - Jacques Diouf, Director-General of UNFAO, in a statement to the World Food Summit this week: http://www.voltairenet.org/article162941
pe...rcent of global wheat production, are affected or at risk. The economic losses could exceed
7.5 billion USD. To combat this threat, FAO has launched with CIMMYT and ICARDA the
Wheat Rust Disease Global Programme which aims to complement research efforts to develop
resistant varieties and directly support countries affected or at risk."Read More
countries." - Jacques Diouf, Director-General of UNFAO, in a statement to the World Food Summit this week: http://www.voltairenet.org/article162941
pe...rcent of global wheat production, are affected or at risk. The economic losses could exceed
7.5 billion USD. To combat this threat, FAO has launched with CIMMYT and ICARDA the
Wheat Rust Disease Global Programme which aims to complement research efforts to develop
resistant varieties and directly support countries affected or at risk."Read More
Source: www.voltairenet.org
Statement by Jacques Diouf at the World Summit on Food Security [Voltaire]
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative 1 billion people worldwide suffer from hunger, but not all of them are in developing countries. A new report shows record numbers of food insecure right here in the US. 50 million people were not able to feed their families in the last year. You can help by finding out about and supporting local efforts to help food insecure people in your community.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government report shows 50m people unable to put food on the table at some point last year
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Hoping for 100 fans by Christmas! We're at 61 today. Think we can make it? Spread the word!
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative From Sept 14, 2009: PBS NewsHour Interview with Gary Toenniessen of the Rockefeller Foundation on the legacy of Norman Borlaug. Nice overview of Dr. Borlaug's work and explanation of "semi-dwarf wheat."
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative The World Food Summit starts today in Rome. Remind world leaders that we must end global hunger by signing this online petition sponsored by FAO: http://www.1billionhungry.org/
Source: www.1billionhungry.org
1 billion people live in chronic hunger. In the time it takes to watch this video, two children will die of hunger.
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Check out this special report from Reuters in advance of next week's World Summit on Food Security in Rome: "Everybody wants to end hunger, but just how to do so is a divisive
question that pits environmentalists against anti-poverty campaigners,
big business against consumers and rich countries against poor."
Source: www.reuters.com
(Repeating report issued earlier without any changes) * Backlash against GM crops complicates bid to feed world * Resistance to science-based agriculture grows in U.S. * Is a second Green Revolution needed,
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The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M is on Facebook. Gig 'em Aggies! http://www.facebook.com/BorlaugTAMU?v=wa
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Follow BGRI on Twitter! @globalrust
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Mexico gives $1M to launch a special agricultural research fund at CIMMYT in honor of Dr. Borlaug. It would be great if other countries followed in Mexico's footsteps!: http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/media/
Source: www.cimmyt.org
From left to right: Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula, SAGARPA International Affairs Coordinator; Thomas A. Lumpkin, CIMMYT Director General; and Francisco Mayorga Castañeda, Mexican Minister of Agriculture (photo courtesy of SAGARPA).
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Check it out: audio slideshow by Erik Stokstad at Science Magazine from March 2009, The Famine Fighter's Last Battle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeICPqsD
Source: www.youtube.com
This audio slideshow chronicles Norman Borlaugs lifelong efforts to defeat a plant pathogen called stem rust. This fungus threatens wheat production, especially in the developing world. Narrated by Science ...
