Agricultural Research Centers Focus on Farming Systems
May 16, 2012 – IFDC is among nine research and development centers that launched the Association of International Research Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA) in March. AIRCA was established as a platform for the organizations to make a combined impact on the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the eradication of extreme hunger and poverty. (Farm Chemicals International)
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Kenyan TV Show Ploughs Lone Furrow in Battle to Improve Rural Livelihoods
May 15, 2012 – Shamba Shape-Up, a reality television program in Kenya, is promoting best agricultural practices to rural farm families and helping them improve their small farms ('shambas'). (The Guardian's Poverty Matters Blog)
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