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This article originally appeared on ciat.cgiar.org
Five new bean varieties bred with high iron and resilience to the impacts of drought have been released in Uganda for the first time.
The varieties — co-developed by the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), the Rwandan Agricultural Board (RAB) and CIAT through HarvestPlus, released as part of the government’s strategy to tackle malnutrition and reduce anemia in the country, especially in children and expectant mothers.
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Yantai Gan, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The fight against climate change calls upon all economic sectors to do their part. Agriculture accounts for about 8% to 12% of total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and the way that grain and other food crops are produced on farmland has significant impacts on the amount and type of these emissions. Adopting improved farming practices can increase crop yield while reducing the ‘carbon footprints’ of agricultural products.
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This article originally appeared on foundationfar.org.
Beginning in 2017, the new $100,000 prize will recognize one annual recipient for an extraordinary contribution to agriculture or to the understanding of the biology of a species fundamentally important to agriculture or food production. Joint support from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation endows the prize in perpetuity.
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BBC Radio’s 4’s “The Food Programme” broadcast a show entitled “RAISING THE PULSE” on July 31st (30 minute version) and Aug 1st (60 minute version). This broadcast featured contributions from FAO European Ambassador for IYP Jenny Chandler and Nick Saltmarsh of Hodmedods.
Listen to "RAISING THE PULSE" here.