Nov 7, 2011 by Phil Pardey - 0 comments

African Agricultural R&D: Why It Matters to the Rest of Us (VIDEO)

African Agricultural R&D: Why it matters to the rest of us (VIDEO)

Last month I was honored to visit Stanford as a featured speaker at their Global Food Policy and Food Security Symposium Series. I shared the bill with Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director for Agriculture Development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who has been critical to helping guide and advance our work at HarvestChoice.

Tags: Africa, Agricultural Development, Agricultural Productivity, Agricultural Research, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Communication, Food Security, Productivity Measures, Research, Research Investment, Sustainable Agriculture, Videos, Research Policy, Spillovers, Production, Farming, Productivity, Policy

Oct 5, 2011 by Jeff Horwich - 0 comments

The Hallmarks of HarvestChoice (VIDEO)

The Hallmarks of HarvestChoice (VIDEO)

HarvestChoice cofounders and principal investigators Stanley Wood and Phil Pardey discuss our mission, our data challenge, and four signature aspects of our innovative approach to more productive and profitable farming in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Tags: Agricultural Development, Agricultural Research, Agroecology, Communication, Economic Development, Food Security, HarvestChoice, Models, Research Investment, Targeting/Priority Setting, Videos, Research Policy, Demographics, Farming, Productivity, Markets, Policy

Sep 18, 2011 by Phil Pardey - 0 comments

Wheat stem rust

Rust Diseases and Global Food Security

Coming up in December, I'll be honored to give the keynote address at the Field Crops Rust Symposium in San Antonio. Crop rust – wheat stem rust, in particular – is a topic we’ve spent a lot of time with in recent years, and we’re making fresh progress (see this recent paper) toward mapping and understanding the threat both in Africa and here in the U.S.

Tags: Agricultural Productivity, Crop Diseases, Crop Production, Food Security, Pest Management, Stem Rust, Wheat Production, Risk, Pests and Diseases, Production, Farming, Productivity
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