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B.B. Singh’s quest to make cowpea the food legume of the 21st century

In 1944, the year Bir Bahadur (B.B.) Singh was born in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, Indian agriculture was in shambles. During nearly 200 years of British rule, the country’s agricultural enterprise had been turned over to commodities…
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Isabel11/11/2014
BlogFuture DirectionsGlobal Change

Cellulosic Ethanol from Sugarcane in Brazil

Brazil is a major producer of ethanol from sugarcane, and this leading global position is the fruit of scientific and technological advances resulting from a development program that was initiated in the 1970s. Driven by the oil crises of 1972-1973,…
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Isabel28/10/2014
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Onwards and Upwards for the Global Plant Council

The 2014 Global Plant Council annual general meeting (AGM) was held 2-3 October and hosted by the Society of Experimental Biology in London. GPC Individuals representing 22 member organisations from 5 continents gathered at Charles Darwin House to share updates…
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Isabel11/10/2014
BlogPublic Engagement

Inspiration from a TREE

In our recently published study (Levesley et al 2014, New Phytologist, June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.12905) we show that online research lectures, when embedded into a course as part of a blended learning approach to teaching, are an effective learning tool and…
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Isabel25/09/2014
BlogFuture DirectionsGlobal Change

Why nutrition-smart agriculture matters

The focus of agricultural policy should be to increase productivity, provide employment and reduce poverty. How often have you read or heard statements like this? I am an economist, and I understand this thinking. It has its place. But I…
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Isabel14/08/2014
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