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Uncovering the Secret of a Tropical Inhibition
Posted on October 12, 2009 by cgiar
Submitted by Neil Palmer, CIAT
By solving a 30-year-old mystery surrounding a particular species of tropical grass, scientists have opened the way for new technologies that could help boost agricultural productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as environmental pollution.
Their findings, reported in the latest edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of [...]
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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, While You Still Can!
Posted on July 16, 2009 by cgiar
Until now, all the dire warnings about climate change impacts in the developing world have perhaps seemed a little abstract to the citizens of industrialized countries whose greenhouse gas emissions are largely responsible for the problem. Maybe these folks will gain a new sense of the reality of climate change, when they find out that [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, CGIAR scientists, Climate change impact, Uncategorized | Tagged: Bioversity International, CIAT, Coffee | Leave a Comment »
