Archive for March, 2008

Faults in the Arctic Seed Vault »

By on Mar 7, 2008 in News Clippings, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments

Grain After months of extraordinary publicity, and with the apparently unanimous support of the international scientific community, the “Global Seed Vault” was officially opened today on an island in Svalbard, Norway. Nestled inside a mountain, the Vault is basically a giant icebox able to hold 4.5 million seed samples in cold storage for humanity’s future [...]

Research: Institutionalizing learning in rural poverty alleviation initiatives »

By on Mar 6, 2008 in Agricultural Researches | 0 Comments

Here’s an interesting reasearch i found while browsing the current issue — Knowledge sharing and knowledge management in Latin America and the Caribbean (Part I) in the KM4D Journal Abstract Institutionalizing learning in rural poverty alleviation initiatives Irene Guijt, Julio Berdegué, German Escobar, Eduardo Ramírez This article describes a 5-phase approach for improving the learning [...]

FrontlineSMS: sms power for NGOs »

By on Mar 4, 2008 in Development Tools, Farm Technology, ICT and Small Farmers | 2 Comments

For today’s TechTuesday, I present you the impressive application called FrontlineSMS developed by the techies at kiwanja.net. Btw, did i tell that its FREE! i’m downloading it now and gonna test it soon. FrontlineSMS is the first text messaging system to be conceived, designed and written firmly with the needs of the non-profit sector in [...]

REDD: A Threat to Our Rural Sustainable Development »

By on Mar 3, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, DHRRA Members, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments

By Ms. Tina Napitupulu Binadesa (or InDHRRA) www.binadesa.or.id Indonesia Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation or REDD is the hot topic in climate change talks. It was first introduced in 2005 and is believed to have a significant role in slowing the global warming process and will be benefiting all parties, developed as well as [...]

Dr. Dyno Keatinge is new AVRDC Director General »

By on Mar 2, 2008 in News Clippings | 0 Comments

February 20, 2008 – The World Vegetable Center has appointed Dr. Dyno Keatinge as AVRDC’s new Director General. The Center’s board members selected Dr. Keatinge by unanimous decision. He will assume his duties as Director General in mid-April. “There’s an exciting future ahead for the World Vegetable Center,” Dr. Keatinge said. “The Center is poised [...]

Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR Ratify the ASEAN Charter »

By on Mar 1, 2008 in ASEAN, News Clippings | 0 Comments

Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR have joined Singapore in ratifying the ASEAN Charter. Brunei Darussalam deposited its instrument of ratification on 15 February 2008; Malaysia and Lao PDR’s followed suit this afternoon, 20 February 2008. In a simple ceremony in Singapore on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General [...]

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