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Climate change will present a major challenge to China in feeding its growing population by the middle of the century according to a report from a three-year bilateral project between the UK and China

Climate change will present a major challenge to China in feeding its growing population by the middle of the century according to a report from a three-year bilateral project between the UK and China

A new paper 'The International Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and Politics' has been published by STEPS

Huge changes during the past 30 years have redefined development agendas and we must expect changes of similar magnitude during the next 30 years. What forces are likely to influence future global change and re-shape development agendas?

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has published three essays addressing the global food crisis.

As part of the 'Dangerous Ideas in Development' seminar programme held in London, speakers will discuss what the MDGs mean for the future of development, and what development policy will look like after they have been met - or missed

The CGIAR have developed a new web repository of learning resources for Agriculture

The publication of the 3rd Call of the FP7 Theme - Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology is announced. The deadline is 15 January 2009.

A fertilizer microdosing technique developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is helping farmers increase crop productivity in sub-Saharan Africa

The New Agriculturist edition 2008-05 reports on interesting initiatives to promote potato as an alternative staple in an economic climate where food prices continue to affect the poor, and highlights concerns over global use of water.

The Department for International Development (DFID) is inviting applications for the post of Head of Research to implement its new Research Strategy

Notification of forthcoming appointment opportunities at the Department for International Development (DFID) for senior research fellows

The Research into Use programme has produced a series of short syntheses which bring together key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling research based on 19 key reviews, summaries and reports detailing DFID natural resources research.

A new project, funded as part of the Research into Use programme, will build on previous research to develop the use of ecologically-based rodent management techniques in Bangladesh

Research into the carbon footprint of South African fruit and wine exports could challenge the idea that exported products from the developing world have a bigger environmental cost

The DFID-funded Siyanda website highlights resources on gender mainstreaming in research

African science has received a boost with the announcement of a £3.3 million partnership between the Leverhulme Trust and the Royal Society to fund collaborations between scientists in Ghana, Tanzania and the UK

DFID has now determined its allocations for the CGIAR Centres and Challenge Programmes for this financial year

The second Research Into Use (RIU) call for proposals is for the African Innovation Challenge Fund

An Implementation Timetable has recently been published for the new DFID Research Strategy. It provides information about the likely content and timing of future research competitions and calls for proposals