Posted on December 10, 2008 by Pete Shelton
In a recently published commentary in Nature, Joachim von Braun outlines the risks of a global recession on food security in developing countries. “The stage is set for the next international food crisis,” warns von Braun.
The article abstract may be viewed at the following URL: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v456/n7223/full/456701a.html. For access to the full text [...]
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Posted on February 15, 2008 by Pete Shelton
The CGIAR Virtual Library project recently was featured in a special issue of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) Quarterly Bulletin on “Sharing agricultural information in a virtual world.” Luz Marina Alvaré and the project team were asked to contribute a case study on the CGVlibrary, which they did in late 2007. Currently, [...]
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