News - 2011
The University of Greenwich was strongly represented at the Ministerial Conference on Higher Education in Agriculture in Africa which was held in Kampala, Uganda on 15-19 November. The Conference was...
NRI welcomes the major new report from the UK Government Foresight Programme The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and Choices for a Sustainable Future.
Over the last decade, Fairtrade sales increased dramatically, reaching €2.89bn globally by the end of 2008. In line with this growth there is increasing demand to demonstrate the difference that...
NRI is pleased to support the International Women's Day Centenary to celebrate women's economic, political and social achievements around the world.
Don Reynolds is a co-author of a paper just published (9 March 2011) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The study used specially-designed radars to compare the migratory performance of Silver-Y...
Farmers within the catchments of the Cassava Adding Value for Africa (CAVA) in Ogun and Ondo States of Nigeria have hailed the TME 419 cassava variety promoted by the project as an alternative to...
NRI's rodent expert, Steven Belmain, is a co-author of a research paper recently published in BMC Genetics1. The paper describes the surprising discovery of a rat species normally found in Japan and...
On the 21st April 2011, Local MP for Rochester and Strood, Mark Reckless paid a visit to the NRI to attend a series of short presentations regarding our work in developing nations, researching pest...
NRI has recently completed study on the implications of climate change for Fairtrade in agricultural products. The study, Climate Change, Agricultural Adaptation and Fairtrade: Identifying the...
In early June, World Bank and FAO hosted a sub-regional workshop in Ghana on the advantages of reducing postharvest losses, for policy makers and technical specialist. This included the launch of the...
The University of Greenwich won the award for 'Outstanding Departmental Administration Team' at the Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Awards ceremony in London on Thursday, June 16.
The Partnership for African Fisheries programme (PAF) is a flagship programme of the NEPAD Agency, funded by the UK Department for International Development, (DFID). The PAF programme is advancing...