News - 2006
The International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC) has announced that its 14th Triennial Symposium will be held at the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala...
A series of training workshops will be held in India on 18-31 March as part of an NRI-led collaborative project, Telesupport, that aims to help Indian farmers to share best practice and receive...
At a Seminar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 4-6 April 2006, subject packs for 17 new courses were handed over to staff of Tajikistan Agrarian University in the latest phase of an EC-funded Tempus Tacis...
An international workshop on rats and human health is being held in the Republic of South Africa on 4-5 May. Experts from around the world will be gathering at the Pestana Kruger Lodge in Malelane...
NRI has prepared a report on the workshop it organized on 24 May 2006 during the 95th Session of the International Coffee Council. The Workshop, hosted by the International Coffee Organization (ICO)...
David Walker and Dr Rick Hodges of NRI's Food Management & Marketing Group have recently presented the developmental advantages of local or regional procurement of food aid to meetings at the...
For humans living in warm climates, the high-pitched whine of a flying mosquito is associated with potential discomfort and disease. For the mosquitoes themselves – as new research by NRI...
The development of a Biomass Energy Toolbox has been a key output from an 18-month study carried out for the EU's Asia Pro Eco Programme. The Toolbox contains a set of technical papers and...
Recent reviews of the performance of grain markets in developing countries, especially in Africa, have highlighted the contribution that local food aid procurement can make to the strengthening of...
Prof. David Hall of NRI recently led a seminar at the Overseas Development Institute as part of their "Learning from Experience – Linking Research and Development" series. In his presentation (pdf...