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In the glorious surroundings of Cumberland Lodge in Great Windsor Park, Claire Coote and Bruno Tran, from the Food and Markets Department of NRI, recently led a two-day course for 30 PhD Scholars from Commonwealth developing countries.
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Coffee drinkers are encouraged to buy environmentally-friendly coffee, whether it be certified, organic or shade coffee, but how effective are these ways of growing coffee at combating climate change?
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Irene Carvalho, a PhD student from Lund University, Sweden, is currently visiting NRI and is working with Aurélie Bechoff, Food Technologist and recent winner of the Early Career Research Excellence award.
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Dr Susan Seal, molecular plant pathologist at NRI, was presented an award for the impact of her work on society and developing countries at the 25th Anniversary Symposium of The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK on 24 June 2013.
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NRI and its predecessor organisations have supported cotton research and development in Africa for a century or more. Rory Hillocks who joined NRI in 1995, after a period of 13 years working in Africa as a cotton scientist on British Government...
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The role of Fairtrade in improving the well-being of small-scale producers is widely recognised, however there has not yet been a systematic study of how and why Fairtrade companies are investing in environmental sustainability of their producers...
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Food security expert Professor John Porter, who specialises in crop and ecosystem services, has been newly appointed to the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) as Professor of Agriculture and Climate Change.
The Liverpool-born professor said he was...
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A reception was held with the University of Greenwich Court of Governors to recognise all newly appointed Professors and Readers, and the winners of the Early Career Research Excellence award. Professor Ben Bennett, Dr Maruthi Gowda and Dr Aurélie...
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And you will feed him for a day. Teach a man or a woman to fish and you will almost certainly upset someone, somewhere. The fisheries and aquaculture sectors have certainly not benefited from great PR, and commonly held perceptions are almost...
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Pest management specialist Jerry Cooper from the Natural Resources Institute's European Union Centre for Integrated Pest Management (EUCIPM) co-authored an informative Q&A article for British gardeners in Wilkinson's Hardware 'Wilko Life' blog,...
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