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		<title>If agriculture is an aging profession, we need to make some changes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Casier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask a young person what they wish for their future, and very few will mention agriculture. Whether as a farmer, researcher or extension officer, the production of food tends to be a last resort, not the positive choice of an &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/if-agriculture-is-aging-profession-we-need-changes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=3062&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GCARD2: Young professionals &#8220;Make Agriculture Cool Again&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Casier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of a dream, a nightmare and a wish&#8230; Video: Social media can be more than &#8220;a means&#8221;. It can be &#8220;a purpose&#8221; too. &#160; The dream by Enrica Porcari, GCARD2 Communications coordinator As we planned communication activities for &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/gcard2-making-agriculture-cool-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=3015&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture and forestry: mainstreaming research findings that work for communities</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/agriculture-and-forestry-mainstreaming-research-findings-that-work-for-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GCARD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Partnerships are fundamental to conducting research. Douglas Sheil/CIFOR PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (12 November 2012)_Small-scale farmers in many tropical nations depend primarily on their crops for survival, but without additional income generated by nearby forests, they would often be unable &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/agriculture-and-forestry-mainstreaming-research-findings-that-work-for-communities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2992&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil: Innovation and smallholder partnership provides nutritious foods to school children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts who gathered at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) in Uruguay say they want to march into a future where agricultural research remains fast paced, innovation ratchets up production, and the welfare of small-scale farmers &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/brazil-innovation-and-smallholder-partnership-provides-nutritious-foods-to-school-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2953&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>South-South exchange: Adapting ahipa in Africa</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/south-south-exchange-adapting-ahipa-in-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the International Potato Center (CIP) are working in Benin for a project designed to introduce ahipa, a highly nutritious root crop originating in the Andes of South America, as a promising food staple in drought-prone regions of Central &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/south-south-exchange-adapting-ahipa-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2890&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bionic beans breeding better nutrition</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/bionic-beans-breeding-better-nutrition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a poor fairytale farm-boy named Jack reduced to selling the family’s emaciated cow as a last resort, the stalk of a magical bean led to a golden goose and prosperity. For real-life farmers in developing countries, the treasure brought &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/bionic-beans-breeding-better-nutrition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2944&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Appropriate knowledge for smallholder farmers will make the world more food secure</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/appropriate-knowledge-for-smallholder-farmers-will-make-the-world-more-food-secure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Kibaya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of food insecure farmers could improve their yields, incomes and resilience if they have access to the appropriate information and knowledge which further helps them make informed choices about their farm. Yet, despite  many new information and communication technologies &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/appropriate-knowledge-for-smallholder-farmers-will-make-the-world-more-food-secure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2932&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Building pathways to nutrition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GCARD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helen Keller International reflects on GCARD 2 Household Nutrition Security session. I’d like to commend GFAR for including the panels on pathways to nutrition in the conference agenda. It is an important development for GCARD&#8211;not least, for the fact that a &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/building-pathways-to-nutrition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2973&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The second freedom for women</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/the-second-freedom-for-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenyan Ecotourist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of green revolution, notable increases in agricultural incomes and subsequent contributions to food security were noticed among many farmers in the world. Amidst all this, a majority of rural dwellers still wallow in poverty. This differential poverty &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/the-second-freedom-for-women/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2927&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growing coffee and bananas generates 50% more revenue for farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do coffee and banana have in common? One is a cash crop and the other is a food crop. According to scientists working at increasing food production to enhance food security to meet the growing population and adapt to &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/growing-coffee-and-bananas-generates-50-more-revenue-for-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2887&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The shop that potatoes built</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/the-shop-that-potatoes-built/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a highly aggressive mystery maize disease crippled crops in 2011, Kenya’s number two crop – potato – could be a smart investment. Already there are 800,000 potato farmers in Kenya. Payoffs from potato can be high in terms of &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/the-shop-that-potatoes-built/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2884&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global food production: recalibrate or die</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/global-food-production-recalibrate-or-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitypeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vast “corn belt” of the Midwestern United States, the “amber waves” of wheat in India’s Punjab region, and the rice paddies of Southeast Asia – iconic landscapes that could disappear before too long. Our three most valuable calorie sources &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/global-food-production-recalibrate-or-die/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2877&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Capacity strengthening program strengthens passion for helping others, too</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/capacity-strengthening-program-strengthens-passion-for-helping-others-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Msekiwa Matsimbe is not afraid to get her feet wet, whether mingling with a crowd of international policy leaders and experts in agricultural research for development or netting fish specimens in the rivers and lakes of her native Malawi. At &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/capacity-strengthening-program-strengthens-passion-for-helping-others-too/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2893&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Un niño, una computadora</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/un-nino-una-computadora/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>juanpalbornoz1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uruguay tiene presencia mundial no solo por el fútbol. El Plan Ceibal hace que nuestro país tenga una presencia importante en varios eventos. En diciembre del año 2006, el presidente Tabaré Vázquez anunció que se pondría en marcha el Plan &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/un-nino-una-computadora/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2849&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For the record…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitypeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We want GCARD to become a real process, not just an event,” said Monty Jones of FARA-Ghana, in his role as chair of the Outcomes Session on the final day of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2). &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/for-the-record/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2872&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Conference Sets Priorities for Future of Agricultural Research for Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 600 global participants highlight the need for foresight, investment and partnerships to meet future agricultural targets. Punta del Este, Uruguay: On the closing day of the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2), leading experts in &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/global-conference-sets-priorities-for-future-of-agricultural-research-for-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2866&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Reporting Geeks signing off</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nawsheen Hosenally</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started off as a challenge for a young group of social media enthusiasts that wanted to give a voice to young professionals in agricultural research for development (ARD) at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/social-reporting-geeks-signing-off/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2819&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No partnership = no foresight = no food.</title>
		<link>http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/no-partnership-no-foresight-no-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caitypeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best examples of the inter-connectedness of the three themes for this year’s Gobal Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) is the Global Foresight Hub, re-introduced on Wednesday by Joost Vervoort of the CGIAR Research Program on &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/no-partnership-no-foresight-no-food/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2850&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Desarrollo indivudual, desarrollo nacional</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>noie71</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cuando pensamos en el desarrollo individual de los pequeños productores muchas veces perdemos de vista lo que ello significa en forma global. Por cada productor que puede mejorar su rendimiento, gracias a las asistencias técnicas y económicas significa dos cosas, &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/desarrollo-indivudual-desarrollo-nacional/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2831&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture&#8217;s potential for solving YOUTH unemployment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcardeditor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youth unemployment is one of the most serious problems affecting developing countries. A lack of basic education ranks high among the reasons for this problem. However, youth unemployment is compounded by the fact that a large portion of the population &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/agricultures-potential-for-solving-youth-unemployment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8993495&#038;post=2854&#038;subd=gcardblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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