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Facilitating outcomes: multi-stakeholder processes for influencing policy change on urban agriculture...
Amerasinghe, P.; Cofie, O. O.; Labri, T. O.; Drechsel, P. 2013. Facilitating outcomes: multi-stakeholder processes for influencing policy change on urban agriculture in selected...
CGIAR doubles funding to $1 billion in five years
Fruits of new investments in CGIAR could include big boost in rice production for Asia, sustainable irrigation for millions of parched farms in Africa,...
CEA partners with IWMI to improve Colombo’s municipal waste management and...
Colombo, December 10, 2013. At the request of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), in collaboration with the International Water...
Water savings aren’t always what they’re cracked up to be
By Jeff Smith
A newly published study of rice-wheat agriculture in Pakistan shows that, while many farmers adopt water conservation technologies such as zero tillage,...
NationMultimedia.com: Top rice experts hammer out proposal for Asia-Pacific rice strategy
Asia and the Pacific region is a step closer to adopting a regional rice strategy, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced today...
The story behind the success: ten case studies identifying what led...
Kane-Potaka, Joanna. 2013. The story behind the success: ten case studies identifying what led to uptake of research for development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International...
Success stories give the low-down on uptake
Research only solves problems if it is put into practice.
With that in mind, researchers from IWMI and several other large organizations spent three years...
The story behind the success
Colombo, Sri Lanka (25 November 2013) – Billions of dollars are spent every year on scientific research for noble causes such as lifting people...
Villages of the Dammed
The 3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy is taking place this week in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Forum offers the opportunity for constructive...
IWMI study features on Nestlé website
More Coffee with Less Water
Groundwater, the main source of coffee irrigation during the dry months in Vietnam, is declining rapidly due to overuse, and...