Agriculture

Three out of four people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.

Climate change, water shortages and energy scarcity threaten agricultural production, and global food demand is set to rise in coming decades.


News
NEW Publication – Managing Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action Last week, Chatham House launched their report on ‘Managing Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action.’ The report was the culmination of the Chatham House research project Translating Famine Early Warning into Early Action. more
ALL THEME NEWS ITEMS
Publications
Managing Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action Chatham House has launched a report on ‘Managing Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action.’ The report was the culmination of the Chatham House research project Translating Famine Early Warning into Early Action. more
ALL THEME PUBLICATION ITEMS
Funding
Closing date: 31 May 2013
India-UK Scientific Seminars This scheme is for mid-career scientists who want to organise a small three-day scientific seminar between groups of scientists from India and the UK. more
ALL THEME FUNDING ITEMS
Job
Closing date: 24 June 2013
INASP are looking for a Monitoring and Evaluation officer to join their Evaluation, Learning and Communication team as maternity leave cover for a 12 month contract starting summer 2013. more
ALL THEME JOB ITEMS

Sign up for e-news
Big Radical Approaches towards a Vision for the Earth
Feature
Publish date: 5 January 2012
This UKCDS/ LIDC report sets out the current situation, historical perspectives and future opportunities for agricultural research for development in the UK. more
1 July 2013
This is the first conference of CliMathNet, an EPSRC-funded LWEC network that aims to break down barriers between researchers in Mathematics, Statistics and Climate Sciences. more
2 July 2013
As part of its mission to share rural development experiences and insights with other practitioners, IIRR offers short-term international and regional “Applied Leaning” courses more






Privacy Statement | Credits | ©UKCDS 2013 | site by cipherweb