The Humidtropics Independent Advisory Committee (IAC) met from 19-20 September at IITA in Ibadan, Nigeria. Presentations were made relating to the program research themes (SRTs) and Action Areas by member of the Management Team. The initial feedback was very consructive and we're awaiting the report for follow-up action. At this stage we are preparing for a number of upcoming events including beginning November a joined RTB-Humiftropics workshop exploring synergies and collaboration opportunities, end of October a Humidtropics Gender workshop focused on mainstreaming gender in Humidtropics, … [Read more...]
Around the table
The CGIAR Consortium Office is organizing meetings by the end of June for its research programs such as Humidtropics where donors and partners engage in exchanges about the next phase to start in 2015. The slot for Humidtropics together with the other systems programs is 24-25 June in Montpellier. We keep you posted about the discussions. Humidtropics Scientists involved in Strategic Research Theme 1 (SRT1) on Systems Analysis and Global Synthesis meet 26-28 June at the ILRI campus in Nairobi to plan situation analysis work in the four Action Areas and discuss baselines and methods. … [Read more...]
Action Area and Action Sites Workshops
April to June 2013 were very exciting months as Humidtropics held Action Area and Action Sites' workshops in [East and Central Africa-finished], [Central Mekong-finished], [West African humid lowlands-finished] and [Central America and the Caribbean-finished]. Together with existing and new partners and all essential stakeholders we will prioritize research that helps boost the income of poor farm families, improve their food security and nourishment and preserves their land resources for future generations. … [Read more...]