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Timely news and information about agricultural research in Africa. Collected from a variety of sources, we are also happy to accept your suggestions for relevant research to include.
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Newsletter #12: June 2013
October 2, 2013 / News New African hubs announced for Future Agricultures Video: hub convenors Supporting CAADP New research on Rising Powers in Africa and Land
April 2013: Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa – conference special
October 2, 2013 / News Video interviews, plenary session films, presentations and papers, blogs and more.
Newsletter #11 – March 2013
October 2, 2013 / News Conference on Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa New book: Ethiopian Seed System Pastoralism and politics Brazil in Mozambique
Newsletter #10 – October 2012
October 2, 2013 / News Global Land Grabbing conference Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa conference Feeding the world Research on young people and agriculture – IDS Bulletin
Newsletter #9 – May 2012
October 2, 2013 / News Early Career Fellows announced Young People, Farming and Food conference Land Deal Politics Initiative awards announced International Seminar on South-South Co-operation
Newsletter #8 – December 2011
October 2, 2013 / News Fellowship Programme Young people and agriculture in Africa Climate smart agriculture
IDS Annual Report features Future Agricultures work
September 25, 2013 / News Our research on Pastoralism and our three new Africa hubs have been highlighted in this year's annual report from the Institute of Development Studies. The article includes details of our policy workshops in Nairobi and Addis Ababa, and the launch
Pan African Land Hearing declaration
August 19, 2013 / News Declaration from the Panel at the Pan African Land Hearing held in Johannesburg in August 2013.
Future Agricultures establishes 3 new regional hubs in Africa
June 12, 2013 / News The Future Agricultures Consortium has instituted a regional, Africa-centred structure to support its research and policy engagement activities, with ‘hubs’ in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and the UK. Find out more about our new 'hubs' Video: introducing the hub convenors