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Indigenous vegetables offer great variety in appearance, color, flavor, texture, and health values. Try these delicious recipes to add diversity […]
US delegation visits AVRDC Mali
A delegation of 10 people representing the United States government visited AVRDC’s on-farm activities in Finkolo-Ganadougou (near Sikasso in southern […]
AARNET Expert Consultation on Home and Public Vegetable Gardens
The ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network for Vegetable Research and Development (AARNET) hosted an expert consultation from 27-30 August 2012 at […]
Tackling Malnutrition: the ‘Other’ Olympic Legacy for London 2012
Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College London and Director of Agriculture for Impact, posted this essay […]
Mungbean means business in China
Ram Nair, AVRDC Legume Breeder, learned about developments in China’s mungbean industry at a forum on the introduction and application […]
Energy and enthusiasm characterize the Center’s cucurbit breeding program
AVRDC’s cucurbit […]
Prospects for AVRDC mandate legumes in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi
In sub-Saharan Africa mungbean is known by the common name, green gram. The region’s climatic conditions are conducive for producing […]
Flood victims in Orissa plant AVRDC seed kits, vegetable gardens flourish and diets improve
More than 2700 families devastated by floods in Orissa, northeast India in September 2011 are now growing leafy vegetables thanks […]
Vegetable seed: Africa steps up production
Africa needs to grow and consume more vegetables. Currently, average consumption of vegetables is just 40 kg per year per […]
AVRDC: Walking for Health
AVRDC held its first Walk for Health at headquarters in […]