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Onion Value Chain Improvements in Odisha State-Phase 2
Onion Value Chain Onion Value Chain Improvements in Odisha State-Phase 2 Funder: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Implementing Organizations: World Vegetable Center & Directorate of Horticulture, Odisha, Department of [...]
Making mungbean more productive and profitable at the 2024 International Mungbean Congress
Making mungbean more productive and profitable at the 2024 International Mungbean Congress More than 100 participants from 25 countries gathered for the 2024 International Mungbean Congress in Bangkok, Thailand from 5-7 March. Major [...]
A new report assesses vegetable and irrigation systems in Tigray, Ethiopia, before and after the 2020-2022 conflict
A new report assesses vegetable and irrigation systems in Tigray, Ethiopia, before and after the 2020-2022 conflict (Download the report here) Before the 2020-2022 conflict in Tigray, most people relied [...]
Revolutionizing food safety in Cambodia with new pesticide residue testing technology
Revolutionizing food safety in Cambodia with new pesticide residue testing technology Pesticide residues are a major concern in imported and locally produced vegetables. With the introduction of this state-of-the-art technology, Cambodia has [...]
Sowing ‘seeds of change’ in Kenya: impacts of the Greener Greens project
Sowing ‘seeds of change’ in Kenya: impacts of the Greener Greens project (Download infobrief) World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) and SNV concluded phase one of the Greener Greens project in Murang’a [...]
International training workshop on vegetable genetic resources conservation and use 8-12 April, WorldVeg headquarters, Shanhua, Taiwan This week-long specialist training course will convene some 45 participants from more than 20 countries across [...]
Climate resilient technologies for more safer vegetables in northeastern India
Climate resilient technologies for more safer vegetables in northeastern India The geographical diversity of northeastern India translates into a wide range of agricultural practices, as farmers adapt to the varying terrain. From [...]
“A transformative journey for me at WorldVeg” – Faidat tells of her internship…
“A transformative journey for me at WorldVeg” - Faidat tells of her internship… After a three month long internship at WorldVeg headquarters, Faidat Ibrahim shares her thoughts about her experience… My journey [...]
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WORLDVEG IN THE NEWS
[Video] Da Ai Journal: Doomsday Ark (English/Mandarin)
Da Ai Televetion|Taiwan, January 2024
[Video] OUR ISLAND: Seed exchange and conservation (English/Mandarin)
PTS, February 2023
[Video] Seed conservation and Breeding-2 (English/Mandarin)
Formosa TV, February 2023
[Video] Seed conservation and Breeding-1 (English/Mandarin)
Formosa TV, February 2023
New partnership agreement signed to improve global nutrition and food security ACIAR, February 2023
AFACI Newsletter Issue No. 22.
AFACI Newsletter, January – December 2022
[Video] PROJET NUTRIFOOD: Dr. Marco WOPEREIS visite le jardin scolaire de Goulo-Sodji à Zè (French)
AgricoTV, April 2022
Low-Cost Solar Dryers Yield Sustainable Incomes to Marginal Farmers of Koraput District in Odisha.
ICRISAT Happenings Newsletter, April 2022
Audience au Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de la Pêche du Benin: World Vegetable Center porte le projet d’un symposium (French).
Benin ODD TV, April 2022
Team of scientists from Taiwan visits Nagaon
The Sentinel, April 2022
Interview with Edmond Totin, WorldVeg Project Manager for SAFEVEG on Climate Change in Africa (French)
UN News, April 2022
Why Seedbank Aren’t Just for Doomsday
BBC Future, April 2022
The scientists helping farmers kick the chemical habit
AFP, March 2022 – Published in France24, RFI, MSN, Global Times and others
Sharing Knowledge for Self-Sufficiency – International Aid in Fruit and Vegetable Production
Taiwan Panorama, February 2022
Pressing for policies that promote “forgotten foods”
Grow Further, 9 December 2021
Cherry tomatoes
KU Research Weekly, 2 December 2021
The fight of mushrooms in farmland. Biotechnology at the service of humanity
Spark Chronicles, 29 November 2021
Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) recognizes 2021’s five ‘most influential’ seed scientists in Asia-Pacific
Seed Quest, 19 November 2021
Un plan mundial para conservar la diversidad de frutas y hortalizas
A en verde, 10 November 2021
European donor delegation discusses partnerships for greater impact delivery in Malian agriculture
ICRISAT Happenings, 15 October 2021
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CONTRIBUTORS
Victor Afari-Sefa, Jessica Baidoo, Marcel Beria, Uon Bonnarith, Kathy Chen, Angel Jeng, Vanna Liu, Maureen Mecozzi, Caleb Olanipekun, Gabriel Rugalema, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Paul Zaato
DONORS
Support for World Vegetable Center activities provided by project donors and the following strategic long-term donors:
- Taiwan
- UK aid
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
- India
- Germany
- Thailand
- Philippines
- Korea
- Japan
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Improve soil health, improve nutrition. Improve nutrition, improve flavour. — Dan Cox, Cornwall UK farmer and chef