Tag Archives: Nairobi 2012 International Forum

Taking a Landscape View of People, Food and Nature

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

  Cross-posted from Bioversity International. Interview with Fabrice de Clerck, Bioversity Programme Leader, Agroecological Intensification and Risk Management  at the International Forum for Landscapes for People, Food and Nature – Nairobi, March 6-9th 2012.  Q: We are here at the final … Continue reading →

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Agricultural Research for Farmers’ Priorities

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

The agricultural research agenda must reflect farmers’ priorities if they are to benefit from landscape approaches. Research investments work toward improving the productivity of indigenous crops valuable to farmers’ nutrition and livelihood objectives—a much-needed departure from the longstanding emphasis on … Continue reading →

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Launching a Common Vision

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

The need for a common vision – catching crabs in a stream in Ghana – and rain shower of words –highlights from the opening session of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature International Forum, Tuesday morning in Nairobi, Kenya. … Continue reading →

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What we call “Landscapes for People, Food and Nature”

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

By Sara J. Scherr, President and Seth Shames, Senior Project Manager EcoAgriculture Partners,Washington, DC, USA “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet…” (William Shakespeare) During a tea break in the EcoAgriculture Partners office a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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