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The following is based on the Monash Richard Larkins Oration given by Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University last night in Melbourne. You can read and listen to our In Conversation interview with Professor Borysiewicz...

  PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The year 2013 was very important for WCF for many reasons, not the least of which are partnerships, membership and program impact in West Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Partnerships: In 2013, WCF welcomed...

The Hershey Company announced today an innovative program to increase the incomes of 20,000 farmers in Nigeria by training them to grow certified cocoa that Hershey will use in its products around the world.  The Hershey Learn to Grow program originated...

A farmer in Woliyta area of Ethiopia experiences higher yields of cassava since adopting disease-resistant and drought-tolerant seed varieties. Agricultural research centres in Ethiopia are cross-pollinating root and tuber seeds to produce higher yielding...

It’s time to start talking dirt as we enter the United Nations’ International Year of Soils! Soil is the natural resource responsible for providing the vital nutrients our crops need to grow strong, healthy and abundant, yet its health has been overlooked...