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Stories from the area: Can video footage of smallholder farmers in East Africa have an effect at the policy level?

Plantations International News Man delivering fire wood along the 50km road to Lilongwe, Malawi. IFPRI/ Mitchell Maher.By Milo Mitchell. Originally released by the International Food Plan Research Institute.In February, I joined San Francisco-based digital photographer Mitchell Maher on a trip to Tanzania and Malawi. Both people journeyed out with each other to make films and collect photos for some continuous tasks IFPRI is entailed with in the region.In Tanzania, wesigned up with IFPRI elderly research other Ephraim Nkonya as well as his German collaborators, on the enormous Trans-SEC project. This job covers a handful of towns throughout Tanzania, as well as [...]

Stories from the garden– watch GLF’s most dynamic discussions

Plantations International News Throughout the Worldwide Landscapes Online forum's very first Pecha Kucha Design Evening, seven speakers took the stage to discuss their stories in a brand-new format.Each speaker might use 20 slides, for 20 secs each-- no breaks, no chance to switch over in between slides. Slides were limited to photos and also graphs only, avoiding long texts and unlimited bullet factor lists.The result ? Seven dynamic presentations, recording individual stories and also innovative ideas. However see on your own ... Andrea Vasquez is a PhD pupil at the College of British Columbia and also an active member of the [...]

GLF 2015 Pecha Kucha Style Night: Stories from the landscape – video

Plantations International News The Pecha Kucha (Japanese for "note chat") Evening gives six individuals the chance to tell their stories within a really tight timeframe of six mins, making use of a maximum of 20 Powerpoint slides. Enjoy their stories listed below: Plantations International