International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Type: Organization

Name: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Eco Technology Show Offers Free Expert Sessions

The Eco Technology Show in Brighton is now just weeks away and, building on the success of last years event, promises a host of new features. One such innovation is the Advisory Hub, where visitors can book a 15-minute appointment with specialists across ... [Published Build.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

Entities: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Energy Saving Trust, LeapFrog Enterprises Inc, UK Trade & Investment, Department of Energy & Climate Change

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Kuwait presents its advanced IT experience at international exhibition

(with photos) GENEVA, May 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's experience and success in the sector of information technology were promoted at an exhibition of the World Summit Information Society where the Kuwaiti pavilion has attracted a large number of visitors.Nadia ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 16 2013]

Entities: Kuwait, United Nations Conference on Trade and Developm..., Information Technology

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Birmingham City University

Students to showcase Birmingham’s future skyline designs

Architectural Technology students at Birmingham City University are to unveil their building designs this week as industry professionals take a site visit at their final year degree show.The event at the University’s Millennium Point campus on Friday ... [Published Birmingham City University - May 16 2013]

Entities: Birmingham, Birmingham City University, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, International Center for Tropical Agriculture

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Technology Research Corporation

Architectural Technology. Research and Practice

… it gives me great pleasure to support the first ever publication to specifically address the area of research, and in particular its relationship with practice, in the discipline of architectural technology…not only ground breaking because it is the ... [Published Research and Markets - May 16 2013]

Entities: Technology Research Corporation, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, William Thompson, Loughborough University

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

Forum on Tax Administration

OECD Home Newsroom 14/05/2013 - This Forum on Tax Administration comes at a critical time for national tax authorities. Participants - heads of Tax Administrations from 45 countries and 6 International Organisations (IMF, EU, IOTA, BIAC, CIAT, WCO) - ... [Published OECD - May 14 2013]

Entities: Pascal Saint-Amans, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Evasion, OECD

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 3 reports

Disease Threatens Nigeria's Cassava Output, Yield to Drop By 50 Percent

Cassava output from Nigeria, the world's largest producer of the crop, and producers from other parts of the globe, is set to suffer a major setback as the crop faces severe threats from a devastating viral disease.The International Institute of Tropical ... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Cassava, Whitefly, Nigeria, Virus

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

"Super-fly" threatens food security of millions in Africa

Source: IRIN Country: Burundi, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, WorldJOHANNESBURG, 7 May 2013 (IRIN) - A tiny, rapidly breeding cyanide-munching insect, dubbed a "super-fly" by scientists, is threatening the food security ... [Published ReliefWeb - May 07 2013]

Entities: Whitefly, Insect, Food Security

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Pamper yourself with these beauty products

This year the incredible lotion is 10 years old and to celebrate, the brand has launched a limited edition, 99.Harnessing the power of marine algae, it gets to work on fine lines and wrinkles.It also boosts skins moisture retention, making it more supple ... [Published Daily Express - May 06 2013]

Entities: Beauty Products, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Apricot, Lotion

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Scientists alarmed by rapid spread of Brown Streak Disease in cassava

) Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in production of a crop that provides a significant source ... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 06 2013]

Entities: Cassava, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Virus, Rockefeller Foundation

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

CIAT General Assembly

At the invitation of Mr. Marcio Verdi, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended CIAT’s 47th General Assembly on 22 and 24 April 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... [Published World Customs Organization - May 03 2013]

Entities: International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Argentina, Taxes, Ricardo Echegaray

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Lodging Industry to Stress Need for Terrorism Insurance During Congressional Panel

AH&LA member and lodging industry leader Ed Walter, president and CEO of Host Hotels and Resorts, will speak on a Congressional panel tomorrow on Capitol Hill supporting a continued federal role in terrorism insurance.Speaking in his role as a member ... [Published Hotel News Resource - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Terrorism, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Stress

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

The US Has A Large Inventory Of Crop Plant...

The world of agricultural science came out with some surprising news on Monday. An international consortium of scientists and researchers funded by the Global Crop Diversity Trust of Rome, Italy, announced findings that have gone against what was long ... [Published Red Orbit - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Species, Relativity, International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Quotes

"It's time for the world to recalibrate its scientific priorities," Fauquet said. "More than any other crop, cassava has the greatest potential to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa, but CBSD and other viruses are crippling yields. We need to treat CBSD and other destructive viruses like the smallpox of cassava - formidable diseases, but threats we can eradicate if everyone pulls together."

Disease Threatens Nigeria's Cassava Output, Yield to Drop By 50 Percent [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

"Our research predicts that climate change will greatly reduce the diversity of even very common species found in most parts of the world. This loss of global-scale biodiversity would significantly impoverish the biosphere and the ecosystem services it provides."

GBIF enables global forecast of climate impacts on species [Published EurekAlert! - May 12 2013]

..."The spread recorded from Uganda instantly cast doubt of the validity of that earlier theory," said Legg. "Worse still, the disease spread out from Uganda over following years, and into the neighbouring countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda."

"Super-fly" threatens food security of millions in Africa [Published ReliefWeb - May 07 2013]

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