Tag Archives: food security

Enset in Ethiopia as a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple: review article

Posted on Monday, 04 February, 2019 by

345. Borrell JS, Biswas MK, Goodwin M, Blomme G, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS, Wendawek AM, Berhanu A, Kallow S, Janssens S, Molla EL, Davis AP, Woldeyes F, Willis K, Demissew S, Wilkin P. 2019. Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized … Continue reading →

Posted in Musa, Publications, Research, Species | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Perspectives on research with varietal diversity and sustainable utilization in enset (Ensete banana)

Posted on Friday, 01 February, 2019 by

345. Wilkin P, Davis A, Demissew S, Etherington T, Goodwin M, Heslop-Harrison P, Schwarzacher T, Willis K. 2018. A perspective to enhance innovative research with emphasis on varietal diversity and sustainable utilization of enset (Ensete ventricosum). Ethiopian Journal of Biological … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Musa, Publications, Species | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Project on Molecular Cytogenetics and Genomics of Ensete banana

Posted on Wednesday, 12 July, 2017 by

We have a research project starting in 2017 on Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, for 18 months, in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Dr Paul Wilkin) and University of Addis Ababa (Professor Sebsebe Demissew). There is a post-doctoral position working … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaborators, Farming, jobs, Musa, People, Research, Species | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Needs for understanding water and food security

Posted on Friday, 07 November, 2014 by

“The earth’s land surface receives about 110,000 km3 of rainfall annually. More than half of this water is evapotranspired (transmitted from soils and through plants to the air); about 20,000 km3 falls on land that is cultivated in some form; … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Farming, Farming, Literature, News, Research | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

From vegan to meat: human diet and trophic levels

Posted on Thursday, 05 December, 2013 by

Where are humans in the food chain? Bonhommeau et al. address this question in PNAS, apparently for the first time, in detail across all countries and over the period from 1961 that FAO statistics on food consumption and production are available … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Farming, Literature, Sustainability | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dr Ijaz Rasool Noorka – Collaborator from University of Sargodha, Pakistan and Visiting Research Fellow

Posted on Thursday, 02 May, 2013 by

Dr Ijaz Rasool Noorka has broad interests in the development of productive and sustainable agriculture for Pakistan and developing countries. His interests complement those of the Molecular Cytogenetics Group, and have enabled us to extend our consideration of the outcomes … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaborators, Sustainability | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment