International and regional news

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  Food security a priority for Indian Ocean islands

  22/04/2013 David JOSSEROND

  Nearly 200 representatives from public and private sectors of the Indian Ocean islands met in Mahajunga, Madagascar on 25 & 26 March on the theme of food security in the Indian Ocean. The seminar was organized by the IOC and the aim of the meeting was to set up a collaborative regional food security scheme. The CIRAD took the opportunity to reiterate its commitment to food security research. Read more
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  DSMC to be used on the Comorian island of Anjouan

  10/04/2013 David JOSSEROND

  Although DSMC is still not used by Comoros farmers, direct seeding mulch-based cropping (DSMC) is about to be trialed on the island of Anjouan by Dahari, an NGO, which hopes to replicate the results obtained in Madagascar, where the technique has been widely used for 10 years. Read more
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  IOC and IUCN: working together to preserve natural resources

  22/02/2013 David JOSSEROND

  The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are teaming up to stem the loss of island natural resources and to wage war against the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. Read more
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  Biodiversity: the first plenary session of the IPBES

  22/02/2013 David JOSSEROND

  The first plenary session of the IPBES was held at its headquarters in Bonn from 21 to 26January, in order to complete the setting up of this inter-governmental science policy platform established in 2012. Officers and multidisciplinary experts were voted in and discussions took place on its work program for the coming years (Read here all the exchanges of this first plenary session). Read more

• Solutions for landless Comoros farmers

  15/02/2013 David JOSSEROND

  How do farmers cope when they have no land? This is a problem faced by a part of the rural population of the Comoros. The country faces land insecurity and many fields have been left abandoned by their owners who fear losing them. To deal with this situation, the National Programme for Sustainable Human Development (PNDHD) has offered a solution that allows farmers to hold property deed and own fields. Read more