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Gender norms and farming households in rural Rwanda: a GENNOVATE case-study for the Nyamirama sector in Kayonza district
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97554
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This report presents data and results from a GENNOVATE case-study conducted in the Nyamirama sector in Kayonza district in Rwanda that focusses on gender norms and agency in relation to agricultural innovation.
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2018
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Report of a Working Group on Leafy Vegetables: Second Meeting, 8-9 October 2013, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104590
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The second meeting of the ECPGR Leafy Vegetables Working Group (WG) was held 8-9 October 2013 at Ljubljana, Slovenia. The meeting, organized in collaboration with the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, brought together 16 participants from 13 countries.Overviews of national collections of leafy vegetables were…
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Generación de innovaciones para mejorar la competitividad y los beneficios de los actores
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104548
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This publication shows how the project ”Rescue and Promotion of Native Chilies in their Centre of Origin” facilitated the generation of commercial, institutional and technological innovations enhancing the competitivity and the benefits of the actors of the native chilies value chain in Bolivia and Peru…
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Getting to the roots of a valuable tree’s genetic heritage Bioversity International’s study of African cherry (Prunus africana)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105074
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When genealogists conduct research on family trees, they often go back across many generations and even centuries to learn as much as possible about where that family originated. Along that same line, scientists at Bioversity International have been doing their own genealogical research for…
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The impact of Bioversity International’s African leafy vegetables programme in Kenya
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74309
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An effort by Bioversity and several partners in Kenya increased production, consumption and marketing of a wide range of African leafy vegetables (ALVs) and improved household welfare.
Between 1996 and 2004, Bioversity International worked with partners in Kenya to revive the interest of researchers and ordinary people in these valuable…
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Where are the most vulnerable areas to climate induced insecurities and risks in Zimbabwe?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116461
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This factsheet gives answers on how climate exacerbates root causes of conflict in Zimbabwe, using spatial hotspot analysis. The findings show that the high/moderate conflict and harsh climate interactions co-occurred principally with low productivity, inequality, and undernutrition hotspots. This occurs in the following districts: Beitbridge, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, and Chipinge.
This publication is…
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Report of a cereals network: Second meeting, 21-24 April 2008, Foça, Turkey
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104686
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The second meeting of the Cereals Network took place on 21-24 April 2008 in Foça, Izmir, Turkey. The meeting, organized with the support of the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Menemen, gathered 61 members from 33 countries and a total of 80 participants. The three Cereals Working Groups (Avena, Barley and Wheat) reviewed their…
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Are policy makers aware of the climate security nexus? Mapping climate security policy narratives in Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116457
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TThis factsheet answers if policy makers are aware of the climate security nexus, using social media analysis. The results show a disassociation between climate, socioeconomic insecurities, and conflict in the public communications of policy makers.
This publication is part of a factsheet series reporting on the findings of the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Observatory work in Africa (…
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Zimbabwe? An impact pathway analysis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116267
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This factsheet gives answers on how climate exacerbates root causes of conflict in Zimbabwe, using an impact pathway analysis. Two main impact pathways are identified: 1) Food insecurity and competition over access and use of natural resources; 2) Water scarcity and conflict in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North.
This publication is part of a factsheet series reporting on the findings of the CGIAR…
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Mali? An econometric analysis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116312
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This factsheet gives answers on how climate exacerbates root causes of conflict in Mali, using a two-stage econometric approach. The findings show that food insecurity is the mechanism through which climate change influences conflict. Climate change indirectly exacerbates conflict by adversely affecting agricultural production and food security.
This publication is part of a factsheet series reporting on…
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Report of a Working Group on Cucurbits: Ad hoc Meeting, 23-24 October 2008, Warsaw, Poland
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104685
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The ECPGR Working Group (WG) on Cucurbits met at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland, on 23-24 October 2008 in an ad hoc meeting bringing together representatives from 13 European countries holding major Cucurbit collections in Europe. The aim of the meeting was to start the implementation of “A European Genebank…
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Report of a Working Group on Malus/Pyrus: Third Meeting, 25-27 October 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104709
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The Third Meeting of the ECPGR Working Group on Malus/Pyrus was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, 25-27 October 2006 and was attended by representatives from 21 countries. The meeting was organized at the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology, in collaboration with the Georgian Academy of Sciences, with a contribution…
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Emmer in Turkey: An ancient cereal maintained by mountain farmers
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104875
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Emmer (Triticum dicoccon) has been cultivated in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East for 10 000 years. It is one of a family of three ancient crops, known as hulled wheats, whose once-popular cultivation has dwindled in recent years. The other two are einkorn (Triticum monococcum) and spelt (Triticum spelta). Emmer spread to Europe from the Near East…
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Technical issues relating to agricultural microbial genetic resources (AMiGRs), including their characteristics, utilization, preservation and distribution.: A draft information paper prepared for the Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC) of the…
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104872
Publication year
2007
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Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture…
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What is the underlying structure of the climate, conflict, and socio-economic system in Nigeria? A network analysis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116262
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This factsheet gives answers on how climate exacerbates root causes of conflict in Nigeria, using network analysis. Results show that education and competition for resources are central elements in the underlying structure of Nigeria. Nutritional insecurities such as the number of malnourished and underweight children (node 8, 10) are connected to inequality and in turn…
