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Strengthening adoption pathways for improved bean varieties through public private partnerships with grain buyers and seed producers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179811
Abstract
Grain traders are essential actors in the seed value chain, linking seed producers, agro-dealers, and farmers to ensure timely access to quality seeds. They facilitate distribution across regions, provide market information on demand and preferred varieties, and help maintain seed quality during storage and transport. In both formal and informal systems,…
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Farmer feedback in Tricot / Redesigning the Tricot feedback process & field validation 2024- 2025
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179807
Abstract
This study documents the redesign and field validation of a farmer feedback package for the Tricot (Triadic Comparison of Technologies) methodology during 2024–2025, aimed at strengthening farmer participation and improving the communication of trial results. Using a Human-Centered Design approach, the project tested a personalized one-page feedback sheet and a participation diploma with…
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Advancing the Climate, Peace, and Resilience Nexus in the MENA Region
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179790
Abstract
The brief summarizes Alliance research, policy advocacy, and capacity sharing work in the MENA region.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Jaskolski, Tina
Schapendonk, Fran
Kadry, Salma
Rabie, Sara
Full Citation
Jaskolski, T.;…
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Boletín agroclimático comunitario: Aplicación del diseño centrado en el ser humano en Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179800
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Esta presentación documenta la experiencia de aplicación del diseño centrado en el ser humano (DCH) para el desarrollo e implementación de boletines agroclimáticos comunitarios en Guatemala, como parte del trabajo de la Alianza Bioversity-CIAT con socios públicos y privados. A través de la investigación de usuario, el co-diseño y la integración de conocimientos tradicionales, los boletines se…
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Integrating gender into shock responsive and adaptive social protection approaches: Insights from a cross-regional dialogue
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179791
Abstract
This policy brief provides insights into gender- and shock-responsive social protection approaches from Honduras, Jordan, and the Caribbean
Publication year
2025
Authors
Jaskolski, Martina
Caroli, Giulia
Palou, Nohelia
Penel, Charlotte…
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Integrated water management solution
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179821
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Water scarcity, climate variability, land degradation, and increasing competition over water resources are intensifying pressures on rural livelihoods, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem sustainability, particularly in smallholder farming systems. These challenges are closely linked to food insecurity, declining soil and water resources, and persistent social inequities. Addressing them requires a shift from fragmented, sector-specific…
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Inclusive agricultural insurance for sustainable wheat intensification as a pathway to smallholder resilience in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179819
Abstract
This study addresses the pressing need for inclusive and scalable agricultural insurance solutions
for smallholder wheat farmers in Ethiopia, who face persistent yield risks across diverse
agroecologies and farming systems. Despite the proven benefits of sustainable intensification (SI),
adoption remains low due to risk exposure, financial constraints, and limited…
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An integrated food and land-use system approach to meet Ethiopia’s long-term climate mitigation and development goals
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179825
Abstract
Ethiopia’s food security and climate change mitigation objectives are central to its national development strategies and global commitments, particularly within the Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sector. Yet, without coherent implementation, these goals risk producing conflicting outcomes. Identifying pathways that allow Ethiopia to meet both food…
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How are climate change and conflict disrupting children’s education across the Sahel?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179801
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This policy brief examines how the interaction between climate change and armed conflict disrupts children’s education across the Sahel, with a focus on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Chad. It shows that climate shocks such as droughts, floods, and extreme heat affect education systems that already face structural fragility, insecurity, and chronic underinvestment. Conflict, displacement, and targeted…
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Human Centered Design Community of Practice
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179789
Abstract
This report summarises the first year of the community of practice on human entered design, from inception survey to first activities and end of the year survey analysis.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Ortiz Crespo, Berta
Bonilla Barillas, Melissa
Ngugi, Timothy Gichia
Full Citation…
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Spatial optimization of cropping systems for sustainable intensification in Malawi
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179820
Abstract
Malawi’s agricultural landscape remains heavily dominated by continuous maize cultivation, a system that is increasingly vulnerable to climate variability, soil nutrient depletion, and economic risk. Despite the importance of diversification for sustainable intensification, there is currently no spatially optimized cropping system design at fine resolution to guide national policy and farm-level decision-…
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Potential of residual soil moisture for supporting post-season legume cropping systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179869
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The use of residual soil moisture for post-rainfall cropping offers a promising pathway to enhance agricultural productivity, food security, and climate resilience in rainfed farming systems. In Ethiopia, where irrigation access remains limited and rainfall variability is high, the potential of residual soil moisture to support post-season legume production remains poorly quantified. This study assesses…
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Knowledge Alignment Workshop: "What Do We Know?"
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179875
Abstract
Knowledge Alignment Workshop: "What Do We Know?"
Scope fase of the design cycle
Workshop Overview
Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours
Goal: Align team knowledge, identify expertise gaps, and establish shared understanding
Inspired by the exercise "What do we know?" by IDEO, we created this as a kick off project workshop, to help us to understand the needs of the team/project and analyse how the HCD approach could…
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VCBT en collega's openden de deuren voor 600 jaar KU Leuven
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179895
Abstract
2025 is voor KU Leuven een feestjaar. De oudste universiteit van ons land bestaat 600 jaar. In 1425 begon het allemaal. Door de eeuwen heen groeide de universiteit uit tot een internationaal gerenommeerd centrum voor
kennis en wetenschap. Ter gelegenheid van die 600ste verjaardag gooide KU Leuven haar deuren open en kon iedereen een exclusieve blik achter de schermen werpen tijdens KU Leuven Inside. Ook VCBT en de collega’s…
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Rethinking migration through public-private partnerships in the Mediterranean
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179882
Abstract
At this year’s MED – Mediterranean Dialogues in Naples, the Migration Forum which held on October 15 cut to the chase. With public budgets shrinking, participants asked how to turn policy into investable pathways for mobility. Conversations explored in depth serious public-private partnerships and research-guided choices that can improve well-being and integration, address root pressures in places of origin, and…
