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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/ Sexual Harrassment Prevention and Response Action Plan
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119870
Abstract
This prevention and response action plan on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) presents the inherent SEA/SH risks of the AICCRA project and existing SEA/SH contextual risks, as well as measures considered to prevent, mitigate, and respond to SEA/SH related risks on the overall project. It furher outlines the…
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Training manual on vegetable seed systems. Module 1: Integrated vegetable seed systems. Integrated vegetable seed systems development in ethnic minority communities in Northern Vietnam for enhanced nutrition and income security
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169329
Abstract
Vegetables are a main source of income and nutrition for ethnic minority farmers in Vietnam’s Northern highlands. While value chains for fresh produce and seed markets offer significant opportunities for development—particularly for women and youth—the current…
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Generating evidence on gender sensitive Climate-Smart Agriculture to inform policy in Central America: Final technical project report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111137
Abstract
The overall objective of this project was to support the scaling up of gender sensitive Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as a mechanism to increase resilience and improve livelihoods of vulnerable households in the face of climate-related impacts. Focused on two countries, Guatemala and Honduras, it aimed to generate science-based actionable information,…
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New Tools for Evaluating Gender Impacts of Climate Services for Agriculture: Field Experiments in Rwanda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116950
Abstract
The Rwanda Strategy Support Program
Partnership | Capacity development | Policy analysis
Objective: to support policies for sustainable growth in Rwanda by enhancing national capacity to implement the National Plan for Agricultural Transformation and the National Economic Recovery Plan for COVID-19
Publication year
2021
Authors…
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Contribuciones de la EASAC para la integración de aspectos de género en las políticas públicas de Centroamérica
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116355
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El presente estudio busca analizar el impacto de la EASAC en la inclusión de la perspectiva de género en las políticas de la región SICA. Para este estudio se utiliza una base de datos creada en 2020 que incluye documentos de políticas pertenecientes a cinco categorías relevantes para la implementación de la EASAC: agricultura en su sentido amplio, es decir, productos agrícolas,…
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Report on Farmers Forage Field day - held in Kisii County, Kenya on 19th January 2021
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113620
Publication year
2021
Authors
Odhiambo, Ruth
Mwendia, Solomon W.
Ndubi, Zabron
Full Citation
Odhiambo, R.; Mwendia, S.; Ndubi, Z. (2021) Report on Farmers Forage Field day- held in Kisii…
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Nature-Positive Solutions for Shifting Agrifood Systems to More Resilient and Sustainable Pathways (NATURE+)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139829
Publication year
2024
Authors
Kaushal, Manoj
Fadda, Carlo
Full Citation
Kaushal, M. and Fadda, C. 2024. Nature-Positive Solutions for Shifting Agrifood Systems to More Resilient and Sustainable Pathways (NATURE+). Poster prepared for CGIAR Independent…
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Assessing synergies and trade-offs from nitrogen use in Africa
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111129
Publication year
2020
Authors
Hickman, Jonathan E.
Zingore, Shamie
Galy-Lacaux, Corinne
Kihara, Job Maguta
Bekunda, Mateete A.
Palm, Cheryl A.
Full Citation
Hickman, J.E.; Zingore, S.; Galy-Lacaux,…
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Prise en compte du genre dans la gestion des ravageurs et des maladies: Foire aux questions sur la collecte de données et les activités de vulgarisation tenant compte du genre
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109501
Publication year
2020
Authors
Kawarazuka, Nozomi
Damtew, Elias
Mayanja, S.
Okonya, J.
Rietveld, Anne M.
Slavchevska, Vanya…
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Factores clave para el diseño e implementación de sistemas sostenibles de uso de la tierra para la reducción de la deforestación y la construcción de paz en Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114164
Abstract
Esta nota de orientación sobre políticas proporciona una guía científicamente sólida para que los tomadores de decisiones ayuden a integrar las estrategias SSUT (sistemas de uso sostenible del suelo) en los instrumentos de política, con el fin de promover sinergias y encontrar equilibrios entre los múltiples objetivos como son…
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Environmental trade-offs and policy recommendations for livestock intensification in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158403
Abstract
The Northwest Highlands (NWH) of Vietnam have great potential for livestock development because of their favorable climate and strategic proximity to China, a major consumer of meat products from Vietnam. Despite this potential, livestock farming in the region remains small-scale, with challenges including low-quality breeds, inadequate feed sources, and limited land for…
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TH1.1: Intra-household decision-making and sustained use of agricultural crop technologies: Evidence from smallholder women farmers in rural Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125636
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This research used a mixed method approach to examine how intra-household decision-making patterns shape sustained use of crop technologies among agricultural rural households in eastern Uganda. We estimate how empowerment in decision making, measured using indicators drawn from the project level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index…
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Challenges for ex situ conservation of wild bananas: seeds collected in Papua New Guinea have variable levels of desiccation tolerance
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109939
Abstract
Ex situ seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa spp. L.), is constrained by critical knowledge gaps in their storage and germination behaviour. Additionally, challenges in collecting seeds from wild populations impact the quality of seed collections. It is, therefore,…
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Unlocking the microbiome communities of Banana (Musa spp.) under disease stressed (Fusarium wilt) and non-stressed conditions
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107933
Abstract
We assessed the diversity, structure, and assemblage of bacterial and fungal communities associated with banana plants with and without Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) symptoms. A total of 117,814 bacterial and 17,317 fungal operational taxonomy units (OTUs) were identified in the…
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Rheological and textural properties of lafun, a stiff dough, from improved cassava varieties
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110861
Abstract
We studied the textural and rheological (viscoelastic) properties of fresh lafun dough, a fermented cassava product, and their changes during storage at 45 °C for 5 and 24 h, in order to determine after‐cooking storability. Lafun flours were produced from three types of cassava varieties: seven improved white‐fleshed varieties…
