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How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152277
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The design and implementation of targeted policies and programmes are crucial to addressing climate challenges. In this study, we sought to understand the means by and extent to which the Central American Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (EASAC) has contributed to addressing the specific climate challenges facing the regional agricultural…
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Regional workshop on transboundary plant pests and diseases
Transboundary plant diseases and pests pose a significant challenge to agricultural systems globally, particularly in Southeast Asia's key cropping systems, such as cassava and rice. These pests and diseases can spread across borders, causing widespread economic damage and threatening food security. Timely detection and early intervention are critical to mitigate these risks…
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Cultiver l'avenir : Un guide pratique de l'enseignant pour faire revivre les cultures négligées grâce à l'apprentissage intergénérationnel
Teresa Borelli
Bioversity International et l'Association Watinoma ont développé un manuel de l'enseignant dans le cadre du projet SUSTLIVES visant à promouvoir les cultures vivrières négligées et sous-utilisées. Conçu à l'origine pour être utilisé au Burkina Faso…
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Nourrir le Sénégal : Défis et innovations en agri-nutrition
Fatimata Kone
Le changement climatique aggrave l'insécurité alimentaire au Sénégal. Toutefois, des outils innovants permettent aux communautés rurales de renforcer leurs systèmes alimentaires. Découvrez des exemples d'innovation tels que le Livre d'Images Agri-Nutrition et le Calendrier Saisonnier des Aliments…
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Why are Kenyan farmers embracing nature and biodiversity?
Sean Mattson
Farmers in a Western Kenyan village are dedicating their land, time and knowledge to restore land productivity with local biodiversity. Why are they positive about nature-based solutions?
LYANAGINGA VILLAGE OF VIGULU, Kenya – First-time visitors to this small community in Vihiga County are…
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Red nacional de mujeres interétnicas para la defensa del medio ambiente. Guía metodológica para mapear la red territorial.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152308
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Esta guía metodologica constituye una herramienta participativa que permite a quien la usa de mapear su red territorial relacionada a una o varias tematicas. Esta guía está destinada a hombres o mujeres productores y/o a lideres territoriales. This methodological guide is a participatory tool that allows those who use it to map their territorial network related to one…
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Seeds of Change: Transforming School Meals with Biofortified Crops in Malawi
In Malawi, the Home-Grown School Feeding Program (HGSFP) - supported by the European Union (EU) and the World Food Programme (WFP) - is transforming nutrition through biofortified crops. From June 25-30 2024, awareness meetings engaged 72 stakeholders in Zomba and Phalombe Districts, emphasizing the benefits of integrating these crops into school meals.…
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Pepsico's green revolution: climate resilience boosts potato program
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152422
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Based on PepsiCo’s extensive grower data, the team developed climate-yield models tailored to supply chain specific needs, creating insights into climate risks and opportunities for potato production. These results were translated into actionable recommendations integrated into PepsiCo’s sustainability roadmaps. PepsiCo used the Climate Resilience Platform, an online tool developed from this project, to identify…
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Major impact investor group mobilizes USD 106 million for a climate-smart food systems strategy designed with Alliance-led CCAFS technical guidance.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152423
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The Alliance provided science-based metrics for designing the Sustainable Food Systems impact investment fund at responsAbility, a major global impact investor. The Fund’s success depends on securing funding. In 2023, the Fund secured USD 106 million from public and private sector impact investors. Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) served…
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Newton Fund PROPOSAL: Exploiting biodiversity in Brachiaria and Panicum tropical forage grasses using forward and reverse genetics to improve livelihoods and sustainability. Proposal original proforma document
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100101
Publication year
2018
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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CIAT. 2018. Newton Fund PROPOSAL:…
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Des moyens simples pour augmenter les bénéfices de l'agriculture intelligente face au climat
Bien que le changement climatique soit devenu un débat public depuis le premier sommet « Jour de la Terre » des Nations Unies en 1972, aujourd'hui, c'est une réalité indéniable, et l'agriculture est l'un des secteurs les plus impactés, avec la variabilité climatique et les événements météorologiques extrêmes – tels que les inondations…
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Behavioral determinants of trust and commitment in horticultural cooperatives: Experimental evidence from Rwanda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152458
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The Rwandan government emphasizes the role of cooperatives in transforming rural economies from subsistence farming to diversified commercial agriculture, including high-value export horticultural crops. The success of these cooperatives depends significantly on farmers' willingness to join and remain committed members. Previous research indicates that Rwandan cooperatives…
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PlaSA Colombia: A data-based systemic approach for transforming food systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152457
Publication year
2024
Authors
Castillo, Johana
Rankin, Sara
Gonzalez, Carlos
Full Citation
Castillo, J.; Rankin, S.; Gonzalez, C. (2024) PlaSA Colombia: A data-based systemic approach for transforming food systems. Prepared for Tropentag: Explore opportunities for managing…
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Seeds of change: Unlocking the potential for plant genetic material transfer in agriculture and food systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152460
Publication year
2024
Authors
Rivera, Tatiana
Andrade, Robert
Gonzalez, Carolina
Full Citation
Rivera, T.; Andrade, R.; Gonzalez, C. (2024) Seeds of change: Unlocking the potential for plant genetic material transfer in agriculture and food…
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Transforming food and land systems to achieve the SDGs
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152461
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This chapter of ‘The Sustainable Development Report 2024’ presents results of the third, 2023 ‘Scenathon’, in which researchers from 22 countries across all continents, together with the FABLE Secretariat, explored three alternative futures for national and regional food and land-use systems.
Publication year
2024
Authors
Clara, Douzal
Chemarin…
