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Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175589
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This automated content analysis report assesses the current ‘state of play’ of Burkina Faso’s policy discourse with regards to the intersection of climate change, human mobility, and conflict and fragility. We find that mobility, in various forms, is recognised as a pressing issue in nearly all policy sectors. However, the depth and nature of this engagement differ…
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CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy: Validating, tailoring, and expanding the cropping calendar agro-advisories in Ghana. Key Workshop Recommendations
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175612
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Timely, accurate, and context-specific agro-advisories are essential for empowering smallholder farmers to make informed decisions throughout the agricultural season. In Ghana, while there is widespread knowledge on good agronomic practices (GAPs), significant challenges remain in translating this knowledge into accessible, actionable, and timely…
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Semences pour demain : des cultures d’opportunité qui nourrissent l’espoir en temps de changement climatique
Daniela Arce Gómez
Aujourd’hui plus que jamais, le monde est confronté à des défis majeurs : le changement climatique, la perte de biodiversité et l’insécurité alimentaire croissante affectent notre manière de produire et de consommer notre nourriture. Face à cette réalité, il devient de plus en plus…
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La maladie du balai de sorcière du manioc prend son envol en Amérique du Sud
Sean Mattson
La maladie du balai de sorcière du manioc se propage rapidement dans le nord-est de l’Amérique du Sud, menaçant un aliment de base essentiel pour des millions de personnes au Brésil et sur le continent.
Des chercheur·e·s de l’Alliance et leurs partenaires, dont Embrapa – la plus grande organisation de recherche agricole du…
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Beans, climate and resilience: How weather and climate information is transforming bean farming in Homa Bay
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175640
Publication year
2025
Authors
Kiogora, Joseline Kanja
Kagabo, Desire
Maina, Priscillah
Full Citation
Kiogora, J.K.; Kagabo, D.; Maina, P. (2025) Beans, climate and resilience: How weather and climate information is transforming bean farming in Homa Bay. [Blog post]…
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Building a thriving forage seed sector in Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175638
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Livestock production is a vital contributor to both the economy and food security of Vietnamese households. As Vietnam continues to intensify and transform its livestock sector, the persistent challenge of feed scarcity—both in quantity and quality—remains a major bottleneck to productivity, profitability, and climate resilience. Shortage of high-quality forages continue to constrain animal nutrition and overall livestock productivity,…
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Tunis accueille l'Atelier de consultation sur le renforcement de l’écosystème d’innovation pour une agriculture résiliente au climat en Tunisie
Aya Mounir, Claudia Zaccari
Le 20 mai 2025, plus de 100 experts du secteur se sont réunis à l’Hôtel Golden Carthage Gammarth pour participer à l’Atelier de consultation: Renforcement de l’écosystème d’innovation pour une agriculture résiliente au climat en…
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Des sols aux récits : intégrer les enseignements du terrain dans la gestion des données de recherche
Priscillah Maina, Desire Kagabo, Joseline Kiogora
Les enseignements tirés des visites de terrain offrent une immersion directe dans des environnements de recherche réels, illustrant la manière dont les données sont collectées et favorisant la collaboration entre les chercheur.e.s et les professionnel.le.s…
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The role of locus of control and restrictive norms on farmers’ willingness to pay for climate information services in Senegal, West Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176978
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Climate variability challenges smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers need tools to help them adapt, such as climate information services (CIS) to enhance resilience and agricultural productivity. This study investigates farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for seasonal CIS in Senegal’s Sédhiou and Tambacounda regions. The research explores…
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Farmer groups as a tool for rural development programs: Perspectives from northwest highlands in Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176977
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The formation of farmer groups (FGs) is central to rural development programmes promoted by NGOs and governments. These structures are widely recognised for their positive impacts, such as strengthening value chains, reducing transaction costs, creating economies of scale, and improving access to agricultural technologies. They also foster community trust, cooperation, and social…
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Environmental trade-offs of livestock intensification in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176983
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Context Seventy per cent of households in Vietnam’s Northwest Highlands rely on livestock for food security, income, and resilience. However, livestock production drives deforestation, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Development partners have started promoting improved feeding, genetics, and animal health interventions to boost productivity, but the environmental impacts of…
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Spatial sampling in data collection and impact assessment: overview and recent MELIA applications
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176976
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This Learning Note introduces spatial sampling as an approach to strengthen data collection and impact assessment in contexts where location and spatial relationships influence outcomes. It provides an overview of key spatial sampling methods and illustrates their application in recent MELIA work to ensure more rigorous, representative, and spatially consistent evaluations of agricultural and…
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Scaling opportunity crops in Africa through a multi-stakeholder platform: Aligning with Agenda 2063, Post-Malabo commitments and global policy frameworks
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176974
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This policy brief presents the African Opportunity Crops Working Group—a multi-stakeholder platform established under the African Union’s African Seed and Biotechnology Platform (ASBP). Led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the World Vegetable Center as co…
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EATxCali: A Latin American perspective on food, health, and the environment
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68654
Publication year
2015
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 2015. EATxCali : A Latin American perspective on food, health, and the environment. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura…
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Market outlook for improved forage seed varieties in Northern Lao PDR
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176975
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The Laotian livestock sector is transitioning from subsistence-based systems to modern, commercialised models, driven by the potential to integrate into growing regional markets. However, livestock rearing in northern Laos faces major structural challenges in cattle feeding, including low-quality and quantity feed, which limit smallholders’ ability to benefit from emerging market opportunities. To provide farmers with…
