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Establishing a forages technical working group in Malawi: Strengthening integrated mixed crop livestock systems for climate-resilient and inclusive agriculture: Revised concept note
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180121
Abstract
The establishment of a Forages Technical Working Group (TWG) responds to a clear need for coordinated leadership to address persistent feed constraints undermining livestock productivity, resilience, and sustainability in Malawi. Despite the central role of livestock in rural livelihoods, nutrition, soil…
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Integrating mixed crop–livestock systems in Ethiopia’s highlands: A systems synthesis from focus group discussions
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180515
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Mixed crop–livestock systems (MCLS) underpin livelihoods, food security, and resilience in Ethiopia’s highlands, yet their performance depends on complex interactions among crops, livestock, land, and institutions. This study synthesizes evidence from focus group discussions with researchers and extension experts in Enset-based systems (Lemo and Doyogena) and cereal-based…
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From design to action: Evidence of implementation and scaling up of agroclimatic services in Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180508
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English: This document synthesizes the evidence of the implementation and scaling up of community-based agroclimatic bulletins in Guatemala, developed between 2022 and 2025 using human-centered design and gender and social inclusion approaches. After three years of learning and collaborative work with key actors in the public and private sectors, the report documents how the bulletins…
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The CircularEconomy4Colombia innovation challenge is live
Taija Khader
Bogotá, July 3, 2024 – The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) launches the latest of its science-driven and market-oriented innovation challenges - CircularEconomy4Colombia – with an open call for ambitious innovators.
Contributing author: Kevin Dowling
Colombia is facing…
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Gender and breeding in tropical forages: A literature review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159491
Abstract
The integration of gender analysis into plant breeding represents a crucial step towards achieving more equitable and sustainable agricultural systems. Women are key contributors to agriculture and livestock industries, yet their work is often overlooked and poorly compensated. This poster provides an overview of current research efforts, progress made, and challenges encountered in incorporating gender considerations into plant…
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Enhancing CGIAR collaboration: Mainstreaming PABRA’s food corridors approach for better diets and nutrition impacts
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180193
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Improving diets is essential to achieving key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addressing all forms of malnutrition, and advancing agriculture, health, gender equity, and climate action. The CGIAR Better Diets and Nutrition (BDN) Science Program positions diet quality at the center of its 2030 Research Portfolio, emphasizing diverse, nutrient-rich, and safe foods across…
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Gender issues and gaps in school meal programs research: A scoping review protocol
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180680
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This scoping review protocol maps out the process for a forthcoming scoping study on gender issues in school meals programs. Due to their large and multi-sectoral reach, school meal programs have the potential to drive progress toward gender equality on a global scale, or alternatively, to perpetuate inequality. Gender considerations related to school meal programs pertain to issues such as: food and…
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Caso 2: Impacto de la adopcion de variedades mejoradas de arroz en Ecuador (2014-2019) [Presentation]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119266
Abstract
Generar evidencia del uso de variedades mejoradas relacionadas a la investigación colaborativa
Medir impactos directos en indicadores relevantes (i.e., rendimiento y costos de producción) por el uso de variedades mejoradas
Utilizar regresiones de diferencias en diferencias para medir el impacto de variedades mejoradas en los indicadores relevantes con datos primarios de productores de…
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Quantifying the growing economic impact of Banana Bunchy Top Disease in Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179812
Publication year
2025
Authors
Mbabazi, Gloria Esther
Nakakawa, Juliet Nsumba
Kikulwe, Enoch
Mulumba, Nasser
Ocimati, Walter
Petsakos, Athanasios
Gotor, Elisabetta
Full Citation
Mbabazi, G.E.; Nakakawa, J.N.;…
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Current trends on gender analysis in plant breeding processes and participation in varietal selection: Progress and challenges
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135743
Publication year
2023
Authors
Pazos, Mateo
Triana Ángel, Natalia
Full Citation
Pazos Cárdenas, M.; Triana-Ángel N. (2023) Current trends on gender analysis in plant breeding processes and participation in varietal selection: Progress and…
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Evaluación de las normas de género y las normas sociales (GenSona): Una herramienta en el conjunto de metodologías de investigación transformadoras de género
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179935
Abstract
La herramienta GEN-SoNA es una herramienta preliminar que ayuda a orientar las iniciativas transformadoras en materia de género en la comunidad seleccionada. Genera información específica a nivel local sobre cómo se expresan las normas sociales y de género en la comunidad o aldea, o a nivel de un grupo de partes interesadas u…
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Cattle farming, armed conflict, and climate change: Possibilities and limitations in a case study in the Colombian Amazon
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159501
Abstract
The Colombian armed conflict has long impacted both the population and the country's productive systems. However, the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian State and the FARC-EP in 2016 has introduced new possibilities. While violence persists, particularly involving other armed actors connected to drug trafficking, there has been a push for…
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Introduction: The CGIAR Gender Transformative Research Methodologies (GTRM) toolkit
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179794
Abstract
Introduction. The Gender-Transformative Research Methodologies Toolkit responds to the recognition that research processes themselves can influence individual, household and community dynamics, and – if not designed and implemented with due care – result in tacitly supporting, or potentially worsening, negative gender outcomes. The aim of the GTRM Toolkit is to create positive dynamics and outcomes in…
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Information flow and the adoption of soil-improvingand water conservation measures, and householdwelfare: Insights from a randomized controlled trialin Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178630
Abstract
Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information
failures continue to impede the diffusion of soilimproving and water conservation technologies in Sub-Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension-based…
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Evidence gap map on impacts of Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (STIBs) on women’s empowerment and resilience. CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality (HER+)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135070
Abstract
A combination of factors, including policies, technological advancements in response to climate change
and social needs, and changes in market demand, have triggered considerable agricultural transformations
in recent decades (Timmer, 1988; Viswanathan et al., 2012; Thanh et al., 2021). Yet, technological
innovations alone do not…
