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Basic nutrition concepts & nutrition indicators:Training manual for project management unit members
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108102
Abstract
This training guide is intended to build capacity of Project management Team to transfer knowledge on basic concepts regarding appropriate dietary patterns and use of existing farming systems for better household nutrition. In referring to this manual, the Project management team will be able to…
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Assessment of the resilience of a Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) cultivation system in Meigu, Southwest China
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109040
Abstract
Recent socioeconomic development, increased transport and new agricultural technology are endangering the survival of traditional agriculture and the Yi people’s traditional knowledge of cultivating Tartary buckwheat. The cultural heritage of Tartary buckwheat cultivation among the Yi
communities needs…
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Seasonal availability, sources, preferences and use of fruits and vegetables in Ibadan, Nigeria: Focus group results from Abàeja and Bagadajé
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109686
Publication year
2020
Authors
Meldrum, Gennifer
Adeyemi, Olutayo A.
Filipo, Amanda de
Kennedy, Gina
Samuel, Folake
Full…
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Global trends in nature’s contributions to people
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110557
Abstract
Understanding and tracking nature’s contributions to people provides critical feedback that can improve our ability to manage earth systems effectively, equitably, and sustainably. Declines in biodiversity and ecosystem functions over the past 50 y have decreased the ability of nature to contribute to quality of life. Changes in technology and adaptation in social…
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Priorities, challenges and opportunities for supplying tree genetic resources
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110689
Abstract
Special issue on Landscape restoration
Publication year
2020
Authors
Kettle, Christopher J.
Atkinson, Rachel
Boshier, David
Ducci, Fulvio
Dawson, Ian K.
Ekué, Marius
Elias,…
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How to develop and manage your own community seed bank: Farmers’ handbook (updated version). Management, networking, policies and a final checklist: Booklet 3 of 3
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92002
Abstract
This handbook is a companion to Vernooy, R., Sthapit, B. and Bessette, G. (2020). Community seed banks: concept and practice. Facilitator handbook (updated version). Bioversity International, Rome, Italy (https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81286).
The three…
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Differences in crop selection, resource constraints, and crop use values among female- and male-headed smallholder households in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109191
Abstract
A growing body of research suggests female- and male-headed households in low- and middle-income countries differ in terms of crop choices, access to resources for growing different crops, and values placed on crops for home consumption versus market sale. To…
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Strategies to revise agrosystems and breeding to control Fusarium wilt of banana
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109938
Publication year
2020
Authors
Zorrilla-Fontanesi, Yasmín
Pauwels, L.
Panis, Bartholomeus
Signorelli, S.
Vanderschuren, H.
Swennen R.
Full Citation…
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Nutrition Social Behavior Change and Communication (SBCC) guidance
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107925
Publication year
2020
Authors
Ekesa, Beatrice
Nabuuma, Deborah
Namukose, Samalie
Upenytho, George
Full Citation
Ekesa, B.; Nabuuma, D.; Namukose, S.; Upenytho, G. (2020)…
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Text mining national commitments towards agrobiodiversity conservation and use
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109147
Abstract
Capturing countries’ commitments for measuring and monitoring progress towards certain goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), remains underexplored. The Agrobiodiversity Index bridges this gap by using text mining techniques to quantify countries’ commitments towards safeguarding and using agrobiodiversity for healthy…
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Reviving the spiritual roots of agriculture for sustainability in farming and food systems: Lessons learned from peasant farming of Uttarakhand Hills in North-western India
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108170
Abstract
The modern industrial agriculture is in crisis. People are questioning the quality, safety and sustainability of our industrial food system. People are also questioning the wisdom of scientific agriculture as science has eventually succeeded in…
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Bridging youth and gender studies to analyse rural young women and men's livelihood pathways in Central Uganda
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107092
Abstract
Many development countries are currently undergoing major demographic shifts as the percentage of young people of the total population rapidly increases. This shift is associated with high rates of migration, unemployment and instability. In policy discourses, engaging youth in commercial agricultural is…
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Revitalizing cultivation and strengthening the seed systems of fonio and Bambara groundnut in Mali through a community biodiversity management approach
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107922
Abstract
Fonio (Digitaria exilis(Kippist)Stapf) and Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea(L.)Verdc.) are native crops grown at a small scale in Mali that have potential to support agricultural productivity under climate change. A community biodiversity management approach was…
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Assessment of the resilience in SEPLS (Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes) in Yanuo Village, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108173
Abstract
Participatory ‘assessment workshops’ were held in 2018 in Yanuo Village, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. The ‘Indicators of Resilience in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)’ tool was used to provide the community with a framework for discussion and…
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Promoting Bambara groundnut, fonio, and native vegetables for resilience and nutrition in Mali
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109362
Publication year
2020
Authors
Meldrum, Gennifer
Sidibé, Amadou
Padulosì, Stefano
Full Citation
Meldrum, G.; Sidibe, A.; Padulosì, S. (2020) Promoting Bambara…
