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TH3.1: Women empowerment among ethnic minority communities in Northern Vietnam: Lessons from a seed system for nutrition intervention
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125623
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Vegetables are important for nutrition and income in Vietnam's Northern Upland, yet production is constrained by inadequate access to quality seed. In a project investigating impact pathways from seeds to nutrition among Mai Son district and Sa Pa Township ethnic minorities, a gap regarding level of women empowerment and its linkages with project…
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Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber, and Banana Seed Systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119324
Abstract
Root, tuber, and banana (RT&B) crops are critical for global food security. They are vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) sharing common features: low reproductive rates, bulky planting materials, and vulnerability to accumulating and spreading pathogens and pests through seed. These crops are difficult to breed, so new varieties may be released slowly relative to new emerging threats. VPC seed systems are complex and face…
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Diverse Pathway Towards Inclusive Common Bean Seed Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137112
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Seed-systems development is crucial for enhancing agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular emphasis on inclusivity and prioritization of smallholder producers, especially women. Preliminary results from data collected in five countries in Eastern and Southern Africa reveal significant variations in seed producers’ participation in institutional innovations. Zimbabwe exhibits high…
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Info Note: Strengthening Food Systems Transformation in East and Southern Africa: Leveraging Science Driven Business Acceleration to Catalyse Private Sector Finance
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132825
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• Agriculture in Africa has untapped potential to meet regional and global food demands, but it faces
challenges like fragmentation, inefficient value chains, and climate shocks. Transforming food systems will
come at a cost.
• There is an opportunity to harness business acceleration as a catalyst for private sector financing…
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Disaster plant pathology: Smart solutions for threats to global plant health from natural and human-driven disasters
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140767
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Disaster plant pathology addresses how natural and human-driven disasters impact plant diseases, and the requirements for smart management solutions. Local to global drivers of plant disease change in response to disasters, often creating environments more conducive to plant disease. Most disasters have indirect effects on plant health through factors such as disrupted…
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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
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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
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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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Trade-offs and synergies of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113928
Abstract
Climate change adaptation strategies provide a cushion for smallholder farmers, especially in sub Saharan Africa against the risks posed by climate hazards such as droughts and floods. However, the decision-making process in climate adaptation is complex. To better understand the dynamics of the process, we strive to answer this question: what are the…
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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
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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…
