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Microcuenca del Río Marchala: el balance hídrico para cuidar el agua de 5,400 personas
Alisson Zelaya Baquis
El proyecto ‘Fomentando la Seguridad Hídrica en la Región del Trifinio’, ejecutado por la Comisión Trinacional del Plan Trifinio, financiado por la OEA, con apoyo de la Alianza Bioversity & CIAT y organizaciones comunitarias, logró algo fundamental: calcular cuánta agua entra, cuánta sale y cuánta queda…
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When does cattle farming go green? Understanding the 'Environmental Kuznets Curve'
Stefan Burkart
Cattle farming is often in the spotlight of environmental debates: it’s a major source of greenhouse gases, and a driver of deforestation. Yet cattle are also a livelihood for millions of pastoralists, and the backbone of rural economies in many developing countries. This brings up a crucial question: as…
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Capacity Building for Context-Specific CSA Investment Plans and Business Case Development under SCALA Program
Lidya Tesfaye
Brenda Binge, Dorcas Jalango, Carolyne Mundia, Esther Nzuki
Key Messages
A locally led approach to climate-smart agriculture, such as the SCALA initiative…
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Weed Control Short Course (1975, Cali, Colombia). Terminal report
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72139
Publication year
1975
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
International Plant Protection Center
Full Citation
Weed Control Short Course (1975, Cali, Colombia). Terminal report. 1975. Centro Internacional de…
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From parched land to productive farms: AID-I paves the way in Malawi
Eunice Magwaya, Wilson Nkhata, Jean Claude Rubyogo
In Malawi’s Machinga district, irrigation and the AID-I initiative are helping smallholder farmers transform once-idle land into productive bean farms, boosting yields, incomes, and climate resilience year-round…
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Mary’s new harvest: How innovation is changing farming in Embu, Kenya
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Lutomia Cosmas, Victor Nyamolo
Mary, a smallholder farmer in Runyenjes, Embu, joined GTSTIB pilots to test new seeds, soil tools, and gender dialogues. Her yields and family nutrition improved, empowering her voice in farm decisions and showing why scaling matters…
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From pilots to county-wide change: Scaling gender-transformative innovation bundles in Embu, Kenya
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Lutomia Cosmas, Victor Nyamolo
Farmers in Embu, Kenya, are scaling Gender Transformative Innovation Bundles (GTSTIBs) from pilots to county-wide adoption, empowering women, youth, and PWDs for resilient, equitable and sustainable agriculture…
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In East and Southern Africa, PABRA pilots the first regional product advancement meeting for beans
The demand for common beans is growing fast as more consumers embrace plant-based diets. Once mostly grown for household use, beans are now a commercial and export crop. As a nutritious staple rich in protein, fiber, and micronutrients—and a vital source of income for millions of smallholder farmers, especially women and…
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Determinacion del tamano, forma y numero de repeticiones mas adecuadas en ensayos de rendimiento en frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) y comparacion de dos metodos para estimar su rendimiento comercial
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71852
Abstract
In order to determine optimum plot size, the method of max R(2) was used, for which 6 regression models were tested on the basis of the following selection criteria: the coefficient of determination, error mean square and…
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Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176426
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This policy brief examines the integration of conflict sensitivity within Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism, focusing on Isiolo County. Isiolo, a climate-vulnerable and ethnically diverse pastoralist region, experiences recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and competition over scarce resources, making conflict-sensitive adaptation crucial. The study highlights how the CCCF strengthens…
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Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176423
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Governments, particularly those facing compounding climate vulnerability and conflict-related risks, must proactively address the potential unintended consequences of climate actions. Doing so requires strengthening existing adaptation instruments by mainstreaming conflict sensitive approaches, so that adaptation efforts are able to contribute to sustaining peace or, at the very least, do not ‘do harm’ by exacerbating…
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Bundling Climate Information Services (CIS) and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) training for extensionists and state leads of the Alluvial MC Project in Nigeria
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176424
Abstract
Agriculture remains the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, employing about 35% of the population and contributing 29.25% to real GDP in 2019. Despite its importance, the sector faces critical challenges, including limited access to land, low irrigation development, poor infrastructure, and increasing climate risks such as variability…
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Assessment of the effectiveness of CIS-CSA bundled practices for improving climate risk management in Nigeria
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176431
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Climate change poses severe risks to Nigeria’s agriculture, threatening food and financial security due to rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and flooding. To strengthen resilience, the Alluvial MasterCard project, in collaboration with partners, implemented training workshops on Climate Information Services (CIS) and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). Sixty-six master trainers…
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Enhancing climate information services for agriculture and disaster risk reduction in Rwanda: Assessment of smallholder farmers and DRR actors’ access, use and impacts
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176430
Publication year
2021
Authors
Mvuyibwami, Patrick
Kagabo, Desire M
Byandaga, Livingstone
Full Citation
Mvuyibwami, P.; Kagabo, D.M.; Byandaga, L. (2021) Enhancing climate information…
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Assessing the current conditions of weather and climate information services in East Africa: Household survey
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176425
Abstract
The Enhancing Climate Resilience in East Africa (ECREA) project seeks to strengthen resilience by improving access to Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) and Impact-Based Early Warnings (IBEWs) tailored for farming communities. A baseline household survey involving over 800 participants across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania examined adaptive capacity, resilience,…
