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Advancing climate justice: What makes adaptation policies inclusive in practice, not just on paper?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179979
Abstract
Cruel irony: The people least responsible for climate change are the ones suffering the most.
➡️Smallholder farmers watching their fields dry up.
➡️Rural women walking farther each day for food and water.
➡️Whole communities flooded, displaced, or left behind.
Yet climate action still too often overlooks them. We can’t afford climate solutions that are technically sound but socially fragile…
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Mentorship capital: Fixing the missing middle in research careers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177697
Publication year
2025
Authors
Desai, Bina
Tarusarira, Joram
Taiwo, Ibukun
Full Citation
Desai, B.; Tarusarira, J.; Taiwo, I. (2025) Mentorship capital: Fixing the missing middle in research careers. [Blog post] CGIAR News. Published online 25 September 2025. URL: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/…
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Feuille de Route pour un Financement Innovant de l'Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat au Mali
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135270
Abstract
Dans le cadre du projet AICCRA, cette étude examine les défis et les lacunes auxquels font face les acteurs intervenant dans trois chaînes de valeur cruciales : le riz, l'oignon et la pomme de terre. Elle explore les instruments de financement novateurs disponibles au Mali, tout en ciblant les investissements potentiels susceptibles d'attirer des capitaux privés afin de…
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Projet UE-FIDA « Développement de chaînes de valeur et de paysages intelligents face au climat pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest » Rapport d’activité : Atelier des acteurs pour le développement de profil de…
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111016
Abstract
Du 3 au 5 au novembre 2020, s’est tenu à Kaffrine au Sénégal, l’atelier des acteurs régionaux pour le
développement du profil de risque climatique de la région de Kaffrine…
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Recopilación de boletines agroclimáticos de las MTA de Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, Huehuetenango, Jutiapa, Quetzaltenango, Quiché, Totonicapán y Zacapa - Guatemala, 2025
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179470
Abstract
El presente documento recopila los Boletines Técnicos Agroclimáticos que son generados en ejercicios participativos de las reuniones de las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA) de Guatemala, llevadas a cabo en las 21 MTA existentes en Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla,…
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When interventions reach women, but women do not automatically benefit; the case of landscape restoration through commercial community tree nurseries (CCTNs) in Burundi (exploratory study)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137058
Abstract
The Landscape Restoration and Resilience project in Burundi established commercial community tree nurseries (CCTN) aiming (1) to satisfy the increased demand for trees in areas to restore, and (2) to build the economic resilience of CCTN members in Buhinyuza (Muyinga) and Isare (Bujumbura) communes of…
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What does gender yield gap tell us about smallholder farming in developing countries?
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110784
Abstract
This study examines the extent of the productivity gap between male and female bean producers, its discriminatory nature and implications for the policymakers in agriculture in Tanzania. Generally, women are distinctively “invisible” in agriculture, due to social norms and even from the national agricultural policy perspective. Their…
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MitigatePlus: Research for low-emission food systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124960
Abstract
Mitigate+ Research for Low-Emission Food Systems is one of the Research Initiatives in CGIAR’s new research portfolio that will deliver science and innovation to transform food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis. Mitigate+ focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from food systems and the predicted consequences of climate change on sustainable development and social equity. The initiative expects to help countries reduce…
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Participatory crop improvement for farm productivity and climate resilience: Training manual
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179496
Abstract
The challenge of feeding the growing population under the current changing climate is most difficult especially for the subsistent farming systems. These systems are characterized by incredible diversity, not of crops alone, but of micro-environments, socio-economic contexts, and cultural preferences. For decades, conventional plant breeding, optimized for uniform, high-input environments, has…
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The 5Q approach for gender data on empowerment in climate adaptation projects: Case study in Ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117532
Abstract
Our research validates the 5Q approach (5Q) for the collection of gender data on empowerment in climate adaptation projects. 5Q was developed as a cost-effective and innovative system for capturing near-real-time feedback within projects. 5Q uses smart-question-trees (5Q-SQTs) and digital tools to complement traditional methods of data collection. It has been widely used to measure changes in…
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Webinar Summary Report: Targeting Tools 2.0: Targeting and out-scaling interventions in agricultural systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113894
Abstract
The first webinar to raise awareness on Targeting Tools 2.0 was held on the 24th November 2020 through GoToWebinar. Project team members from two ongoing projects participated: BMZ: Improved forage grasses: Making the case for their integration into humid- to sub-humid livestock production systems in Kenya and Ethiopia and IFAD: Climate-smart Dairy Systems in East Africa through…
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Typologies for targeting private sector investments in gender equality and social inclusion in agrifood supply chains: A tool in the CGIAR Gender Transformative Research Methodologies (GTRM) toolkit
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179795
Abstract
Tool 1 in the Gender Transformative Research Methodologies Toolkit.
When private-sector actors gain a clearer understanding of who participates in value chains and the diverse experiences, benefits, and challenges they face, they are better equipped to design and implement effective and…
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How can we respond to the climate security crisis Latin America?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116505
Abstract
Over the past decade, the world has become considerably less peaceful. The 2021 Global Peace
Index (GPI) reports that the average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the ninth time in
thirteen years in 2020, in part due to increased political instability and civil unrest fuelled by the
COVID-19 pandemic (Institute for Economics & Peace 2021). The evidence on conflicts around
the world since the turn of the…
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Roadmap for the scaling up of Agroecology in Ecuador
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119283
Abstract
An analysis of existing policies, programs and limiting factors.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Valdivia Diaz, Merelyn
Le Coq, Jean-François
Full Citation
Valdivia-Díaz M, Le Coq JF. 2022. Roadmap for the scaling up of Agroecology in Ecuador. CCAFS Info note. Wageningen,…
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Heat stress assessment for dairy cattle in Zambia
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114112
Abstract
Presentation given during the heat stress assessment stakeholder consultation workshop held on 7-8th June 2021 at Choma, Zambia
Publication year
2021
Authors
Mutua, John Y.
Sikaceya, Noah
Full Citation
Mutua…
