Researchers of ICARDA are slowly improving towards participatory and community-based approaches to incorporate users’ perspectives. This not only increases the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural research, but delivers what farmers want. Development of integrated crop-livestock productio...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[A focus on the rural poor in drylands, research policy for ICARDA]
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A focus on the rural poor in drylands, research policy for ICARDA
A model for partnership in community-based watershed management was developed by establishing consortia that bring together institutions from public sector research, civil society and farming communities to share their knowledge in an equitable and efficient manner, and implement multidisciplinar...
The project ‘Reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food insecurity, poverty and climate change through on-farm conservation of local agrobiodiversity’ will: investigate the use of neglected and underutilized species in increasing the adaptation and resilience of prod...
The project is aiming to improve adaptive management as women and youth contribute their knowledge and skills to community based adaptive management (CBAM) of resources of particular interest to women (e.g., mangrove fruits, mangrove shells, mangrove wood, near shore reef fish. The inclusion of ...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Gender and fisheries: strengthening community-based management of inshore fisheries towards gender equity in Solomon Islands]
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Gender and fisheries: strengthening community-based management of inshore fisheries towards gender equity in Solomon Islands
Tropical fruit tree genetic resources are conserved in situ and on farm through strengthened capacity of farmers, user groups, local communities and institutions to sustainably apply good practices and secure benefits.
Gonsalves, Julian
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[GEF UNEP conservation and sustainable use of wild and cultivated tropical fruit tree species for promoting food security, livelihoods and ecosystem services in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (2009-2014)]
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GEF UNEP conservation and sustainable use of wild and cultivated tropical fruit tree species for promoting food security, livelihoods and ecosystem services in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (2009-2014)
The Potato Park, located in Pisaq in the Sacred Valley of Peru, is one of the few in-situ conservation initiatives in the world where the local people are managing and protecting local genetic resources and traditional knowledge about their health, food, and agriculture. About 600 varieties of na...
The project aimed at restoring and conserving the genetic diversity of native potatoes in situ – high in the Andes, where the crops originated. Scientists, farmers, and local partners repatriated over 4,600 samples of more than 1,200 varieties of native potato in 41 locations, following the ancie...