An approach to guide especially international research and development organizations to create regionally relevant learning materials that are locally appropriate. This can be applied to any media form.
Informal groups in Mauritania for water and soil conservation were set up and farmers and technicians were given hands-on training in building small dams, dikes, stone contour ridges, semi-circular bunds, terraces and runoff strips.
A guide to integrate agricultural biodiversity knowledge into education curricula in universities. The curriculum framework has 14 topics central to agrobiodiversity processes, conservation and management.
Develop and test new methods and tools in close partnership with farmers and value chain actors aimed at enhancing their capacities to sustainably conserve traditional crops and associated knowledge at the farm level; explore ways of integrating the monitoring of diversity on-farm, along with use...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[IFAD/CCFAS reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food insecurity, poverty and climate change through on-farm conservation of local agrobiodiversity]
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IFAD/CCFAS reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food insecurity, poverty and climate change through on-farm conservation of local agrobiodiversity
Under agreement with CIAT and led by the Universidad del Cauca, new forage technologies are being introduced and evaluated using a participatory approach working with small- and medium-sized livestock producers from northern Cauca, Colombia. The project aims to identify, assess and co-develop ger...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Increased productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of systems of small and medium livestock producers in the Patía Basin and Popayán Plateau]
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Increased productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of systems of small and medium livestock producers in the Patía Basin and Popayán Plateau
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)
This project aims to develop, together with farmers, technologies that will increase the income and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers living in the uplands of Lao PDR and Cambodia. This will be achieved by disseminating the selected technologies for improved cassava livestock product...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Improving livelihoods of smallholder upland farmers through improved and integrated cassava-based cropping and livestock systems]
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Improving livelihoods of smallholder upland farmers through improved and integrated cassava-based cropping and livestock systems
This project will focus on improving smallholders’ production skills, increasing demand awareness, and establishing effective and efficient linkages among value-chain stakeholders to gain wider market access.
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Improved forage-based feeding systems for smallholder livelihoods in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam development triangle]
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Improved forage-based feeding systems for smallholder livelihoods in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam development triangle
The project aims to improve smallholder livelihoods in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda by increasing the availability of dry-season forage for their livestock. Work is jointly carried out with farmers already members of different research and development networks.
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Dry-season forages to improve the livelihoods of smallholders in Eastern Africa]
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Dry-season forages to improve the livelihoods of smallholders in Eastern Africa
The model is designed to generate a more focused research agenda by targeting areas for potential high impact, identifying needs and opportunities, and recognizing the need for flexibility to take projects to scale, measure their impacts, and adjust their lessons to research projects and prioriti...