Context: Up to 65% of arable land in Africa is dedicated to maize production. It is a major commodity and source of food yet the constraint is drought, disease and weeds. The project is trying to make 100 varieties of maize in Africa that we are trying to make drought tolerant. Gender has become ...
The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A re ective account is given of ...
Bunting, S.W.
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Luo, S.
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Cai, K.
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Kundu, N.
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Lund, S.
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Mishra, R.
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Ray, D.
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Smith, K.G.
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China]
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Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
Within the framework of the IITA-led project “Improvement of banana for smallholder farmers in the Great Lakes region of Africa” (also known as the “Breeding Better Bananas” project, http://breedingbetterbananas.org), Bioversity International and partners conducted baseline research in the target...
Crichton, R.
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Albertson, E.
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Caron, C.
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Bergh, I. van den
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[Tools for understanding the agricultural production systems and their socio-economic context in target regions for the introduction of new banana cultivars: Weekly & daily calendar focus group discussion.]
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Tools for understanding the agricultural production systems and their socio-economic context in target regions for the introduction of new banana cultivars: Weekly & daily calendar focus group discussion.
With the concept climate-smart agriculture (CSA) being relatively new, there is a need to test
and develop practical and systematic methodologies and approaches for documenting and
evaluating CSA practices in the field. The implementation of CCAFS’ Climate-Smart
Villages (CSV) involves identifyin...
Yadav, R.K.
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Gurung, R.
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Dhakal, R.
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Adhikari, A.R.
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Gautam, S.
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Ghimire, K.H.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[On-farm diversity assessment and participatory varietal evaluation of cold-tolerant rice in mid-hills of Nepal]
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On-farm diversity assessment and participatory varietal evaluation of cold-tolerant rice in mid-hills of Nepal
This is the report of a participatory, learning-by-doing process, in which biophysical and social scientists engaged in Cameroon (July 2013), to strengthen their skills in gender-responsive participatory research. During the week-long workshop organized by Bioversity International’s Forest Geneti...
Basilio, C.
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Fernández, M.E.
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Bioversity International
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International Support Group
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[Management and use of forest landscapes: Unpacking gendered knowledge and skills using participatory methods in forest genetic resources research, 8 - 12 July 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Workshop Report]
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Management and use of forest landscapes: Unpacking gendered knowledge and skills using participatory methods in forest genetic resources research, 8 - 12 July 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Workshop Report
This case study from Bu´zi district, Mozambique investigated whether gender equality, in terms
of male and female participation in groups, leads to gender equity in sharing of benefits from
the social capital created through the group. Exploring the complex connection between
gender, groups, and ...
Gotschi, Elisabeth
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Delve, Robert J.
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[Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique]
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Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique
For the past years since the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) Systemwide Initiative on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)
was initiated, guides for impact assessment of PRGA have been developed (Lilja and
Ashby 1999; Johnson et.al., 2000; Lilja and ...
There is considerable literature available on assessing the impact of rural innovations from
the perspective of a particular discipline, e.g., economics or sociology, and from the farmers’
own perspective, e.g., participatory monitoring and evaluation. But little has been written
about collaborat...
Franzel, Steven
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Nanok, Tutui
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Wangia, Sabina
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[Collaborative monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment: Experiences assessing the impact of improved fallows and biomass transfer in western Kenya]
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Collaborative monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment: Experiences assessing the impact of improved fallows and biomass transfer in western Kenya
Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community-based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity...
Boedecker, J.
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Odhiambo Odour, F.
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Lachat, C.
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Damme, P. van
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Kennedy, G.
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Termote, C.
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[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]
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Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya