The project seeks to reduce child malnutrition and improve smallholder incomes through the effective production and expanded use of sweet potato. It aims to build consumer awareness of sweet potato’s nutritional benefits, diversify its use, and increase market opportunities, especially in expandi...
Papa Andina is a network that coordinated actions with a broad network of public and private partners in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. One of its main objectives was to promote innovation systems for poor farmers to improve their food security, facilitate market access and reduce poverty. It develop...
UPWARD is an Asian network of scientists and development specialists linking users and R&D professionals together for more effective agricultural innovation. It seeks to link users and R&D professionals for more effective agricultural innovation; bring sustained benefits to less favored farming a...
Gonsalves, Julian
,
[Users' Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD)]
,
Users' Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD)
PMCA was created from the application of RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) in the context of a market chain, using this action research method to discuss and resolve specific sectoral problems with a range of different stakeholders. It is a new approach to link small-scale...
Agronomist researchers in Italy with a traditional approach to research wanted to raise awareness of nitrate levels in eco-systems. A “nitrate emergency” was declared in the 1990’s where levels of nitrates in drinking water were above safe levels. The response was compulsory reduction of the use ...
Harvey, Blane
,
Ensor, Jonathan
,
Garside, Ben
,
Woodend, John
,
Naess, Lars Otto
,
Carlile, Liz
,
[Shifting from a top-down research approach to ecosystem wide social learning and governance in managing nitrate levels]
,
Shifting from a top-down research approach to ecosystem wide social learning and governance in managing nitrate levels
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...
CSISA provides an overall strategy and a new umbrella for contributing new science and technologies to accelerating short- and long-term cereal production growth in South Asia’s most important grain baskets. Through creating and facilitating innovative public-private sector partnerships in key 'h...
Climate change demands new approaches to agriculture: farmers’ practices will need to change to adapt to and mitigate the effects of changing conditions. Addressing gender inequality is key to ensuring this outcome. Agriculture is a fundamental part of women’s livelihoods globally, most markedly ...
Huyer, Sophia
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Koningstein, Manon
,
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
,
Hill, Catherine
,
[Climate change, policy change: Five policy lessons to support women farmers in a changing climate]
,
Climate change, policy change: Five policy lessons to support women farmers in a changing climate
Context: Increased adoption of technologies and improved research in West Africa emphasising gender inclusion for adopting appropriate rice varieties for Upland, Lowland and irrigated ecologies. In this research, farmers experiment with varieties and give feedback about how to continue to focus o...