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An assessment of four pilot processing centers in Tanzania, established for processing cassava to high quality cassava flour, chips and starch based on IITA technologies was carried out from 2003 to 2005. We followed the value chain analysis approach, looking in detail at processing efficiency an...


Abass, A.Abele, S.Mlingi, N.Rweyendela, V.Ndunguru, G.[An assessment of the potential efficiency and profitability of valueaddition and marketing innovations involving smallholder farmers under a pilot system in Tanzania]An assessment of the potential efficiency and profitability of valueaddition and marketing innovations involving smallholder farmers under a pilot system in Tanzania

The '3rd international conference on neglected and underutilized species: for a food-secure Africa' was held on 25-27 September in Accra, Ghana. These proceedings include 30 papers presented at the conference, organized under the themes: 1. Resilience of agricultural and livelihood systems -- wit...


Hall, R.A.Rudebjer, P.G.[3rd International conference on neglected and underutilized species (NUS): for a food-secure Africa. Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013. Proceedings]3rd International conference on neglected and underutilized species (NUS): for a food-secure Africa. Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013. Proceedings

Rangeland resources are among the most important – and almost certainly the most neglected – agro ecosystem component in dry areas. They are the largest land-use category, home to the poorest segment of the population, and crucial for millions of small-scale livestock producers. The availability ...


Ates, S.Louhaichi, Mounir[Reflexions on Agro-pastoralists in the WANA region: challenges and future priorities]Reflexions on Agro-pastoralists in the WANA region: challenges and future priorities

Global warming will have far-reaching consequences for agriculture that will dispropotionately affect poor and marginalized groups who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and have a lower capacity to adapt. Sustainable food security in a world of growing population and changing dieats is ...


Campbell, Bruce M.Vermeulen, Sonja J.Hansen, JamesJarvis, AndyThornton, Philip K.Wollenberg, Eva K.[How can we feed nine billion people while reducing GHG emissions?]How can we feed nine billion people while reducing GHG emissions?

Investment in national climate services must address trade-offs between meeting context-specific farmer needs and providing cost-effective services at scale. In the context of an ongoing national-scale agricultural climate service initiative in Rwanda, we discuss approaches used to address five s...


Hansen, JamesKagabo, Desire M.Nsengiyumva, Gloriose[Can rural climate services meet context-specific needs, and still be scalable? Experience from Rwanda]Can rural climate services meet context-specific needs, and still be scalable? Experience from Rwanda

Bundling agricultural insurance with climate-smart technologies and practices (CSA) can help improve risk management for smallholder farmers. This paper analyzes how bundling affects demand for insurance and CSA. Calibrating index insurance parameters to CSA payoff profiles increases the demand f...


Kramer, BerberCeballos, Francisco[Enhancing adaptive capacity through climate-smart insurance: Theory and evidence from India]Enhancing adaptive capacity through climate-smart insurance: Theory and evidence from India

Agriculture faces the dual challenge of feeding a 9-12 billion global population by 2050 and reducing its footprint on the environment. While the impact of agriculture on the environment is well recognized, and there are growing calls for efforts to reduce or mitigate this impact, the ecosystem s...


DeClerck, F.Estrada Carmona, NataliaGarbach, K.Martinez-Snas, A.[Biodiversity and ecosystem services of agricultural landscapes: reversing agriculture’s externalities: In: Agroecology for food security and nutrition - Proceedings of the FAO International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition]Biodiversity and ecosystem services of agricultural landscapes: reversing agriculture’s externalities: In: Agroecology for food security and nutrition - Proceedings of the FAO International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition

The book comprises all the abstracts presented either orally or as posters at the conference. The large number of abstracts received (438) reflects a growing interest in the use enhancement of underutilized crops. The message that the world is over-dependent on a small number of varieties of just...


Hall, R.A.Rudebjer, P.G.Padulosi, S.Bioversity International[NUS 2013: Book of Abstracts: 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species: for a Food-Secure Africa, Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013]NUS 2013: Book of Abstracts: 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species: for a Food-Secure Africa, Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is collaborating with meteorological and agricultural institutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya through its SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) and the Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) initiatives to establis...


Khan, Mohammad Shahidul HaqueKrupnik, Timothy J.[Proceedings of the Regional Knowledge Forum on Drought: Earth Observation and Climate Services for Food Security and Agricultural Decision Making in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 8-10 October 2018]Proceedings of the Regional Knowledge Forum on Drought: Earth Observation and Climate Services for Food Security and Agricultural Decision Making in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 8-10 October 2018

Neglected and underutilized crops ”have received relatively less attention in national or international priorities. IPGRI has recognized the potential importance of such crops, and in partnership with others around the world, has undertaken a series of activities to understand and promote the rol...


Mathur, P.N.Ramanatha Rao, V.Arora, R.K.International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Lathyrus genetic resources network: Proceedings of a IPGRI-ICARDA-ICAR Regional Working Group Meeting, 8-10 December 1997, New Delhi, India]Lathyrus genetic resources network: Proceedings of a IPGRI-ICARDA-ICAR Regional Working Group Meeting, 8-10 December 1997, New Delhi, India

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