On September 27-28, 2018, the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), FFTC and the Monsoon Asia A gro-Environmental Res earch Cons ortium (MARCO) held a symposium on “Climate Smart Agriculture for Small-scale Farmers in the Asian and Pacific Region” at the Tsukuba Internationa...
Sebastian, Leocadio
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Bernardo, Eisen Bernard
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[Making the Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia Climate Smart - The CCAFS R4D Thrust]
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Making the Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia Climate Smart - The CCAFS R4D Thrust
Cavatassi, R.
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González Flores, M.
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Winters, P.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Espinosa, P.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Linking smallholders to the new agricultural economy: the case of the plataformas de concertación in Ecuador.]
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Linking smallholders to the new agricultural economy: the case of the plataformas de concertación in Ecuador.
Devaux, A.
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Reinoso, I.
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Pico, H.
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Montesdeoca, F.
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Pumisacho, M.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Velasco, C.
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Flores, P.
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Esprella, R.
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Thomann, A.
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Manrique, K.
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Horton, D.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Multistakeholder platforms for linking small farmers to value chains: evidence from the Andes.]
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Multistakeholder platforms for linking small farmers to value chains: evidence from the Andes.
Lack or shortage of healthy and improved planting material is a major constraint to the expansion of banana and plantain production. The situation is made worse by the lack of formal systems for producing and distributing quality planting material, thereby forcing farmers to depend on natural reg...
Njukwe, E.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Muchunguzi, P.
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Amah, D.
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[Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small-and medium-scale enterprises]
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Challenges and opportunities for macropropagation technology for Musa spp. among smallholder farmers and small-and medium-scale enterprises
To explore the diversity and efficiency of smallholder farms, we developed an approach based on a comparative framework and a systems analysis, Five sites in three countries (Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo) were studied in parallel to take account of variations in agro-ecologica...
Damme, J. van
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Bouver, D. de
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Dupriez, M.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Baret, P.V.
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[A comparative and systems approach to banana cropping systems in the Great Lakes region]
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A comparative and systems approach to banana cropping systems in the Great Lakes region
Kroschel, J.
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Alcázar, Jesus
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Canedo, V.
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Miethbauer, T.
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Zegarra, O.
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Córdoba, L.
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Gamarra, C.
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[Produccion de papa organica en la region andina del Peru: El manejo integrado de plagas lo hace posible.]
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Produccion de papa organica en la region andina del Peru: El manejo integrado de plagas lo hace posible.
Kroschel, J.
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Alcázar, Jesus
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Cañedo, V.
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Miethbauer, T.
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Zegarra, O.
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Córdoba, L.
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Gamarra, C.
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[Production of organic potatoes in the Andean Region of Peru: The enabling role of integrated pest management.]
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Production of organic potatoes in the Andean Region of Peru: The enabling role of integrated pest management.
Coffee is a primary cash crop and banana a primary food crop in the East African highlands region, including Rwanda, Burundi, north-west Tanzania, west and central Kenya and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These two crops often occur on the same smallholder farms, either planted on separate...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Nibasumba, A.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Baret, P.V.
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Deraeck, J.
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Mukasa, D.
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Wanyama, I.
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Bongers, G.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi]
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Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Agro-ecological intensification of farming systetns in the East and Central African highlands]
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Agro-ecological intensification of farming systetns in the East and Central African highlands
The Forages for Smallholders Project (FSP), convened by the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), started in 1995 to move research on tropical forages from the experiment stations to farmers’ fields, which created scope for evaluating the potential of improved forages in smallhold...
Roothaert, Robert
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Kerridge, Peter C.
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[Adoption and scaling out: strategies and experiences of the Forages for Smallholders Project]
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Adoption and scaling out: strategies and experiences of the Forages for Smallholders Project