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 ...
Context: Aims to increase availability and use of high-quality seed, thus contributing to agricultural development and food security. The Platform uses available information and technologies, brings key stakeholders of seed systems in contact with knowledge, scientific tools and best practices, c...
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[CRP 3.4 roots, tubers and bananas for food security and income]
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CRP 3.4 roots, tubers and bananas for food security and income
While smallholder farmers and communities adopt agricultural practices that provide carbon sequestration benefits, it can be difficult for them to reap economic rewards by accessing carbon markets. For example, effective grassland management can substantially improve livestock productivity and al...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Linking herders to carbon markets in China]
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Linking herders to carbon markets in China
Landesa, a nongovernmental organization focused on land legislation and programming among poor populations, supports government land allocation and regularization programs in India. This study is based on Nijo Griha, Nijo Bhumi (“My Home, My Land” or NGNB), a...
Santos, F.
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[Can microplots contribute to rural households’ food security? Evaluation of a gender sensitive land allocation program in West Bengal, India.]
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Can microplots contribute to rural households’ food security? Evaluation of a gender sensitive land allocation program in West Bengal, India.
The goal of CARE - Bangladesh’s Strengthening the Dairy Value Chain Project (SDVCP) is to improve the dairy-related incomes of 35,000 households in Northwest Bangladesh. To achieve its goal, SDVCP addresses the major challenges to improving smallholder participation in the value chain, namely far...
Siddiquee, N.A.
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Tanvin, K.
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[Can dairy value chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use.]
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Can dairy value chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use.
BRAC’s Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR ¬‐ TUP) program aims to assist the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh to rise out of extreme poverty and access mainstream development programming. CFPR—TUP Phase 2 —the focus of ...
Das, N.
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Yasmi, R.
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Ara, J.
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Kamruzzaman, M.
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Davis, P.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Roy, Q.
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[How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh]
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How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh
Helen Keller International (HKI) carried out a two-year Enhanced-Homestead Food Production (E-HFP) pilot program (2010–2012) in Gourma Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The program’s goal was to improve women’s and children’s nutrition and health outcomes through...
Bold, M. van den
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Pedehombga, A.
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Ouédraogo, M.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Olney, D.
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[An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership.]
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An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership.
The CSISA project was launched in 2009 with the goal of reducing food andincome insecurity in South Asia through accelerated development and deployment of new cereal varieties, sustainable crop and resource systems management practices, and better access to informat...
Spielman, David J.
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Magnan, Nicholas
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[Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh]
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Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh
La prévision des précipitations saisonnières peut aider les agriculteurs à s’adapter au changement
climatique et à améliorer leur résilience face aux chocs climatiques. Le programme de recherche
du CGIAR sur le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire (CCAFS) en
collaborati...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[L’impact des services d’information climatique au Sénégal]
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L’impact des services d’information climatique au Sénégal
Seasonal rainfall forecasts can help farmers adapt to climate change and improve their
resilience to climate shocks. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) collaborated with the Senegalese National
Meteorological Agency (ANACIM) to develop climate info...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[The impact of climate information services in Senegal]
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The impact of climate information services in Senegal