The Reto-o-Reto project, led by a collaborative research – facilitation team, was designed to create the knowledge and relationships to enable poor pastoral and agro-pastoral communities to influence local and national land-use policies affecting their livelihoods (access to pasture, water) and t...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Better policy and management options for pastoral lands: assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation (Reto-O-Reto)]
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Better policy and management options for pastoral lands: assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation (Reto-O-Reto)
The purpose of this project is to strengthen local capacity for innovation in animal health systems in Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia. The project employs action research using asset-based community development (ABCD) and innovation systems (IS) approaches to derive lessons on (1) how to bring about sust...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Strengthening capacities for community-based livestock health service delivery in the Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia]
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Strengthening capacities for community-based livestock health service delivery in the Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia
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
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[Users' Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD)]
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Users' Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD)
Global Challenge Dialogue on Women and Livestock is an e-consultation that involves knowledgeable and influential thinkers and doers from around the world in deepening understanding of the challenge, seeking ideas, and devising a strategy and action plan that will realize tangible impacts of figh...
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...
These are interactive events that employ various knowledge sharing formats such as market stalls and booths, and workshops and presentations designed to encourage discussions.
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...