Social survey (quantitative research) and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) (qualitative research) were carried out in a study conducted in Merek (Kermanshah Province) and Honam (Lorestan Province) in Iran. The study aims to find new ways of improving the incomes of rural households, based on t...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[A gender analysis perspective for improved livelihoods in the Karkheh River basin]
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A gender analysis perspective for improved livelihoods in the Karkheh River basin
The project ‘Reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food insecurity, poverty and climate change through on-farm conservation of local agrobiodiversity’ will: investigate the use of neglected and underutilized species in increasing the adaptation and resilience of prod...
The project engages farm families in participatory varietal selection (PVS) strategy to accelerate NERICA dissemination. The objective of the project is to help small-scale producers in the seven pilot countries to improve rice production and incomes through the dissemination of NERICA and other ...
The overall goal of this project is to contribute to poverty alleviation, food security, improved nutrition, and better resource management through market-oriented organic agriculture. Farmers in selected communities (with emphasis on gender and marginalized groups) and other key stakeholders wil...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Going to scale: developing strategies for scaling out market-oriented organic agriculture from farmer group to association level in Africa]
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Going to scale: developing strategies for scaling out market-oriented organic agriculture from farmer group to association level in Africa
The project will adopt a value chain approach and will build the capacity of farmers and farmers’ organizations (FOs) and their service providers (SPs) (e.g. NARES, NGOs, input suppliers, etc.) to ensure that technical innovations as well as improved access to yam markets will sustainably benefit...