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Enahoro, Dolapo K.Kozicka, M.Pfeifer, CatherineJones, S.Tran, N.Chan, C.Y.Sulser, T.B.Gotor, E.Rich, Karl M.[Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services]Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services

Around 50% of Malawi’s rural communities are living in poverty, with 25% still living in ‘ultra poverty’ with high rates of malnutrition. The cultivation of vegetable crops can provide an income, while indigenous vegetables in particular can contribute significantly to vitamin and mineral intake....


Bioversity InternationalGotor, E.[Integrated agricultural research in Malawi]Integrated agricultural research in Malawi

This paper presents an approach for assessing the effectiveness of projects aimed at creating incentives for smallholder farmers to continue maintaining crop diversity under evolution on their farms in relevant centers of genetic diversity—a process known as on-farm conservation. It is applied to...


Bellon, M.R.Gotor, E.Caracciolo, F.[Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: evidence from the high Andes of South America]Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: evidence from the high Andes of South America

The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme awards two fellowships annually to young scientists from developing countries, to enable them to carry out innovative research on the conservation and use of plant genetic resources (PGR). Since 1994, 39 scientists from 24 countries have taken part in the ...


Gotor, E.Cherfas, J.[Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme]Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme
Padulosi, S.Bala Ravi, S.Rojas, W.Valdivia, R.Jaeger, M.Polar, V.Gotor, E.Bhag Mal[Experiences and lessons learned in the framework of a global UN effort in support of neglected and underutilized species]Experiences and lessons learned in the framework of a global UN effort in support of neglected and underutilized species

This Impact Brief reports on an assessment using an asset-based livelihoods approach and carried out in 2009, five years after the end of the project. Overall, about 85% of farm families in the region said their incomes had increased since the end of the project, and the community enterprise grew...


Garming, H.Gotor, E.Cherfas, J.[The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia]The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia

Innovations to improve staple crop germplasm can reduce poverty and otherwise improve farmer livelihoods through complex and multiple pathways. This paper reviews the evidence for one prominent pathway—through increased incomes (in cash and kind) for poor farmers who adopt the technology. An imp...


Alwang, JeffreyGotor, E.Thiele, GrahamHareau, G.Chamberlain, J.[Pathways from research on improved staple crop germplasm to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers]Pathways from research on improved staple crop germplasm to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers

Bioversity International, the Nepalese LI-BIRD NGO and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation led a project from 2002-2012 in Nepal's mid-hills and Terai to promote technologies, approaches and methods for sustainable on-farm management of plant genetic resources and improve food security t...


Elias, M.Gauchan, D.Gotor, E.Sthapit, B.R.[Promoting gender equality, social inclusion and biodiversity conservation in Nepal’s home gardens]Promoting gender equality, social inclusion and biodiversity conservation in Nepal’s home gardens

Ocimati, W.Schagen, B. vanKozicka, M.Kikulwe, E.Gotor, E.Blomme, Guy[Banishing banana wilt: can it get any easier?]Banishing banana wilt: can it get any easier?

Coto, A.de Sousa, K.Fadda, CarloGebrehawaryat, Y.Gevel, J.M.J. van deGotor, E.Gupta, A.Madriz, B.Mathur, P.Mengistu, D.K.Paliwal, A.Quirós, C.F.Scafetti, F.Sharma, N.Steinke, J.Etten, Jacob van[Seeds for Needs: crop diversity for resilience]Seeds for Needs: crop diversity for resilience

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