This paper discusses the notion of farmer empowerment as a primary objective of participatory
research. The authors argue that agricultural technologies are adapted - not adopted – through a
social and cultural process which includes the transformation of the technology. Farmer
participation in a...
Hellin, J.
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Badstue, L.
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Bellon, M.
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[Participatory research: a catalyst for greater impact]
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Participatory research: a catalyst for greater impact
Lilja, Nina
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Dixon, John A.
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Manners, G
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La Rovere, R
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Hellin, J.
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Feldstein, HS
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[New avenues in impact assessment of participatory research and gender analysis: Summary proceedings of the impact assessment workshop CIMMYT Headquarters, Texcoco, Mexico October 19-21, 2005]
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New avenues in impact assessment of participatory research and gender analysis: Summary proceedings of the impact assessment workshop CIMMYT Headquarters, Texcoco, Mexico October 19-21, 2005
Bellon, M.
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Hellin, J.
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[Planting hybrids, keeping landraces: agricultural modernization and tradition among small-Scale maize farmers in Chiapas, Mexico]
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Planting hybrids, keeping landraces: agricultural modernization and tradition among small-Scale maize farmers in Chiapas, Mexico
The International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) is a CGIAR centre with a long tradition of impact assessment (IA). Until recently, such work had focused on the rates of adoption of improved germplasm and returns on investment. Limited attention was directed at measuring impacts ...
Agriculture is considered to be “climate-smart” when it contributes to increasing food security, adaptation and mitigation in a sustainable way. This new concept now dominates current discussions in agricultural development because of its capacity to unite the agendas of the agriculture, developm...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Jahn, Molly M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Beddington, J.R.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Pinto, Alex de
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Gulledge, J
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Hellin, J.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Jarvis, Andy
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LeZaks, D
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Meinke, H
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Scholes, M
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems]
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Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems
Climate change is predicted to have major impacts on small-scale farmers in Mexico whose livelihoods depend on rain-fed maize. We examined the capacity of traditional maize seed systems to provide these farmers with appropriate genetic material under predicted agro-ecological conditions associate...
Bellon, M.R.
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Hodson D
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Hellin, J.
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[Assessing the vulnerability of traditional maize seed systems in Mexico to climate change]
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Assessing the vulnerability of traditional maize seed systems in Mexico to climate change
Given the accumulating evidence of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent need to develop more climate resilient maize systems. Adaptation strategies to climate change in maize systems in sub-Saharan Africa are likely to include improved germplasm with tolerance to drought and h...
Cairns, Jill E.
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Hellin, J.
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Sonder, Kai
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Araus, J.L.
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MacRobert JF
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Thierfelder, Christian
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Prasanna, Boddupalli
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[Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa