The brief documents the experience of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and its farmer co-operator in implementing the Native Pigs Initiative in Guinayangan Climate-Smart Village in Quezon Province, Philippines. The main objective of the project is to develop an evidence-...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Climate Smart Agriculture: Models for Empowering Women Livestock Producers]
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Climate Smart Agriculture: Models for Empowering Women Livestock Producers
The brief tackles the role of agroforestry in achieving food and nutritional security, climate change mitigation and environmental resilience. The publication is based on the small agroforestry project in Guinayangan Climate-Smart Village in Quezon Province, Philippines implemented by the Interna...
Farmers in the Philippines are already being challenged by climate change. This is often manifested by
climate variability (too much rain, periods of drought, extreme weather, etc.). Household livelihoods,
income and nutritional well-being are affected adversely.
The impacts of climate change are...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Towards a Portfolio of Climate Resilient Technological Options: Community level participatory adaptive research]
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Towards a Portfolio of Climate Resilient Technological Options: Community level participatory adaptive research
A recent Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
report states that climate change is unequivocal and its
immediate impact is the modification of the worlds’ biophysical
and natural systems resulting to changes in interspecies
dynamics, movement of range, altered abundance, and shift in...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Building Community-Based Models for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Fisheries Across Landscapes within the Municipality of Ivisan, Capiz]
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Building Community-Based Models for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Fisheries Across Landscapes within the Municipality of Ivisan, Capiz
CCAFS supported the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and the local government unit of Guinayangan to test and develop an initial set of coastal interventions, such as: mangrove nursery establishment; and reforestation and restoration of mangroves.
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Resilience Building and Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Communities (Model building for small municipalities in the Philippines)]
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Resilience Building and Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Communities (Model building for small municipalities in the Philippines)
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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[10 ways to improve milk marketing]
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10 ways to improve milk marketing
Drawing on 15 cases from nine countries this books offers some solutions to the huge challenges pastoralists encounter in trying to sell what they produce. With liberal use of tables, diagrams and illustrations, it documents impacts, good practices and lessons in the marketing of pastoralist live...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Moving herds, moving markets: Making markets work for African pastoralists]
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Moving herds, moving markets: Making markets work for African pastoralists
Royal Tropical Institute
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Faida Market Link Company Ltd
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Chain empowerment: Supporting African farmers to develop markets]
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Chain empowerment: Supporting African farmers to develop markets
Based on the concept of integrating agricultural production practices with resource conservation measures, conservation agriculture holds great potential for Africa, where farmers are faced with low yields, poor soils, lack of capital and labour shortages. Illustrated with many line drawings, thi...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Conservation agriculture: A manual for farmers and extension workers in Africa]
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Conservation agriculture: A manual for farmers and extension workers in Africa
Souvent les efforts visant à améliorer les chaînes de valeur oublient la moitié de la population, celle des femmes. Comment changer cela ? En nous appuyant sur des douzaines de cas du monde entier, et en prenant comme exemples une grande diversité de produits agricoles et d’élevage, ce livre expl...
Royal Tropical Institute
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Agri-ProFocus
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Faire changer les chaînes : Equité entre les genres dans le développement des chaînes de valeur]
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Faire changer les chaînes : Equité entre les genres dans le développement des chaînes de valeur