Context: Increased adoption of technologies and improved research in West Africa emphasising gender inclusion for adopting appropriate rice varieties for Upland, Lowland and irrigated ecologies. In this research, farmers experiment with varieties and give feedback about how to continue to focus o...
Context: The Learning Alliance looks for leverage points for social learning in value chain systems and analysis linking rural farmers with markets. It uses an approach for building multistakeholder innovation systems that develop collaborative teams and learning platforms with development NGOs a...
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Learning alliances: an approach for building multistakeholder innovation systems]
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Learning alliances: an approach for building multistakeholder innovation systems
Context: To examine global food production value chain interventions for local development impact. Poverty and agro-potential assessments are done to identify key intervention areas to reduce poverty and build development opportunities by linking smallholder farmers with local and global markets....
Context: Newer farming practices that favour monoculture are dependent on the use of pesticides and chemicals to stave off plagues. Along with human health risks associated with the use of these products, bacteria, virus and pests develop resistance to chemicals and pesticides over time. Also new...
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Impacts of climate change take a toll on Andean potato farmers: participative mapping for the evaluation of potato diversity in the Andes]
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Impacts of climate change take a toll on Andean potato farmers: participative mapping for the evaluation of potato diversity in the Andes
Context: The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) is an Africa-wide network established to provide readily available analysis, data, and tools of the highest quality to promote evidence-based decision-making, improve awareness of the role of agriculture for developme...
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (Re-SAKSS)]
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Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (Re-SAKSS)
Context: Vulnerability of farmers equals vulnerability of supply chain. Inclusive management involves those that contribute to growing, selling and changing strategies. Crop modelling under different climate conditions requires knowledge of who’s growing, selling and involved in the supply chain....
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Adaptation by agricultural communities to climate change through participatory and supply chain inclusive management]
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Adaptation by agricultural communities to climate change through participatory and supply chain inclusive management
Crop and climate models predict how climate change will impact yields of various crops in different regions. However, it is difficult to predict the impact of climate change on individuals’ lives. Different groups and types of people experience the impacts of climate change differently depending ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Bernier, Quinn
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Bryan, Elisabeth
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Ringler, Claudia
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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[Implications of gender-focused research in Senegal for farmer's adaption to climate change]
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Implications of gender-focused research in Senegal for farmer's adaption to climate change
Les modèles agricoles et climatiques sont capables de pré-dire l’impact du changement climatique sur les rende-ments de différentes récoltes dans diverses régions. Cet impact est toutefois difficile à prévoir sur la vie des indivi-dus. Chaque groupe ou type de personnes vivra différemment les con...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Bernier, Quinn
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Bryan, Elisabeth
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Ringler, Claudia
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
,
[Implications de la recherche centrée sur le genre au Sénégal pour l’adaptation au changement climatique]
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Implications de la recherche centrée sur le genre au Sénégal pour l’adaptation au changement climatique
Carbon market projects have focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, often
at the expense of achieving sustainable development goals. A central pillar in sustainable
development is equity, yet most projects pay little attention to equity implications for
underrepresented farmers, especially ...
Lee J
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Martin A
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Implications on equity in agricultural carbon market projects: a gendered analysis of access, decision making, and outcomes]
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Implications on equity in agricultural carbon market projects: a gendered analysis of access, decision making, and outcomes
This implementation manual is to be used in conjunction with the step-by-step guide, as well as the templates for the debriefing document and the site analysis report. In the first half of 2011, CCAFS will undertake village-level baseline studies at 14 initial CCAFS sites in Eastern Africa, West ...
Förch, Wiebke
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Barahona, C.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Mango, Joash
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Onyango, Leah
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Noor F
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[CCAFS village baseline study - implementation manual]
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CCAFS village baseline study - implementation manual