Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a water saving technique thus helping farmers adapt to less water availability, it reduces the methane gas emission in rice production, and it increases/maintains productivity levels. The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and partners, are ...
García, María Alejandra
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Katto, María Cristina
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Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
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LaHue, Gabriel
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Socioeconomic survey with gender perspective for AWD in Colombia]
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Socioeconomic survey with gender perspective for AWD in Colombia
Perú tiene una población de treinta millones de personas de las que el 22% vive en zonas rurales. Mujeres y hombres juegan roles esenciales en el ámbito rural del país pues ambos son productores, administradores de recursos, garantes de la seguridad alimentaria, tomadores de decisión y cuidadores...
Tafur, Mariana
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Gumucio, Tatiana
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Turin, C.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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[Género y Agricultura en el Perú: Inclusión de intereses y necesidades de hombres y mujeres en la formulación de políticas públicas]
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Género y Agricultura en el Perú: Inclusión de intereses y necesidades de hombres y mujeres en la formulación de políticas públicas
Due to gender-specific roles and responsibilities, men and women face varying challenges and opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts. It is particularly important to take into account the ways that men and women engage with tree resources in order to develop both equitable a...
Gumucio, Tatiana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Clavijo, Mónica
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[Gendered perspectives of trees on farms in Nicaragua: Considerations for agroforestry, coffee cultivation, and climate change]
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Gendered perspectives of trees on farms in Nicaragua: Considerations for agroforestry, coffee cultivation, and climate change
Clavijo, Mónica
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Muriel, Juliana
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García, María Alejandra
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Marín, Diego
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Orrego-Varón, Mayra
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Labarta, R.A.
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Mendoza, Luis
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Yanez, Fernando
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[Participación de mujeres y hombres en la producción de arroz en Ecuador]
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Participación de mujeres y hombres en la producción de arroz en Ecuador
La agricultura en Colombia es considerada una de las principales actividades económicas. De los 48 millones de habitantes que tiene el país, 24% vive en áreas rurales y 3,4 millones de ellos están activamente empleados en la producción agrícola primaria. De estos, 75% son hombres y 25% son mujere...
Tafur, Mariana
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Gumucio, Tatiana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Muriel, J
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[Avances en la inclusión de intereses y necesidades de mujeres rurales en políticas públicas agropecuarias y de cambio climático: el caso de Colombia]
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Avances en la inclusión de intereses y necesidades de mujeres rurales en políticas públicas agropecuarias y de cambio climático: el caso de Colombia
This paper presents the initial data analyses of the CCAFS gender survey implemented in four sites in Africa. Using descriptive statistics we show gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sour...
In this info-note, we explain the body mass index calculations (BMI) for adults in agricultural Guatemalan households, as well as the implementation of indicators to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years (height for age, weight for age and weight for height). This work is part o...
Consenza, Emma
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Arora, Diksha
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Useche, Pilar
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González, Carolina
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Lopera, Diana Carolina
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Muriel, Juliana
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[Nutritional status of adults and children under 5 years of age in two areas of Guatemala Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.]
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Nutritional status of adults and children under 5 years of age in two areas of Guatemala Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.
Interest in understanding the inequalities between rural men and women, and in particular, the obstacles and limitations that women face in order to have greater inclusion in the agricultural sector, has generated the need to construct empowerment indicators which enable analysts to identify acti...
Muriel, Juliana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Useche, Pilar
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Lopera, Diana Carolina
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González, Carolina
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Talsma, Elise F.
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[The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEIA). Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.]
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The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEIA). Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.
At the global, regional and national levels, governments, donors, research institutions, non-government organizations and private companies are more strategically linking climate change and agriculture development activities, through initiatives such as the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agric...
Duffy, Colm
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Murray, Una
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Nowak, Andreea
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Huyer, Sophia
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Jarvis, Andy
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Spillane, Charles
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[National level indicators for gender, poverty, food security, nutrition and health in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) activities]
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National level indicators for gender, poverty, food security, nutrition and health in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) activities