Farmers from the village of Chhomrong in Nepal describe their experiences with experimental varieties of paddy rice, growing experimental varieties and selecting for specific qualities, in an initiative that started in 1993.
Gurung, Om Bahadur
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Gurung, Najarman
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Gurung, Min Kumari
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Gurung, Nauli
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[How did the farmers of chhomrong improve the local paddy species?]
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How did the farmers of chhomrong improve the local paddy species?
Participatory research, including participatory plant breeding (PPB), is now a recognized option for improving Ibe Livelihood security of unreached fanners. Tribal fanners in India provide an ideal group for testing the potential of participatory interventions. They live in remote areas, are inte...
Arunachalam, V.
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[Participatory improvement of rice crops with tribal farmers in India]
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Participatory improvement of rice crops with tribal farmers in India
We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub-
Saharan Africa (>13,000 farm households) and analyzed the drivers of variations in food availability. Crop production was the major source of energy, contributing...
We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub-
Saharan Africa (>13,000 farm households) and analyzed the drivers of variations in food availability. Crop production was the major source of energy, contributing...
Frelat, Romain
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López Ridaura, Santiago
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Giller, Ken E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Djurfeldt, Agnes Andersson
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Erenstein, Olaf
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Henderson, Benjamin B.
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Kassie, Menale
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Rigolot, Cyrille
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Ritzema, Randall S.
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Rodríguez, Daniel
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms]
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Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms
CIAT has worked in Ethiopia for 30 years, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and regional agricultural research centers. Initially focused on bean variety development − getting improved, better beans to communities, improving their nutrition and incomes ...
Río, Martha del
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Sellitti, Stefania
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Gutiérrez, Natalia
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[Measuring and assessing impacts of fair trade USA on farmworkers in Brazil]
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Measuring and assessing impacts of fair trade USA on farmworkers in Brazil
Entre 2016 y 2017, la Dirección Nacional de Extensión Agropecuaria (DNEA) de Costa Rica coordinó un proceso de diálogo y consulta dentro de la institución y con otras entidades relacionadas con la extensión y la innovación agropecuaria, con el acompañamiento de la FAO, la CEPAL y consultores asoc...
Castaño Gálvez, J
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Janssen, W.
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Ashby, J.A.
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[Uso del conjoint analysis para evaluar preferencias varietales en frijol a nivel del pequeño agricultor colombiano]
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Uso del conjoint analysis para evaluar preferencias varietales en frijol a nivel del pequeño agricultor colombiano
O'Brien, R.A.
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[Spatial decision support for selecting tropical crops and forages in uncertain environments.Thesis (Ph.D.)]
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Spatial decision support for selecting tropical crops and forages in uncertain environments.Thesis (Ph.D.)
Though soil quality (SQ) degradation is a serious challenge to national food security, little information is available that evaluate farmer SQ knowledge vis-à-vis scientific knowledge at catchment scale in Ethiopia. Scientific soil analysis is not an effective approach for SQ assessment in develo...
Brhane Tesfahunegn, Gebrayesus
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Vlek, Paul L.G.
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[Evaluation of soil quality identified by local farmers in Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia]
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Evaluation of soil quality identified by local farmers in Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia