Smallholder farmers in West Africa use multiple ecosystem services (ES) in their day-to-day lives. The contribution that these services make to human well-being (HWB), and therefore to development outcomes, is not well understood. We analyse smallholder farmer perceptions of ES, ecosystem disserv...
Jones, S.K.
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Boundaogo, M.
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DeClerck, F.A.
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Estrada Carmona, Natalia
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Mirumachi, N.
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Mulligan, M.
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[Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes]
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Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes
The new Latin America Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Network (LAMNET) is a regional subsidiary of The Climate Food and Farming Research Network (CLIFF), an international research network that helps to build the capacity of young researchers working on climate change mitigation in smallholder farming.
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[CLIFF-LAMNET Summer School Course]
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CLIFF-LAMNET Summer School Course
El desarrollo de variedades con alta productividad y adaptadas a condiciones de pequeño productor, se ha realizado en Costa Rica desde 1995 a través de fitomejoramiento participativo y es una de las estrategias más económicas para enfrentar los problemas del cultivo. El objetivo del presente trab...
Hernández, Juan Carlos
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Chaves, Néstor F.
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Araya Villalobos, Rodolfo
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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[“Diquís”, variedad de frijol común rojo brillante]
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“Diquís”, variedad de frijol común rojo brillante
This report documents the key activities that were carried under the AgResults Aflasafe Pilot Project during the 2018/ 2019 maize-growing season on the verification process to trigger premium payments for successfully harvested and aggregated Aflasafe™-treated maize.
Common bean is the most widely grown and consumed grain legume in Kenya. However, its contribution to nutrition and income has not been fully felt by smallholder farmers in western Kenya due to low yields. Good quality seed, if used with complementary practices can increase bean productivity. Thi...
Odhiambo, Wilfred
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Ngigi, Margaret
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Lagat, Job
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Binswanger, Hans P.
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Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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[Analysis of quality control in the informal seed sector: case of smallholder bean farmers in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya]
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Analysis of quality control in the informal seed sector: case of smallholder bean farmers in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
Value chain development (VCD) is a common term in today’s development lexicon1, where its use tends to conjure passionate ideas about how development programming can support smallholder participation in growing markets in the interest of economic growth, job creation, gender empowerment, and sust...
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Ferries, S.
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[Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development]
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Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development
With data collected from 750 farming households using survey questionnaire and 25 Focus
Group Discussions (FGD), this report documents farmers’ perception of climate change and
adaptation strategies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper West regions of Ghana. Results showed
that DTM varieties are a via...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Bamire, Simeon Adebayo
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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[Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana]
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Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Lundy, Mark
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[Challenges and approaches for inclusive value-chain development: introduction]
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Challenges and approaches for inclusive value-chain development: introduction
Smallholder agricultural carbon market projects have potential to achieve climate-smart agriculture (CSA), a “triple-win” for food security, climate change mitigation, and adaptation. Farmer participation is critical for achieving widespread impact, yet their adoption of sustainable land manageme...
Lee, Jean
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[Farmer participation in a climate-smart future: Evidence from the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project]
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Farmer participation in a climate-smart future: Evidence from the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project
Koostanto, H.
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Zakky, M.
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Soebandino, S.
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[Addressing the economic and healts challenges facing smallholder communities through roots and tubers in Maluku and Maluku Utara, Indonesia - results of a scoping study.]
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Addressing the economic and healts challenges facing smallholder communities through roots and tubers in Maluku and Maluku Utara, Indonesia - results of a scoping study.