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National Agricultural Extension Systems in ten districts in Tanzania and Malawi are receiving training in the production and use of climate services as part of a WFP-CCAFS joint activity within the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa. This document reports on the first training of intermediaries,...


Dorward, P.Tall, ArameKaur, HarneetHansen, James[Training Agricultural Research & Extension Staff to Produce and Communicate Agro-Climatic Information, to Enhance the Resilience and Food Security of Farmers and Pastoralists in Kiteto, Tanzania: Preliminary Findings from the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa]Training Agricultural Research & Extension Staff to Produce and Communicate Agro-Climatic Information, to Enhance the Resilience and Food Security of Farmers and Pastoralists in Kiteto, Tanzania: Preliminary Findings from the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa

It is 30 years since IPGRI came into being, as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, under the protective wing of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For all that time, regardless of the focus of its work, IPGRI has taken it as axiomatic that agricultural b...


Bioversity International[Why genetic diversity matters]Why genetic diversity matters

Brief description of eight underutilized crops in rural Nepal that have become the focus of efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle and marketplace for farmers and locals in Nepal.


Sthapit, B.Zucker, J.Bennett, A.Bioversity International[Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties]Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties

In rural areas, the conservation and use of plant genetic resources begins with women. As smallholder farmers, women are involved in all areas of the crop cycle from seed selection to planting, harvest, storage and processing. Within the household, women are responsible for food needs and welfare...


Tapia, M.E., De la Torre, A.[Women farmers and Andean seeds]Women farmers and Andean seeds

List of Briefs: 19. Assessing the Impact of Crop Genetic Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Research Context and Highlights; 20. Crucial Determinants of Adoption: Planting Material Systems for Banana and Maize; 21. Gauging Potential Based on Current Adoption of Banana Hybrids in Tanzania; 22. Pre...


Smale, M.Edmeades, S.De Groote, H.[Promising crop biotechnologies for smallholder farmers in East Africa: bananas and maize: June 2006, briefs 19-26]Promising crop biotechnologies for smallholder farmers in East Africa: bananas and maize: June 2006, briefs 19-26

This paper provides details of soil and water conservation (SWC) investments in Ethiopia over the past 20 years. It presents SWC practices and estimates the level of SWC investments in different regions. The paper focuses on four principal agricultural regions: Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray. P...


Adimassu, ZenebeLangan, SimonBarron, Jennie[Highlights of soil and water conservation investments in four regions of Ethiopia]Highlights of soil and water conservation investments in four regions of Ethiopia

One of the major problems of coconut farmers is the lack of well-adapted and high yielding coconut varieties. Other related problems are the insufficient number of well-trained coconut breeders and efficient breeding research techniques to develop improved varieties. On 20-25 June 1994, GTZ, BURO...


Batugal, P.A.Ramanatha Rao, V.[Coconut breeding: Papers presented at a workshop on standardization of coconut breeding research techniques, 20-25 June 1994, Port Bouet, Côte d'Ivoire]Coconut breeding: Papers presented at a workshop on standardization of coconut breeding research techniques, 20-25 June 1994, Port Bouet, Côte d'Ivoire

The Scaling Community Seed Banks and Farmer Seed Enterprises in East and Southern Africa workshop was held in Entebbe, Uganda on 2-4 October 2019, to share experiences about community seed bank management and to develop national pilot scaling proposals. The workshop was organized under the umbrel...


Adokorach, JoyceVernooy, RonnieKakeeto, Ronald[Scaling community seedbanks and farmer seed enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights, 2-4 October 2019, Entebbe, Uganda]Scaling community seedbanks and farmer seed enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights, 2-4 October 2019, Entebbe, Uganda

The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS) of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Resources (CGIAR) CCAFS “seeks to overcome the threats to agriculture and food security in a changing climate, exploring new ways of helping vulnerable rural communi...


Edmunds, D.Sasser JWollenberg, Eva K.[A gender strategy for pro-poor climate change mitigation]A gender strategy for pro-poor climate change mitigation

The ILAC Initiative consists of an evolving community of individuals committed to increasing the contributions of agricultural research to sustainable poverty reduction around the world. ILAC promotes research, methodology development and capacity development to increase understanding of agricult...


Watts, J.Horton, D.[Institutional Learning and Change: an initiative to promote greater impact through agricultural research for poverty alleviation]Institutional Learning and Change: an initiative to promote greater impact through agricultural research for poverty alleviation

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