Scientists from Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
(CIAT) in Colombia, the FAO and others have embarked on
research under the CPWF to gain a detailed understanding of
the reasons why QSMAS works and to establish a plan for
applying the system else where. The CPWF project responsible
for...
The project team investigated the potential for a
number of other high value tree crops for inclusion in the
system (in addition to Ziziphus mauritania and Acacia
colei, , described in box). Analysis of the data is not yet
complete, but the responses of participating farmers in
Ghana and Burkina...
Poor communities in rural and peri-urban areas diversify their livelihoods by farming in backyards and gardens, keeping livestock and processing crops or running micro enterprises such as small restaurant or brick making. Only with an adequate water supply can real life multiple water needs be me...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Multiple Use Water Services To Address Real Life Water Needs]
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Multiple Use Water Services To Address Real Life Water Needs
The Challenge Program on Water and Food project ‘Payment for environmental services as a mechanism for promoting rural development in the upper watersheds of the tropics’. This project locks at ways in which the negative affect of unsustainable land use can be minimized.in five Andean watersheds,...
Moreno, Alonso
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[Payment for Environmental Services: offering smallholder famers a choice for sustainable change]
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Payment for Environmental Services: offering smallholder famers a choice for sustainable change
Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) has becoming an important livelihood in developing countries, as fast growing population demand more food and water. UPA contribute to urban food security -in several African cities between 50 and 90 percent of the vegetables consumed are produced in city ba...
In sub-saharan Africa, there are around 63 transboundary river basins whose water cut across nations, catchments and regions. Most formal management of transboundary water is done through treaties, agreement and protocols between the states which share a given water source. However traditional ar...
Sullivan, Amy
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[Taking A Second Look At Traditional Institutional Arrangements For Transboundary Water Governance In Africa]
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Taking A Second Look At Traditional Institutional Arrangements For Transboundary Water Governance In Africa
As befits a CGIAR Challenge Program , the CPWF has welcomed a wide range of stake holders and partners in accord with their ability to achieve program goals. Decision on research investments (project selection) have been based on a competitive grants in which proposal quality was evaluated by an...
Harrington, Larry W.
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Gichuki, Francis N.
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Bouman, B.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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Ringler, Claudia
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Suganan, V.
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[Synthesis 2005: Changing the way we manage water for food, livelihoods, health and the environment]
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Synthesis 2005: Changing the way we manage water for food, livelihoods, health and the environment
CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation
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[PRGA program publications list]
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PRGA program publications list