This chapter reviews the ways cassava yields can be improved sustainably to keep pace with a rising population. It also looks more broadly at improving the role cassava can play in improving farmers’ and consumers’ lives – through income generation, improved food security, better nutrition, and a...
Hershey, Clair H.
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[Drivers of change for cassava’s multiple roles in sustainable development]
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Drivers of change for cassava’s multiple roles in sustainable development
The study “His and hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households” is a research project lead by CIAT and the University of Florida. This project is part of the Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions initiative funded ...
Key messages
In order to achieve outcomes for gender equality and
women’s empowerment in smallholder adaptation
projects, project designers and implementers should:
Consider differential needs and priorities of
women, so that project activities are designed to
address the context in which women...
Sriram, Vidhya
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[Achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Smallholder Adaptation: Lessons from IFAD’s Adaptation in Smallholder Agriculture Programme]
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Achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Smallholder Adaptation: Lessons from IFAD’s Adaptation in Smallholder Agriculture Programme
A two‐day technical workshop was organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) and held in Nairobi in November 2018 to review SUSTAIN project study findings (to understand how commercialization of sweetpotato value chains affected the wellbeing of smallholder farmers) and develop recommendat...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Kebaara, K.
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Mukewa, E.
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[Effects of commercialization of sweetpotato on gender relations and wellbeing among smallholder farmers: Technical workshop to review study findings and develop recommendations for improved programming.]
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Effects of commercialization of sweetpotato on gender relations and wellbeing among smallholder farmers: Technical workshop to review study findings and develop recommendations for improved programming.
Mechanization is currently experiencing a revival in agricultural research and development, with a new emphasis on equity and sustainability. This study evaluates the introduction of forage chopper machines in seven villages in northern Tanzania from a farmer's perspective. Data collected through...
Fischer, Gundula
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Wittich, S.
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Malima, G.
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Sikumba, Gregory N.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Ngunga, D.
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Rugalabam, J.
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[Gender and mechanization: exploring the sustainability of mechanized forage chopping in Tanzania]
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Gender and mechanization: exploring the sustainability of mechanized forage chopping in Tanzania
Using data gathered from projects implemented by the International Potato Center (CIP) and the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, this paper first seeks to debunk some common myths and highlights ways to engage young men and women in agriculture in ways that are beneficial to th...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mbiri, D.
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Mdege, N.
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[Making the agriculture sector work for youth: A tool to promote young men and women’s engagement in growing root, tuber and banana crops.]
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Making the agriculture sector work for youth: A tool to promote young men and women’s engagement in growing root, tuber and banana crops.
Elias, M.
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[Mobilizing indigenous and local knowledge for successful restoration]
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Mobilizing indigenous and local knowledge for successful restoration
Badstue, L.
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Elias, M.
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Petesh, P.
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[Exploring the gendered rules shaping agricultural innovation]
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Exploring the gendered rules shaping agricultural innovation