CGIAR Gender Research Action Plan - Brief Series The four briefs in this series provide a final report of the activities, achievements and lessons learned in the Gender Research Action Plan. These briefs are intended to (1) provide an overview of activities, achievements, lessons learned and oppo...
Widespread adoption and impact of improved crop varieties and animal breeds depends on the tangible benefits they provide for the women and men involved in their production, consumption and marketing. For breeders to meet the needs of resource-poor users, interdisciplinary collaboration is needed...
Ashby, J.A.
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Polar, Vivian
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Thiele, Graham
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[Critical Decisions for Ensuring Plant or Animal Breeding is Gender-Responsive]
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Critical Decisions for Ensuring Plant or Animal Breeding is Gender-Responsive
The PMCA is a flexible approach that engages smallholder farmers, market agents, researchers, and other service providers in a collective process that identifies and exploits potential business opportunities that can equitably benefit the diverse actors in a market chain. This approach was develo...
Devaux, A.
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Ordinola, M.
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Mayanja, S.
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Campilan, D.
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Horton, D.
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[The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA): From the Andes to Africa and Asia.]
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The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA): From the Andes to Africa and Asia.
This brief describes the key outputs from the CGIAR Gender and Breeding Initiative, and the desired outcomes that the Initiative aims to achieve in order to improve the gender-responsiveness of plant and animal breeding programs.
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
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[Uptake Pathways to Achieve Gender-Responsive Breeding]
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Uptake Pathways to Achieve Gender-Responsive Breeding
At least 400 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa source their domestic water supply from groundwater. Yet this often abundant resource only accounts for around 20% of total irrigation. More widespread irrigation could help reduce rural poverty, improve food security, and counter droughts. Why is...
International Water Resources Association
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[Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
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 ...
This brief describes a strategy and work packages for the CGIAR Gender and Breeding Initiative (GBI)
towards achieving the Initiative’s aim of enabling plant and animal breeding programs to be more
gender-responsive.
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
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[Resource mobilization for Gender-Responsive Breeding]
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Resource mobilization for Gender-Responsive Breeding
The Sahel is an agriculture-dependent economy facing multiple challenges. Rapid socio-economic change combined with the impacts of climate change, and serious environmental degradation are putting natural resources under increasing stress.
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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[Gender roles in biomass production and management in the Sahel]
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Gender roles in biomass production and management in the Sahel
For the past half century, potato production has grown slowly in the Andean region of South America, where the potato originated and has long been a major staple food. The exception is Peru, where potato production has surged in recent years. Based on a review of official Peruvian statistics, thi...
Potato is the main crop grown in Peru’s highlands, where it is an especially important source of both food and cash income for small farmers. More than 3,000 varieties of native potatoes are cultivated, mainly above 3,500 meters above sea level. From 2001 to 2010 more than 20 public, private, and...
Ordinola, M.
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Devaux, A.
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Bernet, T.
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Manrique, K.
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López, G.
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Fonseca, C.
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Horton, D.
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[The PMCA and potato market chain innovation in Peru.]
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The PMCA and potato market chain innovation in Peru.