Context: The approach is currently being adopted in the implementation of the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems. The approach encourages critical awareness of gender roles and norms among men and women, challenges the distribution of resources and allocation of duties between...
Shaw, Alison
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Gender transformative approach in CGIAR Research Program 3.1 on Aquatic Agricultural Systems]
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Gender transformative approach in CGIAR Research Program 3.1 on Aquatic Agricultural Systems
The case study focuses on CCAFS CSVs in Nyando, Kenya and the approaches the initiative has taken to reach women -- through SMS and the kinds of technologies they have adopted, e.g. drip irrigation).
Global Gender and Climate Alliance
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[From Concept to Action: Stories of Gender and Climate Change]
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From Concept to Action: Stories of Gender and Climate Change
The goal of the HarvestPlus reaching end users (REU) orange sweet potato (OSP)
project is to increase vitamin A intake and improve vitamin status among Vulnerable populations (women and children) in rural Uganda by introducing beta-carotene-rich OSP, as well as related messages concerning ...
Gilligan, D.O.
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Kumar, N.
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McNiven, S.
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Meenakshi, J.V.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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[Who decides to grow orange sweet potatoes? Bargaining power and adoption of biofortified crops in Uganda.]
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Who decides to grow orange sweet potatoes? Bargaining power and adoption of biofortified crops in Uganda.
In the past, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) of Costa Rica worked with paper-based data, which hindered their response to emergencies. To increase adequate emergency responses to extreme climate events, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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Bioversity International
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[Supporting the adoption of a digital emergency response system in Costa Rica]
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Supporting the adoption of a digital emergency response system in Costa Rica
Niger’s population is highly dependent on agriculture but faces constant risks aggravated by climate change. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) West Africa Program set up the Kampa Zarma Climate-Smart Village (CSV) in Niger to test climate-smart ag...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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World Agroforestry Centre
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[The World Bank scales up insights from Climate-Smart Villages in Niger]
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The World Bank scales up insights from Climate-Smart Villages in Niger
Agriculture represents a large part of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP). The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) developed a national climate-smart agriculture (CSA) profile for the World ...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Country level climate risk profiles guide USD 250 million investment in Kenya]
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Country level climate risk profiles guide USD 250 million investment in Kenya
Under the partnership initiated in 2015 between the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Permanent Secretariat for Coordination of Agricultural Sector Policies (SP-CPSA), in collaboration with other CGIAR research programs and centers, an analysi...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rutting, Lucas
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Sidibe, Amadou
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Ouédraogo, Joachim
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Zida, Mathurin
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Rabdo, Abdoulaye
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Balinga, Michael
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Palé, Rémy
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Ouédraogo, Moumini
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Pouya, Clarisse
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Sondo, Marie Denis
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[Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?]
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Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?
Key approaches and tools applied by IWMI for the verification of research messages. The world cafes brought together farmers, traders and street food vendors to openly discuss proposed improvements in current practices and their potential for wider uptake. For enhanced mutual learning, road shows...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[From world cafés to road shows: using a mix of knowledge sharing approaches to improve wastewater use in urban agriculture]
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From world cafés to road shows: using a mix of knowledge sharing approaches to improve wastewater use in urban agriculture
Providing climate information services to the most vulnerable communities remains a challenge. To overcome this challenge, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) together with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), set up Local Techn...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts]
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330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts
In 2014, 170 Colombian rice farmers avoided massive losses by taking the advice of their producers’ federation, FEDEARROZ, not to plant in the first of the two annual growing seasons. The farmers who took the advice avoided economic losses estimated at USD 3.6 million. FEDEARROZ acted on a foreca...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Cracking patterns in big data saves Colombian rice farmers’ huge losses]
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Cracking patterns in big data saves Colombian rice farmers’ huge losses