The brief documents the experience of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and its farmer co-operator in implementing the Native Pigs Initiative in Guinayangan Climate-Smart Village in Quezon Province, Philippines. The main objective of the project is to develop an evidence-...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
,
[Climate Smart Agriculture: Models for Empowering Women Livestock Producers]
,
Climate Smart Agriculture: Models for Empowering Women Livestock Producers
The brief tackles the role of agroforestry in achieving food and nutritional security, climate change mitigation and environmental resilience. The publication is based on the small agroforestry project in Guinayangan Climate-Smart Village in Quezon Province, Philippines implemented by the Interna...
Timely interventions and support to farmers are urgently required to mitigate these events. Given the national economic, food security, nutritional and health importance of crop production, there is an opportunity for national policies on agriculture and climate change to support a more robust an...
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Kenya
,
[Policy options for building resilience of crop production under climate change]
,
Policy options for building resilience of crop production under climate change
Background
Child undernutrition is persistently high in the central Andes of Peru, and numerous smallholder households fail to meet their basic needs of energy, iron and zinc. Food-based approaches assume household-level nutrition can be improved following agricultural interventions. This study ...
Arce Indacochea, A.
,
Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
,
Scurrah, M.
,
Ccanto, Raul I.
,
Olivera, Edgar
,
Burra, Dharani Dhar
,
Haan, Stefan de
,
[The challenge of achieving basal energy, iron and zinc provision for home consumption through family farming in the Andes: a comparison of coverage through contemporary production systems and selected agricultural interventions]
,
The challenge of achieving basal energy, iron and zinc provision for home consumption through family farming in the Andes: a comparison of coverage through contemporary production systems and selected agricultural interventions
Cropping is responsible for substantial emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) worldwide through the use of fertilizers and through expansion of agricultural land and associated carbon losses. Especially in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), GHG emissions from these processes might increase steeply in comi...
Loon, Marloes P. van
,
Hijbeek, Renske
,
Berge, Hein F.M. ten
,
De Sy, Veronique
,
Broeke, Guus A. ten
,
Solomon, Dawit
,
Ittersum, Martin K. van
,
[Impacts of intensifying or expanding cereal cropping in sub‐Saharan Africa on greenhouse gas emissions and food security]
,
Impacts of intensifying or expanding cereal cropping in sub‐Saharan Africa on greenhouse gas emissions and food security
Rice is a staple for half the world’s population, thus its impact on land and water use is immense. Standard production practices using continuous flooding (CF) are resource intensive and contribute significant global methane emissions. The technique of alternate-wetting-drying (AWD) uses a more ...
Allen, Justin
,
Sander, Bjoern Ole
,
[The Diverse Benefits of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD)]
,
The Diverse Benefits of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD)
Small reservoirs are a critical coping mechanism in water-stressed rural areas in Africa, providing immense livelihood benefits that include improved food and water security, entrepreneurial activities and climate resilience. Challenges associated with the implementation of investments in small r...
Saruchera, Davison
,
Lautze, Jonathan
,
[Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment]
,
Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment
This report presents the results from the baseline capacity evaluation undertaken at local and national level under the IDRC/CCAFS project “Generating evidence on gender sensitive Climate-Smart Agriculture to inform policy in Central America” implemented in Guatemala. Its objective was to map out...
International Livestock Research Institute
,
[Accelerated Value Chain Development Program (AVCD): 2015/16 annual progress report]
,
Accelerated Value Chain Development Program (AVCD): 2015/16 annual progress report
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-pro t, scienti c research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultura...