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Müller, R.Pacheco, P.Montero, J.C.[The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia: Drivers, agents and institutions]The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia: Drivers, agents and institutions

The seventh meeting of the ECPGR Working Group (WG) on Allium took place on 6-8 September 2011 in Perea, near Thessaloniki, Greece, bringing together 14 members, 7 observers and the Coordinator of the initiative for “A European Genebank Integrated System” (AEGIS). The status of the European Alliu...


Keller, J.Astley, D.Tsivelikas, A.Engels, J.Lipman, E.Bioversity International[Report of a Working Group on Allium: Seventh Meeting, 6-8 September 2011, Perea, Thessaloniki, Greece]Report of a Working Group on Allium: Seventh Meeting, 6-8 September 2011, Perea, Thessaloniki, Greece

This report summarizes the policy, research and capacity development activities that research teams from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda and partner organizations will jointly carry out for the project “Strengthening national capacities to impl...


Vernooy, RonnieBioversity International[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the first project planning workshop, 6-10 February 2012, Rome, Italy]Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the first project planning workshop, 6-10 February 2012, Rome, Italy

More than a thousand tree species in Asia and the Pacific are actively managed, for diverse purposes such as timber, non-timber products and ecosystem services. At the same time, many of the region’s tree species are under threat. Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN) is a pr...


Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research InstitutionsBioversity International[Strategy for regional collaboration 2014-2016 - APFORGEN]Strategy for regional collaboration 2014-2016 - APFORGEN

The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” brings together partners from eight countries: Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda; and other organizations. T...


Vernooy, RonnieHalewood, MichaelBioversity International[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the research planning and training workshop, 2-4 May 2012]Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the research planning and training workshop, 2-4 May 2012

The First Meeting of the ECPGR Working Group on Umbellifer Crops took place on 30 March–1 April 2011 at the Julius Kühn-Institute in Quedlinburg, Germany, jointly with the second and final workshop of the project on “Assessment of unique material in the European collections of umbellifer crops” f...


Maggioni, L.Geoffriau, E.Allender, C.Lipman, E.Bioversity International[Report of a Working Group on Umbellifer crops: First meeting, jointly held with the second workshop of the AEGIS-funded project on umbellifer crops, 30 March–1 April 2011, Quedlinburg, Germany]Report of a Working Group on Umbellifer crops: First meeting, jointly held with the second workshop of the AEGIS-funded project on umbellifer crops, 30 March–1 April 2011, Quedlinburg, Germany

This paper describes an action research process undertaken with four African agricultural carbon projects—CARE’s Sustainable Agriculture in Changing Climate Initiative in Western Kenya; World Vision’s Assisted Natural Regeneration Project in Humbo, Ethiopia; Vi Agroforestry’s Western Kenya Agricu...


Shames, SethBernier, QuinnMasiga, Moses[Development of a participatory action research approach for four agricultural carbon projects in East Africa]Development of a participatory action research approach for four agricultural carbon projects in East Africa

Smallholder farmers in Africa are especially vulnerable to climate fluctuations and weather extremes, and are expected to suffer disproportionately from climate change. Climate services empower the poor particularly in climate-sensitive developing countries such as the ones in Africa, and allow t...


Tesfaye, AboneshHansen, JamesRadeny, Maren A.O.Solomon, Dawit[Estimating the economic benefits of alternative options for investing in agricultural climate services in Africa: A review of methodologies]Estimating the economic benefits of alternative options for investing in agricultural climate services in Africa: A review of methodologies

The agriculture sector has great potential to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through changes in agricultural management and land use. However, the technical potential for agricultural mitigation has yet to translate into actual emission reductions due to considerable con...


Bryan, ElisabethPinto, Alex deRingler, ClaudiaAsuming-Brempong SBendaoud MArtur LGivá NAsenso-Okyere, K.Sarpong DBEl-Harizi KRheenen, T. vanFerguson JMai NNAnh DT[Institutions for Agricultural Mitigation: Potential and Challenges in Four Countries]Institutions for Agricultural Mitigation: Potential and Challenges in Four Countries

This document assesses the current state of practice for the representation of food security indicators in agricultural systems models and provides recommendations for improvements in both model formulation and the empirical evidence base underlying it. This assessment was based on a review of ex...


Nicholson, Charles F.Stephens, Emma CJones, Andrew D.Kopainsky, BirgitParsons, DavidGarrett, James[Setting priorities to address the research gaps between agricultural systems analysis and food security outcomes in low- and middle-income countries]Setting priorities to address the research gaps between agricultural systems analysis and food security outcomes in low- and middle-income countries

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