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Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) is a legume crop that originated in the southwestern USA and central Mexico and is grown as far south as El Salvador. Today most tepary bean is produced by subsistence farmers for household consumption but wider use of this crop has potential to support climate...


Bioversity InternationalUniversidad del Valle de Guatemala[Frijol Tepari: cultivo nutritivo y resistente a la sequia para la adptacion climatica en Mesoamerica]Frijol Tepari: cultivo nutritivo y resistente a la sequia para la adptacion climatica en Mesoamerica

The CRAFT project (2018-2023) promotes a bottom-up market-driven scaling agenda that supports inclusive business models to enhance climate-resilient farming systems through sustainable intensification along selected oilseed, pulse and potato agricultural value chains. The selection criteria for t...


Shilomboleni, HelenaRecha, JohnUbels, JanRadeny, MarenSolomon, Dawit[Systemic barriers to scaling private sector driven climate-smart agricultural innovations in East Africa’s potato, sesame and common bean value chains]Systemic barriers to scaling private sector driven climate-smart agricultural innovations in East Africa’s potato, sesame and common bean value chains

Tirant des enseignements à la fois de la 3ème Conférence internationale sur les espèces négligées et sous-utilisées qui a eu lieu en septembre 2013 au Ghana, mais aussi d’autres initiatives récentes, cette note de sensibilisation met en relief les rôles clés des NUS pour relever les cinq défis pr...


Rudebjer, P.G.Meldrum, G.Padulosi, S.Hall, R.Hermanowicz, E.Bioversity International[Exploiter le potentiel des espèces négligées et sous-utilisées: Note d’orientation]Exploiter le potentiel des espèces négligées et sous-utilisées: Note d’orientation

Com base nas lições aprendidas durante a 3 ª Conferência Internacional sobre espécies negligenciadas e subutilizadas (Neglected and Underutilized Species - NUS na sigla em inglês), que ocorreu em setembro de 2013, em Gana, e outras iniciativas recentes, esta nota informativa destaca as principais...


Rudebjer, P.G.Meldrum, G.Padulosi, S.Hall, R.Hermanowicz, E.Bioversity International[Explorar o potencial de espécies negligenciadas e subutilizadas: Nota Informativa]Explorar o potencial de espécies negligenciadas e subutilizadas: Nota Informativa

The 3rd International Conference on Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) – for a food-secure Africa, was held in Accra, Ghana in September 2013. Three conference themes – Resilience of agricultural and livelihood systems; Value chains, and; Creating an enabling policy environment – highlight...


Bioversity International[Accra statement for a food-secure Africa]Accra statement for a food-secure Africa

This brief summarizes findings of “Using Climate-Smart Financial Diaries for Scaling in Nyando,” a research project led by the Amsterdam Center for World Food Studies (ACWFS) with participation of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in East Africa, ...


Gikonyo, Naomi[Influence of household savings on investments in climate-smart agriculture technologies: Findings from a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) survey in the Nyando Basin, Kenya]Influence of household savings on investments in climate-smart agriculture technologies: Findings from a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) survey in the Nyando Basin, Kenya

The agricultural development project ACCESO reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and led to net carbon sequestration due to perennial crop expansion.  Increased fertilizer use was a moderate source of emissions that was more than offset by reduced emissions from other ACCESOsupported practices...


Nash, JulieGrewer, UweBockel, LouisGalford, Gillian L.Pirolli, GillianWhite, Julianna M.[ACCESO in Honduras: Mitigation co-benefits of perennial crop expansion, soil management, and livestock improvements]ACCESO in Honduras: Mitigation co-benefits of perennial crop expansion, soil management, and livestock improvements

By modifying management of rice plants, soil, water and nutrients to improve growth environments, farmers can get higher-yielding, more vigorous and resilient plants nurtured by larger root systems and greater diversity/abundance of beneficial soil organisms. More productive phenotypes from avail...


Styger EUphoff, Norman[The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Revisiting Agronomy for a Changing Climate]The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Revisiting Agronomy for a Changing Climate

The agricultural development project, Peru Cacao Alliance (PCA), has contributed to climate change mitigation. Estimated carbon sequestration from perennial crop expansion, which was –211,467 tCO2e metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, more than offset increased greenhouse gas emis...


Nash, JulieGrewer, UweBockel, LouisGalford, Gillian L.Pirolli, GillianWhite, Julianna M.[Peru Cacao Alliance: Carbon sequestration as a co-benefit of cacao expansion]Peru Cacao Alliance: Carbon sequestration as a co-benefit of cacao expansion

Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) showed a notable decrease in emission intensity (GHG emissions per unit of meat or milk). PRIME enabled farmers to increase production significantly, between 24% and 96%, which led to a decrease in emission intensity rangin...


Nash, JulieGrewer, UweBockel, LouisGalford, Gillian L.Pirolli, GillianWhite, Julianna M.[Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) in Ethiopia: Mitigation co-benefits of livestock productivity]Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) in Ethiopia: Mitigation co-benefits of livestock productivity

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