Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods
Since 2014, ex-Bioversity International's (now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) Seeds for Needs program has evaluated, selected, and disseminated over 50 varieties of major crops to over three million Ethiopian farmers. Using participatory varietal selection and crowdsourcing, the...
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| author | Mengistu, Dejene Hailemariam, Bogale Nigir Melaku, Mulugeta Tilahun Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Fadda, Carlo |
| author_browse | Fadda, Carlo Hailemariam, Bogale Nigir Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Melaku, Mulugeta Tilahun Mengistu, Dejene |
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| description | Since 2014, ex-Bioversity International's (now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) Seeds for Needs program has evaluated, selected, and disseminated over 50 varieties of major crops to over three million Ethiopian farmers. Using participatory varietal selection and crowdsourcing, the program has empowered farmers, spanning over 1.5 million hectares, with 20‒60% productivity increases, strengthened resilience, and improved food and nutrition security. The program has also increased the varietal portfolio three- to six-fold, while reducing reliance on agrochemicals. Over 31% of direct beneficiaries have been women. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1749102025-11-05T12:01:58Z Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods Mengistu, Dejene Hailemariam, Bogale Nigir Melaku, Mulugeta Tilahun Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Fadda, Carlo farmers crops agrobiodiversity seed systems varieties food security resilience experimentation-trials seeds drought resistance community involvement-community participation nutrition security-nutritional security Since 2014, ex-Bioversity International's (now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) Seeds for Needs program has evaluated, selected, and disseminated over 50 varieties of major crops to over three million Ethiopian farmers. Using participatory varietal selection and crowdsourcing, the program has empowered farmers, spanning over 1.5 million hectares, with 20‒60% productivity increases, strengthened resilience, and improved food and nutrition security. The program has also increased the varietal portfolio three- to six-fold, while reducing reliance on agrochemicals. Over 31% of direct beneficiaries have been women. 2025-06-02 2025-06-03T07:31:10Z 2025-06-03T07:31:10Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174910 en Open Access application/pdf Mengistu, D.; Hailemariam, B.N.; Melaku, M.T.; Kidane, Y.G.; Fadda, C. (2025) Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods. Study #AFR - 2402. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): CIAT, 7 p. |
| spellingShingle | farmers crops agrobiodiversity seed systems varieties food security resilience experimentation-trials seeds drought resistance community involvement-community participation nutrition security-nutritional security Mengistu, Dejene Hailemariam, Bogale Nigir Melaku, Mulugeta Tilahun Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Fadda, Carlo Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods |
| title | Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods |
| title_full | Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods |
| title_fullStr | Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods |
| title_short | Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods |
| title_sort | citizen science fast tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households resilience and livelihoods |
| topic | farmers crops agrobiodiversity seed systems varieties food security resilience experimentation-trials seeds drought resistance community involvement-community participation nutrition security-nutritional security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174910 |
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