Search Results - "Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research"

Contraintes et Défis de la Transition Agroécologique Comme Perçus par les Agriculteurs en Tunisie by Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Frija, Aymen, Alary, Veronique, Majri, Rihab, Oueslati-Zlaoui, Meriem, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied

“…In this context, several initiatives are being launched by international bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in order to establish more equitable and ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable systems. …”
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Linking farmers’ perceptions and management decision toward sustainable agroecological transition: evidence from rural Tunisia by Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Majri, Rihab, Frija, Aymen, Oueslati-Zlaoui, Meriem, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied

“…International bodies like the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) are also spearheading initiatives for more equitable and sustainable food systems. …”
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Biofortification: Future challenges for a newly emerging technology to improve nutrition security sustainably by Bouis, Howarth E., Foley, Jennifer, Lividini, Keith, Jumrani, Jaya, Reinke, Russell, Van Der Straeten, Dominique, Zagado, Ronan, Boy, Erick, Brown, Lynn R., Mudyahoto, Bho, Alioma, Richard, Hussain, Munawar, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.

“…In 2003, the HarvestPlus program, based in the centers comprising the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), was initiated to implement the biofortification strategy. …”
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Area Yield Crop Insurance and Diversification in Ghana: An Agricultural Household Programming Model by Nyamekye I

“…The representative household is constructed using the IMPACT Lite household survey on Ghana, collected by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. …”
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Assessing the impact of participatory research in rice breeding on poor rice farming households with emphasis on women farmers: a case study in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India by Paris, Thelma, Singh, Abha, Singh, V., Atlin, Gary, Reyes, Amelia de los

“…For the past years since the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Systemwide Initiative on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA) was initiated, guides for impact assessment of PRGA have been developed (Lilja and Ashby 1999; Johnson et.al., 2000; Lilja and Johnson 2001). …”
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Empowering farmers through participatory plant breeding: An initiative of the green foundation by Ramprasad, Vanaja, Shibu, M.P.

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Scaling out Climate Smart Agriculture: Strategies and Guidelines for Smallholder Farming in Western Kenya by Schaller, Michaela, Barth, Elena I., Blies, Darinka, Röhrig, Felicitas, Schümmelfeder, Malte

“…As part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), CIAT focuses on applied research on CSA. …”
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A framework for scaling sustainable land management options by Thomas, Richard, Reed, M., Clifton, K., Appadurai, N., Mills, A., Zucca, Claudio, Kodsi, E., Sircely, Jason A., Haddad, F., Hagen, C., Mapedza, Everisto D., Woldearegay, K., Shalander, K., Bellon, M., Le, Q., Mabikke, Samuel, Alexander, S., Leu, S., Schlingloff, Stefan, Lala-Pritchard, Tana, Mares, Victor, Quiróz, R.

“…To tackle this challenge, the Dryland Systems Program of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification convened an expert group to consider barriers and incentives to scaling technologies, processes, policies, or institutional arrangements. …”
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Modalities for Scaling up Sustainable Land Management and Restoration of Degraded Land. by Thomas, Richard, Reeds, Mark, Clifton, Kathryn, Appadurai, Arivudai Nambi, Mills, Anthony, Zucca, Claudio, Kodsi, Elie, Sircely, Jason A., Haddad, Fida, Mapedza, Everisto D., Woldearegay, Kifle, Shalander, Kumar, Bellon, Mauricio, Le, Quang Bao, Mabikke, Samuel, Alexander, Sasha, Leu, Stefan, Schlingloff, Stefan, Lala-Pritchard, Tana, Mares, Victor, Quiróz, R.

“…To tackle this challenge, the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research's Dryland Systems Program and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification convened an expert group to consider barriers and incentives to scaling up sustainable land management (SLM) and land restoration practices, as part of the first Global Land Outlook. …”
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Options and strategies for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources: Report of an international workshop, AGROPOLIS, Montpellier, France, 7-10 November 2005 by Gibson, J., Gamage, S., Hanotte, Olivier H., Iñiguez, L., Maillard, J.C., Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Semambo, D., Toll, Jane

“…With the aim of assisting the international community in developing a global framework for the conservation of farm animal genetic resources and identifying priorities for action, the System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), in association with FAO, AGROPOLIS, France, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany, convened an international workshop on Options and Strategies for the Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources in November 2005, hosted by AGROPOLIS in Montpellier, France. …”
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CGIAR modeling approaches for resource-constrained scenarios: I. Accelerating crop breeding for a changing climate by Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Molero Milan, Anabel, Alexandrov, Nickolai, Asseng, Senthold, Challinor, Andrew J., Crossa, José, Eeuwijk, Fred A. van, Ghanem, Michel Edmond, Grenier, Cécile, Heinemann, Alexandre B., Wang, Jiankang, Juliana, Philomin, Kehel, Zakaria, Kholová, Jana, Koo, Jawoo, Pequeno, Diego Notelo Luz, Quiróz, Roberto, Rebolledo, Maria C., Sukumaran, Sivakumar, Vadez, Vincent, White, Jeffrey W., Reynolds, Matthew P.

“…Here, we address this question by critically reviewing how model-based approaches can be used to assist breeding activities, with particular focus on all CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research but now known simply as CGIAR) breeding programs. …”
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An Assessment of the Impact of ISNAR: 1997-2001 by Anderson, Jock R., Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, Eric Craswell, Mandivamba Rukuni

“…The report was to include an assessment of ISNAR outputs (including publications, training manuals, reports, planning documents, etc.), an evaluation of changes in the capacity and performance of agricultural research organizations that could be linked to ISNAR's activities, an assessment of the degree to which such changes could be related to the ultimate goals of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), together with recommendations for increasing the impact of ISNAR's work. …”
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Flows under stress: Availability of plant genetic resources in times of climate and policy change by López Noriega, Isabel, Galluzzi, Gea, Halewood, Michael, Vernooy, Ronnie, Bertacchini, E., Gauchan D, Welch, Eric W.

“…Given their mandate, history and expertise, the centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR Centres) are expected to play an important role in developing novel agricultural research strategies required to respond to climate change challenges. …”
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Report on the scoping study for the project on ‘Impact Evaluation Approaches for Collaborative Agricultural Research and Development’ by CGIAR Institutional Learning and Change Initiative, Natural Resources Institute, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

“…Within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), crop improvement programmes now account for only about 25% of the CGIAR research centres’ work, and the need for methodologies suited to evaluating the impact of complex programmes has become imperative. …”
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Sharing the non-monetary benefits of agricultural biodiversity by Raymond, R., Fowler, Cary, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) provides a framework for a global multilateral system. …”
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Institutional Linkages, South-South Partnerships and Capacity Building Hands-on Workshop on Objective Climate Forecasts for the Agriculture and Food Security Sector in Eastern and... by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…ICPAC is a World Meteorological Organizations Regional Climate Center and a specialized institution of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), while CCAFS is a program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Both ICPAC and CCAFS, which have long-standing records of public service accomplishments on climate change in Africa, are members of the Institutional Collaboration Platform (ICP) – one of the three governing arms of the CR4D. …”
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A Protocol for a Systematic Review of CGIAR’s Research (2012-2023) on Climate-Induced Extreme Rainfall and Floods by Chikozho, C., Managa L.R., Kujinga, K., Bosire, Caroline K., Mukherji, Aditi

“…A substantial amount of research on climate change, extreme rainfall and floods have already been completed within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, demonstrating diverse implications across geographies, commodities, and populations. …”
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Agronomic performance and farmer preferences of selected bean varieties in uganda, hoima and rakai districts by Awio, Bruno

“…These districts were identified to experience contrasting climatic conditions, degraded soils and declining soil fertility by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security programme (CCAFS) of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Fifteen bean varieties bred for different traits were tested in six villages to determine their performance for yield and yield components, and reaction to diseases and in nine villages for farmer preference. …”
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CGIAR Science Forum 2009 by Rabbinge, Rudy

“…The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has been a catalyst in remarkable increases in agricultural productivity in the developing world for almost half a century. …”
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Emerging concepts in plant breeding and their use for the design of seed delivery and dissemination strategies: a systematic review by Dominguez, C.

“…Since the mid-2010, within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), these terms have also been used ubiquitously. …”
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