Search Results - "International Development"

Political economy and governance: Agriculture and food policy from local to global by Kyle, Jordan, Resnick, Danielle, Mockshell, Jonathan

“…Over the past several decades, these factors have intersected with significant trends affecting the international development policy landscape, with important implications for agriculture and food policy. …”
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CCAFS Mitigation Options Tool, Beta version by Feliciano D, Nayak D, Vetter, Sylvia H., Hillier, Jonathan

“…CCAFS-MOT has also received support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). …”
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Proyecto arroz CIAT/Cirad: mejoramiento genético de arroz para América Latina y el Caribe by Grenier, Cécile, Ospina, Yolima

“…The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the French agricultural research center for international development (Cirad) have worked together since 1992 on a project for the genetic improvement of upland rice for Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). …”
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Africa RISING Baseline Evaluation Survey (ARBES) report for Mali by Howard, P., Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Comanescu, M., Roberts, C., Signorelli, S.

“…As part of its Feed the future Initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the development of an innovative research for development project to promote the sustainable intensification of small-scale agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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The INCORA supervised credit program. by Feaster, G., Schwinden, J.

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Climate-smart coffee in Uganda by Bunn, Christian, Lundy, Mark M., Läderach, Peter R.D., Fernández Kolb, Pablo, Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander

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USAID & CCAFS webinar: Can we reduce GHG emissions from livestock? A feasibility and investment study from East Africa by Gurwick, Noel, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Ericksen, Polly J., Crane, Todd A., Kihoro, Esther, Vernooij, Vera, Onyango, Joel, Tavenner, Katie, Schoneveld, George C., Vellema, Sietze R., Atella, Joanes

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Food & Business Global Challenges Programme GCP4 Midterm Workshop Report by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development, Food & Business Knowledge Platform

“…The public dialogue held on the afternoon of June 13 was attended by an additional 34 participants representing the private sector, research, non-governmental organizations, government and international development partners in Ethiopia. Finally, some of the participants visited the Iteya Agricultural Office and Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center on June 15 to learn about extension services, research and practice from rural agricultural centers in Ethiopia.…”
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Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Fakorede, M.A.B., Ajala, S.

“…The Network has conducted these activities for about 20 years in 11 member countries with financial support from the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) and more recently, the United Nations Development Program(UNDP) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). …”
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Showing diversity counts with custom methodology: Bioversity International’s ‘Tale of the tail’ by Bioversity International

“…Now, thanks to the methodology that highlights this village’s situation in terms of what crops the families grow, consume, buy, sell or trade, international development partners will have better understanding through this new tool to determine how to help villagers optimize diversity – both in their diets and in the markets.…”
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Training on Establishing Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in Myanmar to Improve Food Security and Resilience in Agriculture by Barbon, Wilson John, Myae, Chan, Bayot, Ruvicyn S., Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…This was supported in part by donors of the FSWG and the International Development Research Center-Canada through the 3-year action research project of IIRR-Myanmar in 4 CSVs. …”
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Information resources for action researchers/practitioners in Climate Resilient Agriculture by Gonsalves, Julian Francis, Dominguez, Dulce, Soria, Giulia, Vidallo, Rene R., Bayot, Ruvicyn S., Barbon, Wilson John, Soksophors, Yim, Bernardo, Eisen Bernard, Amutan, Celso

“…This compilation includes publications generated from projects supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Asian Development Bank, the International Development Research Station, the Latter Day Saints Charities, the Department of Agriculture in the Philippines and the Forest Foundation of the Philippines, among others. …”
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No food security without food safety: Lessons from livestock related research by Vipham, J.L., Amenu, K., Alonso, Silvia, Ndahetuye, J.-B., Zereyesus, Y., Nishimwe, K., Bowers, E., Maier, D., Sah, K., Havelaar, A., Grace, Delia

“…This article—based on a review of literature and experience from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems (LSIL) research activities—seeks to explore and summarize current and ongoing efforts to improve safety of animal-source foods, as well as to identify the interconnected elements of food safety and FNS. …”
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ICT4Scale in Smallholder Agriculture: Contributions and Challenges by Shilomboleni, Helena, Pelletier, Bernard, Gebru, Berhane

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Does Modern Technology Increase Agricultural Productivity? Revisiting the Evidence from Loevinsohn et al. by Herdt, Robert W., Mine, S.

“…This technical note re-examines the 214 papers identified by Loevinsohn and colleagues in their 2013 report to the UK Department for International Development (DFID) on the circumstances and conditions under which technology adoption results in increased agricultural productivity. …”
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Climate change, mobility and violent conflict: a typology of interlinked pathways by Savelli, Adam, Schapendonk, Frans, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

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An International Initiative in Biotechnology: Priorities, Values, and Implementation of an A.I.D. Project by Cohen, Joel I.

“…Based on recommendations contained in a National Research Council (NRC) report, the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.), in collaboration with the International Agricultural Research Centers (lARCs) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), prioritized biotechnology research relevant to agricultural problems of the developing world and identified those suitable for mutually beneficial research. …”
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Building community resilience for food security in a shock-prone country by Ulimwengu, John M., Collins, Julia, Tefera, Wondwosen, Kurtz, Julie

“…After decades of conflict and environmental shocks in South Sudan, including the eruption of civil war in 2013 shortly after its independence in 2011, communities there lack stability and suffer from exorbitantly high rates of food insecurity, poor health indicators, and low educational and livelihood opportunities. International development agencies have sought to support South Sudan, but years of financial investment have failed to alleviate recurrent humanitarian crises. …”
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Annual Report 2023: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) by Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa

“…Activities financed by the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) through AICCRA are undertaken by a broad coalition of partners working at continental, regional, and national levels. …”
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Including youth in agriculture through extension and advisory services by Davis, Kristin E., Franzel, Steven, Luzobe, Beatrice, Miiro, Richard, Rurangwa, Raphael, Uwitonze, Nicolas

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