Search Results - Technical Cooperation Programs

Technical Advisory Committee Thirty-Fifth Meeting, 29 October - 3 November 1984: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

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Technical Advisory Committee Thirteenth Meeting, 8-13 May 1976: Draft Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

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Water user associations in northern Ghana: from institutional panacea to reality check by Acheampong, Ernest Nti, Venot, Jean-Philippe

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Measuring and explaining technical efficiency of dairy farms: A case of smallholder dairy farms in East Africa by Gelan, Ayele, Muriithi, B.W.

“…This article measures and explains the technical efficiency (TE) of 371 dairy farms located in 17 districts in East African countries. …”
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ICTforAg 2023: Cultivating inclusion by Koo, Jawoo, Goss, Courtney

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ICTforAg 2023: Cultivating inclusion by Koo, Jawoo, Goss, Courtney

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Making farmer programming smarter: The Farm Radio approach [Ghana] by Yeboah, Alfred, Ohene, Rosemond

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Metema Pilot Learning Site diagnosis, program design and atlas by International Livestock Research Institute

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Impact of irrigation management transfer on the performance of irrigation systems: A review of selected experiences from Asia and Latin America by Samad, M.

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Alliances to transform: Young livestock producers and the impact of farmer training programs, the case of “Heirs of Tradition” by Triana Ángel, Natalia, Ariza-Aya, Mauricio, Arango, Jacobo, Burkart, Stefan

“…Findings suggest that cooperation between actors is key to address generational transfer and that education and technical support can both reduce low schooling rates amongst rural livestock producers and contribute to closing the gender gap that persists in the sector. …”
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Breeding programs for smallholder sheep farming systems: I. Evaluation of alternative designs of breeding schemes by Gizaw, Solomon, Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Valle-Zárate, A., Haile, Aynalem, Arendonk, Johan A.M. van, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Dessie, Tadelle

“…If a village-based breeding program is envisaged as should be the 1st step in most low-input systems, then Scheme-2 is the most efficient. …”
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Field report for qualitative data collection: Exploring empowerment, resilience, and food security in gender transformative socio-technical innovation bundles in Ethiopia by Zewdu, Solomon, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen, Lutomia, Cosmas

“…Through 12 FGDs and 25 KIIs with farmers, youth, cooperative leaders, women’s groups, elders, government officials, and program implementers, the study captures multi layered evidence on how STIBs are understood, valued, resisted, or modified within local realities. …”
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How to succeed in implementing community-based breeding programs: Lessons from the field in Eastern and Southern Africa by Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye, Rekik, Mourad, Abebe, Ayele, Abate, Zelalem, Jimma, Addisu, Mwacharo, Joram M., Mueller, Joaquin Pablo, Belay, Berhanu, Solomon, Dawit, Hyera, Emil, Nguluma, Athumani S., Gondwe, Timothy, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…From experiential monitoring and learning, their success depends on the following: 1) identification of the right beneficiaries; 2) clear framework for dissemination of improved genetics and an up/out scaling strategy; 3) institutional arrangements including establishment of breeders’ cooperatives to support functionality and sustainability; 4) capacity development of the different actors on animal husbandry, breeding practices, breeding value estimation and sound financial management; 5) easy to use mobile applications for data collection and management; 6) long-term technical support mainly in data management, analysis and feedback of estimated breeding values from committed and accessible technical staff; 7) complementary services including disease prevention and control, proper feeding, and market linkages for improved genotypes and non-selected counterparts; 8) a system for certification of breeding rams/bucks to ensure quality control; 9) periodic program evaluation and impact assessment; and 10) flexibility in the implementation of the programs. …”
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How to succeed in implementing community-based breeding programs: Lessons from the field in Eastern and Southern Africa by Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye, Rekik, Mourad, Abebe, A., Abate, Z., Jimma, A., Mwacharo, Joram M., Mueller, J., Belay, B., Solomon, Dawit, Hyera, E., Nguluma, A.S., Gondwe, T., Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

“…From experiential monitoring and learning, their success depends on the following: 1) identification of the right beneficiaries; 2) clear framework for dissemination of improved genetics and an up/out scaling strategy; 3) institutional arrangements including establishment of breeders’ cooperatives to support functionality and sustainability; 4) capacity development of the different actors on animal husbandry, breeding practices, breeding value estimation and sound financial management; 5) easy to use mobile applications for data collection and management; 6) long-term technical support mainly in data management, analysis and feedback of estimated breeding values from committed and accessible technical staff; 7) complementary services including disease prevention and control, proper feeding, and market linkages for improved genotypes and non-selected counterparts; 8) a system for certification of breeding rams/bucks to ensure quality control; 9) periodic program evaluation and impact assessment; and 10) flexibility in the implementation of the programs.…”
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Thoughts on the Need for Capacity Building for implementing Food and Nutrition Security Programs with Special Reference to Information, Communication Technologies by Thompson, Lorraine

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Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships by Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Sperling, L., Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel, Buruchara, Robin Arani

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Institutional and financial considerations for self-managed irrigated agriculture in West Africa: examples from Burkina Faso and Niger by Sally, Hilmy

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Methods and strategies for cassava technology transfer in China by Lin, Xiong, Li, Kaimian

“…Recently, a national cassava cooperation network, led by research institutes, has been established with the objective of introducing, propagating, demonstrating and testing of promising breeding lines in regional trials. …”
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Innovación organizativa y turismo rural. La construcción de una red en el centro sur de la Provincia de Buenos Aires by Colonnella, Julieta Marina, Fernández Chaves, Ana Marí, Guastavino, Marina, Haag, Maria Isabel, Monje, Marina, Quintero, Patricia Bibiana, Schwerdt, Susana Andrea

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FTA and PIM research informs the renewal of community forest concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (Guatemala) by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

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