Who does what and why? Intra-household roles and explanatory models for sourcing soybean seed from the formal sector in Malawi
This study asks whether there is utility in knowing who sources soybean seed within the household and why when explaining variation in seed obtained from the formal versus informal sector. Survey data collected in Malawi in 2018 were used to explore the question.
Upper canopy tree crown architecture and its implications for shade in cocoa agroforestry systems in the western region of Ghana
everal studies have been conducted on shaded cocoa systems, but few of these have examined species-specific crown architecture of upper canopy trees and its influence on shade provision in cocoa agroforestry systems.
The intricate path of forage technologies in Colombia: An institutional analysis
To increase the productivity of tropical cattle systems and at the same time mitigate the environmental impacts of the cattle sector, a strategy of improving the quality and availability of cattle feed has been implemented through substantial improvements in forage germplasm (Herrero et al., 2013; Gerber et al., 2013; Peters et al., 2012).
User evaluation of Maize-Nutrient-Manager application & advice provision, 2020-21 season
This user evaluation report focuses on extension workers’ experiences with using the Maize- Nutrient-Manager (MNM) mobile phone application for field-specific advice provision in the period November 2020 to January 2021.
Adoption of CSA practices in Nyando basin, western Kenya: NWO-CCAFS research project: Using climate-smart financial diaries for scaling in the Nyando basin, Kenya
Since 2012 the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been piloting the Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) approach in East Africa, including the Nyando basin of western Kenya, introducing a wide range of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices.
The Future of Small Farms: Innovations for Inclusive Transformation
By 2050, the United Nations projects that 68 percent of the world population will live in cities (UN DESA 2019). However, with continuous population growth, the number of people living in rural areas of many low- and low-middle-income countries (LMICs) will continue to rise.
Perspectives on reducing the national milk deficit and accelerating the transition to a sustainable dairy value chain in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean dairy industry is massively underperforming, as evidenced by a reduction in milk yield from 262 million liters in 1990 to <37 million liters in 2009 and a steady but slow increase to 82 million liters in 2021. The current demand for milk in Zimbabwe stands at 130 million liters, and there is a national capacity for processing 400 million liters per annum.
Climate Security Nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean: Venezuela and Colombia
The climate crisis is having a significant detrimental influence on livelihoods in developing countries.
National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation - Proposal
Does investment in palm oil trade alleviate smallholders from poverty in Africa? Investigating profitability from a biodiversity hotspot, Cameroon
In this study we investigate whether the increasing investment in smallholder oil palm plantations that contributes to deforestation is motivated by financial gains or other factors.