Assessment of the ability of formal seed companies to produce and distribute forage seeds in Uganda
The information below was obtained through a survey carried out by a face to face interview using a questionnaire that was prepared to analyze the forage seed production and supply system in Uganda.
Payments for conservation of animal genetic resources in agriculture: One size fits all?
Maintaining minimum population sizes for local livestock breeds is a key goal in the conservation of animal genetic resources. As markets and livestock production systems have tended to favour a narrow base of high-output improved breeds, countries have had to use financial and other incentives to motivate breeders to keep local breeds.
Identification of suitable sustainable agricultural intensification options for the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia: Developing a multidisciplinary methodology for the Meki sub-basin
Ethiopia has ambitious plans of expanding irrigation throughout the country to feed the growing population (FDRE 2011; NPC 2016). Due to population growth, landscapes in Ethiopia are facing increasing pressure from agriculture (e.g., Desta et al. 2020). The promotion of irrigation using shallow groundwater (Gowing et al. 2020; Tilahun et al.
Annual Report of AsiaBlight-China in 2021 and Workplan for 2022
The AsiaBlight Network operates and works replying on CCCAP’s arrangement. which is an open and inclusive non-profit cooperation and exchange platform composed of scientists, entrepreneurs, growers, agricultural technology extension workers and administrative decision-makers committed to solving the problem of late blight in the Asia Pacific region.
Examining social accountability tools in the water sector: a case study from Nepal
Enhancing accountability has become an important objective of the governance reforms over the past two decades. Yet, only a few studies have explored the use of social accountability tools in the water sector in particular. This report aims to fill this gap, based on a case study of a donor-funded water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Nepal.
A guide to standardized methods of analysis for soil, water, plant, and fertilizer resources for data documentation and sharing in Ethiopia
This guide is intended to serve as standard reference source for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, documenting, and sharing data on soil, plant, water, and fertilizer resources.
Forests, farms, and fallows: The dynamics of tree cover transition in the southern part of the uluguru mountains, Tanzania
Forests and woodlands remain under threat in tropical Africa due to excessive exploitation and inadequate management interventions, and the isolated success stories of tree retention and tree cover transition on African agricultural land are less well documented.
Building financial resilience in pastoral communities in Africa: Lessons learned from implementing the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP)
The role of open data in evidencing and limiting political interference in public input distribution in Guatemala
Input subsidies are a popular redistributive policy measure in many developing countries to support climate change adaptation through yield stabilization and food security in a small-farm context. Nevertheless, the evidence of the effectiveness of the programs is mixed. One main point of critique is that these programs are vulnerable to political interference leading to misuse.
Anticipatory climate governance in Southeast Asia
This report presents the RE-IMAGINE research in one of its four regions: Southeast Asia. RE-IMAGINE builds on climate foresight expertise of the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Program and analyses the role of foresight in climate governance across the globe. Anticipating the possible impacts of climate change has become a key global focus.
Uptake of Joint Village Land Use Planning (JVLUP) by the Government of Tanzania
In 2021 the Government of Tanzania released a revised edition of their manual for participatory village land use planning. The manual includes and promotes the joint village land use planning (JVLUP) approach, which ILRI has been supporting the government to develop and pilot.