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Farmscape composition and livelihood sustainability in deforested landscapes of Colombian Amazonia

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Diciembre, 2019
Global

In this article, we operationalized a sustainability framing based on the Sustainable Rural Livelihood Resources Framework (SLF), which consists of five capitals—human, physical, social,
financial, and natural. We proposed a sustainability index (SI) for two landscapes dominated by two agricultural systems: cattle ranching and small-scale family agriculture. Farm variables within

Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders

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Diciembre, 2019
Ethiopia

Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources.

Climate-smart agriculture is good for business: A framework for establishing the business case for climate-smart agriculture investments

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Diciembre, 2019
Netherlands

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) makes financial sense for businesses. Governments are increasingly holding the private sector responsible for their role in climate change impacts. Extreme weather events are incredibly costly for businesses. This is particularly true in agriculture, which relies heavily on favorable weather conditions.

Moving towards a palm oil value chain that contributes to the conservation of forests and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

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Diciembre, 2019
Colombia

The report "Towards an oil palm chain that contributes to the conservation of forests and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: Current status, opportunities with a value chain approach and action plan" presents an input for the development of an environmentally sustainable oil palm chain in the Ucayali region.

The impact of CGIAR centre research on use of planted forages by tropical smallholders

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Diciembre, 2019
Kenya

This chapter provides information on the common problems faced by livestock farmers in Africa and Asia, such as insufficient availability of high-quality feed, declines in grazing resources in response to the expansion of cultivated land and poor control over grazing rights, among others.

Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research

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Diciembre, 2019
United Kingdom

Malnutrition linked to poor quality diets affects at least 2 billion people. Forests, as well as agricultural systems linked to trees, are key sources of dietary diversity in rural settings. In the present article, we develop conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics within the rural tropics.

Underutilized crops in the livelihoods, diets, and adaptation practices of Gond farmers in Eastern Madhya Pradesh, India: Baseline results from the programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poo...

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Diciembre, 2019
India

The programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poor to manage risk” funded by IFAD and the European Union from 2015 to 2018 aims to strengthen the capacities of farmers to manage risks associated with climate change, poor nutrition status, and economic disempowerment through agrobiodiversity-based solutions.

Gap and opportunity analysis of hydrological monitoring in the Ziway-Shala Sub-basin, Ethiopia

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Diciembre, 2019
Ethiopia

This working paper was prepared under a development and conservation project – Societal Development and Ecosystems Conservation in Sahelian Wetlands (SAWEL) – focusing on improving food security and nutrition in the Sahel region by helping to safeguard wetlands through ecologically sustainable agricultural water management.