Inclusive participatory approaches: A facilitator’s guide
In community engagement and participatory processes, facilitators must make intentional efforts and adopt inclusive strategies to include marginalized and frequently overlooked groups. Yet, there is a lack of guidance on how to inclusively facilitate participatory processes.
Access to land for women’s empowerment: The case of Basona Werana Woreda, North Showa, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
There was inequality between women and men-headed households on landholding in Amhara
region, so this study was conducted to examine access to land for women’s empowerment in
Basona Werana Woreda, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. The specific objectives
include assess the status of women’s access to land, identify factors that affect access to land of
Experience capitalization of Gudoberet- and Hosanna-Jawe landscape restoration process in Ethiopia
This study was undertaken in the Gudoberet- and Jawe landscapes located in Amhara and SNNP regions of Ethiopia, respectively. Experience Capitalization (EC) process approach was used to capture a wide range of experiences related to landscape restoration project in Gudoberet- and Jawe landscapes.
Institutional bricolage and the (re)shaping of communal land tenure arrangements: two contrasting cases in upland and lowland northeastern Laos
This article examines the factors shaping communal land tenure and livelihood practices in two villages in Houaphan province, Northeastern Laos. It employs the concept of institutional bricolage to show how local actors combine communal tenure, state intervention, donor programs and local power relations to (re)shape formal rules and day-to-day land tenure and livelihood practices.
Water security and groundwater
the concept of water security clarifies how water-resource scarcity impacts at varying geographic scales and on different socio-economic sectors, causing allocation conflicts and environmental risks
• the large natural storage of most groundwater systems offers exceptional drought resilience and is well positioned to enhance water security for a wide range of water users
Status, Management, and Governance of the Communal Grasslands of Ethiopia's Highlands: A Disappearing Asset for Mixed Crop-Livestock Livelihood Systems
There is little documentation about the status, management, and governance of the communal grasslands of Ethiopia's highlands.
Climate & Food Security Monitoring Bulletin
Wet conditions prevailed during December 2020 and January 2021 over the country, however, dry conditions were
also experienced from February to April 2021 in many parts of the country. A considerable amount of rainfall was
received across the country during the North-East monsoon (December 2020 to February 2021), however, it was
Impacts of the land tenure system on sustainable land use in Ethiopia
On Earth, land is the most vital resource from which living things derive their essential necessities. There are many methods for managing and maintaining this vital resource in a sustainable manner, but it is more important to first understand the root cause of malfunctioning land management strategies.
GESI bundle: Climate-Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Economic Participation & Inclusion & Livelihood (CSA-SEPAL Project)
The main goal of the proposed project is to increase food and economic household security among Female Living with HIV (PLHIV), Women-led households, Gender-based Violence Survivors, and Young Women.
Report on data ecosystem mapping: Mapping of agricultural data and data holding institutions
There is a need to overcome systemic bottlenecks to facilitate agri-data management, access, and sharing. Among the possible measures recommended by various studies is the development and establishment of national ag- data hub. Understanding the gaps, needs, constraints, and priorities of partners is essential to co-define contextualized interventions that are timely and useful.
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.