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The project¿s overall objective is to improve the living conditions and climate resilience of rural populations in Burundi¿s central plateau through an integrated land management approach involving the optimal use of natural resources tailored to growing population pressure. The development objective is the sustainable growth of agricultural productivity and production and the diversification of economic opportunities in rural areas. This will be achieved by: (i) strengthening of the capacities and means of production of small-scale farmers;(ii) the adoption of climate-resilient production systems by small-scale farmers;(iii) optimal participatory management of natural resources in the hills; (iv) support for grassroots community organizations, especially cooperatives, through the value-enhancement and marketing of their products; (v) the promotion of economic activities to boost the income of small-scale farmers.

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Poor soil fertility and land degradation result in low production yields and quality for indigenous vegetables in West Africa. This project will address the challenges to improve vegetable production through fertilizer innovations. Increasing vegetable yields and quality This project will build on earlier research funded by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF), a program of IDRC undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. Two earlier projects generated promising results to improve food security in West Africa for poor families. Using innovations developed in this earlier work, researchers will speed up adoption of innovative approaches that will use cost-saving fertilizer micro-dosing and better water management to improve indigenous vegetable production in Nigeria and Benin. The project team will develop, test, and deploy two different models (Innovations Platform and Satellite Dissemination Approach) that will reach and benefit more farmers with sustainable vegetable production and marketing approaches. They will connect women-led cooperatives and youth groups to the private sector and business organizations, directly reaching more than 255,000 households. The team's work will involve further developing commercial seed production, postharvest handling, and value chains. They will also strengthen producer groups. Project leadership A consortium of five universities in Canada, Benin, and Nigeria will lead the project. They will mobilize at least 20 private sector partners and government agencies to build small and medium vegetable and fertilizer businesses. Their work will serve to double the income of approximately one million farmers in West Africa along the vegetable value chain.

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Corporation Transparencia Por Colombia (TpC) will build on work that it began under the previous phase of the project when a beneficial ownership (BO) registry legislation finally pass. During 2022-2025 TpC and GFI will advocate for robust, meaningful implementation of the registry. In preliminary planning conversations, TpC and GFI have identified inter-agency cooperation and international information exchange as two main points for beneficial ownership implementation that will need to be addressed through research and advocacy efforts in 2023-2025. In addition TpC will lead on mapping of corruption risks in the hydrocarbon sector (gas and petroleum, for example) and in developing at least 8 policy recommendations to mitigate risks. El Centro de Alternativas de Desarollo (CEALDES) will leverage previous advocacy experience on environmental protection and natural resource governance. CEALDES will also participate in capacity-building activities organized by GFI related to IFFs, which will allow them to incorporate financial transparency concepts into their advocagrater integrity in natural resources and rade cy work going forward. CEALDES will produce a report on supply chain issues and deforestation drivers (such as cattle ranching, carbon, and/or land leasing) and develop at least 8 policy recommendations to better conserve forest resources. CEALDES will lead on stakeholder engagement efforts, including advocacy engagement with policymakers, private sector, and local communities. CEALDES will support research and advocacy for corporate and land ownership integrity and as well as professional integrity in Colombia.