Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Determinants of Farmers’ Adoption Decisions in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Agriculture is a sector that is very vulnerable to the effects of climate change while contributing to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere.
Improving phosphorus acquisition efficiency through modification of root growth responses to phosphate starvation in legumes
Phosphorus (P) is one of the essential macronutrients for plant growth and development, and it is an integral part of the major organic components, including nucleic acids, proteins and phospholipids. Although total P is abundant in most soils, a large amount of P is not easily absorbed by plants.
Landscape management innovations in Ghana by CGIAR and IWMI
Most social-ecological landscapes are under threat due to poor resource management compounded by the impacts of climate change. The international Water Management Institute (IWMI) employs an inclusive landscape management approach for scaling innovations to transform food systems in degraded landscapes.
The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia
Introduction: Previous research has shown increased productivity amongst sown grass pastures compared to native savanna pastures by year-round grazing for fattening of adult and young Brahman (Bos indicus)-bred cattle in the well-drained native savanna ecosystem of the Colombian OrinoquÃa.
Seeds that give revisited: Participatory plant breeding and rural revitilization
In 2003, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada published “Seed that give. Participatory plant breeding,†synthesizing the achievements and lessons learned of the first 10 (pioneering) years of participatory plant breeding (PPB), a concept first tabled at an international workshop in Wageningen, the Netherlands, in 1994.
Benefits of selected land management practices on ecosystem services: case studies in four watersheds of Ethiopia
Participatory action research, social networks, and gender influence soil fertility management in Tanzania
Transformation of knowledge systems and fostering learning among smallholder farmers such as through participatory action research (PAR) is key to agricultural growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate how PAR influences uptake/use of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) while accounting for gendered, bonding and bridging social capital.
The importance of functional diversity in regulating forage biomass and nutrition: evidence from mowing in semi-arid grasslands
Influence of rangeland protection and seasonal grazing on aboveground vegetation, forage quality and weight gain of small ruminants — a study in Thar Desert, Pakistan
The Thar Desert, Sindh, Pakistan is characterized by low productivity. Besides, economy is based on agriculture, livestock and mining, nevertheless, livestock graze freely on public and private land. The aim of this research was to determine biomass production and to evaluate the effects of continuous and seasonal grazing on protected and unprotected plots.
Opportunities to quantify resilience of dairy cattle to environmental stressors in Sub-Saharan Africa
Manuals and protocols for conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity
This document presents nine manuals and protocols for the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. The manuals and protocols included target a variety of trainees and end-users, including extensionists, farmers, facilitators and researchers.