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6.3 million euros were allocated to increase the adoption of silvopastoral systems and sustainable technologies in the Colombian Amazon region

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2020
Global

Within the framework of the Development Programs with a Territorial Approach (PDET) Routes for Stabilization, program of the European Fund for Peace, 6.3 million euros in financing was obtained. The livestock component will benefit 370 production units (farms), 560 hectares and 540 mainly small and medium-sized producers.

Development and scaling of mobile seed cleaning technology to improve forage seed quality and generate income for farmer groups in Tunisia

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December, 2020
Tunisia

Many CGIAR centers are developing forage crops, but seed quality declines once farmers reproduce the seeds for planting. With this simple mobile seed cleaning and treatment unit, seed quality and production capacity can be maintained sustainably.

Sustainability of Village Tank Cascade Systems of Sri Lanka: Exploring cascade anatomy and socio-ecological nexus for ecological restoration planning

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December, 2020
Sri Lanka

Village Tank Cascade Systems (VTCSs) in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka have evolved as sustainable ecosystems through human interventions to ensure water availability and other services for people and their environs during the last few millennia.

Perceived social norms and agripreneurial intention among youths in eastern DRC

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2020
Global

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country with a high agricultural productivity potential; however, the agribusiness sector remains unattractive to youths. This study examined the extent to which perceived social norms and psychological capital affect youths’ intentions to pursue agribusiness opportunities in the Eastern DRC. Data was collected on a sample of 600 youths.

Enhancing synergies between gender equality and biodiversity, climate, and land degradation neutrality goals: Lessons from gender-responsive nature-based approaches

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December, 2020
Global

Land- and nature-based approaches in the agroforestry and forestry sectors provide a unique opportunity to generate win-wins against the interrelated environmental crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation. Harnessing synergies among these environmental goals, reflected in the Rio Conventions, critically hinges on land-use decisions, which are influenced

Ecological status as the basis for the holistic environmental flow assessment of a tropical highland river in Ethiopia

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December, 2020
Ethiopia

There is an increasing need globally to establish relationships among flow, ecology, and livelihoods to make informed decisions about environmental flows. This paper aimed to establish the ecological foundation for a holistic environmental flow assessment method in the Gumara River that flows into Lake Tana in Ethiopia and the Blue Nile River.

Webinar report: Potato Seed Production Technology in Southeast Asia – with special focus on Vietnam and Philippines

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December, 2020
Philippines

Consumption of potatoes and potato products is growing rapidly in Southeast Asia. There are significant opportunities for improved potato production and utilization of technologies in this part of the world to address poverty, food security, and environmental degradation. Potato production is also a highly profitable activity.

Gender-responsive participatory variety selection in Kenya: Implications for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding in Kenya

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December, 2020
Kenya

Participatory variety selection (PVS) is the selection of new varieties among fixed lines by farmers under different target environments. It is increasingly being used to select and promote new crop breeding materials in most African countries.

Funding Agricultural Innovation for the Global South: Does it Promote Sustainable Agricultural Intensification?

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December, 2020
Sri Lanka

This study, carried out in 2020-21 by Dalberg Advisors Asia (relying on secondary and primary funding data, modeling, and expert discussions), answers some of these key questions. The study covers four key categories of funders – (i) Global South Governments (domestic funding), (ii) Development Partners, (iii) Private Companies, and (iv) Private Equity/Venture Capital (PE/VC) funds.