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Gender-Responsive Participatory Variety Selection in Kenya: Implications for Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Breeding in Kenya

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Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
Global

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.

The Role of Land Ownership and Non-Farm Livelihoods on Household Food and Nutrition Security in Rural India

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Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
India

South Asia remains the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment with India accounting for 255 million food insecure people. A worsening of child nutritional outcomes has been observed in many Indian states recently and children in rural areas have poorer nutrition compared to those in urban areas.

Women, Land Dispossession And Agricultural Production In South-East Nigeria: An Eco-Feminism Perspective

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December, 2020
Nigeria

The Twenty-first century has witnessed change in the nature, dimension and dynamics of gender role and relationship. An important area of the change is in women rising engagement in agricultural production Sub-Saharan Africa. While women profile in agribusiness has risen, there remains impediments. One of these is the denial of women the right to land ownership through inheritance.

Contribution to the reform of Tunisia's policies for pastoral development and restoration of rangelands

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December, 2020
Tunisia

Since 2017, ICARDA has been facilitating the transition to improved policies for sustainable management of rangelands in Tunisia. PIM-supported methods and approaches on the quantitative assessment of alternative rangeland governance approaches have been used as inputs into the development of the future new pastoral code.