Diversity, use and production of farmers’ varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae) in southwestern and northeastern Ethiopia
Legumes are a critical component of many agricultural systems and a major contributor to global food systems. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most widely grown legume crop in Ethiopia. It is an important source of food, income, and soil fertility management in southwestern (SW) and northeastern (NE) Ethiopia, and used as medicine, fodder, and honeybee forage in the NE.
Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 4-2: Rangeland Management and the 2016 Community Land Act.
The diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: stakeholder analysis using Net-Map
Small-scale irrigation (SSI) provides great benefits to farmers in terms of increased yields and profits, better food and nutrition security and greater resilience to climate shocks. Ethiopia has high potential for expanding SSI and has invested considerably in this area in recent years. Despite these investments, several challenges to further expansion of irrigation technologies remain.
Inspired regional government in Ethiopia to fund dam building for drinking water and its watershed management using CSA options
The Alliance and its partners inspired the government in Ethiopia to start constructing a drinking water dam for the people of Mekaneselam. Our detailed report investigating the various water harvesting options and suggestions for a suitable location has led to a decision to invest hundreds of millions.
Research investments in institutional innovations: The case of rangeland governance in Tunisia. Summary of a Webinar, 9 July 2020
Research investments in institutional innovations: The case of rangeland governance in Tunisia. Summary of a Webinar, 9 July 2020
Research investments in institutional innovations: The case of rangeland governance in Tunisia―Ongoing rangeland research and outcomes of IFAD-ICARDA-NARS.
Intersecting and dynamic gender rights to néré, a food tree species in Burkina Faso
This study examines women's bundles of rights to exploit the pods of a valuable food-tree species in Burkina Faso, Parkia biglobosa, locally known as néré. In West Africa, néré pods have traditionally been collected and processed by women and sold as soumbala, a highly-valued condiment.
Participatory development of scaling plan as a part of low emission roadmap in rice production of Mekong River Delta
This paper presents an engagement study that focuses on a provincial low emission roadmap in rice production.
Participatory seed exchange (PSE): A community based mechanism for promoting access to seeds
Participatory Seed Exchange (PSE) is a low cost, simple and effective community-based mechanism for improving farmers' access to locally adapted seeds and planting materials which promotes farmer led on-farm conservation and utilization of the agrobiodiversity by exchanging available Agricultural Plant Genetic Resource (APGR) within the community (Shrestha et al 2013, Gautam et al 2017, Sth