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Climate-smart agriculture implementation evidence in Ghana: Supporting scaling strategies for enhanced resilience in Ghana

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December, 2022
Ghana

Agriculture remains crucial to Ghana’s economy, livelihoods and food security, contributing 20.3% of GDP in 2015. However, climate change creates mounting pressures on agricultural productivity and sustainability nationwide. Ghana has experienced rising temperatures, increased variability in rainfall, and more extreme weather events over the past decades.

Evolution and scope of rural and agricultural finance in developing countries: A review

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December, 2022
Kenya

We conducted a scoping review to explore existing rural finance practices and delivery models in
developing countries. The review aimed to examine past and present practices, explore types of
products/services and delivery models, identify knowledge gaps, and propose a framework for

Multilocational trials for improved forages in Kenya

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December, 2022
Kenya

Under Sustainable Animal Productivity, one of the CGIAR initiatives, use of improved forages is key towards increased ruminant productivity. Given the diverse ecologies, matching species/cultivars with suitable agroecological zone is better done through multilocational trials. In addition to increasing productivity, forages confer additional co-benefits including ecosystem services e.g.

Responsible Digital Transformation in Agri-Food Systems: A toolbox to practically address key identified challenges

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December, 2022
United States of America

The dynamic digitalization of agri-food systems has generated a call for a Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approach, emphasizing ethical and sustainable technology adoption. Existing RRI frameworks prioritize fair benefits distribution, data privacy, and stakeholder engagement, aiming for transparent governance and proactive risk management.

Characterizing farm households in Surkhet, Western Nepal, through a quantitative farming systems typology

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December, 2022
Global

The Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems (SIMFS) is a CGIAR initiative. This initiative ‘aims to provide equitable, transformative pathways for improved livelihoods of actors in mixed farming systems through sustainable intensification within target agroecological and socioeconomic settings.

Participatory mapping of livestock routes and resources in southern woredas of Oromia and Somali regions, southern Ethiopia

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December, 2022
Ethiopia

Pastoralism is a way of life and livelihood strategy for millions of people around the world and it is characterized by mobility. In Ethiopia, pastoralism is an important means of livelihood for more than four million people, with most pastoralists living in the Somali, Afar, Oromia and Southern Nations regions.

Adoption levels, barriers, and incentive mechanisms for scaling integrated rice-fish system and alternate wetting and drying in Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria

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December, 2022
Nigeria

This study employed a participatory approach to assess the perceived adoption levels, barriers, and incentive mechanisms for the widespread implementation of the alternate wetting and drying irrigation method and integrated rice-fish system. The findings revealed that the current perceived adoption rates for both technologies were low, ranging from 10 to 15%.