Перейти к основному содержанию

page search

Displaying 3781 - 3792 of 8063

Farmscape composition and livelihood sustainability in deforested landscapes of Colombian Amazonia

LandLibrary Resource
декабря, 2019
Global

In this article, we operationalized a sustainability framing based on the Sustainable Rural Livelihood Resources Framework (SLF), which consists of five capitals—human, physical, social,
financial, and natural. We proposed a sustainability index (SI) for two landscapes dominated by two agricultural systems: cattle ranching and small-scale family agriculture. Farm variables within

Moving towards a palm oil value chain that contributes to the conservation of forests and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

LandLibrary Resource
декабря, 2019
Colombia

The report "Towards an oil palm chain that contributes to the conservation of forests and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: Current status, opportunities with a value chain approach and action plan" presents an input for the development of an environmentally sustainable oil palm chain in the Ucayali region.

The impact of CGIAR centre research on use of planted forages by tropical smallholders

LandLibrary Resource
декабря, 2019
Kenya

This chapter provides information on the common problems faced by livestock farmers in Africa and Asia, such as insufficient availability of high-quality feed, declines in grazing resources in response to the expansion of cultivated land and poor control over grazing rights, among others.

Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research

LandLibrary Resource
декабря, 2019
United Kingdom

Malnutrition linked to poor quality diets affects at least 2 billion people. Forests, as well as agricultural systems linked to trees, are key sources of dietary diversity in rural settings. In the present article, we develop conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics within the rural tropics.

Underutilized crops in the livelihoods, diets, and adaptation practices of Gond farmers in Eastern Madhya Pradesh, India: Baseline results from the programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poo...

LandLibrary Resource
декабря, 2019
India

The programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poor to manage risk” funded by IFAD and the European Union from 2015 to 2018 aims to strengthen the capacities of farmers to manage risks associated with climate change, poor nutrition status, and economic disempowerment through agrobiodiversity-based solutions.

The impact of ILRI research on gender

LandLibrary Resource
декабря, 2019
Kenya

This chapter discusses the evolution of gender research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessors, and in the context of CGIAR. It then reviews the impact of ILRI's gender research in a number of areas including development, science, capacity and policy.