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Protocole pour l'évaluation de la Biodiversité Agricole (ABD) et Alimentaire à Maradi, Niger, Afrique de l'Ouest
This survey protocol for the Focus Group Discussions (FGD) was developed to assess the diversity of nutritious local foods vs imported foods in Niger, West Africa. The aim of the FGD is to retrieve informations upon (a) ...
Niger Focus Group Discussion Data: Dataset
A series of focus group discussions (FGDs) to elicit the local knowledge about the agricultural and wild biodiversity present in the study areas in order to generate: (a) an inventory (list) of all useful plant, and animal ...
Nutrient rich local food diversity in Niger, West Africa: Annual report 2015
In West Africa, many households relied on traditional locally produced foods to reach
household food and nutrition security. With the increased access to market, a number
of imported foods become available to the community ...
Access and use of wild agricultural biodiversity to improve household food security in West African dryland systems
We investigated the relationships between HFS and the livelihood assets in the dryland agricultural systems in Koutiala, Mali. We hypothesized that (i) the ABD rich rural households experienced low food insecurity, and ...
Community typology framed by normative climate for agricultural innovation, empowerment, and poverty reduction
This paper employs the concepts of gender norms and agency to advance understanding of
inclusive agricultural innovation processes and their contributions to empowerment and poverty
reduction at the village level. We present ...
Estimating the Potential Area Adoption of GLDC Crop Cultivars Released in 2018
The CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC) has set aspirational targets to contribute to System-Level Outcomes (SLOs) on reducing poverty, improving food and nutritional security for health ...
Sustainable use and conservation of Vitex doniana Sweet: unlocking the propagation ability using stem cuttings
One of the major constraints for domesticating widely used wild tree
resources by local communities is the lack of adequate propagation techniques.
In the case of Vitex doniana, seed propagation has usually been reported ...
HarvestPlus final Project report on 'Identification and deployment of pVAC-rich plantain varieties'
Plantains (Musa spp. AAB) serve as a staple for millions of people in Africa and is one of the target crops for addressing provitamin A (pVA) deficiency. This project focuses on a food-based intervention against vitamin A ...
Current knowledge and breeding perspectives for the miracle plant Synsepalum dulcificum (Schum. et Thonn.) Daniell
Synsepalum dulcificum, an African native shrub, is a valuable species. All plant parts are of
medicinal importance whereas the fruit known as magic berry, miracle berry, or sweet berry is consumed
fresh. Surprisingly, very ...
Protocol for the Agricultural Biodiversity (ABD) Assessment in Ghana
The biodiversity of plant and animal species both domesticated and wild used for food by humans (referred to here as agricultural biodiversity—ABD) is one of the most important assets for rural households, particularly for ...