The CRP on dryland systems has adopted innovation platform as the approach to address complex problems that the smallholder farmers are facing. The emphasis is on using a systems approach by bringing together various actors ...

This leaflet illustrates the benefits from better integration of crops and livestock. We describe forage production and draft power animal management as two complementary technologies critical for sustainable intensification ...

The article reports on farmers feedback on what they have learned and changed in their production to market activities, and community cooperation, successes of IP activities, and required interventions to encourage and ...

We explore the relationship between commercialisation and gender for groundnuts in Eastern Province, Zambia, using a mixed methods approach. Women saw themselves as having greater control over groundnuts than other crops, ...

This report describes the developed tool and results from the Marara/Changara IP for communities assessing the influence of the IP on their livelihoods, and on self-organization as one of the critical pillars of resilience.

During January to June 2015, total 30 on site training and visits were organized for farmers and for proper monitoring purpose. Where participation of women has been observed 30 – 40% in meetings, training and several ...

The study was undertaken in three villages in western Rajasthan, India: Govindpura/Jodhpur, Dhok/Barmer, and Damodara/Jaisalmer. The selection of sites was based on community and experts’ consultation, secondary data and ...

The inception workshop was held on the 2nd and 3rd October at the agricultural training center in Tete city.

The research for development efforts at DS sites in India used multi-disciplinary and systems approaches that build on the indigenous coping and adaptation strategies to achieve enhanced resilient and sustainable intensification ...

The report summarizes results and feed back from participatory demonstration plots. The plots were implemented with 30 farmers in Tete and Manica each. The set up of demonstrations and priority crops were selected through ...