This internal document summarizes the mission report to India in relation to the Annual Planning Workshop of the Afghanistan Projects, 31 March – 5 April, 2016 and Biometrics and Statistics Technical Backstopping

This working paper is a synthesis of experiences gained from studies carried out in Egypt, Ethiopia and Pakistan in 2011/12. The main purpose is to analyse the issues that arise in variety release and to make recommendations ...

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 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.

Drylands occupy 41% of global land surface and are inhabited by more than 2.5 billion people, living mainly in developing countries with about 16% living in chronic poverty. Shockingly 42% of children less than 5 years of ...

The International livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has commissioned a set of case studies as part of efforts to develop deeper understanding of NRM management in Africa’s drylands and contribute to a typology of ...

It is been observed that local level commons “are embedded in a multi-level world” in which resource boundaries and social boundaries rarely coincide. Resources under common property tenure exist side by side with resources ...

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 rural communities of the Chinyanja Triangle are considered among some of the poorest in the world and lack access to food for 3 to 4 months per year due to the rainfall variability manifested in drought or floods. ...

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 ...