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CRP Dryland Systems - ICRISAT - 2015 Technical and Financial Report - Final
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 ...
Desert farmers on the path to economic self-reliance
Eight villages in Rajasthan are quickly moving towards economic self-reliance through herbs production and turning into a role model for others, thanks to the government’s integrated agriculture project which has rekindled ...
Farmers in Central Mozambique taste success using an Open Innovation Platform approach
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 ...
Analyze drivers for sustainable management of CPRs
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 ...
Innovation Platform and Convergence
Innovation Platform meeting of stakeholders of CRP-DS project of Vijayapura centre was organized on 17th April, 2015. Pre-season planning interaction meetings with farmers, stakeholder institutions and stakeholder NGO was ...
Drylands and Mission Critical Research Areas for the CGIAR. A report to the CGIAR Fund Council from the Dryland Systems Task Force.
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 ...
CRP-DS Innovation Platforms: Effective convergence for out-scaling and larger impacts
In the Dryland Systems CRP, one of the strategies is to establish the innovation platform (IP) for scaling-up the systems research to ensure impact on larger scale by providing holistic solutions. In this regard, an ...
Gender inclusive capacity strengthening of individuals, community and institutions on knowledge gaps and promising technologies
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 ...
Intensificação sustentável da agricultura do sector familiar na região centro de Moçambique: Os Benefícios de uma melhor integração da agricultura e pecuária
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 ...
Co-designing the transitions towards integrated market oriented mixed farming systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe
poverty trap. These barriers include low soil fertility, variable climates, weak knowledge support, and lack of markets. Conventional technical options are insufficient to improve smallholder livelihoods. Given the diversity ...