Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
TAP partner
Acronym:
CGIAR
Type of Organization:
Agricultural Research Organization
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CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.
Areas of activity:
research and development
Focus of Capacity Development:
Individual
Organizational
Institutional
Resources from this Organisation
Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender- and age-biased land tenure systems
This presentation addresses the topic of sustainable agricultural intensification and gender- and age-biased land tenure systems in Africa.
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2019Author(s):
Fischer G.Darkwah, A.Kamoto, J.Kampanje-Phiri, J.- Link to web resource
Making room for manoeuvre: addressing gender norms to strengthen the enabling environment for agricultural innovation
Local gender norms constitute a critical component of the enabling (ordisabling) environment for improved agricultural livelihoods–alongsidepolicies, markets, and other institutional dimensions. Yet, they havebeen largely ignored in agricultural research for development. Thisviewpoint is based...
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2019Author(s):
Badstue L.Elias M.Hamid M.I.Petesch P.Prain G.Datta S.Islam M.M.- Link to web resource
Participatory research (PR) at CIP with potato farming systems in the Andes: evolution and prospects
Participatory Research (PR) at the International Potato Center (CIP) included seven major experiences. (1) Farmer-back-to-farmer in the 1970s pioneered the idea of working with farmers to identify their needs, propose solutions, and explain the underlying scientific concepts. The ideas were of...
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2020Author(s):
Apriyanti I.Thiele G.Gustiawan A.Bentley J.W.- Link to web resource
ILRI Capacity Development Newsletter, Issue 1, February 2020
The issue 1 of the 2020 Capacity Development Newsletter of the International Livestock Research Institute, brings the news regarding short training courses, research and travel grants, fellowships and scholarships as well as all capacity development oportunities lead by the Institute.
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2020Author(s):
International Livestock Research Institute- Link to web resource
ILRI Capacity Development Newsletter, Issue 3, April 2020
The issue 3 of the 2020 Capacity Development Newsletter of the International Livestock Research Institute, brings the news regarding short training courses, research and travel grants, fellowships and scholarships as well as all capacity development oportunities lead by the Institute.
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2020- Link to web resource
Impact of ICT based extension services on dairy production and household welfare: The case of iCow service in Kenya
Smallholder dairy farmers have the challenges of accessing timely and reliable agricultural information, and this limits them from realizing maximum farm output. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a farming extension tool by smallholder farmers has the potential to...
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2020Author(s):
Manyong V.M.Vries J.R.van Paassen A.Segnon A.C.Affognon H.- Link to web resource
Strengthening education, extension and training to accelerate climate resilience and low carbon development in the agriculture sector
The dynamic nature of climate and its impacts on agriculture is rendering most of the existing adaptation and coping strategies unsupportive in many regions. Recent studies on economic sectors (including agriculture) across institutions and 24 counties have established the following: a widened...
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2020Author(s):
Huenchuleo.Pedreros C.- Link to web resource
Accelerating innovation development and scaling processes for agricultural transformation
At the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bali, CCAFS, IFAD and USDA-FAS organized the Side event “Accelerating innovation development and scaling climate-smart agriculture to drive a transformation in food systems”. High-level representatives of > 20 governments,...
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2020Author(s):
Toilier E.Seifu M.H.Cremaschi D.G.Duncan J.- Link to web resource
User-centred design of a digital advisory service: enhancing public agricultural extension for sustainable intensification in Tanzania
Sustainable intensification (SI) is promoted as a rural development paradigm for sub-Saharan Africa. Achieving SI requires smallholder farmers to have access toinformation that is context-specific, increases their decision-making capacities, andadapts to changing environments. Current extension...
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2020Author(s):
Ortiz-Crespo B.Steinke J.Quiros C.F.van de Gevel, J.Daudi H.Mgimiloko M.G.van Etten, J.- Link to web resource
Mejorando la competitividad de la agroindustria rural: El caso de la tunta en el altiplano peruano
El presente estudio se orienta a sistematizar la experiencia de la Alianza Institucional para el Desarrollo Competitivo de la Papa y sus Derivados (de aquí en adelante se le denomina en el texto como Plataforma de Puno), destacando el sector productivo de la tunta, dada la importancia social y...
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2011Author(s):
Fonseca C.Ordinola M.- Link to web resource
Colombia y el CGIAR: Socios en la Investigacion para el Desarrollo
Este documento describes las actividades desarroladas por CGIAR y Colombia que ha servido extremadamente bien como sede para la investigación eco-regional que hace el CIAT y también ha facilitado las transferencias de nuevas tecnologías desde América tropical hasta África al sur del Sahara y el...
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2009Author(s):
Hurtado Bermúdez J.J.Echeverry E.E.Chilito C.- Link to web resource
Autoevaluación facilitada para la Gestión de Empresas Asociativas Rurales. Guia 1
Esta es la primera de 4 guías desarrolladas por la Alianza de Aprendizaje; cada una de ellas correspondiente a uno de los cuatro módulos de capacitación aplicados durante el Ciclo de Aprendizaje 2008 – 2010 de la Alianza Nicaragua, con el fin de fotalecer la gestión empresarial de organizaciones...
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2010Author(s):
Ugarte C.I.Gottret M. V.Junkin R.- Link to web resource