The aim of the study was to strengthen the capacities of the farmers in a participatory process to adapt to climate change. It was assumed that an innovation platform could support generation and exchange of knowledge on climate change, exchange and identification and implementation of options for adaptation tailored to local needs by the participating farmers
This presentation addresses the topic of sustainable agricultural intensification and gender- and age-biased land tenure systems in Africa.
Cet article analyse les conditions d’accès aux connaissances dans l’univers des politiques publiques agricoles et leurs conséquences en termes de verrouillage technologique sur des solutions techniques dépendantes de l’usage de pesticides. À partir de l’identification des réseaux d’action publique impliqués dans le développement de l’Agriculture de conservation (AC), il montre une situation d’inégalité entre acteurs pour l’accès aux ressources permettant de développer des techniques innovantes.
This document is accompanyng the volume Public Agricultural Research in an Era of Transformation: The Challenge of Agri-Food System Innovation (available in TAPipedia here), which provides some of the groundwork in answering the question of how the CGIAR system and other public agricultural research organisations should adapt and respond to an era of transformation framed by the SDGs.