This book documents a unique series of 19 case studies where agricultural biotechnologies were used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries. They cover different regions, production systems, species and underlying socio-economic conditions in the crop (seven case studies), livestock (seven) and aquaculture/fisheries (five) sectors. Most of the case studies involve a single crop, livestock or fish species and a single biotechnology.
Policy processes are formal and informal negotiations in which heterogeneous groups of stakeholders seek to influence policy agenda setting and the development and implementation of policy. Innovation platforms can help balance the vested interests of market actors, civil society and other stakeholders to support policy processes. They can bring together different types of expertise, experience and interests, and facilitate learning between policymakers and market and civil society actors to develop negotiated and implementable policies and regulations.
With a large proportion of sub-Saharan African countries’ GDP still heavily reliant on agriculture, global trends in agri-food business are having an increasing impact on African countries. South Africa, a leader in agribusiness on the continent, has a well-established agri-food sector that is facing increasing pressure from various social and environmental sources. This paper uses interview data with corporate executives from South African food businesses to explore how they are adapting to the dual pressures of environmental change and globalisation.
This report describes the 2012 NAIS Assessment was piloted in 4 countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire, open-ended interview questions, and data mining of secondary sources. A team led by a national coordinator took charge of data collection from various partner organizations in each country.
Grants for agricultural innovation are common but grant funds specifically targeted to smallholder farmers remain relatively rare. Nevertheless, they are receiving increasing recognition as a promising venue for agricultural innovation. They stimulate smallholders to experiment with improved practices, to become proactive and to engage with research and extension providers. The systematic review covered three modalities of disbursing these grants to smallholder farmers and their organisations: vouchers, competitive grants and farmer-led innovation support funds.
This report details the results of the Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of the Sustainable Nutrition and Agriculture Promotion (SNAP) program in Sierra Leone. This is a five-year USAID Food for Peace (FFP) Multi-Year Assistance Program. The overall goal of SNAP is to reduce food insecurity and increase resiliency among the most food insecure and vulnerable rural populations.
La reciente y continua volatilidad en los precios de los alimentos ha hecho tomar conciencia de la importancia de la Agricultura Urbana y Periurbana (AUP) como un importante recurso de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, tanto en términos del suministro de alimentos, como de generación de empleo e ingresos para la población de bajos recursos y por su contribución al equilibrio del desarrollo nacional y a un ambiente urbano más vivible.
El objetivo de este trabajo es Identificar los principales cambios en las fincas ganaderas de las familias que participaron en las escuelas de campo establecidas en la región trifinio.
Este manual aglutina una serie de experiencias desarrolladas por el proyecto y presenta, de manera objetiva y clara, los procesos metodológicos para cada una de las opciones descritas. Cada alternativa agroecológica se ha estructurado en una ficha informativa de fácil comprensión y aplicación en campo. Se espera que este material sea aprovechado por las comunidades rurales del trópico americano, por productores y productoras, estudiantes y académicos del agro, en pro de un ambiente más sano y una inocuidad más tangible de los productos agrícolas provenientes de las áreas de producción
Este documento resume las actividades desarrolladas durante el Foro “Experiencia de Investigación Agrícola para el Desarrollo: las Escuelas de Campo (ECAS)-Una Apuesta Innovadora hacia la Investigación Acción Participativa del Programa Agroambiental Mesoamericano (MAP) en la Región Trifinio” celebrado en San Ignacio, Chalatenango (El Salvador) entre el 25 y el 27 de octubre, 2011.