There is a considerable shortage of improved seed in Ethiopia. Despite good reasons to invest in this market, private sector investments are not occurring. Using an institutional economics theoretical framework, this chapter analyzes the formal Ethiopian seed system and identifies transaction costs to find potential starting points for institutional innovations.
The generation of innovations has traditionally been attributed to research organizations and the farmer’s own potential for the development of innovative solutions has largely been neglected. In this chapter, we explore the innovativeness of farmers in Upper East Ghana. To this end, we employ farmer innovation contests for the identification of local innovations. Awards such as motorcycles function as an incentive for farmers to share innovations and develop new practices.
Citizen science is the involvement of citizens, such as farmers, in the research process. Citizen science has become increasingly popular recently, supported by the proliferation of mobile communication technologies such as smartphones. However, citizen science methodologies have not yet been widely adopted in agricultural research. Here, was conducted an online survey with 57 British and French farmers in 2014.
The purpose of this publication (part of the FAO series on sustainable food value chain development) is to facilitate the systematic integration of gender equality dimensions into value chain development programmes and projects. It raises awareness on gender inequalities and discusses the importance of addressing these dimensions in value chain development, while also building a common approach for work on gender-sensitive value chain development.
Este libro está dirigido a todos aquellos interesados en la innovación como fenómeno sistémico. El marco teórico general es el de los siste-mas de innovación, dada su capacidad de explicación de un fenómeno complejo, su centralidad en el diseño de políticas y –como se verá a lo largo del libro– su potencial para discutir los problemas del desarrollo. Este libro no pretende ser un manual, en el sentido que se presentarán elementos centrales y constitutivos del enfoque y relaciones de causas y consecuencias.
En el marco del convenio 4600004063 “Fortalecimiento Institucional de las entidades que prestan el servicio de asistencia técnica municipal en la transferencia de tecnología y extensión agropecuaria en el Departamento de Antioquia”, realizado entre la Secretaria de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural del departamento de Antioquia y la Universidad de Antioquia, el cual tuvo como finalidad el fortalecimiento de la Asistencia Técnica Directa Rural en el departamento durante el segundo semestre del año 2015; se realizó un proceso de capacitación orientado al fortalecimiento de técnicos y líderes rur
This study was undertaken to assess the utility of remotely sensed net primary productivity (NPP) data to measure agricultural sustainability by applying a new methodology that captures spatial variability and trends in total NPP and in NPP removed at harvest. The sustainable intensification of agriculture is widely promoted as a means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transitioning toward a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive agriculture, particularity in fragile environments.
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The association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household-level dietary diversity indicators calculated from 7d food consumption recalls. Herein, this association is revisited with individual-level 24 h recall data. The robustness of the results is tested by comparing household- and individual-level estimates. The role of other factors that may influence dietary diversity, such as market access and agricultural technology, is also analysed.
La Secretaria de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural del Departamento de Antioquia y la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad de Antioquia, realizaron un proceso de capacitación en el marco del convenio 4600004063 “Fortalecimiento Institucional de las entidades que prestan el servicio de asistencia técnica municipal en la transferencia de tecnología y extensión agropecuaria en el Departamento de Antioquia”, el cual tuvo como finalidad el fortalecimiento de la Asistencia Técnica Directa Rural en el departamento durante el segundo semestre del año 2015.
On observe depuis les années 2000 la volonté des acteurs de la sécurité alimentaire de rapprocher résilience et sécurité alimentaire. Ce rapprochement n’apparaît cependant pas si évident au vu de la diversité d’éléments de langages utilisés pour les associer. Cet article vise donc à faire un état des lieux de l’association de ces notions, voire de leur intégration mutuelle. L’application de la résilience à la sécurité alimentaire met-elle en avant les mêmes dimensions que lorsqu’elle est appliquée aux systèmes socioécologiques ? Y aurait-il ainsi plusieurs concepts de résilience ?