Este libro describe la actuación del proyecto “Gestión de riesgo de desastres naturales con enfoque de seguridad alimentaria en el departamento de Arequipa”, abreviado como PGRD-COPASA y busca sistematizar los resultados y las conclusiones de modo tal que puedan servir de inspiración para proyectos nuevos o en curso, que trabajan en la misma temática o en un entorno comparable.
Este trabajo busca analizar la contribución de la agrobiodiversidad a la mejora equitativa e inclusiva de los medios de vida y seguridad alimentaria.
Se trata de un boletín elaborado en el marco del Programa Regional de Investigación e Innovación por Cadenas de Valor Agrícola (PRIICA), el cual detalla información sobre valor agregado en el tomate de Costa Rica
Este estudio apunta a evaluar esta pregunta a través del examen de un caso exitoso de conformación de una cadena productiva de jugos en Paraguay, con la participación de una empresa exportadora. La primera parte del estudio hace consideraciones sobre el debate entre comercio y pobreza en la literatura, al mismo tiempo de analizar brevemente la estructura productiva del Paraguay y sus niveles de pobreza, para luego indicar las principales hipótesis de la investigación.
This publication describes the activities carried out in the tripartite event ‘Transforming Nutrition-Sensitive Value Chain Development in the Pacific Islands.” It was implemented by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) in collaboration with MORDI Tonga Trust, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO). The document starts discussing the main events and field trips that were realized after talk about the lessons learned and in the end brings some case studies and sucess stories.
The objective of this paper is twofold. First, using a three rounds panel data of 7110 households, was investigate the adoption decisions and the complementarities among the four labor-intensive technologies (agricultural extension service, irrigation, soil conservation and planting seeds in a row) and a comprehensive use of four modern inputs (improved seed variates, inorganic fertilizer, pesticides, organic fertilizer) which have been frequently adopted by smallholder farmers.
This paper discusses the key components of the technical and institutional innovations developed to address this food and nutrition security concern in Zambia using locally bred varieties registered with the Seed Control and Certification Institute (SCCI). The institutional collaborations arising from this Innovation Platform has brought together various organizations/institutions in the innovation process and led to the capture of up to 5% of the market share.
This situation analysis report provides a snapshot of the regional and subregional policies and frameworks that support biofortification and the organizations implementing various nutrition- sensitive initiatives. The report identifies some ongoing initiatives that are relevant to the The Building Nutritious Food Baskets (BNFB) Project mandate and that can be aligned to its activities to facilitate its starting up and scaling up. The report recommends the key actions necessary to facilitate increased investment in and scaling up of biofortified crops in sub-Saharan Africa.
This report is divided in 3 studies that acess the status of the agricultural innovation in Ethiopia.
This brief describes the activities carried out by the International Fund for Agricultural Development in order to erradicate poverty in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Describes the projects that aims to enhance the food security and nutrition in the country and the IFAD's strategy for reaching this goal