From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting.
Learn about NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) and how they help develop technology and tools that will support decision-making and steweardship.
Integrating integrated water management (IWM) principles with sanitation marketing principles can help WASH programs better address sustainability and scaling up efforts.
The IITA Cowpea Breeding Unit underwent an assessment of its program using the BPAT tool. The assessment team found that the unit has well-educated scientists, utilizes best practices, and has a multidisciplinary team. However, the assessment also found that the unit's infrastructure could be updated, the size of the breeding program increased, and impact measurement and strategic planning improved. The assessment provides recommendations in these areas to strengthen the cowpea breeding program.
Successes, lessons and challenges from grain legume sourcing, processing and ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Engidu Legesse and Mulugeta Enki (Guts Agro Industry PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) for the ILRI-N2Africa Annual Partners Review and Planning Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 16-17 March 2017
This document summarizes conservation agriculture projects and activities in Zimbabwe. It provides statistics on the increasing adoption of conservation agriculture from 2006 to 2015. While yields have increased for small-scale farmers using conservation agriculture, challenges remain around weed management, crop rotation, and residue management. New projects are working to address these challenges through the introduction of 2-wheel tractors, crop-livestock integration, climate adaptation, and strengthening private sector supply chains. The document outlines the objectives, activities, and emerging issues identified for several conservation agriculture and climate smart agriculture projects in Zimbabwe.
Value Chains: The Participatory Market Chain Approach: from the Andes to Afri...IFSD14
The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) stimulates innovation among actors along agricultural value chains. It builds trust between farmers, intermediaries, processors, retailers, consumers, and research organizations. Over multiple phases, PMCA uses participatory analysis and group work to identify market opportunities and develop new products, technologies, and institutions. It has helped transform native potatoes from a staple crop into value-added products in Andean markets. Lessons show PMCA is most effective when combined with other programs and evolves over time, sparking second and third generation innovations. It has also been adapted successfully in other regions through approaches like Farmer Business Schools in Indonesia.
Mr. Rod Snyder - Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable AgricultureJohn Blue
Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture - Mr. Rod Snyder, President, Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, from the 2016 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), October 5 - 6, 2016, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2016-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
Session 5. AIM Gain Project to Develop Vegetable MarketsAg4HealthNutrition
The document discusses Project B1 which aims to improve dietary diversity and nutrition security in Kenya and Tanzania through increasing production and consumption of fresh and dried vegetables. It will do so through an integrated program involving vegetable improvement, nutrition-sensitive value chains, rural retail hubs, milk fortification, and home fortification. The project will work with various partners including Rijk Zwaan, Rabobank Foundation, GAIN, WUR/CDI, HIVOS, and Africa Bio Medica to strengthen farmers' organizations, improve market access and linkages, develop drying techniques, and boost consumption of nutritious vegetables among low-income consumers.
From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting.
Learn about NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) and how they help develop technology and tools that will support decision-making and steweardship.
Integrating integrated water management (IWM) principles with sanitation marketing principles can help WASH programs better address sustainability and scaling up efforts.
The IITA Cowpea Breeding Unit underwent an assessment of its program using the BPAT tool. The assessment team found that the unit has well-educated scientists, utilizes best practices, and has a multidisciplinary team. However, the assessment also found that the unit's infrastructure could be updated, the size of the breeding program increased, and impact measurement and strategic planning improved. The assessment provides recommendations in these areas to strengthen the cowpea breeding program.
Successes, lessons and challenges from grain legume sourcing, processing and ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Engidu Legesse and Mulugeta Enki (Guts Agro Industry PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) for the ILRI-N2Africa Annual Partners Review and Planning Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 16-17 March 2017
This document summarizes conservation agriculture projects and activities in Zimbabwe. It provides statistics on the increasing adoption of conservation agriculture from 2006 to 2015. While yields have increased for small-scale farmers using conservation agriculture, challenges remain around weed management, crop rotation, and residue management. New projects are working to address these challenges through the introduction of 2-wheel tractors, crop-livestock integration, climate adaptation, and strengthening private sector supply chains. The document outlines the objectives, activities, and emerging issues identified for several conservation agriculture and climate smart agriculture projects in Zimbabwe.
Value Chains: The Participatory Market Chain Approach: from the Andes to Afri...IFSD14
The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) stimulates innovation among actors along agricultural value chains. It builds trust between farmers, intermediaries, processors, retailers, consumers, and research organizations. Over multiple phases, PMCA uses participatory analysis and group work to identify market opportunities and develop new products, technologies, and institutions. It has helped transform native potatoes from a staple crop into value-added products in Andean markets. Lessons show PMCA is most effective when combined with other programs and evolves over time, sparking second and third generation innovations. It has also been adapted successfully in other regions through approaches like Farmer Business Schools in Indonesia.
Mr. Rod Snyder - Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable AgricultureJohn Blue
Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture - Mr. Rod Snyder, President, Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, from the 2016 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), October 5 - 6, 2016, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2016-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
Session 5. AIM Gain Project to Develop Vegetable MarketsAg4HealthNutrition
The document discusses Project B1 which aims to improve dietary diversity and nutrition security in Kenya and Tanzania through increasing production and consumption of fresh and dried vegetables. It will do so through an integrated program involving vegetable improvement, nutrition-sensitive value chains, rural retail hubs, milk fortification, and home fortification. The project will work with various partners including Rijk Zwaan, Rabobank Foundation, GAIN, WUR/CDI, HIVOS, and Africa Bio Medica to strengthen farmers' organizations, improve market access and linkages, develop drying techniques, and boost consumption of nutritious vegetables among low-income consumers.
This document discusses innovative platforms (IPs) and their role in supporting value chain development in Ghana and Burkina Faso. It provides an overview of IPs, comparing them to other multi-stakeholder platforms and outlining some of the challenges to implementing IPs. The document then discusses how action research can help position IPs within multi-stakeholder processes and ensure they facilitate dialogue, learning, and benefit for community stakeholders. Key questions are also posed around measuring IP performance and understanding how context influences their impact and outcomes.
Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition_Ladd and Ruth Campbell_5.7.14CORE Group
1) Integrating agriculture and nutrition requires understanding value chains and coordination between sectors to improve food security and nutrition.
2) Value chain projects focus on increasing incomes through market-based approaches while nutrition projects target immediate needs, but both are needed.
3) A value chain approach includes analyzing markets, designing inclusive projects, implementing with stakeholders, and evaluating to learn and improve integration of agriculture and nutrition.
Enhancing availability of quality forages seeds in Uganda and KenyaILRI
This document discusses a project to address constraints in the forage seed value chain in Uganda and Kenya. The project aims to develop viable business models for forage seed production and marketing, and pilot solutions for quality assurance and use. It evaluates needs, constraints and opportunities in forage seed systems, identifies business models, and pilots mechanisms for seed quality control testing their appropriateness. The goal is to support seed entrepreneurs, influence development initiatives to train producers, and achieve profitable forage seed production and distribution to farmers while using quality control measures.
Blake Lapthorn green breakfast 17 November 2010Blake Morgan
Blake Lapthorn's Climate Change team welcomed Ilan Kruglianskas, Project Manager, Proforest, as its fourth speaker in the fifth series of green breakfasts held in Oxford on 17 November 2010.
This document discusses inputs for sustainable coffee production systems. It outlines several areas for analysis including urban and agricultural transformations, local development dynamics, public policies, and trade integration to support sustainable food systems. It also describes research on geographical indications for coffee, including developing new methodologies for building GI specifications and management structures with local stakeholders. The perspectives section proposes collaborating on geographical indication projects for coffee in Vietnam and other Asian countries, as well as assessing different coffee value chains and certification schemes.
Regulations and Realities for Value-Added Products with Ed Charter and Mike B...acornorganic
The document summarizes a presentation given by Mike Beamish of Beamish Orchard and Ed Charter of BioFoodTech at an ACORN conference on regulations and realities for value-added food products. The presentation covered trends in natural and organic food development, the product development process from concept to market, and Beamish Orchard's experience developing an apple butter product. It also discussed regulatory issues and potential funding sources for new food product development.
Presentation by Dada Bacudo, ASEAN Climate Resilience Network at the webinar "The Paris Agreement, SBSTA and agriculture in 2016: Perspectives for Asia" on 1 March 2016.
Una nueva central eléctrica se creará usando residuos de los bananos, provenientes de las tres compañías bananeras internacionales que operan en la isla, para producir gas metano a través del uso de biodigestores. El metano producirá energía para la misma planta, y también podrá ser utilizado para producir etanol, que podrá mezclarse con la gasolina que llega a la isla, evitando la compra de aditivos costosos, incrementando la seguridad energética de la isla y usando una fuente de producción local de combustibles.
Resultados: menos aditivos importados para combustibles, el aumento de la seguridad energética, el aumento de ingresos para los productores de banano, fertilizantes orgánicos mejorados producidos por el biodigestor, que a su vez elevan el valor de los bananos comercializados por las empresas bananeras, una planta de etanol de bajo costo, la venta de etanol - un combustible más limpio - a la industria del transporte.
Equipo del proyecto: Applied Renewables Caribbean
Patrocinadores: GVEP International y GTZ
Successes, lessons and challenges from inoculant supply chain development in ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Megnot Zecharias and Asnake Beshah (Menagesha Biotech Industry PLC, Addis Ababa) for the ILRI-N2Africa Annual Partners Review and Planning Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 16-17 March 2017
Future research directions for a Maziwa (or Vyakula) Zaidi R4D Program in Tan...ILRI
The document discusses future research directions for a dairy development program in Tanzania called Maziwa Zaidi R4D. It outlines a vision to sustainably develop the dairy value chain by 2023 through an impact pathway approach. Potential long term goals are improving livelihoods and nutrition through milk. Key research questions focus on how dairy technologies can profitably be leveraged by agribusinesses to increase income and nutrition at scale. The research would generate knowledge on opportunities to upscale inclusive and gender-equitable dairy participation models.
Presentation by Dada Bacudo, ASEAN Climate Resilience Network at the webinar "The Paris Agreement, SBSTA and agriculture in 2016: Perspectives for Asia" on 1 March 2016.
ICRAF conducts research in 30 countries around the world on the diverse roles of trees. Their research focuses on livelihood improvement, climate change adaptation and mitigation, land restoration, and partnerships for sustainable development. In Vietnam, ICRAF studies agroforestry systems combining coffee with trees like acacia, teak, and macadamia that provide benefits like increased coffee yields, soil erosion reduction, and early financial returns. Research also examines the drivers of forest conversion to coffee plantations and how to promote more sustainable practices through policies, gender training, and agroforestry systems. ICRAF works to transform lives and landscapes through research on trees.
Presentation by Dr Sara Scherr, CEO and President of EcoAgriculture Partners, at the World Agroforestry Centre Seminar Series on 15 March 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Emerging models to drive rice intensification in West Africa
1) Rice demand is exploding in West Africa due to population growth, but current smallholder systems lack efficiency in production and market access.
2) The Syngenta Foundation aims to integrate smallholders into functioning rice value chains through projects providing access to inputs, equipment, and markets.
3) Example projects in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal involve thousands of smallholders in contract farming and warrantage models with a focus on improved production, post-harvest handling, and market linkages.
SUNRISE 2.0 Case Study: Unilever’s inclusive Black Soy Supply ChainOxfam GB
Unilever developed an inclusive black soybean supply chain in Indonesia to source for its Kecap Bango soy sauce brand. It collaborated with local universities, NGOs, governments and farmers' cooperatives to establish the Farmers Development Program. This program provided training, extension services and guaranteed prices to smallholder farmers to increase productivity, sustainability and livelihoods. Through this program and working with regional commodity traders, Unilever was able to develop a sustainable supply chain and meet its sourcing needs while supporting local smallholder farmers.
Sunrise 2.0 Case Study: Unilever’s Inclusive Tomato Supply Chain in IndiaOxfam GB
1. The case study describes Unilever's inclusive tomato supply chain partnership in India with smallholder farmers, the processor Varun Agro, and Bayer CropScience.
2. The partnership aims to source tomatoes domestically and sustainably through contract farming with smallholders, providing access to training, inputs and fair prices.
3. Key factors in its success include clear strategies and commitments from all partners, transparency, trust-based relationships, and a supportive policy environment from the Government of Maharashtra.
1) A diverse range of agricultural practices and technologies are available to enhance food security, resilience and productivity in a sustainable manner, including laser-assisted precision land leveling, alternate wetting and drying of rice fields, weather-based crop insurance, climate-smart villages, and stress-tolerant rice varieties.
2) These interventions must be tailored to local agro-ecological zones and socio-economic contexts, and require mechanisms for capacity building, technology transfer, and initial funding to ensure adoption and scaling.
3) Many practices can achieve environmental, climate change mitigation, and gender co-benefits when implemented.
This document outlines a project to mainstream climate-smart cocoa in Ghana. The project aims to (1) map climate risk for cocoa regions, (2) develop and test climate-smart agriculture practices along a climate gradient, and (3) integrate suitable practices into extension services and financing models to drive adoption at scale. The project consortium includes CIAT, IITA, Rainforest Alliance, Root Capital, and Sustainable Food Lab. Initial climate change exposure mapping shows cocoa suitability decreasing in northern Ghana by 2050 and increasing in central areas, with some regions more vulnerable than others. The project expects to identify appropriate adaptation strategies and incentives to promote widespread adoption of climate-smart cocoa.
This document summarizes a project to mainstream climate-smart cocoa farming in Ghana. The project aims to identify and promote adaptation practices tailored to different climate impact zones. It will test how extension services and producer organization financing can incentivize the adoption of climate-smart agriculture at scale. The project will also engage stakeholders through multi-stakeholder platforms and seeks to contribute clear guidance on best practices, knowledge of effective incentives, and reduced climate risk for Ghana's cocoa sector through 2019.
This document provides background information on a bean seed workshop held in Malawi in September 2010. The workshop was organized to share experiences on seed systems from various agricultural research projects, with the goal of identifying efficient and sustainable seed systems to improve crop productivity, nutrition, and livelihoods. The specific objectives were to share seed system experiences across projects, understand existing national seed systems, identify suitable system elements that could be scaled up, and design appropriate seed systems for legume crops. The expected outputs included documenting key issues to promote better seed development, stakeholders' perceptions, and a plan to design seed systems addressing various parts of the value chain.
This document discusses innovative platforms (IPs) and their role in supporting value chain development in Ghana and Burkina Faso. It provides an overview of IPs, comparing them to other multi-stakeholder platforms and outlining some of the challenges to implementing IPs. The document then discusses how action research can help position IPs within multi-stakeholder processes and ensure they facilitate dialogue, learning, and benefit for community stakeholders. Key questions are also posed around measuring IP performance and understanding how context influences their impact and outcomes.
Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition_Ladd and Ruth Campbell_5.7.14CORE Group
1) Integrating agriculture and nutrition requires understanding value chains and coordination between sectors to improve food security and nutrition.
2) Value chain projects focus on increasing incomes through market-based approaches while nutrition projects target immediate needs, but both are needed.
3) A value chain approach includes analyzing markets, designing inclusive projects, implementing with stakeholders, and evaluating to learn and improve integration of agriculture and nutrition.
Enhancing availability of quality forages seeds in Uganda and KenyaILRI
This document discusses a project to address constraints in the forage seed value chain in Uganda and Kenya. The project aims to develop viable business models for forage seed production and marketing, and pilot solutions for quality assurance and use. It evaluates needs, constraints and opportunities in forage seed systems, identifies business models, and pilots mechanisms for seed quality control testing their appropriateness. The goal is to support seed entrepreneurs, influence development initiatives to train producers, and achieve profitable forage seed production and distribution to farmers while using quality control measures.
Blake Lapthorn green breakfast 17 November 2010Blake Morgan
Blake Lapthorn's Climate Change team welcomed Ilan Kruglianskas, Project Manager, Proforest, as its fourth speaker in the fifth series of green breakfasts held in Oxford on 17 November 2010.
This document discusses inputs for sustainable coffee production systems. It outlines several areas for analysis including urban and agricultural transformations, local development dynamics, public policies, and trade integration to support sustainable food systems. It also describes research on geographical indications for coffee, including developing new methodologies for building GI specifications and management structures with local stakeholders. The perspectives section proposes collaborating on geographical indication projects for coffee in Vietnam and other Asian countries, as well as assessing different coffee value chains and certification schemes.
Regulations and Realities for Value-Added Products with Ed Charter and Mike B...acornorganic
The document summarizes a presentation given by Mike Beamish of Beamish Orchard and Ed Charter of BioFoodTech at an ACORN conference on regulations and realities for value-added food products. The presentation covered trends in natural and organic food development, the product development process from concept to market, and Beamish Orchard's experience developing an apple butter product. It also discussed regulatory issues and potential funding sources for new food product development.
Presentation by Dada Bacudo, ASEAN Climate Resilience Network at the webinar "The Paris Agreement, SBSTA and agriculture in 2016: Perspectives for Asia" on 1 March 2016.
Una nueva central eléctrica se creará usando residuos de los bananos, provenientes de las tres compañías bananeras internacionales que operan en la isla, para producir gas metano a través del uso de biodigestores. El metano producirá energía para la misma planta, y también podrá ser utilizado para producir etanol, que podrá mezclarse con la gasolina que llega a la isla, evitando la compra de aditivos costosos, incrementando la seguridad energética de la isla y usando una fuente de producción local de combustibles.
Resultados: menos aditivos importados para combustibles, el aumento de la seguridad energética, el aumento de ingresos para los productores de banano, fertilizantes orgánicos mejorados producidos por el biodigestor, que a su vez elevan el valor de los bananos comercializados por las empresas bananeras, una planta de etanol de bajo costo, la venta de etanol - un combustible más limpio - a la industria del transporte.
Equipo del proyecto: Applied Renewables Caribbean
Patrocinadores: GVEP International y GTZ
Successes, lessons and challenges from inoculant supply chain development in ...ILRI
Poster prepared by Megnot Zecharias and Asnake Beshah (Menagesha Biotech Industry PLC, Addis Ababa) for the ILRI-N2Africa Annual Partners Review and Planning Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 16-17 March 2017
Future research directions for a Maziwa (or Vyakula) Zaidi R4D Program in Tan...ILRI
The document discusses future research directions for a dairy development program in Tanzania called Maziwa Zaidi R4D. It outlines a vision to sustainably develop the dairy value chain by 2023 through an impact pathway approach. Potential long term goals are improving livelihoods and nutrition through milk. Key research questions focus on how dairy technologies can profitably be leveraged by agribusinesses to increase income and nutrition at scale. The research would generate knowledge on opportunities to upscale inclusive and gender-equitable dairy participation models.
Presentation by Dada Bacudo, ASEAN Climate Resilience Network at the webinar "The Paris Agreement, SBSTA and agriculture in 2016: Perspectives for Asia" on 1 March 2016.
ICRAF conducts research in 30 countries around the world on the diverse roles of trees. Their research focuses on livelihood improvement, climate change adaptation and mitigation, land restoration, and partnerships for sustainable development. In Vietnam, ICRAF studies agroforestry systems combining coffee with trees like acacia, teak, and macadamia that provide benefits like increased coffee yields, soil erosion reduction, and early financial returns. Research also examines the drivers of forest conversion to coffee plantations and how to promote more sustainable practices through policies, gender training, and agroforestry systems. ICRAF works to transform lives and landscapes through research on trees.
Presentation by Dr Sara Scherr, CEO and President of EcoAgriculture Partners, at the World Agroforestry Centre Seminar Series on 15 March 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Emerging models to drive rice intensification in West Africa
1) Rice demand is exploding in West Africa due to population growth, but current smallholder systems lack efficiency in production and market access.
2) The Syngenta Foundation aims to integrate smallholders into functioning rice value chains through projects providing access to inputs, equipment, and markets.
3) Example projects in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal involve thousands of smallholders in contract farming and warrantage models with a focus on improved production, post-harvest handling, and market linkages.
SUNRISE 2.0 Case Study: Unilever’s inclusive Black Soy Supply ChainOxfam GB
Unilever developed an inclusive black soybean supply chain in Indonesia to source for its Kecap Bango soy sauce brand. It collaborated with local universities, NGOs, governments and farmers' cooperatives to establish the Farmers Development Program. This program provided training, extension services and guaranteed prices to smallholder farmers to increase productivity, sustainability and livelihoods. Through this program and working with regional commodity traders, Unilever was able to develop a sustainable supply chain and meet its sourcing needs while supporting local smallholder farmers.
Sunrise 2.0 Case Study: Unilever’s Inclusive Tomato Supply Chain in IndiaOxfam GB
1. The case study describes Unilever's inclusive tomato supply chain partnership in India with smallholder farmers, the processor Varun Agro, and Bayer CropScience.
2. The partnership aims to source tomatoes domestically and sustainably through contract farming with smallholders, providing access to training, inputs and fair prices.
3. Key factors in its success include clear strategies and commitments from all partners, transparency, trust-based relationships, and a supportive policy environment from the Government of Maharashtra.
1) A diverse range of agricultural practices and technologies are available to enhance food security, resilience and productivity in a sustainable manner, including laser-assisted precision land leveling, alternate wetting and drying of rice fields, weather-based crop insurance, climate-smart villages, and stress-tolerant rice varieties.
2) These interventions must be tailored to local agro-ecological zones and socio-economic contexts, and require mechanisms for capacity building, technology transfer, and initial funding to ensure adoption and scaling.
3) Many practices can achieve environmental, climate change mitigation, and gender co-benefits when implemented.
This document outlines a project to mainstream climate-smart cocoa in Ghana. The project aims to (1) map climate risk for cocoa regions, (2) develop and test climate-smart agriculture practices along a climate gradient, and (3) integrate suitable practices into extension services and financing models to drive adoption at scale. The project consortium includes CIAT, IITA, Rainforest Alliance, Root Capital, and Sustainable Food Lab. Initial climate change exposure mapping shows cocoa suitability decreasing in northern Ghana by 2050 and increasing in central areas, with some regions more vulnerable than others. The project expects to identify appropriate adaptation strategies and incentives to promote widespread adoption of climate-smart cocoa.
This document summarizes a project to mainstream climate-smart cocoa farming in Ghana. The project aims to identify and promote adaptation practices tailored to different climate impact zones. It will test how extension services and producer organization financing can incentivize the adoption of climate-smart agriculture at scale. The project will also engage stakeholders through multi-stakeholder platforms and seeks to contribute clear guidance on best practices, knowledge of effective incentives, and reduced climate risk for Ghana's cocoa sector through 2019.
This document provides background information on a bean seed workshop held in Malawi in September 2010. The workshop was organized to share experiences on seed systems from various agricultural research projects, with the goal of identifying efficient and sustainable seed systems to improve crop productivity, nutrition, and livelihoods. The specific objectives were to share seed system experiences across projects, understand existing national seed systems, identify suitable system elements that could be scaled up, and design appropriate seed systems for legume crops. The expected outputs included documenting key issues to promote better seed development, stakeholders' perceptions, and a plan to design seed systems addressing various parts of the value chain.
The document discusses the Livestock & Fish Program, which aims to accelerate livestock and aquaculture development to benefit the poor through research. It focuses on increasing productivity of small-scale production and marketing systems. The program works directly with development partners in targeted value chains and commodities in select countries. The overall goal is to increase access to animal-source foods for the poor by strengthening carefully selected meat, milk and fish value chains.
21st Century Food Challenges
Population growth.
Malnutrition
Social and economic contribution
Environmental challenges
Projected Milk Demand
Global demand projected – 900 million tonnes FME
Additional 83 million cows
Dairy has an important role to play
Providing safe and valuable nutrition
Provision of additional income
Producing in a sustainable manner – More than just environmental issues!!
Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains: Innovations, Scaling, and Way ForwardIFPRI-PIM
In the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), market and related aspects have been mostly addressed by PIM Flagship 3: Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains. The team has been focusing on the evolving international, regional, and local contexts for agricultural markets, and investigating how value chains (VC) can be strengthened to generate more benefits for smallholders and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with differentiated opportunities for women, men, and youth. In this webinar on 22 November 2021, the team presented key findings from the Flagship’s work in 2017-2021 in three areas: 1) value chain innovations, 2) use of value chains for scaling CGIAR solutions, and 3) interactions between research and practice for value chain development.
For more information about this webinar and to access the full recording, visit https://bit.ly/3c6siV5.
Foresight modeling to guide sustainable intensification of smallholder systemsILRI
Presented by Dolapo Enahoro (ILRI) at the international conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 3-6 March 2015.
This document summarizes the achievements, lessons learned, challenges, and gaps from Phase II of the Tropical Legumes II Project. Key achievements include the release of 129 new varieties of six legume crops, training of scientists, and production of over 250,000 tons of seed. Lessons highlight the importance of partnerships, seed systems approaches like community seed banks, and policies supporting the seed industry. Remaining challenges include strengthening national breeding programs and seed production capacity. Gaps include improving variety adoption, linking seed systems to markets, and ensuring continuous seed supply during droughts.
The document discusses global foresight modeling to guide sustainable intensification for smallholder systems. It describes the CGIAR's Global Futures and Strategic Foresight project which uses quantitative modeling to project global agriculture and assess technology and policy options. While useful at a macro scale, the models have limitations for smallholders due to their focus on international trade and lack of farm-level details. The new BioSight project aims to improve on this by combining biophysical and economic analysis using household data to directly model crop-livestock intensification strategies and tradeoffs.
Farm and Food Care AGM Presentation - Sustainable Development in Ontario SoyNick Betts
This document discusses agricultural sustainability and sustainable certification programs. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines key principles of sustainable certification programs like being multi-stakeholder led, science-based, and focusing on continuous improvement. The document proposes a pilot program to expand sustainable soy marketing that would minimize burdens on growers and set the stage for consensus on sustainable agriculture. It discusses the Grain Farmers of Ontario's involvement in sustainable development initiatives and certification programs.
This document summarizes the progress and objectives of a project to develop a regional biocontrol product to reduce aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnuts in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. The project has collected over 400 crop samples from Malawi to identify atoxigenic fungal strains. Over 3,000 fungal isolates have been obtained so far, with 106 identified as atoxigenic. The project aims to develop a commercially viable biocontrol product containing native atoxigenic strains from the three countries that will help reduce aflatoxin in the region's crop value chains.
SWOT for farmer’s education and action research work of SRI LMB and way forwa...Sri Lmb
The document summarizes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) for farmer education and action research within the context of the SRI LMB project in Cambodia. Some key strengths included existing networks to access farmers and experienced coordinators. Weaknesses included the quality of farmer education depending on trainer capabilities and cumbersome data collection. Opportunities included government policies supporting sustainable intensification. Threats included effects of drought/floods on experiments. The way forward focuses on taking a holistic training approach, evaluating trainer performance, and strengthening implementation capacity.
The document discusses supporting a transition to climate-smart agriculture and food systems. It provides an overview of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), defining it as an approach to jointly address food security, adaptation and mitigation of climate change. The document also describes Project GCP/RAF/496/NOR which aims to facilitate an enabling environment for scaling up CSA and assist in developing more climate-smart agricultural food systems through improved policies, strategies and frameworks. Stakeholders include smallholder farmers who will benefit from adopting appropriate CSA practices to increase productivity and resilience.
Landscape approache: Defining a role and value proposition for the Rainforest...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
How we can pursue landscape approaches strategically and systematically, where they make sense, for achieving greater mitigation outcomes, as well as related socio-economic and ecological co-benefits.
Update to ICRISAT Governing Board on Global Planning Meeting 4-8 February 201...ICRISAT
ICRISAT GB sees 2019 as critical to advancing our mission to serve the farmers of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia and pro-actively join the CGIAR agenda based on the new Business Plan, look for new opportunities in the regions and explore new research portfolios.
Similar to Breeding foresight workshop: Presentation by IRRI (20)
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Krystal Crumpler, Climate Change and Agricultural Specialist at FAO, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was meant to be included in the 2021 CLIFF-GRADS Welcome Webinar and presented by Ciniro Costa Jr. (CCAFS).
The webinar recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/UoX6aoC4fhQ
The multilevel CSA monitoring set of standard core uptake and outcome indicators + expanded indicators linked to a rapid and reliable ICT based data collection instrument to systematically
assess and monitor:
- CSA Adoption/ Access to CIS
- CSA effects on food security and livelihoods household level)
- CSA effects on farm performance
The document discusses plant-based proteins as a potential substitute for animal-based proteins. It notes that plant-based proteins are growing in popularity due to environmental and ethical concerns with animal agriculture. However, plant-based meats also present some health and nutritional challenges compared to animal proteins. The document analyzes opportunities and impacts related to plant-based proteins across Asia, including leveraging the region's soy and pea production and tailoring products to Asian diets and cultural preferences.
Presented by Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Marion de Vries, Wageningen Livestock Research at Wageningen University, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
This document assesses the environmental sustainability of plant-based meats and pork in China. It finds that doubling food production while reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 73% by 2050 will be a major challenge. It compares the life cycle impacts of plant-based meats made from soy, pea, and wheat proteins and oils, as well as pork and beef. The results show that the crop type and source country of the core protein ingredient drives the environmental performance of plant-based meats. The document provides sustainability guidelines for sourcing ingredients from regions with low deforestation risk and irrigation needs, using renewable energy in production, and avoiding coal power.
This document summarizes a case study on the dairy value chain in China. It finds that milk production and consumption have significantly increased in China from 1978 to 2018. Large-scale dairy farms now dominate production. The study evaluates greenhouse gas emissions from different stages and finds feed production is a major contributor. It models options to reduce the carbon footprint, finding improving feed practices and yield have high potential. Land use is also assessed, with soybean meal requiring significant land. Recommendations include changing feeds to lower land and carbon impacts.
This document summarizes information on the impacts of livestock production globally and in Asia. It finds that livestock occupies one third of global cropland and one quarter of ice-free land for pastures. Asia accounts for 32% of global enteric greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, with most emissions coming from India, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Rapid growth of livestock production in Asia is contributing to water and air pollution through nutrient runoff and emissions. The document discusses opportunities for public and private investment in more sustainable and climate-friendly livestock systems through technologies, monitoring, plant-based alternatives, and policies to guide intensification.
Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR).
WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that mechanization considerably reduces losses, has a positive impact on farmers’ income, and the climate.
Learn more: https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-day/Mechanization-helps-Nigerian-farms-reduce-food-loss-and-increase-income.htm
Presentation on the rapid evidence review findings and key take away messages.
Current evidence for biodiversity and agriculture to achieve and bridging gaps in research and investment to reach multiple global goals.
The document evaluates how climate services provided to farmers in Rwanda through programs like Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) and Radio Listeners’ Clubs (RLC) have impacted women and men differently, finding that the programs have increased women's climate knowledge and participation in agricultural decision making, leading to perceived benefits like higher incomes, food security, and ability to cope with climate risks for both women and men farmers.
This document provides an introduction to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Busia County, Kenya. It defines CSA and its three objectives of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and income, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses CSA at the farm and landscape scales and provides examples of CSA practices and projects in Kenya. It also outlines Kenya's response to CSA through policies and programs. The document describes prioritizing CSA options through identifying the local context, available options, relevant outcomes, evaluating evidence on options' impacts, and choosing best-bet options based on the analysis.
1) The document outlines an action plan to scale research outputs from the EC LEDS project in Vietnam. It identifies key activities to update livestock feed databases and software, improve feeding management practices, develop policies around carbon tracking and subsidies, and raise awareness of stakeholders.
2) The plan's main goals are to strengthen national feed resources, update the PC Dairy software, build greenhouse gas inventory systems, and adopt standards to reduce emissions in agriculture and the livestock industry.
3) Key stakeholders involved in implementing the plan include the Department of Livestock Production, universities, and ministries focused on agriculture and the environment.
GFW Office Hours: How to Use Planet Imagery on Global Forest Watch_June 11, 2024Global Forest Watch
Earlier this year, we hosted a webinar on Deforestation Exposed: Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery to Investigate Forest Clearing.
If you missed this webinar or have any questions about Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative (NICFI) Satellite Data Program and Planet’s high-resolution mosaics, please join our expert-led office hours for an overview of how to use Planet’s satellite imagery on GFW, including how to access and analyze the data.
Morgan Freeman Net Worth: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Legendary Actor’s W...greendigital
Morgan Freeman, One of Hollywood's most recognizable and revered actors. Has enjoyed a prolific career spanning several decades. Known for his distinctive voice, commanding presence, and versatile acting skills. Freeman has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. But, Freeman's financial success is a topic of great interest beyond his artistic achievements. This article delves into the intricacies of Morgan Freeman net worth. Exploring the various avenues through which he has amassed his fortune.
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Introduction to Morgan Freeman Net Worth
Morgan Freeman net worth is a testament to his enduring career and diverse portfolio of income streams. As of 2024, Freeman's estimated net worth is a staggering $250 million. This impressive figure reflects his earnings from acting and his ventures in directing, producing, and other business endeavors. Understanding the factors contributing to Morgan Freeman net worth provides a window into the financial success of one of Hollywood's most esteemed figures.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Childhood and Early Influences
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. Raised in a modest household, Freeman's early life marked by economic challenges. Despite these hardships, Freeman was passionate about acting from a young age. His early exposure to the arts and innate talent set the stage for his future career.
Initial Struggles and Breakthroughs
Freeman's path to stardom was with obstacles. He spent several years honing his craft in theater, television, and minor film roles. His big break came with the 1987 film Street Smart. where his performance earned him critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. This role marked a turning point. paving the way for future opportunities and contributing to Morgan Freeman net worth.
Rise to Stardom and Major Film Roles
Breakthrough Performances
Freeman's career trajectory took a decisive turn with standout performances in films such as Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Glory (1989), and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). These roles showcased his acting prowess and solidified his status as a leading man in Hollywood. Each film was a commercial success, contributing to Morgan Freeman net worth.
Consistent Box Office Hits
The 1990s and 2000s were particularly fruitful for Freeman. He appeared in a series of successful films, including Seven (1995), Deep Impact (1998), Bruce Almighty (2003). and The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012). His delivering stellar performances in high-grossing films have influenced Morgan Freeman net worth accumulation.
Diversification of Income Sources
Voice Acting and Narration
Freeman's distinctive voice has become one of his most recognizable attributes. He has lent his voice to many documentaries, commercials, and animated films. His work as a narrator, in March of the Penguins (2005) and Through the Wormhole (2010-2017). has acclaimed and rewarding. These projects have boosted Morgan Freem
Classification of Clove sizes as planting material to the bulb yield of Garli...Open Access Research Paper
Garlic is one of the highly valued crops in the Philippines. However, low production yield is the main constraint, specifically in the native varieties that could not satisfy the demand. Among the limiting factors are the use of unsuitable clove size as planting materials. The results revealed that clove sizes significantly influenced the growth of garlic. Large clove size and extra-large clove size obtained average plant vigor with ratings of 5.83 and 6.33, respectively. Significant differences were also found in both fresh and dry bulb weights, with the largest clove size yielding the heaviest weights at 19.36g and 16.67g, respectively. Moreover, large and extra-large clove sizes produced the highest number of cloves per bulb with an average of 19.87 and 19.33 respectively. However, no significant differences were observed in yield per plant and yield per hectare. Consequently, large clove sizes employed as planting material increased the vigor, bulb weights, and the number of cloves with no significant effect on the yield. The study showed that planting large clove sizes (2.0-2.50g) is more promising as planting materials of native varieties like Ilocos white.
Exploring low emissions development opportunities in food systemsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Christopher Martius (CIFOR-ICRAF) at "Side event 60th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies - Sustainable Bites: Innovating Low Emission Food Systems One Country at a Time" on 13 June 2024
Emerging Earth Observation methods for monitoring sustainable food productionCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Daniela Requena Suarez, Helmholtz GeoResearch Center Potsdam (GFZ) at "Side event 60th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies - Sustainable Bites: Innovating Low Emission Food Systems One Country at a Time" on 13 June 2024
Statewise Ramsar sites in India By B.pptxB. BHASKAR
Ramsar convention on wetlands and it's importance for conservation of diversity rich ecologically important wetlands of the member countries around the world.
Special focus on state wise Ramsar sites and wetlands of international importance in the India
2. IRRI’s work on breeding foresight
• Limited work so far
• Inform future product profile development and breeding investment
priorities (AGGRi alliance project)
• Combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses
• Challenges/Opportunities:
– Product profiling with preferences elicited based on current or historic
information.
– Rapid transformations in rice-based farming/agri-food systems at the macro
and micro levels
– Foresight activity to anticipate future preferences for producers, processors,
traders, and consumers
– Difference preferences that are difficult to reconcile
– Time dimension : even a modern rapid-cycle breeding program can take up to
10-12 years.
– Attempt participatory foresight exercises involving a diverse range of actors
in key geographies and market segments
– link global transformation and challenges to site-specific agriculture
problems
• Decision-making processes and dialogue ?