Inclusive international agricultural value chains: The case of coffee in Ethi...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by Bart Minten, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, made during the “International value chains in agriculture: challenges and opportunities to address gender inequalities” session at the WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2016
This document summarizes the proceedings from the Science Forum 2016 conference over three days. Day 1 focused on rethinking pathways for agricultural research to achieve rural prosperity. It discussed topics like timelines, direct and indirect impacts, off-farm contributions, diversification, and more. Day 2 centered on partnerships beyond agriculture including with NARS, CGIAR, smallholders, markets, value chains, and more. Day 3 identified three system-level outcomes: reducing poverty, improving food/nutrition security and health, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services. The document discusses how the forum priorities will inform the development of the next strategic research framework and strategic studies to identify gaps.
This document discusses key topics and issues for agricultural research and rural prosperity. Major issues discussed include climate change resilience, diversification to high-value products, productivity improvement, non-farm sector development, nutrition and food security, and weak impact evaluation. Unique regional issues mentioned include increasing inefficiency of small-scale farming in Asia and reasons for why the Green Revolution did not take place in sub-Saharan Africa. The document emphasizes that capacity building among national agricultural research systems, donors, CGIAR centers, NGOs, and the private sector is key to addressing the fundamental problems facing agricultural research for development.
1) The document summarizes key discussions from the Science Forum 16 Synthesis and Reflections session, including considerations around the role of agricultural research in poverty reduction, climate change, and gender.
2) Major topics discussed include lessons from past experiences with agricultural research, the importance of targeting smallholders in Africa, integrating gender perspectives, and climate change impacts and adaptation/mitigation strategies.
3) Breakout sessions focused on researching staple crops like maize, rice and wheat to boost productivity and incomes, as well as "future crops" with nutritional/climate benefits like millets, legumes and tef. The role of animal agriculture and policies/markets in poverty reduction were also examined.
Integrating gender into livestock value chainsILRI
Presented by Kathleen Colverson at the Workshop on In-depth smallholder pig value chain assessment and preliminary identification of best-bet interventions, Kampala, 9-11 April 2013
Presented by Kathleen Earl Colverson at the Africa RISING Integrating Gender into Agricultural Programming training, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 August 2014
A trainer's manual" (available at http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33426)
1) South Asia faces challenges of poverty and malnutrition despite strong economic growth, with over 300 million people living in poverty.
2) Key pathways to reduce poverty through agriculture include diversification, increasing productivity for small farmers, improving gender equality and nutrition, and building climate resilience.
3) Drivers along these pathways include public investments, access to credit and markets, water management technologies, empowering women, and regional cooperation.
The document discusses the Good Seed Initiative (GSI), a partnership project in East Africa led by CABI and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The GSI aims to contribute to food security and livelihoods by building the capacity of smallholder farmers to produce and market high quality seed of African Indigenous Vegetables. Key approaches include partnerships along the seed value chain, action research, gender-sensitive programming, and farmer entrepreneurship. Notable achievements include equipping farmer groups in seed production, linking farmers to markets and services, characterizing indigenous varieties, increasing incomes and nutrition, and influencing seed production policies. The unique contribution of the partnership lies in its multi-stakeholder approach along the entire vegetable value chain.
Inclusive international agricultural value chains: The case of coffee in Ethi...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by Bart Minten, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, made during the “International value chains in agriculture: challenges and opportunities to address gender inequalities” session at the WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2016
This document summarizes the proceedings from the Science Forum 2016 conference over three days. Day 1 focused on rethinking pathways for agricultural research to achieve rural prosperity. It discussed topics like timelines, direct and indirect impacts, off-farm contributions, diversification, and more. Day 2 centered on partnerships beyond agriculture including with NARS, CGIAR, smallholders, markets, value chains, and more. Day 3 identified three system-level outcomes: reducing poverty, improving food/nutrition security and health, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services. The document discusses how the forum priorities will inform the development of the next strategic research framework and strategic studies to identify gaps.
This document discusses key topics and issues for agricultural research and rural prosperity. Major issues discussed include climate change resilience, diversification to high-value products, productivity improvement, non-farm sector development, nutrition and food security, and weak impact evaluation. Unique regional issues mentioned include increasing inefficiency of small-scale farming in Asia and reasons for why the Green Revolution did not take place in sub-Saharan Africa. The document emphasizes that capacity building among national agricultural research systems, donors, CGIAR centers, NGOs, and the private sector is key to addressing the fundamental problems facing agricultural research for development.
1) The document summarizes key discussions from the Science Forum 16 Synthesis and Reflections session, including considerations around the role of agricultural research in poverty reduction, climate change, and gender.
2) Major topics discussed include lessons from past experiences with agricultural research, the importance of targeting smallholders in Africa, integrating gender perspectives, and climate change impacts and adaptation/mitigation strategies.
3) Breakout sessions focused on researching staple crops like maize, rice and wheat to boost productivity and incomes, as well as "future crops" with nutritional/climate benefits like millets, legumes and tef. The role of animal agriculture and policies/markets in poverty reduction were also examined.
Integrating gender into livestock value chainsILRI
Presented by Kathleen Colverson at the Workshop on In-depth smallholder pig value chain assessment and preliminary identification of best-bet interventions, Kampala, 9-11 April 2013
Presented by Kathleen Earl Colverson at the Africa RISING Integrating Gender into Agricultural Programming training, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 August 2014
A trainer's manual" (available at http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33426)
1) South Asia faces challenges of poverty and malnutrition despite strong economic growth, with over 300 million people living in poverty.
2) Key pathways to reduce poverty through agriculture include diversification, increasing productivity for small farmers, improving gender equality and nutrition, and building climate resilience.
3) Drivers along these pathways include public investments, access to credit and markets, water management technologies, empowering women, and regional cooperation.
The document discusses the Good Seed Initiative (GSI), a partnership project in East Africa led by CABI and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The GSI aims to contribute to food security and livelihoods by building the capacity of smallholder farmers to produce and market high quality seed of African Indigenous Vegetables. Key approaches include partnerships along the seed value chain, action research, gender-sensitive programming, and farmer entrepreneurship. Notable achievements include equipping farmer groups in seed production, linking farmers to markets and services, characterizing indigenous varieties, increasing incomes and nutrition, and influencing seed production policies. The unique contribution of the partnership lies in its multi-stakeholder approach along the entire vegetable value chain.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
This document discusses why gender is important for agricultural productivity in Africa. It notes that women make up 30-80% of the agricultural workforce in Africa but face challenges. Estimates show gender gaps in productivity could be reduced by 13-30% by equalizing access to resources. However, current estimates only measure land productivity and do not fully account for women's labor or outputs. The document outlines challenges in accurately measuring gender gaps and proposes recommendations like increasing women's access to labor, higher value crops, and agricultural inputs to improve productivity while empowering women.
This document summarizes an enhanced homestead food production project in Burkina Faso aimed at improving food security and nutrition. The project establishes village model farms run by women's groups to demonstrate improved agricultural practices and establish household gardens. It also provides nutrition education and generates income. An impact assessment will evaluate changes in anthropometrics, anemia rates, and nutrition knowledge and practices from baseline to endline. The project faces challenges around water availability and sustainability but shows successes in its integrated multi-sectoral approach and strong community participation.
1) The document presents findings from a study examining the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices through a gendered intersectionality lens in Western Kenya.
2) The study found that both female and male farmers were aware of and using climate-smart practices, and that women were just as likely or more likely to adopt practices as men.
3) However, factors like education level, ethnicity, age, marital status and asset ownership intersected with gender to influence levels of adoption of different practices.
Presented by IWMI's Joseph Price at a seminar / webinar organized by Agrilink on Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base, on May 24, 2018, Washington DC, USA.
Women and livestock: Why gender matters are big mattersILRI
This document discusses the importance of integrating gender considerations into livestock research. It notes that women play major roles in smallholder livestock systems but often face barriers to benefiting from their labor. Integrating gender can lead to higher incomes for women, improved family welfare, and stronger bargaining power for women. The document provides recommendations for how to conduct gender-sensitive research, including collecting sex-disaggregated data, using participatory methods, addressing women's priorities, and developing gender-sensitive indicators.
Accounting for gender-related structures of agricultural value chainsIFPRI-PIM
Presentation by Tanguy Bernard, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, made during the “International value chains in agriculture: challenges and opportunities to address gender inequalities” session at the WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2016
This document discusses the drivers of change in African agriculture and their implications for agricultural research strategies. Major trends include urbanization, changing diets, ICT adoption, regional integration, and climate change. Effective research strategies will require understanding local contexts, integrating social and biophysical research, involving stakeholders, evaluating impacts beyond the plot level, and intensifying work on land ownership and gender issues. Strong partnerships are also needed, with capacity building to ensure true partnerships rather than recipients. Research must account for complexity and be accountable to communities.
1) USAID supported water user associations (WUAs) in Tajikistan that provided both water delivery services and agricultural extension services.
2) This integrated approach helped farmers choose between traditional cotton and wheat farming and diversifying into higher-value crops. Farmers receiving both water and extension services increased crop diversification more than those receiving only water services.
3) The analysis found that improved irrigation infrastructure and receiving agricultural training increased cropping intensity and diversification on farms, while better water services supported both traditional and more diverse cropping patterns.
Mobilizing Youth within Phase 2 CGIAR CRPsIFPRI-PIM
Joint presentation by CIRAD Research Director Bruno Losch and PIM Director Karen Brooks at the CGIAR workshop on youth in agriculture and its role in the second phase of CGIAR. Research Programs (CRPs).
CGIAR Consortium Office, Montpellier, September 8-9, 2015.
Farmer-led Reintroduction of Vicia faba Beans in Ethiopian Highland Farming S...SIANI
This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa” held in September, 2010.
Gender mainstreaming in improving productivity through herd management and co...ILRI
Poster prepared by J. Gitau, J.M.K. Ojango, E. Oyieng, J. Gachora and A.W.T. Muigai for the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP) Gender and Resilience Share Fair organized by IGAD, Nairobi, 9-11 August 2021
Climate resilience and job prospects for young people in agricultureIFPRI-PIM
Climate change matters for all people. Does it matter particularly for young people? If so, where and how?
PIM Webinar, February 7, 2019.
Presenters: Karen Brooks, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University and Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI.
For more information, slides, and podcast visit http://bit.ly/CRJYwebr
This document discusses pathways for reducing rural poverty in West and Central Africa through agricultural research and development. It outlines that agricultural growth can reduce poverty by raising farm incomes and generating employment. However, challenges remain, including barriers that can prevent the poor from benefitting from increased agricultural productivity. The document argues that multidimensional, multisector partnerships are needed to address the complex and diverse causes of rural poverty in sustainable ways. Agricultural research must work with other sectors and take smallholder farmers' needs into account to promote inclusive rural prosperity.
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture and Nutritional Outcomes in Ethiopiaessp2
Women's empowerment in agriculture is linked to better nutritional outcomes for children and women in Ethiopia. The study found that women's empowerment, measured using the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), had a positive impact on children's dietary diversity and women's dietary diversity. Specifically, having a say in credit decisions, autonomy in production, and control over income were associated with improved nutritional status. Factors like production diversity, wealth, education levels, and lack of economic shocks also influenced nutritional outcomes. The results confirm other studies that found women's empowerment, through measures like production autonomy and group membership, can enhance household nutrition.
Enhancing the employment of women fish retailers in EgyptILRI
This document summarizes the IEIDEAS Project in Egypt, which aims to enhance employment of women fish retailers. The 3-year project is approved and funded by SDC. Main activities include disseminating an improved tilapia strain, developing best management practices, supporting women retailers through CARE, expanding aquaculture in Upper Egypt, and improving policies. The project aims to increase aquaculture sustainability, incomes, employment, and nutrition. To date, activities include surveying women retailers, forming women's committees, and providing proposal-writing training. Challenges include the political context, focus and scale of intervention, and fully integrating a gender transformative approach.
Presentation by Catherine Mungai from the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) at the workshop on Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa Region: Case studies and lessons from 02 to 04 November 2016, Nairobi, Kenya
Making visible what is currently not visible: Experiences on generating evide...ILRI
The document summarizes Dr. Petra Saghir's work on several projects aimed at integrating gender issues and empowering women in the agricultural sector. The projects focused on: 1) improving food security and nutrition through an integrated dairy goat and crop production program in Tanzania; 2) evaluating how agricultural development programs impact gender inequalities and asset ownership across several African countries; and 3) evaluating how livestock and aquaculture microcredit programs impact women's empowerment in East Africa. The work involved qualitative research, developing gender strategies and assessments, and producing reports on integrating women's rights into economic development.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
This document discusses why gender is important for agricultural productivity in Africa. It notes that women make up 30-80% of the agricultural workforce in Africa but face challenges. Estimates show gender gaps in productivity could be reduced by 13-30% by equalizing access to resources. However, current estimates only measure land productivity and do not fully account for women's labor or outputs. The document outlines challenges in accurately measuring gender gaps and proposes recommendations like increasing women's access to labor, higher value crops, and agricultural inputs to improve productivity while empowering women.
This document summarizes an enhanced homestead food production project in Burkina Faso aimed at improving food security and nutrition. The project establishes village model farms run by women's groups to demonstrate improved agricultural practices and establish household gardens. It also provides nutrition education and generates income. An impact assessment will evaluate changes in anthropometrics, anemia rates, and nutrition knowledge and practices from baseline to endline. The project faces challenges around water availability and sustainability but shows successes in its integrated multi-sectoral approach and strong community participation.
1) The document presents findings from a study examining the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices through a gendered intersectionality lens in Western Kenya.
2) The study found that both female and male farmers were aware of and using climate-smart practices, and that women were just as likely or more likely to adopt practices as men.
3) However, factors like education level, ethnicity, age, marital status and asset ownership intersected with gender to influence levels of adoption of different practices.
Presented by IWMI's Joseph Price at a seminar / webinar organized by Agrilink on Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base, on May 24, 2018, Washington DC, USA.
Women and livestock: Why gender matters are big mattersILRI
This document discusses the importance of integrating gender considerations into livestock research. It notes that women play major roles in smallholder livestock systems but often face barriers to benefiting from their labor. Integrating gender can lead to higher incomes for women, improved family welfare, and stronger bargaining power for women. The document provides recommendations for how to conduct gender-sensitive research, including collecting sex-disaggregated data, using participatory methods, addressing women's priorities, and developing gender-sensitive indicators.
Accounting for gender-related structures of agricultural value chainsIFPRI-PIM
Presentation by Tanguy Bernard, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, made during the “International value chains in agriculture: challenges and opportunities to address gender inequalities” session at the WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2016
This document discusses the drivers of change in African agriculture and their implications for agricultural research strategies. Major trends include urbanization, changing diets, ICT adoption, regional integration, and climate change. Effective research strategies will require understanding local contexts, integrating social and biophysical research, involving stakeholders, evaluating impacts beyond the plot level, and intensifying work on land ownership and gender issues. Strong partnerships are also needed, with capacity building to ensure true partnerships rather than recipients. Research must account for complexity and be accountable to communities.
1) USAID supported water user associations (WUAs) in Tajikistan that provided both water delivery services and agricultural extension services.
2) This integrated approach helped farmers choose between traditional cotton and wheat farming and diversifying into higher-value crops. Farmers receiving both water and extension services increased crop diversification more than those receiving only water services.
3) The analysis found that improved irrigation infrastructure and receiving agricultural training increased cropping intensity and diversification on farms, while better water services supported both traditional and more diverse cropping patterns.
Mobilizing Youth within Phase 2 CGIAR CRPsIFPRI-PIM
Joint presentation by CIRAD Research Director Bruno Losch and PIM Director Karen Brooks at the CGIAR workshop on youth in agriculture and its role in the second phase of CGIAR. Research Programs (CRPs).
CGIAR Consortium Office, Montpellier, September 8-9, 2015.
Farmer-led Reintroduction of Vicia faba Beans in Ethiopian Highland Farming S...SIANI
This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa” held in September, 2010.
Gender mainstreaming in improving productivity through herd management and co...ILRI
Poster prepared by J. Gitau, J.M.K. Ojango, E. Oyieng, J. Gachora and A.W.T. Muigai for the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP) Gender and Resilience Share Fair organized by IGAD, Nairobi, 9-11 August 2021
Climate resilience and job prospects for young people in agricultureIFPRI-PIM
Climate change matters for all people. Does it matter particularly for young people? If so, where and how?
PIM Webinar, February 7, 2019.
Presenters: Karen Brooks, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University and Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI.
For more information, slides, and podcast visit http://bit.ly/CRJYwebr
This document discusses pathways for reducing rural poverty in West and Central Africa through agricultural research and development. It outlines that agricultural growth can reduce poverty by raising farm incomes and generating employment. However, challenges remain, including barriers that can prevent the poor from benefitting from increased agricultural productivity. The document argues that multidimensional, multisector partnerships are needed to address the complex and diverse causes of rural poverty in sustainable ways. Agricultural research must work with other sectors and take smallholder farmers' needs into account to promote inclusive rural prosperity.
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture and Nutritional Outcomes in Ethiopiaessp2
Women's empowerment in agriculture is linked to better nutritional outcomes for children and women in Ethiopia. The study found that women's empowerment, measured using the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), had a positive impact on children's dietary diversity and women's dietary diversity. Specifically, having a say in credit decisions, autonomy in production, and control over income were associated with improved nutritional status. Factors like production diversity, wealth, education levels, and lack of economic shocks also influenced nutritional outcomes. The results confirm other studies that found women's empowerment, through measures like production autonomy and group membership, can enhance household nutrition.
Enhancing the employment of women fish retailers in EgyptILRI
This document summarizes the IEIDEAS Project in Egypt, which aims to enhance employment of women fish retailers. The 3-year project is approved and funded by SDC. Main activities include disseminating an improved tilapia strain, developing best management practices, supporting women retailers through CARE, expanding aquaculture in Upper Egypt, and improving policies. The project aims to increase aquaculture sustainability, incomes, employment, and nutrition. To date, activities include surveying women retailers, forming women's committees, and providing proposal-writing training. Challenges include the political context, focus and scale of intervention, and fully integrating a gender transformative approach.
Presentation by Catherine Mungai from the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) at the workshop on Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa Region: Case studies and lessons from 02 to 04 November 2016, Nairobi, Kenya
Making visible what is currently not visible: Experiences on generating evide...ILRI
The document summarizes Dr. Petra Saghir's work on several projects aimed at integrating gender issues and empowering women in the agricultural sector. The projects focused on: 1) improving food security and nutrition through an integrated dairy goat and crop production program in Tanzania; 2) evaluating how agricultural development programs impact gender inequalities and asset ownership across several African countries; and 3) evaluating how livestock and aquaculture microcredit programs impact women's empowerment in East Africa. The work involved qualitative research, developing gender strategies and assessments, and producing reports on integrating women's rights into economic development.
In 2015, the world witnessed two critical global agreements – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement. Both agreements emphasize the need to enhance gender equality while developing response measures to address climate change, reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition. This webinar looks at how gender can be incorporated in this process.
ICRISAT Big ideas for partnership portfoliocropreg
1. Smallholder farmers in dryland regions rely mainly on rainfed agriculture for their livelihoods. Climate change is increasing the risks they face from more variable rainfall patterns.
2. The document proposes several "Big Ideas" to improve rural livelihoods and promote climate resilience in these regions. These include developing climate resilient communities, sustainably managing natural resources using proven models, and breeding new drought-tolerant varieties of dryland cereals and grain legumes.
3. One proven model discussed is the Bhoochetana program from India, which achieved major increases in crop yields and agricultural incomes through soil and water conservation practices, use of improved seeds and fertilizers, and farmer training.
Nicoline de Haan presented on WLE's Gender work on March 10, 2015 at the European Commission in Brussels as part of their International Cooperation and Development Infopoint Conference series.
For more information on WLE's Gender, Poverty, and Institutions Research Theme, please visit: http://wle.cgiar.org/research-programs/gender-poverty-and-institutions/
This document summarizes an event discussing value chains for food and nutrition security. It notes that agriculture has historically not focused on maximizing nutrition from farming systems. There is increasing interest in food systems approaches and agricultural biodiversity. While a few major crops provide most calories globally, over 7,000 species are used locally and 120 are important nationally. The document discusses reducing undernutrition and overnutrition by improving diets and livelihoods. It proposes assessing food value chains to increase availability of safe, nutritious foods for vulnerable groups through inclusive business models. Specific priorities outlined include beans, broader food baskets in East Africa and Central America from 2015-2017.
The Brussels Development Briefing n.60 on “The future of food and agricultural transformation” organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and CONCORD was held on Wednesday 26 February 2020 (9h00-13h00) at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels.
The briefing presented trends and discussed the sustainable and healthy food systems, the future of work in agriculture and the need for new skills in very complex food chains, the effects of disruptive innovations, fair and inclusive value chains and trade.
The audience was made up of ACP-EU policy-makers and representatives of the EU Member States, civil society groups, research networks and development practitioners, the private sector and international organisations based in Brussels as well as representatives from ACP regional organisations.
This document discusses the vision for Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology in Malawi to become a hub in the Savory Network for holistic livestock land management. It describes Kusamala's work empowering farmers through permaculture training, demonstrating practices like tree planting, home gardens, and crop diversification. The vision is for Kusamala to train staff in holistic management, impact 650 hectares by 2016, and create a grassroots network in Malawi focused on land restoration. The goal is for Kusamala and similar hubs around the world to become locally led and financially self-sustaining.
Presentation by Catherine Mungai, CCAFS East Africa Partnerships and Policy Specialist, at the African Youth Consultative Workshop on Inter-Generational Justice on the sidelines of the Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA7) Conference.
The document describes ICRISAT's holistic approach to agricultural research and development. It focuses on sustainable intensification through diversifying farms, introducing new crop varieties and technologies, and facilitating market access. The approach is participatory, builds capacity, integrates communications, and monitors impacts. It aims to empower women and integrate nutrition.
CCAFS works in East Africa to promote climate-smart agriculture. It has six research sites across Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. CCAFS aims to improve food security, reduce poverty, and improve natural resources through innovative technologies, policies, and investments that promote climate-smart agriculture. Online discussions focused on engaging youth in climate-smart agriculture and agribusiness. CCAFS works with youth groups in East Africa on activities like greenhouse production, irrigation, aquaculture, livestock, agroforestry, and using climate information services. Activities at the global level include analyzing data to benefit youth, improving youth engagement in policy, identifying climate-smart options for young farmers, using ICT technologies,
How to Elevate Rural Youth Representation for Inclusive Agricultural Develop...Pascal Corbé
The GIZ Agriculture Team in Kenya and two rural youth representatives share their experiences on participatory policy and project initiatives.
The presentation includes videos of the webinar, edited to a 39mins and 10mins versions and videos of pre-recorded inputs that were circulated beforehand to have more time for discussion during the actual webinar and avoid connectivity issues.
The idea is to watch the presentations in your own time beforehand without the usual technical hitches and later join the actual webinar for only the discussion!
More details at https://www.snrd-africa.net/how-to-elevate-rural-youth-representation-for-inclusive-agriculture-and-planning/
While small scale family farmers grow food, and produce 70% of the food in this region, we remain to be poorest, hungriest, mostmalnourished? Why ? First because many of us do not have adequate access , control or ownership of the basic natural resources needed to do farming: land, waters, forests, seeds. Without land rights, we cannot decide what to plant, when to plant, where to market the produce, and in many cases, get only a 30% share of the produce of the farm. Without water rights, the fishes we could have captured in our seas and waters are first captured by big commercial trawlers, leaving so little for the many of us who would like to fish. Without forestry rights, we lose our forests to big mining and logging companies. Without rights to breed, conserve, save and exchange seeds, we will be dependent on the seeds of big and multi-national seed companies..
Second, our yields are low, of inferior quality, and we do not have the money to buy necessary inputs such as seeds, fertilizers or even farm tools or put up needed services such as irrigation, electricity.
Farms of the future seeks to connect farmers to their possible climate futures via farm visits which would enable them to build a mental picture of what their climate and farming systems might look like in the future
The document summarizes the launch event of the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) program. APRA is a five-year research program analyzing pathways to agricultural commercialization in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to understand the impacts of commercialization on empowering women and girls, reducing poverty and improving food security. The launch event provided an overview of APRA's research methodology, focus countries, and expected outcomes to inform policies promoting equitable agricultural development in Africa.
The document summarizes the annual report of the Common bean improvement research program. It discusses how the program has helped over 2.2 million families in Ethiopia by improving bean varieties and seed systems. It also discusses the development of high oleic groundnut varieties in India to meet food industry and health needs. Additionally, the summary discusses how the program improved food security and business opportunities in Zimbabwe by developing high-yielding, climate-resilient bean varieties.
BIG IDEAS for partnerships in sustainable developmentICRISAT
ICRISAT has identified the biggest hurdles and opportunities critical for the
development of agriculture and agribusiness in the drylands.
The drylands cover 40% of the world’s land, where one-third of the people depend on agriculture and over 600 million of these people are among the poorest in the world. Climate change is also making the drylands a tougher environment to develop and survive.
Integrating Nutrition in Agriculture in SenegalTeresa Borelli
The project aims to reduce malnutrition by adopting a multi-pronged approach that addresses sustainable agricultural production, access to safe drinking water and improving markets and food governance
The Imperative of Extension: Lessons from Recent MEAS ExperienceMEAS
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on lessons learned from recent experiences strengthening agricultural extension services. It argues that investing in extension is critical to reducing rural poverty and increasing agricultural productivity. It highlights several country examples where strengthened extension contributed to agricultural growth, poverty reduction, and improved nutrition outcomes. It also identifies some common challenges facing extension systems, such as weak research linkages, low and unpredictable financing, and lack of coordination among actors. Overall it advocates for continued efforts to strengthen extension through policies that enable pluralism, improve human and institutional capacity, and foster partnerships.
Similar to Gender and Social Inclusion Activities in East Africa (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.
DERIVATION OF MODIFIED BERNOULLI EQUATION WITH VISCOUS EFFECTS AND TERMINAL V...Wasswaderrick3
In this book, we use conservation of energy techniques on a fluid element to derive the Modified Bernoulli equation of flow with viscous or friction effects. We derive the general equation of flow/ velocity and then from this we derive the Pouiselle flow equation, the transition flow equation and the turbulent flow equation. In the situations where there are no viscous effects , the equation reduces to the Bernoulli equation. From experimental results, we are able to include other terms in the Bernoulli equation. We also look at cases where pressure gradients exist. We use the Modified Bernoulli equation to derive equations of flow rate for pipes of different cross sectional areas connected together. We also extend our techniques of energy conservation to a sphere falling in a viscous medium under the effect of gravity. We demonstrate Stokes equation of terminal velocity and turbulent flow equation. We look at a way of calculating the time taken for a body to fall in a viscous medium. We also look at the general equation of terminal velocity.
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
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11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
Nucleophilic Addition of carbonyl compounds.pptxSSR02
Nucleophilic addition is the most important reaction of carbonyls. Not just aldehydes and ketones, but also carboxylic acid derivatives in general.
Carbonyls undergo addition reactions with a large range of nucleophiles.
Comparing the relative basicity of the nucleophile and the product is extremely helpful in determining how reversible the addition reaction is. Reactions with Grignards and hydrides are irreversible. Reactions with weak bases like halides and carboxylates generally don’t happen.
Electronic effects (inductive effects, electron donation) have a large impact on reactivity.
Large groups adjacent to the carbonyl will slow the rate of reaction.
Neutral nucleophiles can also add to carbonyls, although their additions are generally slower and more reversible. Acid catalysis is sometimes employed to increase the rate of addition.
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
Gender and Social Inclusion Activities in East Africa
1. CCAFS East Africa
Gender & Social Inclusion Activities in East Africa
Catherine Mungai & Maren Radeny
2. Background
• Agriculture is key for food and nutrition security, natural resource
management and economic development
Contributes significantly GDP in East African countries e.g up to 45% in Ethiopia
• Over reliance on subsistence rain-fed agriculture
Low productivity (10-40% achievable yield) and 5% cultivated area under irrigation
• Over 80% of farmers live in poverty, barely meeting own food consumption
needs
• About 33% of population undernourished estimated to rise to 320 million
by 2050
• EA exhibits spatial heterogeneity in climate, topography, agro-ecosystems,
livelihoods, and environmental challenges
• Climate hotspot – where climate change poses grave threats to food and
nutrition security and to human well-being
• Climate variabilities and change are an additional source of risks for
farmers and agricultural systems
3. Overview of Gender activities in EA
• Engagement with AGN on agriculture and gender as part of the
UNFCCC together with GSI
• National - Gender submissions to UNFCCC, Gender responsive
NDCs part of the GoK/UNDP project
• Gender and youth in the Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) – Ethiopia,
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
4. • High poverty incidence (46%) and high population density
(>400 per Km2)
• More than 40% of landscape degraded
• Annual rainfall 900-1200mm
Study site - Nyando
• Food insecurity, 81% of
families experience 1-2
hunger months a yr
• Another 17%
experience 3-4 hunger
months a yr
5. CBOs within Nyando CSV
• 3 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) - FOKO, NECODEP and
KAPSOKALE.
• CSV site split between 2 counties - Kisumu County (2), Kericho
County (1)
• 58 affiliate groups in total
• Kisumu County (45), Kericho County (13)
• Estimated reach of up to 2350 households
6. • Women are leading some
of the crop demonstrations
where they teach the local
community about improved
agronomic practices and
new resilient crop varieties
like pigeon peas.
6
• 6 women groups in Nyando CSVs
• Smart farms
• Seed bulking
• Innovative financing – table banking
• Alternative livelihood – basketry etc.
Women Groups
7. Table Banking
• Innovative financing mechanism for accelerating
uptake of CSA
• This is an intervention that is mainly done by
women groups affiliated to 3 CBOs
• Loan helps women to undertake farming activities
such as ploughing, purchase of farm inputs,
operating small businesses like basket weaving
• Purchase of small ruminants
Challenges
• Low literacy levels which sometimes compromise
leadership among groups
• Default in loan repayments
8. Studies
• Msc – Thesis: How institutional innovations influence the adoption
and financing of climate smart agriculture: The case of Community
Based Organizations in Nyando, Kenya by Seán Kelly
MSc CCAFS Programme, NUI Galway
9. Studies
• Uptake of CSA through a
Gendered Intersectionality
Lens: Experiences from
Western Kenya
• Targeted Interventions for
women and youth
• Context is key – social,
cultural, religious,
economic etc.
10. Youth activities – Nyando CSVs
Smart farms – combination of CSA practices
−Greenhouse production of tomatoes & green beans for better
disease and pest control, continuous production to meet market
demand and water efficiency.
−Irrigation - Rain water harvesting irrigation (RWHI)
−Aquaculture - fish farming for improved nutrition and income
Improved small ruminants - uptake of resilient breeds of goats
(Galla) and sheep (Red Maasai) -
Agroforestry- Integrating fruit trees and multipurpose trees for
fodder and fuel wood, and tree nurseries
4 youth groups in Nyando – Kamula, Onyuongo, Obinju and Kapsokale
11. Youth Activities - Online Discussions
• Youth Engagement in CSA and the 2030 Agenda 13 – 22 July 2016
• Engaging African Youth in Agribusiness in a Changing Climate 15 July – 12 August 2017
• Scaling Up Climate Smart Agriculture: Integrating Youth and The Digital Revolution 19
September – 20 October 2017
• Partnerships, innovations and financing for youth in climate-smart agriculture 23 April-21 May
2018
www.canafrica.com
12. Next steps – path towards outcomes?
• CBOs provide platforms for development of social
innovations which are novel, context specific and community
driven
• Examine discrepancies between uptake and usage of CBO
loans between genders focusing on issues such as land
rights, security of tenure and division of labour etc.
• Gender and youth in UNFCCC and National processes
• Examine youth activities and innovations around CSA
• More integration with GSI