• Services financiers et déploiement d'innovations agricoles au Burkina Faso (SFDIAB) 

  Auger, Ghislain (2018-09)
• Inclusive ecosystems? Women’s participation in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Malawi 

  Nagoli, Joseph; Binauli, Lucy; Chijere, Asafu (Environments, 2018-12)

  Ecosystem services and their role in alleviating poverty are centered on a set of gendered social relations. The understanding of these relations between men and women in aquatic ecosystems can unveil gender-based opportunities ...
• Beyond access Exploring gender-transformative approaches to financial inclusion 

  Vossenberg, Saskia; Rappoldt, Anne; D'Anjou, Jesse (International Development Research Centre, 2018)

  A range of current policies and programs target greater inclusion of the poor and marginalized–including women–in financial systems and services. Debate and effort have largely focused on widening access to products and ...
• Poverty and inequality : Latin American Report, 2017 No territory left behind - summary 

  Grez, Francisco (Rimsip - Latin American Center for Rural Development, 2018-02)

  In this fourth edition, the Latin American Report on Poverty and Inequality discusses territorial inequality from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), considering indicators at the subnational level ...
• Leveraging nutrition outcomes in schools : a synthesis of school feeding, school gardening and nutrition education experiences 

  International Institute of Rural Reconstruction; International Development Research Centre (2018)

  This report captures workshop lessons and experiences in school feeding and school gardening programmes, with researchers attending from Benin, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Laos, Myanmar, Nigeria, and the Philippines. ...
• Gender differences in willingness to pay for capital-intensive agricultural technologies : the case of fish solar tent dryers in Malawi 

  Chiwaula, Levison; Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere; Binauli, Lucy; Banda, James; Nagoli, Joseph (Springer Open, 2018-01)

  To reduce fish postharvest losses, a fish solar tent dryer (image included) is being promoted along Lake Malawi. This paper analyses gender disparities in fish processors’ conditional willingness to pay (WTP), along with ...
• Adoption of agricultural innovations through non-traditional financial services : project brief 

  Mennonite Economic Development Associates (2018-01)

  Eleven selected companies and organizations have been awarded grants to implement a series of pilot studies and initiatives in three target regions. This brief provides information about how these project partners will ...
• CIFSRF final technical report : scaling-up improved legume technologies in Tanzania (SILT) (CIFSRF Phase 2) 

  Hampson, Karen; Sones, Duncan; Watiti, James (2018-07)

  In order to become more effective, the Legume Alliance incorporated key expertise on input markets. A consortium of organizations agreed on agricultural messages, and how to deliver them – at scale - through an integrated ...
• Amazon fish for food : improving food security in Bolivia 

  Peces para la Vida (2018)

  The Amazon Fish for Food (Peces para la Vida II - PPVII) Project’s objective is to improve the contribution of fish to food security and poverty alleviation, particularly for women, children, and indigenous families in the ...
• Achieving scale of farmer reach with improved common bean technologies : the role of village based advisors 

  Kansiime, Monica; Watiti, James; Mchana, Abigael; Jumah, Raymond; Musebe, Richard; Rware, Harrison (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2018-01)

  Extension materials facilitated VBA engagement of farmers in rural Tanzania even in informal settings, enhancing information flow beyond village boundaries. Village-based Advisors (VBAs) play important roles in reaching a ...
• Farm Radio Trust to assess ICT agriculture impact 

  Unknown author (Nation Publication Limited, 2018-02)

  Farm Radio Trust (FRT) will carry out a three-year research study starting in 2018 to find out how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) impacts on agricultural productivity in Malawi. Alongside providing evidence ...
• Model for NGO and private sector partnership for scaling up SAKs 

  Pudasaini, Roshan; Sthapit, Sajal (2018)

  Access to technology in rural Nepal remains a major bottleneck for smallholder farmers as the opportunities for marketing agricultural inputs and tools remain untapped. Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and ...
• Harnessing ICT to scale-up agricultural solutions : briefing note 

  Leclaire, Mark (2017-12)

  The project aims at developing, testing and sharing a conceptual framework for implementing and assessing gender-responsive information and communication technology (ICT4scale), for scaling agricultural solutions in rural ...
• Nutrition education promoted consumption of pulse based foods among rural women of reproductive age in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia 

  Yetnayet, M; Henry, Carol; Berhanu, G; Whiting, SJ; Regassa, N (African Journals Online, 2017-07)

  Nutrition education based on using a Health Belief Model (HBM) can be effective in bringing positive change in the knowledge, attitude and practices of women of reproductive age towards pulse based diets. The success of ...
• Impact of an enhanced homestead food production program on household food production and dietary intake of women aged 15-49 years and children aged 6-59 months : a pragmatic delayed cluster randomized control trial protocol 

  Moumin, Najma A.; Hou, Kroeun; Michaux, Kristina D.; Stormer, Ame; Mundy, Gary (Medip Academy, 2017-10)

  The article outlines a proposal for scaling up the enhanced homestead food production (EHFP) program which provides agricultural inputs along with nutrition, hygiene, and gender empowerment training. This research evaluates ...
• Factors affecting the innovation potential of smallholder farmers in the Caribbean community 

  Lowitt, Kristen; Hickey, Gordon M.; Saint Ville, Arlette; Raeburn, Kaywana; Thompson-Colon, Theresa; Laszlo, Sonia; Phillip, Leroy E. (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015-05)

  Using data collected through producer household surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews this paper explores factors that impact the innovation potential of smallholder farming households in four CARICOM small ...
• Proyecto inseguridad alimentaria y desnutricion en Guatemala : evaluacion externa 

  Pulgar, Dario (2016-02)

  El siguiente documento presenta el análisis, conclusiones y recomendaciones de la evaluación externa del proyecto Inseguridad Alimentaria y Desnutrición en Guatemala financiado por el Centro Internacional para la investigación ...
• Transforming gender and food security in the global South 

  Njuki, Jemimah; Parkins, John; Kaler, Amy (IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2016)

  The first section of this book focuses on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and its adaptations for different projects and contexts. The second section moves from measurement to empowerment; gender roles ...
• Weaving indigenous agricultural knowledge with formal education to enhance community food security : school competition as a pedagogical space in rural Anchetty, India 

  Shukla, Shailesh; Barkman, Janna; Patel, Kirit (Informa UK Limited, 2016)

  In communities from the remote rural regions of Anchetty, young learners’ informal learning experiences often come through interactions with local agriculture and the environment in which they and their families work and ...
• Optimization of production of bread enriched with leafy vegetable powder 

  Famuwagun, A.A.; Taiwo, Kehinde; Gbadamosi, S.O.; Oyedele, Durodoluwa (OMICS International, 2016)

  Response Surface Methodology was used in this study to determine optimal conditions for the production of high quality bread enriched with vegetable powder. Fresh and matured fluted pumpkin leaves (Telfaria occidentalis) ...

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