InRef news : newsletter of the KARI-McGill Project, Innovating for Resilient Farming Systems, issue no. 4
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2013
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McGill University
Abstract
The objective of the KARI-McGill project is to contribute to improved food security among women and men in hunger-prone communities in order to overcome barriers to farmer adoption of resilient farming systems. Some projects covered in this issue that indicate successful approaches towards resilience are: the movement away from maize production to “traditional” vegetables (green grams, cowpeas, and sweet potatoes); improved methods for keeping indigenous chickens along with farmer training; a local pearl millet industry, and field research preparations that include farmer participation.
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FOOD SECURITY, KENYA, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, RESILIENCE, MILLET, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES, POULTRY, EXTENSION SERVICES, CANADA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS