This pilot sub-project of the Youth in Action (YiA) programme identifies and addresses discriminatory social and gender norms and practices in households, communities and market institutions that prevent young women from ...
This article presents the main findings from a study of 15 agricultural development projects that employed a diversity of information and communications technology (ICT) tools. Interactivity in the use of ICT tools and ...
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization; Farm Concern International(2019-10-07)
As men increasingly seek paid work away from home farm labour, women and youth become “the farmers of tomorrow.” Evidence shows that enabling women to have equal access to inputs, services, and land improves yields. They ...
The report provides a comprehensive summary/ review of the event, including aims and achievements of the Canadian international food security fund (CIFSRF) programme in terms of food security, overview of sessions, roundtable ...
The presentation reviews dimensions of scaling up projects, including case studies, methodologies and participatory approaches, with a special focus on Farm Radio. Feedback to the Farm Radio programming happens through ...
The report provides a brief overview and country study outlines for a project that will enable better financial services in support of agricultural innovation uptake in East Africa (Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda); South Asia ...
Adaptive Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) requires buyers and implementers to take a customer-centric approach. This paper advocates understanding the underlying incentives for farmers and the fundamental business decisions ...
The presentation presents the Chithumba model to illustrate adaptive good agricultural practices (GAP), and how some applications and innovations are more supportive and more readily adopted by farmers. It focuses on the ...
Miller, Calvin; Munialo, Hillary Yiminyi; Mingate, Vyone; Habiyaremye, Jean de Dieu(2019-09-30)
Analysis of market segments and their characteristics can help define action areas for organizations that offer financial products and services to smallholders. Some parameters are: subsistence smallholder farmers; those ...
The Non-Traditional Finance for Agriculture (NTF4Ag) project “NTF4Ag: Emerging Lessons and New Frontiers” brings together key results, insights from the case studies, pilot projects, and cross-cutting research conducted ...
This one-page bulletin reviews an interim survey that assesses impact of project activities on household income levels and women’s control and use of income in Central Kenya. Inequalities in access and control of resources ...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction(2017-12-15)
This collection of modules is developed to guide field implementers in facilitating nutrition education sessions linking agriculture and nutrition. Malnutrition is the final outcome of a combination of determinants clustered ...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction(2017-12-15)
The farmer learning sessions are interventions directed at increasing the knowledge and skills of target farmers in the climate smart villages (CSV) about climate smart practices in agriculture production. These sessions ...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction(2020-01-31)
The presentation provides background to Myanmar’s agricultural economy and the men and women who grow and process food. Climate change vulnerability adds to the instability of food security and human nutrition. A pilot ...
Between 2012 – 2018, YiA, a youth in agriculture and livelihood program was implemented to improve agricultural livelihood opportunities for girls and boys in four districts in Uganda that were heavily affected by conflict ...
The presentation covers challenges in scaling up agricultural insurance. It proposes development of novel climate-smart crop insurance contracts and tools. “Picture-based” insurance would integrate data from farmer produced ...
Convergent innovation (CI) for food, refers to the point of convergence of food, targets for sustainable development, and affordable healthcare. The article describes this “sweet spot” in terms of: what consumers want; ...
MotherFood International is a social enterprise that provides access to nutritional food for the world’s most vulnerable people. Through local partnerships along with adapting products to local contexts, it focuses on ...
This in-depth report is a framework for action using mechanisms adaptable at multiple levels of governance, research and planning. The Guiding Principle and Framework for Action is an integrated approach, drawing from ...