Facilitating Climate Smartness in Extension Service Delivery and Impacting Farmers in Ghana
The project intervention communities of The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) in Ghana are vulnerable to climate variability and change, which continues to pose a threat to food crop production. Increasing the resilience of the communities includes building their capacity on climate smart agriculture practices (CSA), climate information services (CIS) and One-health (OH) innovations. A Training of Trainers workshop was organized and Thirty-six Master trainers (mainly extension officers) received training on CSA, CIS, and OH innovations.
Baseline Survey and Needs Assessment of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana
Sustainable agricultural mechanization holds great potential for addressing food security, poverty reduction and rural development challenges. This report compiles smallholder farmers’ needs, knowledge, and willingness to adopt and pay for sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) technologies and services in Ghana. The study was conducted in Offuman, an AICCRA intervention community under the pilot project “Go smart-mechanization! Increasing access to agricultural mechanization services in Ghanaâ€.
The Policy Think Tank in Lao PDR: Building evidence-based research capacity and science policy interfaces
The purpose of this case study is to draw lessons from the PTT for design of future research policy platforms or networks. The study provides an overview of the institutional context within which the PTT was established and carried out its work, reviews the organizational structure and functions of the think tank and presents some of the selected research activities that were carried out, plus their impacts. Finally, the case study draws out some lessons for future consideration when establishing science to policy platforms.
Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Intensification, Food Security and Climate Adaptation in Dry Areas: Challenges, Applications, and Examples
Oral presentation on Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Intensification, Food Security, and Climate Adaptation in Dry Areas: Challenges, Applications, and Examples – delivered on August 28th. This communication occurred during the 6th General Assembly of the IOFS in Tunis, Tunisia, as part of the Regional Conference on Resilient Agriculture in IOFS Member States, focusing on Climate Adaptation and Food Security (28 August 2023 / 04-12-13 September 2023).
Multiple mitigation strategies can lead to GHG emissions reduction in Kenyan dairy systems
Livestock systems are an important source of livelihoods in Africa, but are also a large source of anthropogenic
Innovation Packaging and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) Workshop
The Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) Initiative supports the evaluation and scaling of mechanized direct seeding in Cambodia. To enhance its existing scaling strategy, a workshop on Innovation Packaging and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) was held on 25 August in Phnom Penh. The workshop focused on the challenges, solutions, innovation readiness and innovation use of mechanized direct seeded rice (mDSR) in Cambodia. Around 30 participants coming from the government, private sector and NGO attended the event.
Localized indicators for multi-criteria assessment of agroecological performance
Public-private partnerships for the circular bio-economy in the Global South: lessons learned
Processing biomass from different waste streams into marketable products such as organic fertilizer and bio-energy is increasingly realized through public-private partnerships (PPPs). In developing countries, the private sector can be expected to contribute technical skills, organizational capabilities and marketing expertise, and leverage capital inflow. In contrast, the public sector will provide the regulatory framework and help its enforcement, plan public investment, involve and educate stakeholders, and ensure waste supply.