The current paradigm of biodiversity conservation, with its continued focus on the notion of pristine nature, has resulted in the separation of humans and nature at the expense of both biological and cultural–linguistic diversity. The continued annexation of land for the cause of conservation has resulted in the curtailment of both rights and access to local and diverse food sources for many rural communities.
The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) is a research for action tool that asses the availability and utilisation of local feed resources with the aim of creating context specific feed interventions. It is a tool that is more inclined towards pushing for participatory methods in agricultural research for development, while incorporating the increased use of technology in the developing world.
This is a blog about how Conservation Agriculture can be a game changer in alleviating factors such as poverty, climate change, increasing conflicts, lack of economic means and various underlying environmental factors which can and do impact agricultural productivity negatively.
We are pleased to report that NEXUS Gains has made substantial progress since its launch in April 2022, as outlined in our annual technical report. Energy, food production, and ecosystems are driven by water, which is central to our nexus approach. To ensure the sustainability of the program, we have invested considerable time in building teams and partnerships in our target basins. We have also made substantial progress in building water–energy–food–environment (WEFE) knowledge and capacities, and women’s leadership capacities.
This is a blog about how Southern and Eastern Africa can capture genetic gains to improve resilience of farming systems through use of improved seed/stress-tolerant or climate-resilient seeds.
Sustainable soil nutrient management (SNM) is important for improving soil resources and food security in sub-Saharan African countries. Inherent livelihood diversity may lead to differences in household behavior in the adoption of SNM practices, thus challenging policy interventions uniformly implemented. This study aims at exploring the responsive heterogeneity in household behavior in the adoption of fertilizer use by farmers. Determinants of fertilizer uses were analyzed across different farm types.
This blog post is about how the female farmers of Malawi are coping with the after effects of the cyclone Freddy. The blog is based on information gathered during the first virtual field tour that took place on 4 April 2023.
The report explains objective and program of the two-day theoretical and practical training on lucerne production and small scale mechanization.
Global seed transfers through trade, and collection and distribution of genetic resources by
genebanks are important pathways for the transboundary spread of seed-borne pests,
especially viruses that the insect vectors can further transmit upon introduction. Various
phytosanitary procedures, including the IPPC International Standard Phytosanitary
Measures, have been established to minimize the risk of seed transmission and provide
access to quality seeds crucial for food production and biodiversity conservation. This
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