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An innovation systems approach to enhanced farmer adoption of climate-ready germplasm and agronomic practices
By 2050, climate change is likely to reduce maize production globally by 3–10 percent and wheat production in developing countries by 29–34 percent.
Power, inequality, and water governance
Water governance reforms are underway in many parts of the developing world.
The global agricultural economy is changing. Commodity prices are declining, and producers increasingly supply complex value chains. There is growing interest in how farmers can benefit from emerging market opportunities.
The Andean highlands are home to some of the poorest rural households in South America. Native potato varieties and local knowledge for their cultivation and use are unique resources possessed by farmers in these areas.
Collective action for the conservation of on-farm genetic diversity in a center of crop diversity
"This project explored the possible role of collective action among small-scale farmers in managing and maintaining genetic resources in a center of crop diversity.
The last decade has seen the emergence of a number of innovative community level initiatives in Asia, Africa and Latin America for agrobiodiversity development and conservation.
This paper characterizes and measures the contribution of social capital to the performance of 50 agroenterprises in Colombia.
This paper characterizes and measures the contribution of social capital to the performance of 50 agroenterprises in Colombia.