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Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges. The objective of thisContinue reading “Family Farming Knowledge Platform”

Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action. Abstract CONTEXT In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges. OBJECTIVE To assess theContinue reading “Agricultural Systems”

Bråten, Y., Mur, R., Sarapura, S., Wong, F. 2019.Make hay while the sun shines – Gendered constraints and opportunities to innovation in forage production in Afghanistan. KIT Working Paper 2019:02. Make hay while the sun shines

Chapter 21. Gender transformative approaches in agricultural innovation. Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder agriculture. An integrated systems research approach. Earthscan Food and Agriculture, Routledge, London. 381 pp.

Innovating Agriculture through Gender Lenses … In this innovative vision, agriculture assumes a prominent role in the development agenda. Creating more understanding of the role of agriculture in development has become a topic of interest. FAO (2006) states that: “If properly managed, agriculture can have a positive impact on poverty alleviation, food security, rural and urbanContinue reading “Innovating Agriculture Through Gender Lenses”

Gender capacity development and organizational culture change in the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems: A conceptual framework. The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) supports resource-poor women and men to overcome poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity by bringing science to bear on these challenges. Social and gender issues, which restrict women andContinue reading “Gender Capacity Development”

Gender and Agricultural Innovation in Peasant Production of Native Potatoes in the Central Andes of Peru https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/6661

Gender and innovation in Peru’s native potato market chains Part III – Placing Gender in Local Institutional Contexts | 7. Gender and innovation in Peru’s native potato market chains. Page 160. By: Silvia Sarapura Escobar: Helen Hambly Odame and Graham Thiele Transforming Gender and Food Security in the Global South

Kamruzzaman, Md., Chowdhury, A., Odame, HH., and Sarapura, S. 2020. How do extension agents of DAE use social media for strengthening agricultural innovation in Bangladesh? Rural Extension and Innovation Systems Journal, 15 (1): 10-19. How do extension agents of DAE use social media for strengthening agricultural innovation in Bangladesh?