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Towards Best Practice Guidelines on Integrating DNA Fingerprinting of Crops into Large-Scale Household Surveys

Scaling Up DNA Fingerprinting for Crop Variety Identification

Adoption and Impact of Improved Lentil Varieties in Bangladesh, 1996-2015

In response to a mid-1980s crisis in lentil production, a joint lentil-breeding program between the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Bangladesh Agricultural...

Is the Current Agriculture Technology Strategy Unsuitable for Getting Smallholders Out of Poverty?

ISPC 17 Meeting

What is the True Impact of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria?

Nigerian farmers grow over 60 cassava varieties linked to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) research efforts. While yields and the area under cassava have increased over the...

Impacts of Co-Management Activities on Forests and Households in Guinea

Guinea has 147 forest reserves, encompassing more than 1.2 million hectares, managed by Guinea’s Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts (DNEF). Most of these reserves have experienced severe resource...

Outcomes of Policy-Oriented Research in the CGIAR

Policy-oriented research—defined as research aimed at identifying new or improved policies, regulations, or institutions (or their management) that enhance economic, social, and environmental welfare...

International Workshop on State of Foresight in the CGIAR

Policy Seminar: Integrating Research and Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture

Adoption and Impact of Cooperation-88 Potato in China

Potatoes have become increasingly popular amongst Chinese consumers, and the water saving and storage capacity of the crop have made it a target of Government promotions. Potato production is a means...

Science Forum 2018

Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Production Systems: A Research Agenda at the Crossroads?

This brief summarizes the outcomes of the SPIA workshop on 'Assessing the Impact of Research on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Production Systems’ and the proposed next steps. Key messages...

What Is the Impact of NERICA Rice on Yields and Nutrition in Sierra Leone? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT)...

Social and Economic Benefits of CIFOR’s Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP)

The Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP) of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) aims to provide policy makers with the scientific information they need to...