The First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops will be held January 18-22, 2016, in China The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) and the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC) join forces with CATAS (Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences), and GCRI (Guangxi Cassava Research Institute), to organize the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops in Nanning, Guangxi, China, on January 18-22, 2016. The Congress represents a unique opportunity for exchanging expert and scientific advice on Root and Tuber Crops (RTCs) – in particular for … [Read more...]
And the Winner Is… Innovation Platforms Case Study Competition
Innovation Platforms Case Study Competition Humidtropics uses structured multi-stakeholder platforms to drive its research for development Program, as well as agricultural innovation systems to ensure active participation of key stakeholders in Program delivery. Humidtropics' R4D and Innovation Platforms ensure stakeholder equity, accountability, transparency, and inclusive decision-making, and also develop partnerships and networks amongst different stakeholders that promote scalability and sustainability of successful innovations. Last November, to better assess the efficiency of these … [Read more...]
Constructing Typologies to Capture Farming Systems Diversity
For Humidtropics, scientists of the Plant Sciences Department of Wageningen University, The Netherlands, have been working on a guideline for constructing typologies for farming systems. The guideline aims to support researchers that need to capture the rich diversity of farming systems. Background Farming systems in the humid tropics exist across a wide variety of cultures and landscapes. The biophysical, institutional, social and economic drivers differ between contexts, resulting in different responses of farmers and communities between and within areas. In addition, farms are in … [Read more...]