Humidtropics, a CGIAR Research Program led by IITA

Systems Research Offers Solutions to Tackle Poverty, Hunger and Environmental Degradation Together

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Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gather at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, from March 3 to 6, 2015. Conference speakers and exhibitors will present strategies and results that respond directly to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations, and have a marked impact on the lives and livelihoods of smallholder producers and consumers of developing countries. Considerable … [Read more...]

International Conference 3-6 March 2015

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Conference information: Conference Program, Book of Abstracts. Media information: Press Release (March 3), Press Release (March 9). Conference on Twitter: on Storify, and @Humidtropics, hashtag #CGIAR_Systems Conference videos: Humidtropics on Vimeo. Conference Opening Addresses Highlights: Why is Systems Research Important for Farmers? Scientists provide answers to this key question: Conference presentations and posters: Humidtropics on Slideshare. Conference pictures: Humidtropics on Flickr. Humidtropics, in collaboration with Dryland Systems and Aquatic … [Read more...]

Unlocking Nigeria’s Agricultural Potential with Cassava-Legume Intensification

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Sustainable intensification of production systems in the humid tropics offers the potential to address simultaneously a number of pressing development objectives, particularly unlocking the agricultural potential, adapting production systems to climate change, sustainably managing land and water resources, and reducing rural poverty (Vanlauwe et al., 2014*). In densely populated areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, given anticipated further increases in population density and lack of access to land, agricultural intensification is a short-term requirement to alleviate rural poverty and food … [Read more...]

Improving Market Access with Common Certification Codes for Small Coffee Farmers

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The landscape of sustainable coffee is going through a rapid transformation from a niche market to a fully recognized strategic business management tool for both mainstream and specialty coffee. Current trends suggest that certified coffee is not only here to stay, but that conformity with one voluntary standard or another will soon become a requirement for market entry. In fact, many coffee growers in Nicaragua are already using more than one certification to gain access to various coffee markets. This implies that certified coffee farmers are making significant on-farm investments and … [Read more...]

More trees and annual crops, less bare land in Northwest Vietnam

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Research implemented by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Vietnam as part of Humidtropics has found that the area under trees in three provinces in the Northwest of the country has increased by as much as 26% between 2000 and 2010. According to the report Land use change analysis in Dien Bien, Son La and Lai Chau provinces, Northwest Vietnam, for the period 2000- 2010, the increase in tree cover in Dien Bien, Son La, Lai Chau and Lao Cai provinces—which constitute the Northwest Vietnam Action Site of Humidtropics’ Central Mekong Flagship—was primarily caused by trees replacing … [Read more...]