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...]
Humidtropics to Enhance Food Security in Ivory Coast
Humidtropics launched its Ivory Coast Action Site last September at Pullman Hotel in Abidjan. The workshop gathered representatives from universities, national and international research centers, farmer organisations, private sector and civil society. The ceremony was opened by the representative of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The workshop provided the opportunity to inform participants about Humidtropics and its integrated research for development approach, which entails the establishment and operations of Research for Development (R4D) Platforms at Action Site … [Read more...]
East and Central Africa is Ready for the Next Cropping Season
Aligning research activities with nature’s cycles is an important reality in Agricultural Research for Development (R4D). With that in mind, Humidtropics’ R4D Platforms members in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Burundi Action Sites gathered over the dry season to determine the R4D activities they will conduct in the upcoming crop season starting in September. Participants discussed and identified best-fit options for integrated systems research addressing productivity, natural resource management, nutrition, market, and institutional issues, and finalized actions … [Read more...]
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