Humidtropics is transitioning in 2016 from a CGIAR Research Program to a Virtual Community of Practice. The Community is for anyone interested in integrated system research for development in the humid tropics. You can find here useful information and state-of-the-art discussions related to systems analysis, sustainable intensification, systems innovation and scaling, and crosscutting themes such as gender, youth, nutrition, and capacity development among others. This community is a one-stop-shop for agricultural researchers and development professionals who have a keen interest in … [Read more...]
Promoting Territorial Integration in Nicaragua – National R4D Platform
Seeking to strengthen collaboration with Nicaragua’s National Research for Development (R4D) Platform, Humidtropics conducted a National R4D Platform Meeting on March 4, 2016 in Managua, Nicaragua. Platform members who participated in the event were part of 37 organizations that represent the country’s coffee, cocoa, and mixed staple crop-livestock production sectors, academic and research institutions, public sector, civil society, and farmer associations. The session was an opportunity to learn and reflect about the achievements of the R4D projects implemented in the Nicanorte Action … [Read more...]
Marketing Analysis Confirms the Intertwined Nature of Agricultural Production, Marketing and Natural Resources Management Systems in Uganda
Last week the Humidtropics, Dryland Systems and Aquatic Agricultural Systems CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) met in Ibadan, Nigeria for the International Conference on Integrated Systems Research. The purpose of these three ‘systems’ CRPs is to identify and make the most of the complex intertwined nature of the agricultural production, marketing, and natural resources management systems to contribute to reducing poverty, improving incomes, nutrition and the status of women and other marginalized groups in humid tropical, drylands and aquatic ecosystems. The preliminary results from my … [Read more...]