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Publications
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Enhancing Food Systems in Nigeria
Scope and Perspective for Dutch Policy Interventions
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs aspires to enhance its trade and investment programme in support of the agri-food sector of Nigeria. The Multi-Annual Country Strategy for Nigeria identifies the following main objective: to support Nigeria in its diversification strategy from reliance on oil revenues to economic growth and job-creation based on a sustainable and inclusive agri-food sector.
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Accelerating Farmer-led Irrigation Development
In Africa, irrigation is back on the agricultural development agenda. Major initiatives stress its importance. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, for instance, has extension of the area under sustainable land management and reliable water control systems as one of its four central pillars (NEPAD, 2003).
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L’Importance des processus d’expérimentation conjointe dans l’intensification agro-écologique
Dans la zone d’intervention du projet Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks for agroecological intensification in Burkina Faso and Mali (FaReNe) au Burkina Faso, les processus d’amélioration des ratiques paysannes sont très variés et l’accompagnement des partenaires au développement des producteurs résente des caractéristiques différentes, adaptées au contexte. Des processus d’expérimentations conjointes de technologies agricoles et de gestion des ressources environnementales sont mises en place par les paysans innovateurs en collaboration avec leurs partenaires Voisins Mondiaux, la recherche et Diobass Burkina pour une promotion de l’intensification agro-écologique durable.
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Soutenir les innovations locales à travers un mécanisme alternatif de finance
Les paysans innovateurs ont développé des solutions locales pour pallier aux contraintes de pauvreté et de dégradation des sols. Afin de faciliter l’accès au financement des paysans à faibles ressources pour promouvoir et améliorer leur innovation locale, un processus d’assistance reposant sur le fonds d’appui à l’innovation locale (FIL) a été mis en place. Il s’agit d’une initiative du projet Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks for agroecological intensification in Burkina Faso and Mali (FaReNe) dans les régions de Ségou (Nabougou et Nampasso) et de Mopti (Kiri et Pongonon).
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The Food Systems Decision-Support Tool Application in the case of Ethiopia
This document describes the application of the Food Systems Decision-Support Tool, as developed by KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Wageningen University & Research, at the request of the Cluster Food Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. This document describes how the tool could be applied to support the Dutch Embassy in Ethiopia.
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Implementing Gender Transformative Approaches in Agriculture
The European Commission project, “Taking gender transformative approaches to scale for impact on SDG2 – food security, nutrition and agriculture” aims to embed Gender Transformative Approaches (GTAs) in policy dialogue, programs and working modalities of the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies (RBAs). It will do this by strengthening understanding of GTAs of relevant staff and partners; by increasing collaboration, complementarities and synergies between the RBA interventions around GTAs; and by promoting an “institutional mind- set” shift within each RBA to engage with these approaches.
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The importance of joint experimentation processes in agroecological intensification
In the area of intervention of the project Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks for Agroecological Intensification in Burkina Faso (FaReNe), farmers’ practices improvement methods are very various and assistance of producers’ development partners shows different characteristics, adapted to the context. Processes of joint experimentations of agricultural technologies and management of environmental resources have been set up by innovator farmers in collaboration with their partners World Neighbors, the researchers and Diobass Burkina for the promotion of a lasting agroecological intensification.
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Gender Lens Impact Investing: Catalyst for Change in Commodity Value Chains
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Le Project FaReNe et l’approche participative
Le projet FaReNe a été conçu pour développer, tester et analyser une approche de recherche et développement basée sur le leadership des producteurs à faibles ressources en tant qu’innovateurs. Cette approche se focalise sur l’expérimentation conjointe basée sur des connaissances et des innovations locales pour trouver des solutions axées sur l’intensification agroécologique.
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What do participatory approaches have to offer the measurement of empowerment of women and girls?
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Midline study in Nametil, Mogovolas District – Mozambique
Exploring possible changes in relation to child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Mozambique two and half years into the Yes I Do programme
This report contains the results of the Yes I Do midline study conducted in Nametil, the capital of Mogovolas District, Mozambique between May and July 2018. The purpose of the study is to provide insight into possible changes in relation to child marriage and teenage pregnancy and their underlying causes since the start of the Yes I Do programme in 2016.
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The Food Systems Decision-Support Tool: Application in the case of the Sahel
In December 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a stakeholder exchange on food & nutrition security in the Sahel region (notably Burkina Faso and Niger) as part of its initiative to develop of a new Sahel program focusing on food and water. KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Wageningen Economic Research were contracted to provide a descriptive overview of the food systems in Burkina Faso and Niger to support this policy process, through the partial application of the Food Systems Decision Support Tool. The descriptive analysis is based on secondary data and key informant interviews.
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Hackathon Flyer
Flyer for HACK TB Hackathon
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Platforms for Brokering & Learning
This publicaton draws lessons from the three years of experience in managing ‘Irrigaton Acceleraton Platorms (IAPs)’ established under the Smart Water for Agriculture project in Kenya.
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Vers un mécanisme de financement innovant pour la promotion de l’innovation paysanne
Le Fonds d’appui à l’Innovation Locale (FIL) piloté au Burkina Faso est inspiré des projets pilotes conduits par Prolinnova (un Programme international de partenariat qui promeut l’innovation locale et le Développement Participatif des Innovations (DPI). C’est un mécanisme alternatif de financement qui permet aux paysans innovateurs d’accéder aux ressources leur permettant de poursuivre leurs propres recherches en collaboration avec d’autres professionnels.
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Towards demand-driven services? The role of feedback mechanisms in agribusiness-based advisory services for smallholder farmers
In many developing countries, agribusinesses are highly engaged in providing services to smallholder farmers, including agricultural advisory services or extension. As private service providers depend on farmers’ choices, eliciting farmer feedback and learning from farmers’ demands are important.
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Evaluation of Dutch IRBC policy – Bangladesh Report
This report is the result of a case study conducted in Bangladesh as part of the evaluation of Dutch policy on International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) by the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IOB).
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Adolescent Research in Brief: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in low- and middle-income countries
A synthesis of research findings for improved program development and implementation
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Gender matters in household surveys
When a study of child health in Afghanistan produced an inconsistent result, Sandra Alba realised that men and women can give very different answers to the same questions. She consulted gender experts Franz Wong and Yngve Bråten to understand why.
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Towards a mechanism of innovative financing for the promotion of farmer innovation
The Local Innovation Support Fund (LISF) led in Burkina Faso, took its example from pilot projects led by PROLINNOVA (an international program of partnership that promotes local innovation and Participatory Innovation Development – PID). It is an alternative mechanism of financing that permits innovative farmers to have access to resources allowing them to pursue their own research in collaboration with other professionals.