Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Some development programs are designed on the premise that they can trigger lasting changes in poverty or food security. An intervention in eastern Uganda to increase the use of improved seed varieties and basic...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Agricultural extension promotes improved inputs and more productive farming practices, which could boost food security and reduce poverty in developing countries. We evaluated how a large-scale agricultural...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Since 2006, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed drought-tolerant maize (DTM) varieties to address a widespread...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Drought-tolerant seeds are designed to protect farmers from moderate, mid-season drought, but can still fail when conditions are severe. In Tanzania and Mozambique the project paired drought-tolerant maize (DTM...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
A devastating drought or other shock can force small-scale farmers in developing economies to sell off assets or cut meals and other consumption to cope. Even the risk of a shock can stifle their future by pushing...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
While poverty overall has declined in the last few decades, extreme poverty has become more concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa. During this time, research has built a wealth of new knowledge about the conditions that...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
A single drought, flood of other disaster could wipe out the means they have to feed themselves. For agricultural families, even a risk of these disasters can create hardship. A family’s future can depend on the...
This research brief looks at the benefits and
comparative advantages of the group model for youth in agriculture in northern Uganda as well as
the possible challenges associated with youth
associations.
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