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Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links
theory with practice to further our understanding of this important
approach's contribution to natural resource management. It
addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with
change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population,
reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable
practices. It is increasingly recognised that IK, which has
featured centrally in resource management for millennia, should
play a significant part in today's programmes that seek to increase
land productivity and food security while ensuring environmental
conservation. By drawing together strands of biocultural diversity
research into natural resources management, this book: - Provides
an overview of conceptual issues around IK and its contributions to
sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation; - Addresses
key themes via case studies from bioculturally diverse regions of
the world; - Displays a wide range of methodologies and outlines a
possible agenda to guide future work. An invaluable resource for
researchers and postgraduate students in environmental science and
natural resources management, this book is also an informative read
for development practitioners and undergraduates in agriculture,
forestry, geography, anthropology and environmental studies.
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems
based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries.
These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these
vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and
perishable produce. The innovations create value, food, jobs and
new sources of income while improving the wellbeing and quality of
life of their users. Women are often key players in the production,
processing and marketing of roots, tubers and bananas, so
successful innovation needs to consider gender. These crops and
their value chains have long been neglected by research and
development, hence this book contributes to filling in the gap. The
book features many outcomes of the CGIAR Research Program in Roots,
Tubers and Banana (RTB), which operated from 2012-21, encompassing
many tropical countries, academic and industry partners, multiple
crops, and major initiatives. It describes the successful
innovation model developed by RTB that brings together diverse
partners and organizations, to create value for the end users and
to generate positive economic and social outcomes. RTB has
accelerated the scaling of innovations to reach many end users cost
effectively. Though most of the book's examples and insights are
from Africa, they can be applied worldwide. The book will be useful
for decision makers designing policies to scale up agricultural
solutions, for researchers and extension specialists seeking
practical ideas, and for scholars of innovation.
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems
based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries.
These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these
vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and
perishable produce. The innovations create value, food, jobs and
new sources of income while improving the wellbeing and quality of
life of their users. Women are often key players in the production,
processing and marketing of roots, tubers and bananas, so
successful innovation needs to consider gender. These crops and
their value chains have long been neglected by research and
development, hence this book contributes to filling in the gap. The
book features many outcomes of the CGIAR Research Program in Roots,
Tubers and Banana (RTB), which operated from 2012-21, encompassing
many tropical countries, academic and industry partners, multiple
crops, and major initiatives. It describes the successful
innovation model developed by RTB that brings together diverse
partners and organizations, to create value for the end users and
to generate positive economic and social outcomes. RTB has
accelerated the scaling of innovations to reach many end users cost
effectively. Though most of the book's examples and insights are
from Africa, they can be applied worldwide. The book will be useful
for decision makers designing policies to scale up agricultural
solutions, for researchers and extension specialists seeking
practical ideas, and for scholars of innovation.
In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain
and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. In
many areas, farmers have come to rely on seed enterprises that
multiply, store and distribute seed. "African Seed Enterprises"
takes a people-centered look at the companies, public agencies and
family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference
to food security across Africa. Case studies are arranged by
country, and each chapter includes a profile of the agricultural
and policy environment that surrounds these enterprises and affects
their development. Each case is unique and presents its own set of
lessons, and, as a whole, this wide range of experiences is a rich
source of data and ideas for future enterprise, offering valuable
insights for policy makers, academics and non-governmental
organizations throughout the world. Co-published with the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and AfricaRice
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