Technological Innovation and Sustainable Intensification

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION

Blog
March 9, 2017
Exploring farmers’ willingness to pay for drought tolerance in maize in Zimbabwe
Adoption of new technologies depends significantly on whether potential users are willing to pay a premium for the associated benefits. The
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March 2, 2017
Journal article: Do markets and trade help or hurt the global food system adapt to climate change?
Rapidly expanding global trade in the past three decades has lifted millions out of people out of poverty. Trade has
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December 2, 2016
Strengthening crop production in marginal areas through conservation agriculture
Conservation Agriculture has the potential to enhance soil fertility and reduce erosion across 260,000 hectares of fragile and degraded cereal
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September 28, 2016
Publication: The Volunteer Farmer-Trainer Extension Approach: A User Guide
Extension services are delivered in a variety of forms, with the ultimate aim of changing farmers’ attitudes towards applying knowledge
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September 27, 2016
How can we measure technology adoption at scale?
A workshop titled "Innovative methods for measuring adoption of agricultural technologies: Establishing proof of concept and thinking about scaling up"
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September 13, 2016
Book: Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests
Cross-posted from IFPRI In Agricultural Research in Africa: Investing in Future Harvests, researchers and other development specialists examine the state
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July 28, 2016
CIMMYT gathers partners to discuss biotic stress and crop model integration
When crops are damaged by other living organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, insects and other pests, weeds or even
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April 27, 2016
Press-release: Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean “Well Placed” to Feed Growing Global Population Due to Increased Investment in Agricultural Research
Cross-posted from IFPRI April 27, 2016, Washington, D.C.—New data show that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is well situated
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March 18, 2016
Workshop: Impact evaluation for definition of priorities of agricultural research
Climate change, growing population, mounting pressure on existing productive resources call for innovation and more sustainable approaches in agriculture worldwide.
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