Category Archives: Crop-Livestock

Under Sustainable intensification in smallholder crop/livestock systems, we work to improve system efficiency through better feed quality, health and animal performance – in a context of increasing competition for land and other resources (eg biofuels)

One-size-fits-all ‘livestock less’ measures will not serve some one billion smallholder livestock farmers and herders
Advocacy / Biodiversity / Communications / Crop-Livestock / Environment / Food Security / Nutrition / Opinion piece / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock

One-size-fits-all ‘livestock less’ measures will not serve some one billion smallholder livestock farmers and herders

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Once again, the debate on sustainable diets and in particular on (not) eating animal-derived products is resurfacing in the media, as illustrated most recently by an article in The Guardian. The paper reported on a study by J. Poore and T. Nemecek entitled ‘Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers’, published in the latest edition of Science magazine. Continue reading →

Africa RISING looks back at what the project achieved in ‘intensifying’ agriculture in its first five years
Africa / Agriculture / Animal Feeding / Animal Production / CGIAR / Crop-Livestock / Crops / ILRI / Intensification / LIVESTOCKCRP / MAIZECRP / Project / Report

Africa RISING looks back at what the project achieved in ‘intensifying’ agriculture in its first five years

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A new report from Africa RISING—Footprints of Africa RISING Phase I (2011–2016)—summarizes the achievements of the project’s first phase. Continue reading →

Cleaning up assessments of livestock-environment systems in developing countries with CLEANED
Climate Change / Crop-Livestock / East Africa / Environment / Kenya / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / LIVESTOCKFISH / News clipping / NRM / Pro-Poor Livestock / SLS / Value Chains

Cleaning up assessments of livestock-environment systems in developing countries with CLEANED

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CLEANED provides a rapid assessment that quantifies potential environmental impacts of planned livestock development interventions at multiple spatial scales. With a particular focus on developing countries, it requires participatory discussions with local communities to make sure that assessments are relevant to local agro-ecological landscapes and production systems. Continue reading →

Irrigation boosts food security for Africa’s smallholder households
Africa / Article / Crop-Livestock / Ethiopia / FFD / Fodder / Food Security / Ghana / Irrigation / Livelihoods / Research / Tanzania / Water

Irrigation boosts food security for Africa’s smallholder households

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Findings from a review of a five-year irrigation project in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania show that all the men and women farmers who had adopted irrigation practices ‘were financially better off, more food secure and had more diverse diets’. Continue reading →

Can we sustainably meet the growing demand for meat in developing countries?—Yes, says Louise Fresco
Animal Feeding / Animal Production / Crop-Livestock / Food Security / NRM / Opinion piece / Policy / Pro-Poor Livestock / Rangelands

Can we sustainably meet the growing demand for meat in developing countries?—Yes, says Louise Fresco

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The following argument for continuing to use livestock to use the planet’s full ecological potential is made by Louise Fresco, a Dutch writer and food and agricultural scientist specializing in sustainable tropical agriculture. President of the executive board of Wageningen University and Research, Fresco is a member of the World Food Prize Council of Advisors and holds many other distinguished appointments and honours. Continue reading →

CGIAR integrated systems research for sustainable agricultural development in the Mekong—New book
Agriculture / Books and chapters / Capacity Strengthening / CGIAR / China / Crop-Livestock / Environment / Farming Systems / Humid Tropics / HUMIDTROPICS / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Innovation Systems / Intensification / Laos / Markets / NRM / Participation / PIL / Policy / Report / Soils / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Value Chains / Vietnam

CGIAR integrated systems research for sustainable agricultural development in the Mekong—New book

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The CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics (Humidtropics) was an agricultural research for development program that aimed for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems to improve the livelihoods of farm households. The Central Mekong Action Area was primarily focused on the complex of rice and non-rice farming systems (plus areas with other land uses) in the non-flood-prone lowlands, uplands and highlands. The Action Area covered six countries (Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam). Continue reading →