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Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years.
Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...
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This ICT4D article series features results from innovative research on participatory geographic information systems (P-GIS) in Africa. From land tenure and gender to food and water security, the articles present the most pressing resource challenges...
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The livelihoods of more than half of Africa’s fast-growing population rely directly and indirectly on forests. Already faced with poverty and limited economic development, Africa is now confronted with the uncertainty of climate change, which could...
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The Adaptation Insights series consists of nine case studies from seven projects supported by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program. Each brief presents insights from research carried out with the active involvement of communities at risk...
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It is widely acknowledged that INRM is a means of achieving the CGIAR’s multiple goals of food security, poverty alleviation, and protection of the natural environment. The CGIAR has defined INRM as "a way of doing development-oriented research...