External Publications
External Publications
#FONTAGROProject COMPILATION OF GOOD PRACTICES: in effective knowledge-sharing and practical learning on climate adaptation technologies through South–South and triangular cooperation
FONTAGRO’s project “Cultivar mas con menos” was included in this publication. Please visit page 14 on “Triangular cooperation through financial support provided by developed countries/multilateral organizations”. Case: Colombia and the Dominican Republic cooperate on introducing the System of Rice Intensification to enhance resilience to climate change in agriculture.
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BLOG: Sustainably Doubling Agricultural Productivity: The Right Global Goal for 2050
By: Dr. Margaret M. Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative To read the full blog post, visit the following link: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2017/03/sustainably-doubling-agricultural-productivity-the-right-global-goal-for-2050/ To download the 2016 GAP Report visit this link: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org/index.php/2017/03/sustainably-doubling-agricultural-productivity-the-right-global-goal-for-2050/
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“Water harvesting and agricultural transformation in Nicaragua”
CFC Report on successful case: “Water Harvesting in Nicaragua”
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BLOG: Farmer-led innovations: the Case of Agricultural Equipment in Trinidad and Tobago
The generation of innovations has traditionally been attributed to research organizations while the farmer’s own potential for the development of innovative solutions has largely been neglected. However, producers are by definition true innovators as demonstrated by the story of the Ramsaroop family in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Chemraj Ramsaroop and his wife Sita have […]
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GANASOL – Livestock and Sustainable Agriculture on Latin American Hillsides program – – HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
This document presents a carefully designed rural livelihoods program rooted in field-based evidence, experience and analysis to generate lasting positive development across select countries in Latin America. With ambitious goals and clear outcomes, the Livestock and Sustainable Agriculture on Latin American Hillsides program, or GANASOL, will, over its ten-year trajectory, offer important support for smallscale farmers, particularly […]
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PACHA- THE ANDEAN PLATEAU, PARAMO, CAMELIDS AND YARN PROGRAM 2014 – 2024 HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
This brief presents a livelihoods program targeting vulnerable and excluded families living in the rural highlands of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.Through extensive field experience, Heifer International has designed The Andean Plateau, Paramo, Camelids and Yarn (PACHA) program to “increase the sustainability of camelid production and improved production and interaction with markets and food security.”1 Working with […]
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PROCOSTA – SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL AND MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS PROGRAM 2014 – 2024- HEIFER
Along certain pacific coastal shores in Latin America, dramatic changes are underway. Mangroves, with their twisting roots and tangled foliage are increasingly under threat from deforestation and climate change. The degradation of marine-coastal systems depletes the rich productivity of these ecosystems, resulting in significant drops in fish and shellfish supply, decreasing agricultural harvests and a […]