Hot commodity: Researchers hope to teach farmers to use and conserve native plants
By reintroducing native foods in a region of the Philippines plagued by poverty and degraded natural resources, researchers hope to teach farmers how to use and […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): D. Estrada
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Capacity Building
Systems integration and innovation
This chapter explores complex adaptive systems and why management strategies need to be adaptive as well in order to achieve long-term sustainability. Each landscape has its […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): K.M. Moore
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Capacity Building, Natural Resource Management
LTRA-7: Pathways to CAPS in the Andes
Rural populations in the Andean region of South America are frequently dependent on a single food crop
- Start Date: 2009
- End Date: 2014
- Project Code: LTRA-7
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
LTRA-11: CAPS among tribal societies in India and Nepal
Traditional agriculture in tribal and ethnic societies in India and Nepal is increasingly relegated to less productive land, often on steep slopes. This project works with […]
- Start Date: 2009
- End Date: 2014
- Project Code: LTRA-11
- Lead University: University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Capacity Building, Gender, Natural Resource Management
LTRA-10: CAPS for smallholder farms in eastern Uganda and western Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa faces formidable food security and environmental challenges. Population pressure, agricultural intensification, market distortions, an unevenly supportive policy climate, and inherently low-productivity soils create a […]
- Start Date: 2009
- End Date: 2014
- Project Code: LTRA-10
- Lead University: University of Wyoming
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Capacity Building, Innovation, Natural Resource Management
LTRA-12: Conservation agriculture for food security in Cambodia and the Philippines
Degraded landscapes are expanding annually in Cambodia and the Philippines and decrease agricultural productivity, which in turn heightens food insecurity and exacerbates poverty. This project examines […]
- Start Date: 2009
- End Date: 2014
- Project Code: LTRA-12
- Lead University: North Carolina A&T State University
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Capacity Building, Gender, Natural Resource Management, Productivity
Condori, Justina
Country of Origin: Bolivia- Start Date: 2008/10/01
- End Date: 2010/06/01
- University: Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
- Degree: MS
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Capacity Building
Herawati, Tin
Country of Origin: Indonesia- Start Date: 2008/08/01
- End Date: 2011/05/01
- University: Bogor Agricultural University
- Degree: PhD
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Capacity Building
Pe
Country of Origin: Bolivia- Start Date: 2008/07/01
- End Date: 2009/06/01
- University: Universidad Mayor de San Simon
- Degree: BS
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Capacity Building
Quiray, Andre
Country of Origin: Philippines- Start Date: 2008/06/01
- End Date: 2009/03/01
- University: University of the Philippines Los Baños
- Degree: MS
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Capacity Building