Zooming in on nutrition-sensitive landscapes
At Nutrition-sensitive landscapes, a CIFOR and ICRAF organized side-event at the Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition, Bioversity International's researcher Céline Termote spoke about putting people at the centre of the landscapes approach: "Food is an expression of their culture, we must not forget that," she said. Photo: CIFOR
International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition
The International Conference on Forests, Food Security and Nutrition will take place at FAO in Rome, Italy from 13-15 May, 2013. The Conference aims to increase understanding of the crucial role that forests, trees and agroforestry systems can play in improving the food security and nutrition of rural people, especially in developing countries.
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Medicinal and aromatic plants improve livelihoods in Yemen
The use of medicinal and aromatic plant species in Yemen goes back thousands of years and is an important part of Yemeni culture. A new impact assessment looks at the effectiveness of work carried out in 2002-2007 to increase farmer income from four of these species: cumin, coriander, henna and nigella.
Medicinal and aromatic plants improve livelihoods in Yemen
A study to show the impact of a set of interventions related to conservation and use of neglected and underutilized species on livelihood's in Yemen based on a pilot study implemented by Bioversity International in Yemen between 2002 and 2005.
Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme
The goal of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme is to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources by awarding Fellowships to outstanding young scientists from developing countries. This impact assessment brief evaluates if the Programme has met its goals of contributing to the scientific capacity of the Fellows and their home institutes, and of fostering the conservation and use of plant genetic resources.
The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia
Poor farmers in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia continue to enjoy improved livelihoods thanks to a project on organic bananas implemented by Bioversity International. An impact assessment, using an asset-based livelihoods approach, found that 85% of farm families in the region said their incomes had increased since the end of the project.
The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia
Poor farmers in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia continue to enjoy improved livelihoods thanks to a project on organic bananas implemented by Bioversity International.
Assessing the success of on-farm conservation projects in delivering conservation and livelihood outcomes.
On-farm conservation is the focus of much research but a lack of tools makes it difficult to systematically evaluate success in terms of outcomes that maintain on-farm diversity and create livelihood incentives for farmers. Thanks to a recently completed impact assessment project in the High Andes, this may be about to change.
The value of conserving coffee diversity
Coffee is not only one of the most popular drinks in the world, but also the world's most valuable agricultural export commodity and the source of income for many smallholder farmers in the developing world. Yet coffee diversity is at risk and its not easy to conserve. Could cryopreservation be the answer?
Is cryopreservation a viable method for long-term conservation of coffee biodiversity?
Coffee is difficult to conserve using conventional methods and as a result is often conserved in field genebanks - which is costly and has a number of disadvantages. This impact study examines the viability of cryopreservation techniques as an alternative approach.
The impact of diversity field forums: improving farmer management of millet and sorghum in Mali
An impact assessment of work on Mail to improve crop management practices working with smallholder farmers
The Musa International Transit Centre - Bioversity Impact Assessment
User feedback on the impact of Bioversity's International Transit Centre
Users assess the impact of Bioversity's Banana Transit Centre
How well does Bioversity's International Transit Centre (ITC) serve its users? A recent impact assessment study aimed to find out.
A common language for plant resources
A new impact assessment study looks at the effectiveness of Bioversity's Descriptor lists, a series of publications that aim to standardise the way plant resources are documented.
Capturing and sharing information on genetic resources
A look at the usefulness of Bioversity's Descriptor Lists to a range of users and their value in promoting collaboration and plant genetic resources information exchange.
Placing biodiversity 'in trust' for the future: Bioversity impact assessment
The second in our series of impact assessment publications examines the influence of ‘In Trust’ agreements set up by Bioversity in 1994 in response to changes in the legislative environment.
The challenge of impact assessment
Bioversity launches a series of impact assessment publications starting with a detailed look at our African Leafy Vegetables Programme in Kenya.
How we conduct Impact Assessment
Pathways that link the research process with the generation of outputs and their dissemination and uptake help the scientist analyse and plan for the likely changes caused by the intervention.
Scientific and technical challenges
Outputs coming from Bioversity's research are diverse as are the pathways which connect these outputs to disseminated outcomes that subsequently make a change.
Operational challenges
The way Bioversity operates contributes challenges for impact assessment, particulalry in terms of accountability and attribution
African Leafy Vegetables Programme: Bioversity Impact Assessment
Assessing the impact of a project in Kenya to increase production, consumption and marketing of African Leafy Vegetables.
Impact Assessment
Assessing the impact of our research is an essential part of Bioversity International's work. It ensures we are delivering on our commitments and enables us to plan our future research effectively. It also allows us to engage and inform development agencies and policymakers, and be accountable to our donors and partners. The very nature
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