participatory research
Researchers build the go-to dataset for smallholder farms
Farmer input is essential to tackling global challenges of climate change, rural poverty and nutrition. A new data collection tool aims to build the...
Ushauri: agricultural advice is just a phone call away
Researchers explain how user-centered design produced a mobile platform (named 'Advice' in Swahili) that matches agricultural extension services with...
Empowering communities to use agrobiodiversity for nutritious diets
In a new GIZ-funded project in Kenya and Ethiopia, communities will develop their own action plans to improve nutrition and diet diversity with...
ClimMob – a software for crowdsourcing climate smart-agriculture
A brand new Bioversity International-developed software - ClimMob - turns the research paradigm on its head and makes it easier for farmers to...
Local solutions for climate change adaptation and coffee rust management in Guatemala
A recent news blog on the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture and Food Security website highlights urgent need to identify best agroecological...
Diversifying diets in Barotse - local communities see the landscape with new eyes
Bioversity International researcher Natalia Estrada-Carmona blogs about a recent trip to Barotse, Zambia where her research group screened films as...
Stepping it up for gender equality at Bioversity International
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, which this year urges us to pledge for gender parity and equal rights for all, Bioversity...
Tips for communicating research findings to women and men
Communicating research in gender-responsive ways is an important part of Bioversity International's gender research activities. In light of...
New six-step methodology employs farmers’ knowledge and experiences to determine research priorities
Bioversity International’s scientist Ronnie Vernooy blogs about a new six-step methodology that facilitates participatory processes with men and women...
Case studies from around the globe show that gender-responsive participatory research is the way to go
Bioversity International's Gender Research Fellows unite in the Netherlands to discuss their successes in using participatory research tools and...