http://www.cgiar.org A Global Agricultural Research Partnership Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:55:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://waterandfood.org/2013/07/23/78998/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/07/23/78998/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:05:55 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752884 This story was first published on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security blog on July 22, 2013. We’ve heard a lot at Africa Agriculture Science Week about the complex problems facing African farmers, particularly ...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/07/23/78998/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/07/11/catalyzing-african-innovation-through-engagement-platforms/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/07/11/catalyzing-african-innovation-through-engagement-platforms/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:31:43 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=738684 On July 16, the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food will host an event at the Africa Agriculture Science Week in Accra, Ghana. The workshop, entitled ‘Engagement platforms for food and water security: opportunities to harness innovation to impr...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/07/11/catalyzing-african-innovation-through-engagement-platforms/feed/ 0 http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/nbdc-lima-duncan http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/nbdc-lima-duncan#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:15:12 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=719180 Presented by Alan Duncan at the Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Lima, Peru, 3 June 2013 ]]> http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/nbdc-lima-duncan/feed/ 0 http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/cpwf-10-years-of-r4d-for-water-food-security-anu-22787129 http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/cpwf-10-years-of-r4d-for-water-food-security-anu-22787129#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:13:27 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=690625 Presentation made to the French-Australian Forum on Water and Land Management “Food and water security shaping land-use futures” on CPWF 10-year achievements with a focus on the Ganges and Mekong basins. ]]> http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/cpwf-10-years-of-r4d-for-water-food-security-anu-22787129/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/23/making-our-research-relevant-to-the-people-that-matter-in-the-volta-and-niger-basins/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/23/making-our-research-relevant-to-the-people-that-matter-in-the-volta-and-niger-basins/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:14 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=667061 The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) is taking its first step toward an integrated approach for research and development. At the end of May, WLE will hold the Volta and Niger Basins Consultation and Design Workshop. ]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/23/making-our-research-relevant-to-the-people-that-matter-in-the-volta-and-niger-basins/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/09/call-for-abstracts-nexus-2014-water-food-climate-and-energy-conference-2/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/09/call-for-abstracts-nexus-2014-water-food-climate-and-energy-conference-2/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 07:28:10 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=643105 http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/09/call-for-abstracts-nexus-2014-water-food-climate-and-energy-conference-2/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/03/volta-capitalisation-workshop-time-to-reap-what-weve-sown/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/03/volta-capitalisation-workshop-time-to-reap-what-weve-sown/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:57:53 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=630593 The Challenge Program on Water and Food’s (CPWF) Volta Basin Development Challenge (VBDC) research began in December 2010. In December 2013, the (CPWF) will end and it will be integrated into the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems p...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/05/03/volta-capitalisation-workshop-time-to-reap-what-weve-sown/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbPJVatizrM&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbPJVatizrM&feature=youtube_gdata#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 01:15:17 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=630541 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbPJVatizrM&feature=youtube_gdata/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/04/24/putting-water-issues-in-perspective-cpwf-water-dialogue-posters-to-spark-debate/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/04/24/putting-water-issues-in-perspective-cpwf-water-dialogue-posters-to-spark-debate/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:57:30 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=611722 Water problems are serious, complex and multi-faceted but not impossible to comprehend. Solutions may not be simple, but they are attainable. A set of water dialogue posters was recently released by the CPWF. These aim to help place water and food issu...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/04/24/putting-water-issues-in-perspective-cpwf-water-dialogue-posters-to-spark-debate/feed/ 0 http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/livestock-waterinteractions http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/livestock-waterinteractions#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:16:39 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=611735 Presented by Mengistu Alemayehu at ILRI, Addis Ababa, 18 April 2013 ]]> http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/livestock-waterinteractions/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/04/18/tree-growing-in-the-highlands-of-ethiopia-key-issues-to-consider/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/04/18/tree-growing-in-the-highlands-of-ethiopia-key-issues-to-consider/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:14:58 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=611737 The Ethiopian highlands are losing many valuable tree and shrub species because of anthropogenic and climatic factors. This brief, co-produced by the Nile Basin Development Challenge and the Africa RISING research program on sustainable intensification...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/04/18/tree-growing-in-the-highlands-of-ethiopia-key-issues-to-consider/feed/ 0 http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/a-brief-on-innovation-platforms-in-the-nile-basin-development-challenge-nbdc http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/a-brief-on-innovation-platforms-in-the-nile-basin-development-challenge-nbdc#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:36 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=611744 Presented by Beth Cullen, Zelalem Lema, Aberra Adie and Mulugeta Lemenih on the Training of Trainers (ToT) on the use of Livelihoods Characterization/ Benchmarking Tool (SLATE), Jeldu, Ethiopia, 1-5 April 2013 ]]> http://www.slideshare.net/CPWF/a-brief-on-innovation-platforms-in-the-nile-basin-development-challenge-nbdc/feed/ 0 http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:40:42 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=611780 http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html/feed/ 0 http://hdl.handle.net/10568/27939 http://hdl.handle.net/10568/27939#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=617155 Integrated termite management (ITM) can help rehabilitate degraded rangelands, enhance agricultural production and restore agro-ecosystem health in East Africa. Effective ITM requires a balanced mix of biophysical and socio-economic interventions. Adop...]]> http://hdl.handle.net/10568/27939/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zWShc_1_-Y&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zWShc_1_-Y&feature=youtube_gdata#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:12:19 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=530480 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zWShc_1_-Y&feature=youtube_gdata/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/26/rhetoric-versus-realities-rainwater-management-development-processes-in-the-blue-nile-basin-of-ethiopia/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/26/rhetoric-versus-realities-rainwater-management-development-processes-in-the-blue-nile-basin-of-ethiopia/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:33:38 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=530494 The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food just published a new report from the Nile Basin setting out ways to enhance rainwater management (RWM) development processes. In Ethiopia, considerable potential exists to enhance food production and rural ...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/26/rhetoric-versus-realities-rainwater-management-development-processes-in-the-blue-nile-basin-of-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://cgspace.cgiar.org:80/handle/10568/27603 http://cgspace.cgiar.org:80/handle/10568/27603#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=530496 http://cgspace.cgiar.org:80/handle/10568/27603/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/20/digital-stories-a-creative-way-of-capturing-and-communicating-research/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/20/digital-stories-a-creative-way-of-capturing-and-communicating-research/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:57:48 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=530504 Digital storytelling refers to short films composed of digitized still and moving images, sound and text. This is a highly effective way of presenting compelling stories in an engaging format. Digital stories can be created by people everywhere, on any...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/20/digital-stories-a-creative-way-of-capturing-and-communicating-research/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/08/gender-training-continues-in-bangladesh/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/08/gender-training-continues-in-bangladesh/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:20:10 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=530520 The second series of trainings on gender for the Ganges Basin Development Challenge program was held on the 23rd and 24th of January 2013 in Khulna, Bangladesh. The event enabled a lively exchange of field experiences as gender issues were brought fort...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/02/08/gender-training-continues-in-bangladesh/feed/ 0 http://waterandfood.org/2013/01/18/communal-grazing-land-management-in-fogera-lessons-from-innovation-platform-action-research/ http://waterandfood.org/2013/01/18/communal-grazing-land-management-in-fogera-lessons-from-innovation-platform-action-research/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:06:06 +0000 CPWF http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=530527 As part of the Nile Basin Development Challenge, local Innovation Platforms (IP) have been formed in three sites in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia to improve approaches to rain water management. It is hoped that local level platforms will enable actor...]]> http://waterandfood.org/2013/01/18/communal-grazing-land-management-in-fogera-lessons-from-innovation-platform-action-research/feed/ 0