Following a session on partnerships organized at GCARD2, this side event at the ‘Celebrating FARA@15’ event looked into the secrets behind successful alliances and relationships (‘partnerships’) that bring development results at scale, and over time. Continue reading
Increasing the productivity of small-scale production systems to make animal-source foods more readily available to poor consumers is a complex issue which requires a multi-faceted approach. With this concept in mind, scientists are working alongside territorial alliances to generate knowledge and initiatives to improve resource management through research. An example of this initiative, called the Learning Alliance. Continue reading
A new study reports on how, despite being relatively new, the Dairy Development Forum (DDF) in Tanzania is helping to improve Tanzania’s dairy sector, largely by sharing information, especially through membership associations, Continue reading
The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) recently published two policy briefs looking at barriers to the development of livestock and fish sectors in the country. They were carried out under the Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) being implemented by BIDS with support from IFPRI and USAID. The Livestock and Fish program is … Continue reading
Reflecting on the report by the UN Secretary General’s Data Revolution Group, Diana Brandes explores ways the data revolution mean for organizational and human capability development? Continue reading
As part of its efforts to transform value chains, staff and partners in the livestock and fish research program have developed a number of value chain assessment and benchmarking tools. From 1 to 4 December, the program is holding a brief e-discussion to solicit and synthesize experiences and lessons with the development and use of the tools. Continue reading
The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has just approved a small grant to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) for a project entitled the ‘potential farm to landscape impact and adoption of forage technologies in smallholder dairy production systems in Tanzania.’ Continue reading
In September 2014, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) organized a dairy value chain seminar with support from the CGIAR Research Programs on Policies, Institutions, and Markets and on Livestock and Fish. Continue reading
Conducting Research for Development is at the heart of the Research Program on Livestock and Fish’s value chain approach. Diana Brandes argues that, in a world of complex sustainable development challenges, the solution(s) to ensure program outputs respond to localized demands to facilitate value chain transformation is a puzzle, where any number of rural communities, organizations, institutions may hold different pieces. Continue reading
The draft report of the CRP-Commissioned External Evaluation of the Program’s Value Chain Approach is now available for comment. Please share your feedback and comments. Continue reading
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