Humidtropics Central Mekong Flagship
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Item Humidtropics in the Central Mekong Action Area(Book Chapter, 2016-11-15) Hiwasaki, L.This chapter introduces Humidtropics, the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, and the research for development (R4D) activities implemented from 2013 to 2016 in the Central Mekong Action Area. The chapter also provides an overview of the other book chapters.Item Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the uplands of mainland Southeast Asia: Achievements and lessons learned(Book Chapter, 2016-11-15) Hiwasaki, L.; Bolliger, Adrian M.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Raneri, Jessica Evelyn; Schut, Marc; Staal, Steven J.Item Site characterization and systems analysis in Central Mekong(Book Chapter, 2016-11-15) Staal, Steven J.; Njiru, Nelly M.; Thinh Nguyen; Kihoro, Esther; Karimov, A.A.; Teufel, Nils; Wijk, Mark T. van; Ritzema, Randall S.The systems addressed in this chapter and in the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics (Humidtropics) broadly include natural systems comprising biophysical, resource and climate realities; social systems made up of people, societies and their institutions; and, what some term as artificial systems built on elements of the first two (Checkland 1981). Agricultural systems, for example, modify natural systems for productive use, add infrastructure to provide markets, and modify human institutions to organize labour and services to enable the agricultural system to function. Regardless of how systems are categorized, they can be simplistically deconstructed into components and the interactions between them. In this chapter we characterize some of the Central Mekong systems, and also address some of the system dynamics, at two basic levels of resolution. Section 2 addresses regional agricultural systems consisting of one or more districts within a country, and includes variations in natural and social systems in addition to agricultural systems. Five regional cases that reflect the diversity across the Central Mekong Action Area are examined and compared. The authors focus on systems at the community or local landscape level, particularly the individual farm household component, and the variation between households within the landscape. Variables include household agricultural practices, household resources, capacity, and links to markets and institutions. Section 3 looks at diversity in the variables among farm households and the implications for livelihoods and well-being. Section 4 examines food security levels arising from specific farm household strategies and performance, how the two are related, and the implications for potential farm interventions. We conclude by comparing the types of systems examined, the differences in types of tools needed, and the differences in questions asked and learning generated. Throughout this chapter, authors refer to data from reports and articles that interested readers can find in Annex I.Item Integrated tree, crop and livestock technologies to conserve soil and water, and sustain smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in Southeast Asian uplands(Book Chapter, 2016-11-15) Lacombe, Guillaume; Bolliger, Adrian M.; Harrison, Rhett; To Thi Thu HaItem A review of efforts to integrate nutrition in systems research(Book Chapter, 2016-11-15) Raneri, Jessica Evelyn; Ritzema, Randall S.; Le Thi Nga; Ray-yu Yang; Groot, Jeroen C.J.; Kae, C.; Bolliger, Adrian M.; Chau Thi Minh Long; Hammond, James; Wijk, Mark T. van; Kennedy, G.Item Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong: Achievements and challenges of implementing integrated systems research(Report, 2016-11-15) Hiwasaki, L.; Bolliger, Adrian M.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Raneri, Jessica Evelyn; Schut, Marc; Staal, Steven J.Item A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing, and natural resources management systems in northwest Vietnam(Report, 2014-09-04) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Overview of the Central Mekong flagship, humidtropics(Poster, 2014-04-29) Hiwasaki, L.; Hammond, James; Öborn, Ingrid; Jianchu XuItem Overview of the Northwest Vietnam platform, Central Mekong flagship area(Poster, 2014-04-29) Hammond, James; Hiwasaki, L.; Hoang Thi Lua