Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDejene Mengistu: 0000-0002-5771-6048en
cg.creator.identifierBogale Nigir Hailemariam: 0000-0002-7453-7674en
cg.creator.identifierYosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane: 0000-0002-6876-7158en
cg.creator.identifierCarlo Fadda: 0000-0003-3075-6207en
cg.number2402
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCONSERVATION AND USEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatNUTRITIONen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatRESILIENCEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSEED SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
dc.contributor.authorMengistu, Dejeneen
dc.contributor.authorHailemariam, Bogale Nigiren
dc.contributor.authorMelaku, Mulugeta Tilahunen
dc.contributor.authorKidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryaten
dc.contributor.authorFadda, Carloen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-03T07:31:10Z
dc.date.available2025-06-03T07:31:10Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174910
dc.titleCitizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoodsen
dcterms.abstractSince 2014, ex-Bioversity International's (now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) Seeds for Needs program has evaluated, selected, and disseminated over 50 varieties of major crops to over three million Ethiopian farmers. Using participatory varietal selection and crowdsourcing, the program has empowered farmers, spanning over 1.5 million hectares, with 20‒60% productivity increases, strengthened resilience, and improved food and nutrition security. The program has also increased the varietal portfolio three- to six-fold, while reducing reliance on agrochemicals. Over 31% of direct beneficiaries have been women.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMengistu, D.; Hailemariam, B.N.; Melaku, M.T.; Kidane, Y.G.; Fadda, C. (2025) Citizen science fast-tracks crop technologies to boost 3 million farm households’ resilience and livelihoods. Study #AFR - 2402. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): CIAT, 7 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfStudy #AFR
dcterms.issued2025-06-02en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectagrobiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectseed systemsen
dcterms.subjectvarietiesen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.subjectexperimentation-trialsen
dcterms.subjectseedsen
dcterms.subjectdrought resistanceen
dcterms.subjectcommunity involvement-community participationen
dcterms.subjectnutrition security-nutritional securityen
dcterms.typeCase Study

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