Innovative Agriculture for Food Security
An integrated agro-ecosystems approach
If agricultural research and innovation are to deliver acceptable levels of food and nutrition security to poor communities at a global scale, a rethink is needed of how current approaches to research-for-development are planned and executed. Obstacles lie in three factors: · Today’s vertical and supply driven focus – by many research leaders and development agencies. · The current short-term and project focus to funding agricultural research and development. · A need for practical policy options, that help countries respond to the realities they face.
Publisher: International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Author: Mahmoud Solh
Other authors: Maarten van Ginkel, Rodomiro Ortiz
Organization: International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Other organizations: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Year: 2013
ISBN: 92-9127-292-2
Type: Policy brief/paper
Full text available at: http://www.icarda.org/publications-and-resources/research-to-action
Content language: English