The challenge of meeting human development needs while protecting the earth's life
support systems confronts scientists, technologists, policy makers, and communities from …

This paper describes the current state of international plant breeding research and explains
why the centralized global approach to germplasm improvement that was so successful in …

Praise for the First Edition:" It is a guide of vital importance to researchers, trainers and
extension workers, especially those collaborating with communities in developing …

The boundary between science and policy is only one of several boundaries that hinder the
linking of scientific and technical information to decision making. Managing boundaries …

As the sustainability of agricultural citizen science projects depends on volunteer farmers
who contribute their time, energy and skills, understanding their motivation is important to …

Sustainable production for field crops has proved to be a challenging proposition. Farmer
participatory research (FPR) is an important approach to help ensure relevance and define …

Improved crop–fallow systems in the humid tropics can simultaneously sequester
atmospheric carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable livelihoods of rural populations …

Sustainable feeding of the growing population in China without ecological destabilization is
a grand challenge. In this populous country where agriculture is dominated by smallholder …

This paper provides insights into the multiple dimensions of fairness in payments for
ecosystem services (PES) using the results of pilot agrobiodiversity conservation auctions. In …

This paper summarises observations based on previous assessments of watershed
management projects in developing countries. These observations are based on a review of …