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International Development Research Centre
International Development Research Centre
Acronym
IDRC·CRDI

Location

Canada

About IDRC

A Crown corporation, we support leading thinkers who advance knowledge and solve practical development problems. We provide the resources, advice, and training they need to implement and share their solutions with those who need them most. In short, IDRC increases opportunities—and makes a real difference in people’s lives.

Working with our development partners, we multiply the impact of our investment and bring innovations to more people in more countries around the world. We offer fellowships and awards to nurture a new generation of development leaders.

What we do

IDRC funds research in developing countries to create lasting change on a large scale.

To make knowledge a tool for addressing pressing challenges, we

- provide developing-country researchers financial resources, advice, and training to help them find solutions to local problems.

- encourage knowledge sharing with policymakers, researchers, and communities around the world.

- foster new talent by offering fellowships and awards.

- strive to get new knowledge into the hands of those who can use it.

In doing so, we contribute to Canada’s foreign policy, complementing the work of Global Affairs Canada, and other government departments and agencies.

Members:

Basil Jones

Resources

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SMARTseeds Indonesia

General

Information services for sustainable vegetable farm management

Objectives

Implementation of a financially sustainable information service that supports 100.000 vegetable farmers to increase their production, income, food security and reduces the inputs of water, fertilizer and pesticides. The service will eventually be owned and hosted by the company EWUBDI with support from the public-private Dutch and Indonesian partners. The services can easily be extended for other types of crops and/or implemented to other regions in Indonesia.

Target Groups

The primary users are chili, tomato and cucumber smallholders in 14 regencies in 3 provinces in Indonesia. All farmers are smallholders with average farmland around 0.5 to 1.0 ha/farmer. Vegetable farming in the 3 provinces in Indonesia has been highly affected by changes in climate, weather patterns and availability of water. It also resulted in changes in the pest and disease profile in farming areas. Previous pesticide treatments are no longer effective. Vegetable farmers also face challenges on limited land tenure, small landholding size of 0.8 to 1 hectare, without the benefit of modern tools and farming methods, good seeds and fertilizer.

Achieving Planning and Land Rights in Area C, West Bank

General

The action aims to to improve social and economic condition of Palestinian communities in Area C, through (i) Improving resilience and tenure security of Palestinian communities in Area C through spatial economic planning and mapping of land rights; and (ii) Strengthening capacity of Palestinian institutions to perform land-based functions and delivery of essential services in Area C.

AFCC2/RI -Support to NPCA TerrAfrica Secretariat

General

The PDO is to strengthen capacity at NEPAD Agency to support TerrAfrica member countries on knowledge management and actions forscal ing up Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM).The project objectives have been further specified along the project’s three components:Component 1, Support for Regional Coalition Building: Support NEPAD Agency to reinforce the regional coalition that aligns assistance to countries on SLWM and related issues.Component 2, Support for Mutual Learning Among Member Countries: Support NEPAD Agency's mandate to meet country demand for knowledge and best practice tools to improve land management and climate resilience while maintaining natural capital to reinforce on-going investment operations in countries, as well as national and secto r development planning.Component 3, Support for Member Countries' SLWM Investment Planning:Strengthen NEPAD Agency's role in mee ting country demand for expertise and tools to develop and implement SLWM work programs and national SLWM investment frameworks.

Digital Land Governance Programme (DGLP)

General

DLGP will operate in all 47 counties of Kenya including policy support at the national levels of Ministry of Lands, National Land Commission and Council of Governors. The key problems which this programme seeks to address are:1.Inadequate land tenure security and land documentation/registration. Poor land use planning and natural resources management.2.Poor and delayed access to justice regarding land disputes and conflicts. 3.Outdated, inconsistent, conflicting or poor quality polic