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PR, IFPRI3; ISI; CRP7, EPTD, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Non-PR, IFPRI1; CRP2; CRP7; A Ensuring Sustainable food production; A.1 Global Futures and Strategic Foresight, EPTD; PIM, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM); CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Achieving and maintaining global food security is challenged by changes in population, income, and climate, among other drivers. Assessing these challenges and possible solutions over the coming decades requires a rigorous multidisciplinary approach. To answer this challenge, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has developed a system of linked simulation models of global agriculture to do long-run scenario analysis of the effects of climate change and various adaptation strategies. This system includes the core International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT), which is linked to water models (global hydrology, water basin management, and water stress on crops) and crop simulation models.

In order to identify the principal constraints and trends for common bean production and commercialization and the priorities for future common bean research in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a priority setting process was developed at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). The results suggested that the principal research included breeding and selecting for several traits, such as drought tolerance and water use efficiency, improved yields, and consumer acceptance (improved cooking time and desired texture after cooking). Additionally, the results of the priority setting process suggested that institutional measures are needed, such as improving formal seed production and distribution channels and the development of national and regional seed policies. On the other hand, the identified principal constraints included diseases, pests, and market constraints. Finally, the identified principal trends were: increase in demand and production, and development of high-yield varieties and improvement in nutritional quality., Con el fin de identificar cuáles son las principales restricciones y tendencias en la producción y comercialización del fríjol común, se desarrollaron prioridades de investigación para África, América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) se desarrolló un proceso de establecimiento de prioridades de investigación. Los resultados indican que las prioridades de investigación incluyen el mejoramiento de ciertos rasgos tales como tolerancia a la sequía y eficiencia en el uso del agua, mejoramiento del rendimiento, y el mejoramiento de características que permitan una mayor aceptación por parte de los consumidores. Adicionalmente, los resultados sugieren que es necesario tomar medidas institucionales, tales como la certificación en la producción de semillas y los canales de comercialización, y el desarrollo de una legislación nacional y regional de las mismas. Por otra parte, las principales restricciones identificadas fueron las enfermedades, plagas y algunos problemas relacionados con los mercados. Finalmente, las principales tendencias identificadas es el incremento de la demanda y la producción, y el desarrollo de variedades con mayores rendimientos y con mejoras en la calidad nutricional.

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Non-PR, IFPRI5, MTID

Non-PR, IFPRI2; CRP7, EPTD, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS); CGIAR Research Program on Forest, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), The purpose of the work presented in this report is to demonstrate that policymakers have tools at their disposal that provide significant help in the evaluation of trade-offs, opportunities, and repercussions of the policies under consideration. This report focuses on Colombia, however the analytical framework can be applied to any country interested in exploring country-wide effects and economic viability of policies that aim to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture. Results provided in this study should be seen as an example of the potential applications of the framework developed. We were able to identify policies covering the entire spectrum of potential outcomes: win-win policies (reduce land allocated to pasture), policies with tradeoffs (reduce deforestation in the Amazon) and policies that seem to generate clearly inferior results (increase the area allocate to palm cultivation).