July 12, 2016
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Learning Briefs from CRS’s Response, Recovery and Resilience (R3) Program
These learning briefs share insights from disaster risk reduction projects in the Response, Recovery and Resilience (R3) program in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti, India, Bangladesh...More
August 13, 2013
Research›Case Studies
The Road to Resilience
How can relief and development programs promote resilience in regions that experience recurrent crises? The six case studies in this document describe some of the ways that CRS...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Case Studies
Cassava Cutting Movement from Primary to Bulking Sites (Burundi)
This document describes the effects of cassava disease in Burundi. It explores some of the principal causes of cassava cutting loss and provides a set of practitioner-oriented...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Reducing Food Insecurity Through Technology Transfer—Macropropagation (Uganda)
This brief describes the impact of banana Xanthomonas wilt in Uganda and the development and use of macro-propagation as a low-cost and farmer-centered technology to produce clean...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
New Spread of Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease and Its Implications for the Movement of Cassava Germplasm in the East and Central African Region
Cassava is among the most important food crops in sub-Saharan Africa, and it is facing a new emerging threat in the cassava brown streak virus. This document, written by...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Papers/Reports
Responding to BXW Amidst Multiple Pathogens and Pests
Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is among the most serious threats to banana production in East and Central Africa. This document discusses the impact and epidemiology of BXW and the...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Food Security in Eastern Africa and the Great Lakes Region
This is a summary of food security surveys and analyses commissioned under the C3P project. The document assesses the effects of banana and cassava disease on food and income...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Papers/Reports
Final Report on the Great Lakes Cassava Initiative
Cassava roots account for more than one third of all kilocalories consumed in many parts of the Great Lakes Region of sub-Saharan Africa. Cassava Mosaic Disease and Cassava Brown...More
March 1, 2010
Research›Papers/Reports
Fighting Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Disease in Rwanda
This document describes the importance of the banana in Rwanda. It presents an overview of activities that C3P partners used to mitigate the effects of banana Xanthomonas wilt in...More
