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Nicaragua, punto de encuentro para la innovación y el desarrollo sostenible
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68241
Publication year
2015
Full Citation
CIAT. 2015. Nicaragua, punto de encuentro para la innovación y el desarrollo sostenible.Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). 4p.
Publication Type
Brief…
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Inclusive approaches to agribusiness: research at the cutting edge
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68250
Abstract
Upstream academic research and downstream
development practice are often divided - even when
they share similar goals for empowering the rural poor.
International agricultural research, through the CGIAR,
has attempted to bridge this gap by combining research,
capacity strengthening and development. An example is
the Learning Alliance approach, applied…
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The promise of beans
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67775
Publication year
2015
Authors
Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance
Full Citation
PABRA. 2015. The promise of beans. Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA). 2p.
Publication Type
Poster
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Climate-smart tools for Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67776
Abstract
The combined effects of climate change, inequity, and population pressures are escalating the challenges faced by East Africa’s smallholder farmers. CIAT and CCAFS, in collaboration with many other partners, have developed a comprehensive set of tools, tailored to the region, to rapidly scale-up the adoption of CSA practices by smallholders for improved food and livelihood security and…
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Climate-smart tools for Asia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67069
Abstract
The combined effects of climate change, inequity, and population pressures are escalating the challenges faced by Asia’s smallholder farmers. CIAT and CCAFS, in collaboration with many other partners, have developed a comprehensive set of tools, tailored to the region, to rapidly scale-up the adoption of CSA practices by smallholders for improved food and livelihood security and resilience…
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A new vision for the future of smallholder farming in Central America
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66001
Publication year
2015
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 2015. A new vision for the future of smallholder farming in Central America. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (…
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A new and emblematic home for biodiversity in Colombia: to safeguard agrobiodiversity and feed humanity in the face of climate change
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66328
Publication year
2015
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 2015. A new and emblematic home for biodiversity in Colombia: to safeguard…
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An analysis of social seed network and its contribution to on-farm conservation of crop genetic diversity in Nepal
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69156
Abstract
Social seed systems are important for the maintenance of crop genetic diversity on farm. This is governed by local and informal system in the community through a farmers’ network. This paper analyses these local seed systems through application of social network analysis tools and mappings and examines the…
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UK Department for International Development (DFID): a strategic partnership in research for development
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41642
Publication year
2012
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 2012. UK Department for International Development (DFID): a strategic partnership in research for…
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Nuevas especies forrajeras para las sabanas de suelos acidos e infertiles de America Tropical
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71726
Publication year
1983
Authors
Grof, B
Full Citation
GROF, B. 1983. Nuevas especies forrajeras para las sabanas de suelos acidos e infertiles de America Tropical. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT…
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Potential economic impact from the adoption of new Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4130
Abstract
Pasture research led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and national institutions during the 80's and 90's, contributed with new Brachiaria species with various characteristics and uses that were incorporated with success in livestock…
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Forage legumes for improved fallows in agropastoral systems of subhumid West Africa. I. Establishment, herbage yield and nutritive value of legumes as dry season forage
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27816
Abstract
A short-term improved fallow system based on forage legumes is suggested for crop-livestock farming systems in subhumid West Africa targeted to enhance soil fertility and dry season feed for cattle. At two sites, 13 legume species were compared with the…
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Estimation and comparison of benefits due to feeding hay and silage during the dry season on commercial dual-purpose cattle production systems in Honduras and Costa Rica
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4155
Abstract
Smallholders with dual-purpose cattle production systems in most Central America experience a shortage of forages during the dry season (4-8 month. As a result, substantially lower milk production and weight gain occurs. Dual-purpose operations seeking to…
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Patterns of domestication in the Ethiopian oil-seed crop noug (Guizotia abyssinica)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65246
Abstract
Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) is a semidomesticated oil-seed crop, which is primarily cultivated in Ethiopia. Unlike its closest crop relative, sunflower, noug has small seeds, small flowering heads, many branches, many flowering heads, and indeterminate flowering, and it shatters in the field. Here, we conducted common garden studies and…
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Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1311
Publication year
2010
Authors
Federico J. Holmann
Full Citation
Federico J. Holmann, 'Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico', 2010
Publication Type
Scientific Publication…
