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Sensory evaluation of finger millet and bean products in Hoima Uganda. Report of field work conducted 6-12 September 2019
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111258
Abstract
Sensory evaluation, also known as organoleptic testing, involves assessing a food product for its aroma, flavour, sensation in the mouth and appearance. This activity was carried out under a project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) titled Citizen’s Science…
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The Role of Climate and Food Systems Science in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110941
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A systemic analysis of the role that climate, natural resource and food systems play in conflict and peace is key to design and implement interventions addressing and preventing conflict.
This document is one part of the 6-policy note outputs from the CGIAR Climate Security Webinar Series. These notes summarize the key messages made during the webinar panel discussion. Recordings of the webinar sessions…
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National launch: PlaSA Colombia, Keeping track of food in the country
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130508
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The national launch of the Food Systems Platform – PlaSA Colombia, developed within the framework of the National Policies and Strategies initiative, took place on April 27th at the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota. This initiative contributes to the construction of more solid policies and strategies, with greater coherence and capacity, to help meet current policy demands and future development needs. The event had 60…
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The importance of data and new technologies for Climate Security
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110942
Abstract
A systemic analysis of the role that climate, natural resource and food systems play in conflict and peace is key to design and implement interventions addressing and preventing conflict.
This document is one part of the 6-policy note outputs from the CGIAR Climate Security Webinar Series. These notes summarize the key messages made during the webinar panel discussion. Recordings of the webinar sessions are available…
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CBD COP16's decision re digital sequence information & benefit-sharing: A primer for CGIAR scientists
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163550
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After years of negotiations, in the early hours of November 2, 2024, the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) adopted a decision to make the so-called ‘multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from DSI’ a reality. The decision sets out formulae for payments to the newly established ‘Cali fund’ for benefit sharing, and for…
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Science – Policy Interactions in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Lessons from Latin America
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114604
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Science–policy interactions are exchanges among key stakeholders looking to reconcile value systems and interests to ultimately, influence decision-making processes through knowledge exchange and generation. These interactions are the way in which climate science tries to reach policy to create feasible solutions, with properly addressed objectives and processes for…
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Fit for purpose? A review of guides for gender-equitable value chain development
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111028
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Since the early 2000s, value chain development (VCD) has figured prominently on the agendas of donors, governments, and NGOs in pursuit of market-based options to poverty reduction, food security, gender equity, and other goals. Researchers have shown interest in value chains as a theoretical construct for studying interactions between farmers and markets, while practitioners have focused their attention on…
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Building gender-responsive climate security: Inside CGIAR’s new training module
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180361
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This blogpost provides a gateway to multiple open access training sessions that form part of a plug and play training course on gender, inclusion, and climate security
Publication year
2025
Authors
Kadry, Salma
Campbell, Raramai
Caroli, Giulia
Maviza, Gracsious
Takaindisa,…
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Digital Agriculture Profile: Argentina
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113521
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This Digital Agriculture Profile for Argentina leverages the expertise of stakeholders to evaluate the current landscape of digital agriculture in Argentina, taking into account its key actors across value chains, the main challenges they face, and the potential to overcome these barriers through the adoption of innovative digital technologies.
Publication…
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¿Cómo funciona la Inhibición Biológica de la Nitrificación (IBN)?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125442
Publication year
2022
Authors
Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. (2022) ¿Cómo funciona la Inhibición Biológica de la Nitrificación (IBN)?. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 1 p…
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Building climate-resilient agriculture for refugees and host communities in Jordan
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179965
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Jordan hosts one of the highest refugee populations per capita. Yet Syrian farmers struggle to access loans, land, and licenses. How can climate-smart solutions help? The CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration, at the request of the World Food Programme (WFP), explored explored financing options to support climate-resilient farming, boosting food security & social cohesion…
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A literature review on yield gaps of various root, tuber and banana crops as a background for assessing banana yield reductions due to pests and diseases at a field site in western Burundi
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110667
Abstract
Banana pests (corm weevil and root nematodes) and diseases (Xanthomonas wilt of banana, banana bunchy top disease and fusarium wilt) are major constraints to banana production in Central Africa. The pests cause various degrees of…
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Designing a modular approach towards innovation (Example: Developing and scaling Climate-Information Services)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117333
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Food system transformations will require a new approach towards innovation to be able to deliver impacts at scale. Innovations need to be context-specific and respond to myriads of different famers’ needs. Modular design is a ‘new’ way to design, bundle and scale innovations. This Info Note outlines the main principles and phases of modular design, with the example of Climate…
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Evaluación de la diversidad de Manihot esculenta mediante huellas genéticas para reducir la redundancia en las colecciones de germoplasma
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128180
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El análisis de las huellas genéticas es una poderosa herramienta para comprender la diversidad genética de las poblaciones, ya que cada individuo tiene fragmentos únicos de secuencias de ADN que lo identifican. Una adecuada comprensión de la diversidad de las poblaciones de yuca proporciona información relevante para la toma de decisiones en el cultivo,…
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SLCMV and CMD-field survey dataset using a standard BSP for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111440
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Standard surveillance and diagnostic protocols need to be evaluated and implemented at regional level, for early warning and coordination of rapid responses among neighbor countries. This dataset provides a description of 2020 surveillance data for cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in Laos, East Cambodia and Northern Vietnam, indicating location of the surveyed fields, and presence/absence of visual symptoms…
