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Meeting with the academy to share the importance of applying science in public policy
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130805
Abstract
On April 21, the Colombia team of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) received a visit from a group of students from the University of the Andes. These students are enrolled in the course “Politics and Food Policies” and visited the Palmira Campus of the Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT. The students, representing various undergraduate and graduate fields such as…
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To'o: Bananas rich in pro-vitamin A carotenoids
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108011
Publication year
2020
Authors
Nabuuma, Deborah
Ekesa, Beatrice
Full Citation
Nabuuma, D.; Ekesa, B. (2020) To'o: Bananas rich in pro-vitamin A carotenoids. Rome (Italy): The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT 2 p…
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Environmental Management Opportunities for Smallholder Dairy Production in Tanzania: Stakeholder Workshop Report, 16 December 2020
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111298
Publication year
2021
Authors
Ngunga, David
Nzogela, Beatus
Ngoteya, Godfroy
Kitalyi, Aichi
Paul, Birthe K.
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Lahi: Bananier riche en caroténoïdes Pro Vitamine A
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108020
Publication year
2020
Authors
Nabuuma, Deborah
Ekesa, Beatrice
Full Citation
Nabuuma, D.; Ekesa, B. (2020) Lahi: Bananier riche en caroténoïdes Pro Vitamine A. Rome (Italy): The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT 2 p…
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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158153
Abstract
Ensuring equitable access to quality seeds of climate-resilient, high-yielding crop varieties is critical to enhancing agricultural productivity, contributing to food security, and improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. However, entrenched barriers such as limited mobility and lack of access to information and resources due to pervasive social norms have long hindered the…
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Where are the most vulnerable areas to climate induced insecurities and risks in Mali?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116506
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This factsheet gives answers on how climate exacerbates root causes of conflict in Mali, using spatial hotspot analysis. The findings show that areas of high conflict and harsh climate interactions co-occurred with hotspots where socio-economic vulnerabilities (undernutrition and inequality) are present. This occurs in Tele, Douekire, Banicane, southern of Gounzoureye, central part of Menaka, and…
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Genetic diversity of Guatemalan climbing bean collections
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111222
Publication year
2021
Authors
Tobar Piñón, María Gabriela
Moghaddam, Samira Mafi
Lee, Rian K.
Villatoro Mérida, Julio C.
DeYoung, David J.
Reyes, Byron A.
Maredia, Mywish K.
Osorno, Juan M.
McClean,…
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Estructura y funcionamiento de PlaSA Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130510
Abstract
Estructura y funcionamiento de PlaSA Colombia: Plataforma del Sistema Alimentario de Colombia
In the launch event of PlaSA Colombia, the NPS team presented the platform to introduce various stakeholders to the information that it gives, the partners involved, and the importance of the tool in supporting the decision-making of all actors around food systems, as well as invite the participants of the event to nourish with data its content and…
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Digital Agriculture Profile: Grenada
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113518
Abstract
This Digital Agriculture Profile for Grenada leverages the expertise of stakeholders to evaluate the current landscape of digital agriculture in the country, including its key players across value chains, the main barriers faced, and the potential to overcome these barriers through the adoption of innovative technologies.
Publication year
2021…
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Estimación del potencial de mitigación de las emisiones de GEI de las prácticas agroecológicas en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116831
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La agricultura agroecológica es un enfoque agrícola y social que relaciona de forma integral la producción de alimentos, la mitigación en la reducción de Gases de efecto Invernadero (GEI) y el movimiento social de los agricultores. Para corroborar los beneficios de la implementación de prácticas que buscan la sostenibilidad de los sistemas agropecuarios el Programa de…
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Facilitating evidence-based and inclusive policy development
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177544
Abstract
The Turkana County Agriculture Policy 2025 aims at transforming agriculture into a sustainable, market-oriented, and climate-resilient engine of growth. This policy provides a strategic framework to enhance productivity, generate employment, and strengthen rural resilience while promoting sustainable natural resource management. Through the AICCRA project, we played a pivotal role in providing technical backstopping in reviewing…
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EMIC definitions of empowerment for just development: Learnings from a Kenya case study
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137121
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This study examines how men and women in Cambodia and Kenya define empowerment and describe empowerment pathways, and how empowered people are perceived by their families and communities. The study found that different genders and cultures define empowerment of women and men differently. In Kenya, conceptualizations of an ‘empowered man’ focused on economic factors, while an ‘empowered woman’ was…
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社区种子库:农民手册.第2册.种子库的技术问题 [Chinese version]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113974
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Chinese version of How to develop and manage your own community seed bank Farmers’ handbook (updated version). Technical issues: Booklet 2 of 3. This handbook is a companion to Vernooy, R., Sthapit, B. and Bessette, G. (2020). Community seed banks: concept and practice. Facilitator handbook (updated version). Bioversity International, Rome, Italy (https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81286). The three booklets making up this handbook were written and…
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Scaling the Climate-Smart Village model in national-level programs: The recommendations for adoption in the implementation of the Nông Thôn Mới (Vietnam’s National Target Program on New Rural Development) 2021-2030 Strategy
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114949
Abstract
The New Rural Development Program or Nông Thôn Mới (NTM) is a national target program of Vietnam that has enabled 57% of rural communes to achieve the NTM status, which aims to raise the socio-economic standard of living of small communities while facilitating…
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Mixed Farming Systems Research: Experiences from northern Ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159833
Publication year
2024
Authors
Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen
Wuletawu, Abera
Zemadim, Birhanu
Kotu, Bekele Hundie
Van der Hoek, Rein
Oke, Adebayo
Chantima Rashida, Ziblila
Vincenti, Barbara
Abena, Ofosu
Amankwa-Yeboah, Patricia…
