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Una oportunidad para que Cali coma mejor
En la rapitienda Los Toños 2, en el barrio Siloé, al oeste de Cali, Juan Antonio Gómez ofrece a los vecinos verduras, hortalizas y todas las frutas frescas propias del trópico. En una de las zonas más deprimidas de la ciudad, el 40% de las familias que llegan a esta tienda compran al día y lo que esté más barato. Llevan lo que les alcance con $3.000 o $4.000. Otras familias optan por compras semanales, que no superan los $15.000.
El propietario de esta concurrida tienda barrial surte el…
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La bioeconomía: motor de desarrollo integral para Colombia
Con una nutrida participación de representantes del sector agrícola, académico, privado, investigativo y estatal, se llevó a cabo en Bogotá el pasado 27 de abril, el Foro Nacional de Bioeconomía, Innovación territorial sostenible, organizado por el Centro Francés de Cooperación Internacional en Investigación Agrícola para el Desarrollo, (CIRAD), el Centro Internacional de…
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¿Qué papel puede jugar el cacao para la paz en Colombia?
En medio de las diez cuadras que conforman Remolinos del Caguán, en el río Caguán que lo bordea y en la selva amazónica que lo cobija, el legado del padre Jacinto Franzoi sigue intacto: no a la coca, sí al cacao.
En este lejano corregimiento de Cartagena del Chairá, en el departamento del Caquetá, de no más de 500 habitantes, y tristemente…
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What is the place of ‘resilience’ in the New Urban Agenda?
The New Urban Agenda adopted by the UN General Assembly on 23 December 2016 is centered on sustainability and equity. The vision of the declaration is one of ‘cities for all, referring to the equal use and enjoyment of cities and human settlements, seeking to promote inclusivity (…) [and] where all persons are able to enjoy equal rights and opportunities’.
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Good NEWS for the Fight Against Malnutrition
Using Big Data and Machine Learning to Power a Nutrition Early Warning System (NEWS) for Africa
Since at least the 1970s, food crises have seemed to strike sub-Saharan Africa with depressing frequency
They often require complex and costly international responses and can produce a sense of hopelessness that this region is somehow fated to suffer an endless cycle of food-related disasters, leaving millions of people facing chronic malnutrition and death.
Yet it’s…
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Report of a Working Group on Brassica: Extraordinary meeting, held jointly with the third coordination meeting of the GEN RES CT99 109-112, 8-9 February 2002, Vila Real, Portugal
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105241
Publication year
2003
Authors
Maggioni, L.
Thomas, G.
Lipman, E.
European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
International…
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What role can cacao for peace play in Colombia?
In the midst of the ten blocks that comprise Remolinos del Caguán, in the Caguán River that borders it and in the Amazon jungle that shelters it, the legacy of father Jacinto Franzoi remains intact: no to coca, yes to cacao.
In this remote town of Cartagena del Chairá, in the department of Caquetá, with no more than 500 inhabitants, and, sadly, a protagonist…
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Big Data and its need for unicorns
There is no doubt that big data* has become a valuable commodity for this century. A recent article in The Economist entitled Fuel of the future: Data is giving rise to a new economy states that data has become to this century what oil was to the previous one. Given its relevance, most sectors have begun to establish big data initiatives. For instance, the Harvard Business Review collected information from executives at Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies about the use of big data and 85% of organizations…
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Introducing CIAT Learning Commons!
Many university and public libraries have abandoned their old books and study rooms in favour of bright, open, communal workspaces – spaces to drink coffee, meet with colleagues, and enjoy a change of scenery. CIAT Learning Commons is a space for CIAT staff and visitors to dream up their best ideas, to work together, and to take a break from their desks. Staff can study, enjoy the white noise of…
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Pronósticos agroclimáticos al rescate…
Abriendo el camino. Los agricultores necesitan información oportuna y confiable y la necesitan ahora, especialmente frente a la variabilidad climática y el caos que causa en sus cultivos y, por ende, en sus medios de vida.
Las condiciones climáticas pueden variar drásticamente de un año a otro. En este contexto, manejar una finca confiando en los patrones climáticos…
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EATxCali Forum – A Latin American perspective on food, health and the environment
Over 80% of the Latin American population now lives in urban areas. Many of them are poor and have limited access to healthy food at affordable prices. As a result, they suffer disproportionately from a double burden: hunger and malnutrition – caused by unbalanced diets – and their associated disease conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart…
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Living soils and some surprising results
“Where farmyard manure has been added, there is living soil. But the soil is dead where there is only mineral fertilizer application”. This statement by Erest Omulama, a farmer in western Kenya, represents a view shared by many in this region and beyond. What Erest is actually implying is the lack, or reduced activity, of soil microbes in soils that do not receive organic matter…
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New collaboration with AAIN to grow agri-business in Africa
This week, African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Alex Ariho, and Human and Institutional, Capacity Development Officer Dr. James Aucha, visited CIAT in Nairobi to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and discuss collaboration between the two organizations.
CIAT and AAIN sign MOU at CIAT”s offices in Nairobi and…
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Gran Reencuentro CIAT 50, un día inolvidable contado en imágenes
Ya camino al CIAT se sentía un ambiente lleno de camaradería, recordando buenos momentos con colegas que se convirtieron en amigos…
Los Arcos dieron la bienvenida a los 500 asistentes que han dejado su aporte en la consolidación del CIAT
Algunos de los funcionarios con más…
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El Gran Reencuentro CIAT 50, una celebración del pasado para fortalecer el futuro
“El futuro del CIAT lo han construido todos ustedes”. Ese fue el mensaje que Joe Tohme, director del área de agrobiodiversidad del CIAT, les dio a los 500 exfuncionarios que asistieron al Centro el pasado viernes 9 de junio para celebrar el Gran Reencuentro, en el marco de la celebración del quincuagésimo aniversario del CIAT. Un evento que, sin lugar…
