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An unlikely weapon against poverty and drought
Silas Mdoe has a weapon against poverty and drought. It’s so unassuming that most farmers completely overlook it: livestock grass.
As this recent study shows, keeping livestock can help farmers like Silas earn more money and put more food on the table, especially during unpredictable weather. In Tanzania, drought has decimated many farmers’ harvests,…
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Anchoring LINK in Asia
CIAT and Heifer International recently expanded their collaboration on the LINK methodology to Asia. In line with Heifer’s new strategy, the common work focuses on value chain development and inclusion of farmers’ owned organizations into business-related activities. In 2016, with the support of CIAT Asia office, seven Heifer country offices have started to use LINK to support animal product value chains…
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Snack bars with a winning twist: beans in the international spotlight
When Harriet Aber entered the LovePulses Showcase competition with her special bean-amaranth energy bar, she never imagined it would take her from Uganda to Chicago.
Yet her novel and nutritious snack won her second place in the LovePulses Showcase competition, presented at one of the biggest food expo events in the…
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Rao, the eternal legacy of a scientist-mentor
This is the first time a protagonist of one of my profiles has told me he doesn’t want to be interviewed, not out of arrogance, but modesty. He prefers to shine the spotlight on the work of his team and on the people he has trained in his role as mentor throughout more than 27 years of work at CIAT.
Madhusudana Idupulapati Rao, or simply Rao, as he is…
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Taller de capacitación sobre LINK y cadenas de valor para la nutrición
El Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) y la organización humanitaria Action Contre la Faim (ACF, Acción contra el Hambre) firmaron un convenio marco de colaboración en noviembre de 2014, con el objetivo de establecer una relación formal de largo plazo para promover sinergias y apoyar la misión respectiva de cada organización…
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An ecosystems approach to the SDGs in Africa: why we need to listen to farmers
To address all the SDG’s, we’re going to need to think like farmers. That means taking a systems approach that includes all kinds of agro-ecological farm systems. This mantra echoed through all the sessions at the Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference: Ecosystem Services for SDGs in Africa. Goals, 2, 5, 6, and 15 were in the spotlight, and to meet…
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Musaco 6ème réunion du comité de pilotage: Rapport de synthèse, Conakry, Guidée, 14-16 avril 2003
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105039
Publication year
2004
Authors
Akyeampong, E.
Tetang T.J.
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; Akyeampong E…
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Fortaleciendo habilidades para la integración de la perspectiva de género en el desarrollo agrícola
En países de desarrollo, alcanzar la equidad de género en el sector agropecuario necesita de un entendimiento riguroso y multidisciplinario de las relaciones de género y de las situaciones de desventaja en las que usualmente se encuentran las mujeres en comparación con los hombres. En las últimas décadas se han desarrollado…
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The world without beans: opinion piece
Venture onto any small farm in Uganda at meal time, and I can guarantee you that you will find beans on your plate.
This opinion piece was first published by the Pan-African Media Alliance for Climate Change News Agency. It contributes to a global campaign to raise awareness of the importance of pulses.
By Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (…
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“Casa Abierta” para formar a los científicos del mañana
La alianza entre el Centro Auxiliar de Servicio Docente, CASD, y el CIAT se ha mantenido con éxito por más de 16 años, incentivando a que instituciones educativas públicas implementen la biotecnología en el aula de clases, promoviendo así el conocimiento de las bases científicas para estudiantes, a través del programa Bio-Aprendiz Se calcula que unos 1.800 estudiantes de…
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Tropical grasses: feed and plumber
The pastures that cattle graze also act as their “toilets”. This is because, as cattle eat grass, they periodically urinate and, therefore, randomly deposit urine on the soil surface. Once in the soil, the deposited urine results in the creation of patches that are generally characterized by high concentrations of nitrogen.
As the concentrations of nitrogen on these patches…
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Forrajes Tropicales: Alimento para ganado y ¡nuevo rol como plomero!
Los potreros en los que el ganado pasta también actúan como sus ‘retretes’, debido a que a la vez que comen hierba los animales orinan, y por tanto, depositan aleatoriamente sus desperdicios en la superficie del suelo. Una vez en el suelo, la orina da como resultado la creación de parches que generalmente se caracterizan por altas concentraciones de nitrógeno.…
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Restoring land and livelihoods: a call for public and private sectors
“If the current trend continues, land degradation alone could reduce agricultural production by 12% and increase food prices by 30% in the next 25 years”
#CIATforward
Visions of a sustainable food future
Louis Verchot, Director, Soils and Landscapes for Sustainability (SoiLS) Research Area
Restoring land and livelihoods: a call for public and private sectors
Traveling across the tropics, I’ve seen a vast array of…
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Making climate-smart agriculture the norm
“Climate-smart agriculture requires a carefully tailored package of interventions, developed in unison with farmers”
#CIATforward
Visions of a sustainable food future
Ana María Loboguerrero, Latin America Regional Program leader, CCAFS
@amloboguerrero
Making climate-smart agriculture the norm
It might have taken years, but agriculture is firmly on the global climate change agenda. The next step is to make change happen on…
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On the trail of ancient treasure in Peru
It’s down there somewhere. Treasure. At least, it was. Almost thirty years ago. Looking out over Peru’s Sacred Valley, Daniel Debouck checks his map. The same one as before, impeccably preserved.
By Neil Palmer
But Daniel is no ordinary treasure hunter. What he’s looking for is something more ancient than the Incas, and potentially more valuable than all their silver and gold.
And if he finds it, he’s just going to look at it.
For a few minutes.…
