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Research priorities for global food security under extreme events
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127212
Abstract
Extreme events, such as those caused by climate change, economic or geopolitical shocks, and pest or disease epidemics, threaten global food security. The complexity of causation, as well as the myriad ways that an event, or a sequence of events, creates cascading and systemic impacts, poses significant challenges to food systems research and policy alike. To identify priority food security risks and research opportunities,…
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KoboToolBox: Una solución para captura de datos climáticos. Aprendizajes en el uso de herramientas digitales con monitores climáticos en Chiquimula, Guatemala.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162788
Abstract
Esta nota informativa resume los pasos y hallazgos del piloto de captura de datos climáticos utilizando la herramienta KoboToolbox, implementado con la red de Monitores Climáticos de Chiquimula, promovida por el Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), dentro del Programa para Construir Resiliencia en Comunidades Vulnerables a la…
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Adoption of feeds & forages and animal health innovations by livestock producers, through co-investment by local partners in Mai Son district, Son La province, Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162799
Publication year
2024
Authors
Dao Thu, Hang Thi
Nguyen, Thi Hien
Peters, Michael
Atieno, Mary
Full Citation
Dao Thu, H.T.; Nguyen, T.H.; Peters, M.; Atieno, M. (…
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Plan de fortalecimiento comercial asproabelén y asoproagro
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162784
Publication year
2024
Authors
Garcia Botina, Miryan
Vargas Gonzalez, Sandra
Full Citation
Garcia Botina, M.; Vargas Gonzalez, S. (2024) Plan de fortalecimiento comercial asproabelén y asoproagro. 19 p.
Publication Type
Brief…
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Emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero del transporte de alimentos en Colombia.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162855
Abstract
El estudio analiza las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEIeq) generadas por el transporte de alimentos en Colombia, considerando rutas, distancias, tipos de camiones y consumo de combustible. Identifica factores principales que contribuyen a las emisiones y evalúa posibles estrategias para reducirlas.
Publication year
2024
Authors…
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Nuevas tecnologias: Aceptabilidad y modificaciones por los agricultores en el Valle Sagrado
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71928
Publication year
1989
Authors
Maître, Adrian
Full Citation
Maitre, A. 1989. Nuevas tecnologias: Aceptabilidad y modificaciones por los agricultores en el Valle Sagrado. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (…
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Visualization tool for CIS-CSA interventions in Ghana to support CSA implementation by donors and development partners
Institutions, organizations, and stakeholders in Ghana, including NGOs, government entities and donors have been working to implement climate-smart agriculture (CSA) interventions to address the impacts of climate change and promote sustainable agricultural practices. To address challenges such as lack of…
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Un nuevo banco de semillas comunitario indígena para todos en Cumbal, Colombia
Ronnie Vernooy, Marleni Ramirez
Jorge Humberto Chiran Chiran, Esteban Julian Gangotena Rosero, Nestor Romero Perilla, Sylvanus Odjo, Olga Perez Cardona, Claudia Villota Caicedo, José Luis Urrea-Benítez
En las exuberantes tierras altas del sur de Colombia, los agricultores se enfrentan…
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TerraBio's first results show impact on biodiversity in ABF’s businesses
Innovative methodology uses e-DNA and remote sensing to assess how the fund’s investments are impacting biodiversity.
Results from TerraBio’s first two monitoring cycles show a mixed impact on biodiversity from the projects that received funding from the Amazon Biodiversity Fund (ABF). The ABF is a…
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Amazon Biodiversity Fund: Partnering for Amazonian Conservation
Representatives from businesses supported by the Amazon Biodiversity Fund (ABF) gathered in Manaus (Brazil) to share experiences and strengthen ties with USAID and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The ABF funds eight sustainable ventures driving biodiversity and community impacts in the Brazilian Amazon…
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Public and private institutional arrangements for early generation seed production: Cassava seed value chains in Southeast Asia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155048
Abstract
CONTEXT
Early generation seed (EGS) production and delivery pathways are critical components of so-called formal seed systems, of principal importance in the release of improved varieties into national seed systems. Vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs), with clonal reproductive ability and considerable differences in production and dissemination patterns from…
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Rwanda Launches Clim-ARM Investment Blueprints: "Integrating Weather and Climate Analytics into Agricultural Risk Management” to drive Climate-Smart Agricultural Investments
Kigali, Rwanda; November 19, 2024 – The launch of the Clim-ARM Investment Blueprints 'Integrating Weather and Climate Analytics into Agricultural Risk Management' on November 19, 2024 marks a significant step towards transforming Rwanda’s agricultural…
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Nuevas especies promisorias de leguminosas forrajeras tropicales
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71385
Publication year
1988
Authors
Belalcázar, John Eiver
Full Citation
BELALCAZAR G., J. 1988. Nuevas especies promisorias de leguminosas forrajeras tropicales. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 10 p.…
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Advancing climate resilience and peace: key insights from the CSSTxLS workshop
Anastacia Wanjiru, Carolina Sarzana
Experts and practitioners met in Nairobi at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) campus to adapt the Climate Security Sensitivity Tool for livestock systems (CSSTxLS). This initiative aims to build climate resilience and peace by addressing resource scarcity and conflict…
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World Soil Day 2024: Why we urgently need to stop treating soils like dirt and agroecology like a niche
A statement from LI-BIRD Nepal and the Himalayan Agroecology Initiative team: Soil is an invaluable natural resource that provides life-sustaining ecosystem services. The importance of soil has been recognized in ancient Vedas as a basis of survival: “Upon handful of soil our survival depends, care for it. Abuse it, the soil will…
