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New scientific guidelines to assess biodiverse foods in dietary surveys
A new publication, Guidelines on Assessing Biodiverse Foods in Dietary Intake Surveys, will assist researchers and practitioners in generating more reliable data and implementing best practices related to assessing food biodiversity.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Bioversity…
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What can social scientists do to better influence policy? Let's start with these ten tips.
Today's complex problems pose significant challenges to those making policy decisions. The work of social scientists can be crucial to understanding the human and social consequences of such decisions, yet little guidance exists to help them bring their influence to bear. CSIRO's Nadine Marshall and Chris Cvitanovic have compiled ten top…
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Multi-sector inputs towards a solid Agrobiodiversity Index prototype
Last week company, country and investor representatives gathered to consult on the Agrobiodiversity Index – a tool to measure and manage agrobiodiversity across four dimensions: nutrition, production, seed systems and conservation.
Last week company, country and investor representatives gathered for a three-day Agrobiodiversity Index In-…
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Conferencia del IRTP para América Latina (4. 1981, Cali, Colombia). Informe
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56530
Publication year
1982
Full Citation
Conferencia del IRTP para América Latina (4. 1981, Cali, Colombia). Informe. 1982. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Programa de Pruebas Internacionales de Arroz para América…
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Banking on diversity and knowledge-sharing – the story of one of Uganda’s best farmers
One of the winners of Uganda’s National Best Farmers competition, Joy Mugisha is not only an invaluable source of agrobiodiversity knowledge for her community but a key research partner for Bioversity International and NARO.
One of the winners of Uganda’s National Best Farmers competition, Joy Mugisha is not only an…
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Working with farmers to fight crop disease
Livelihoods in East and Central Africa are seriously threatened by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt, a devastating disease causing up to 100% yield loss and severely damaging the livelihoods and food security of banana farming households across the region. In Uganda, with the help of the McKnight Foundation, Bioversity International has strengthened the capacity of hundreds of farmers to better…
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Celebrating change with positive gender and biodiversity outcomes
Following this year’s theme #BeBoldForChange, the 'Creating mutual benefits: examples of gender and biodiversity outcomes from Bioversity International’s research' case studies show how using a gender lens in research can lead to opportunities and benefits to both men and women.
Happy International Women’s Day!
On the occasion of…
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Revealing the benefits of gender-responsive participatory research for sustainable forest management
The special issue of Forests, Trees and Livelihoods explores the prospect of gender-responsive participatory research on forests. The five contributing articles demonstrate that local ecological knowledge is neither homogeneously distributed within communities nor concentrated among socially more powerful groups and participatory…
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Taking a 360 degree approach to sustainable intensification
Sustainable intensification is far more than just the latest food security buzzword. It is being widely postulated as a means to increase agricultural productivity whilst reducing the environmental impacts commonly associated with agricultural intensification. Authors of a new publication explore.
Blog by Simon Attwood, Agroecology Scientist at…
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Romanticizing cocoa diversity - why we should be eating diverse chocolate on Valentine's Day
As we get ready for the year's tastiest event, the Salon du Chocolat in Paris, discover our Valentine's Day special: a list of publications, podcasts and other materials that not only highlight our passion for chocolate and the people who grow and produce it, but especially diverse chocolate since the future of everyone's favorite…
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Help to shape banana research priority setting
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has assessed the expected impact of 5 banana-related research options on poverty reduction, food security, nutrition, health, gender equity, and environmental sustainability. Take a survey to help shape their research priority setting.
Research resources are scarce and making research portfolio…
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Celebrating banana diversity – A treasure chest hosted in Belgium
Last week, Director General M. Ann Tutwiler celebrated, together with national and international partners, the 30th anniversary of the world’s largest banana genebank, the Bioversity International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre, hosted in Belgium.
Last week, Director General M. Ann Tutwiler celebrated, together with national and international…
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Can local participation in community forestry foster social inclusiveness and gender equity?
Community forestry approaches that aim to form a partnership between governments and communities have gained popularity around the world. These approaches promise to enhance sustainable forest management, conservation efforts and local livelihoods.
By Alessandra Grosse, MSc. Environmental Governance graduate and…
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New paper links farmers' perceptions of crop diversity and adaptation to climate change
Farmers in the Andean highlands are facing more unpredictable drought, frost, hail, and pest and disease outbreaks under climate change. A study by Bioversity International in partnership with PROINPA investigated how eight communities in the Lake Titicaca region of Bolivia perceive the performance of their local crops and are using them in…
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Conferencia sobre Investigación Agrícola y Uso de la Tierra en la Amazonía (1980, Cali, Colombia). Amazonia: investigación sobre agricultura y uso de tierras: memorias
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56342
Publication year
1982
Authors
Hecht, S.B.
Nores, G.A.
Sánchez, P.A.
Spain, James M.
Toenniessen, G…
