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Directives techniques pour les transferts sécurisés de matériel génétique de cacaoyer. Révision des directives techniques FAO/IPGRI No. 20 (Cinquième édition, 2024)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173212
Abstract
Les directives techniques de CacaoNet pour les transferts sécurisés de matériel génétique de cacaoyer fournissent des informations actualisées sur les précautions et les mesures de quarantaine qui peuvent être prises pour minimiser le risque de propagation des parasites et des maladies lorsque les ressources génétiques du cacao…
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CircularEconomy4Colombia: Bootcamp Highlight
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173204
Abstract
The CircularEconomy4Colombia Innovation Challenge is an initiative aimed supporting Colombia’s transition to a circular economy within the agri-food sector. The challenge seeks to boost and scale up high-impact, science-backed, context-specific solutions that enhance resource efficiency, reduce waste and deforestation, and promote sustainable development in Colombia. As part of this challenge, 21 selected teams had the opportunity to join a…
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Highlights: AgriTech4Kenya Consultation Workshop and Launch
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173213
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Kenya faces significant challenges in achieving food security despite its fertile land. With annual food imports exceeding USD 1.1 billion and rising, and climate change impacts and urbanization intensifying, there's an urgent need for innovative solutions. The AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge aims to address these issues by fostering science-based agri-tech innovations that are localized within the national context and…
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The dynamic nature of community gardens through history: A literature review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173030
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Around the globe, rapid urbanization has created challenges in ensuring access to nutritious and affordable food, as well as protecting green spaces (Guitart et al., 2012). Community gardens have emerged as dynamic spaces that address these issues while offering promising outlooks for the future of food security and sustainable urban development (Burt et al., 2020; Guitart et al., 2012). Since their inception,…
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AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge 2024: Bootcamp Highlight
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173271
Abstract
As part of the AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge, 25 selected teams converged in Limuru, Kenya, for a dynamic and interactive Bootcamp experience, from November 25th to 29th, 2024. This intensive four-day event provided participants with tailored technical mentorship, business strategy sessions, a field visit, and invaluable networking opportunities.
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2025…
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Metadata schema for the GENNOVATE dataset and ways forward
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173341
Abstract
Introduction
Why make qualitative data FAIR? Why make gender data FAIR?
GENNOVATE
The Process
Overview of FAIR, curating data, using OIMS methodology (Open Ontology-Based Interoperable Information Asset Metadata Schema)
The GENNOVATE Case Study
Snapshot of Outputs
Data model
Metadata model
OIMS metadata files & what to use them for
Guidelines for making qualitative data FAIR (GENNOVATE as a case study…
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AgriTech4Kenya Bootcamp Pitch Event: Live Session Recording
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173339
Abstract
From November 25th to 29th, 2024, 25 selected teams converged in Limuru, Kenya, for a dynamic and interactive Bootcamp experience. This intensive four-day event provided participants with tailored technical mentorship, business strategy sessions, a field visit, and invaluable networking opportunities. The highlight of the Bootcamp was the Pitch Event on November 29th, held during Kenya Innovation Week. Here, innovators showcased…
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RAMP - Research and Market Pathways Kickoff Event
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173336
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Have you envisioned your innovative solution thriving beyond the usual research grant period, creating a lasting impact? If so, check out the kickoff event to the new program, RAMP – Research and Market Pathways, which was held on Wednesday 16 October, 2024, at 15:00 CEST.
Publication year
2024
Authors
CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform…
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A4IP Flagship Event 2024 - Navigating risk and reward in agrifood-tech innovation: The power of multilateralism
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173335
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A4IP Flagship Event 2024 - Navigating Risk and Reward in Agrifood-tech Innovation: The Power of Multilateralism. Joined by policymakers, industry experts, scientists, investors, academics and private sector representatives, proceedings focused on how international cooperation and multilateral frameworks can play a critical role in mitigating risks and investor hesitancy in…
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Highlights: Bootcamp— AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173338
Abstract
On 10-13 June 2024, 50 of the most innovative minds in agri-tech came together in rural Belbeis, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, to connect, accelerate, and scale-up their solutions with the AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge Bootcamp, powered by the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) and supported by an international consortium of partners. Representing 25 teams from 11 nationalities and 5 CGIAR-led teams, these…
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AgriTech4Kenya Consultation Workshop and Launch: Live Session Recording
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173340
Publication year
2024
Authors
CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform
Full Citation
CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (2024) AgriTech4Kenya Consultation Workshop and Launch: Live Session Recording. [Video] CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform. Published online 17 April 2024. Duration: 2:19:35. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
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Building landscape resilience in 'Growing Together': Ethiopia's value chain transformation program
Boaz S. Waswa, Degefie Tibebe, Kalkidan Ayele Mulatu
Zenebe Adimassu
Climate change and land degradation pose a major threat to value chain transformation in Ethiopia. There is an increasing call to apply climate smart and regenerative production practices to cushion food…
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Permarobotics, AgStack -una iniciativa de la Fundación Linux- y la Alianza Bioversity & CIAT de CGIAR se asocian para impulsar soluciones de código abierto para cadenas de suministro agrícola sostenibles
Permarobotics, líder innovador en digitalización para apoyar la agricultura regenerativa, ha donado el código fuente de su software TraceFoodChain a la iniciativa AgStack de la Fundación Linux. Esta contribución de código…
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Growing nutrition: How quality beans are transforming school meals in Rwanda
Yvonne Uwase Munyangeri, Owen Kimani, Eliud Abucheli Birachi
In Kigali, Rwanda, the SSFI project trains 300 teachers from 150 schools on nutrition, agronomy, and climate resilience. The initiative aims to enhance school meals with quality beans, improving student health and learning…
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Framing behaviour change for sustainable agriculture: themes, approaches, and future directions
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152424
Abstract
Despite the growing demand for behaviour change research and the benefit of understanding how human behaviour influences use cases and the adoption of agricultural innovations, research on how behaviour change occurs and the state of knowledge in the field remains scarce. To address this concern, this study conducted a systematic literature review of behaviour change in sustainable agriculture…
