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What determines the stakeholdersŽ participation in plant breeding programs?: case studies in the South
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56104
Publication year
2006
Authors
Lançon, J.
Bertrand, B.
Clément-Demange, A
Hocdé, H
Nouy, B
Trouche, G.
Full Citation
Lançon, Jacques; Bertrand, Benoit; Clément…
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Between silences and opportunities Gender and bovine livestock in Latin America, a state of the question
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101292
Publication year
2019
Authors
Triana Ángel, Natalia
Burkart, Stefan
Full Citation
Triana Ángel N; Burkart S. (2019). Between silences and opportunities Gender and bovine livestock in…
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The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEIA). Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: How intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101141
Abstract
Interest in understanding the inequalities between rural men and women, and in particular, the obstacles and limitations that women face in order to have greater inclusion in the agricultural sector, has generated the need to…
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Aprendizajes de un intercambio Sur-Sur sobre “Prácticas y políticas agroalimentarias urbanas ciudad- región” ¿Qué pueden aprender Cali, Quito y Medellín de sus procesos de construcción de sistemas alimentarios sostenibles?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99444
Publication year
2019
Authors
Rankin Cortázar, Sara
Bonilla Findji, Osana
Full Citation…
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Household Food Security: Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101263
Abstract
This Info Note considers three metrics widely used in development projects due to their ease of implementation: Household Dietery Diversity Score (HDDS), Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) and Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), which act…
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Dynamics of animal performance, and estimation of carbon footprint of two breeding herds grazing native neotropical savannas in eastern Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101378
Abstract
The savannas of eastern Colombia located in the Orinoco river basin represent 18% of the Latin American neotropical savannas, and those areas that are tillable and closer to markets are subject to considerable anthropic pressure in the quest for intensification. Historically…
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Farmer perception and valuation of seed quality: Evidence from bean and cowpea seed auctions in Tanzania and Ghana
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102094
Abstract
Double blind field experiments and experimental auctions were conducted with bean and cowpea farmers in Tanzania and Ghana to gauge the relative demand for three types of seed products that differ in price and quality: certified, quality declared, and recycled. Whether the cost differential makes these…
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Incentives and the diffusion of agricultural knowledge: experimental evidence from northern Uganda
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101269
Abstract
We present results of a randomized evaluation that assesses the effects of different incentives for diffusion of agricultural knowledge by smallholders in northern Uganda. Randomly-selected disseminating farmers (DFs) from a large sample of villages are assigned to one of three experimental arms: (a) training about…
article
La plataforma Agua de Honduras forma ingenieros para transformar comunidades en el país
Alisson Zelaya Baquis
Estudiantes de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad Católica de Santa Rosa de Copán participaron en un taller sobre la plataforma Agua de Honduras, con el objetivo de fortalecer sus capacidades técnicas y científicas para una adecuada gestión de los recursos hídricos. Esta iniciativa busca aplicar el…
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SUSTLIVES: Growing tomorrow with the plants of the past
Fatimata Kone, Sharon Mendonce, Teresa Borelli, Francesca Grazioli, Gloria Otieno, Eleonora De Falcis
What if the future of food in Niger and Burkina Faso lay in the same plants that West Africa's grandmothers once grew? Fabirama, moringa, roselle, amaranth, bambara groundnut, and plenty more. Long dismissed as 'poor people's crops',…
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Beans, climate and resilience: How weather and climate information is transforming bean farming in Homa Bay, Kenya
Kiogora Joseline Kanja , Desire Kagabo
Priscilla Maina
The UK Government, WISER teams and partners visited Homa Bay, Kenya, on June 11–12, 2025, to see how smallholder farmers are using climate information from the ECREA project to boost bean farming resilience and make informed…
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Resiliencia agrícola en Centroamérica: Una herramienta clave para establecer prioridades y tomar medidas contra el cambio climático
Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez Rodriguez, Johana Marcela Castillo Rivera, Anton Eitzinger
CRS y la Alianza desarrollaron TOR2, una herramienta para orientar la agricultura resiliente al clima en Centroamérica. Lanzada en 2024, ayuda a priorizar cultivos y acciones en las zonas más…
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Use of GIS in land resources management in the Colombian Orinoco Region
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72115
Publication year
1999
Authors
Beaulieu, Nathalie
Rubiano Sanabria, Yolanda
Rodríguez, M.
Vrieling, A.
Jaramillo, J.
Muñoz, O.
Zakhia, N.
Cardona, P
Santana Rodríguez, LM…
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BRAINS at one: Grit, growth, and innovation in Africa’s bean, insect and fruit tree value chains
Keta Mwangala, Warren Arinaitwe, Dennis Ong’or, Jean Claude Rubyogo (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), Ayuka Fombong, and Sunday Ekesi (icipe)
One year in, BRAINS Project is taking shape—empowering African farmers with innovative bean, insect, and fruit tree value chains that…
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El arroz biofortificado de Colombia tiene un potencial poco aprovechado para mejorar la nutrición, y los consumidores lo quieren
Sean Mattson
El arroz biofortificado de Colombia aporta 1,5 más zinc que el arroz convencional. Los consumidores afirman que este arroz es tan bueno como el arroz premium y están dispuestos a pagar más por él. Mejorar los alimentos básicos en todas partes debería formar parte de las…
