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Formación de facilitadores para enfoques participativos
El equipo de gestión de conocimiento del CIAT llevó a cabo el taller “bases en facilitación de talleres participativos”, con el objetivo de fortalecer las capacidades de investigadores del Área de investigación en análisis de políticas del CIAT (DAPA, por sus siglas en inglés) y de algunos técnicos de los gremios (Fedearroz y Fenalce) vinculados al Convenio MADR-CIAT, en el uso de herramientas y metodologías participativas para mejorar el diseño de talleres y reuniones.
En el…
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Del dicho al hecho: comunicando la estrategia CIAT 2014-2020
Cuando se presentó la estrategia CIAT 2014-2020 el año pasado, la Unidad de Comunicaciones y Gestión de Conocimiento afrontó el reto de realizar actividades y productos que dieran a conocer esta estrategia entre la comunidad CIAT contribuyendo a la comprensión de todos acerca de los rumbos futuros de la investigación en el Centro y las iniciativas estratégicas que se emprenderán para alcanzar los objetivos planteados.
Por este motivo, se llevaron a cabo 20 reuniones con…
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Plataforma de innovación para fortalecer las capacidades del pequeño agricultor que enfrenta el cambio y la variabilidad climática.
Por Fanny Howland, antropóloga del grupo de Gestión de Conocimiento del CIAT. Para enfrentar el cambio climático, los productores van a necesitar fortalecer sus capacidades actuales de (1) análisis de su impacto sobre su finca y de (2) innovación. La innovación requiere un proceso colectivo (incluyendo los diferentes tipos de agricultores, los asistentes técnicos, la investigación, los actores del sector privado) que favorece…
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"White gold" beans to beat drought in Ethiopia
New drought-resilient white beans - most commonly used to make baked beans - will be deployed to Ethiopia, as erratic weather threatens national production and farmers’ incomes.
Severe drought in Ethiopia, Africa’s largest exporter of the bean used to make baked beans, could hit production for millions who cultivate and rely on income from the bean. The drought - the worst to hit the country’s bean-producing areas in 10 years, researchers report - has cut yields by 30 percent.…
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Geotrack mealybug invaders and more: CIAT Asia team received support from Dow
When we hear Dow at CIAT, most of us think about the collaboration of CIAT’s forages team with Dow AgroSciences who work together on ensuring farmers to have the high-quality forages they need to fatten their livestock and boost their incomes.
Kris Wyckhuys and his team seized a new opportunity for collaboration that emerged with the Leadership in Action program of the Dow Chemical Company. The program offers its employees to partner with on-the-ground,…
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CIAT strengthens partnership with Kenya
Kenya isn’t just home to CIAT’s operations in Africa, it is home to a longstanding and successful partnership with the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) (formerly KARI).
Over the years, the partners have generated major agricultural research successes for the benefit of Kenyan farmers. It is against this backdrop that KALRO and CIAT cemented their commitment to find sustainable solutions to the challenges facing the country’s agricultural sector by signing a…
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Dietary diversity and biofortification: closer than you think
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75974
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Some 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger caused by infections and
diets lacking in essential micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc.
This is particularly the case in the developing world, where diets mainly
consist of starchy staples and not enough nutrient-rich foods such as fruits,
vegetables, beans and pulses, and animal source foods. But…
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Colombian coffee: Storming the taste test
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Impatient with Hunger
In adopting the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the United Nations summit held last month in New York City, world leaders made it very clear what agricultural research must accomplish in the years to come. By 2030, this research must, among other things, help reach goal 2 – “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” – which has been central to the work of CIAT and other CGIAR centers since their inception. For one – and only one – of the 169 targets within the SDGs, however,…
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A Date with Big Data in Uruguay
It was definitely not love at first sight. Gonzalo Rovira had prepared carefully for this first date. Years of experience assured him that all would go well. But when the big moment arrived, he felt intimidated.
His date was a platform named “R,” which is widely used by scientists and statisticians for data analysis. Rovira had a long story to tell, which goes back 20 years,…
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Una ‘cita’ con Big Data en Uruguay
Sin duda, no fue un amor a primera vista. Gonzalo Rovira se había preparado para esa primera gran cita. Sus años de experiencia le auguraban que las cosas funcionarían, sin embargo, cuando la tuvo en frente se sintió intimidado.
Su nombre era “R”, una plataforma ampliamente usada por científicos y estadísticos para análisis de datos. Y a ella tenía que ‘confesarle’ toda su…
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Tracking the relationship between gender, migration, and family farming
Jennifer Langill, Marlène Elias, Barbara Vinceti
A study in Burkina Faso explores how male outmigration impacts rural households and livelihoods.
Worldwide, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain family farms. Climate change, land degradation, low returns on…
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The Accelerate for Impact Platform: 2021 in review
Gianpiero Menza, Megan Steele, Claudia Zaccari
This year marked the start of a bold journey for accelerating science-driven innovations. Learn more in this blog from the A4IP Team.
2021 set out to be an action-packed year for transforming food systems and climate action with significant…
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Programa Rutas PDET: Fortaleciendo lazos con actores clave de la cadena láctea en Caquetá
El Programa de Forrajes Tropicales de la Alianza Bioversity-CIAT continúa a toda marcha en su objetivo de escalar sistemas ganaderos productivos y sostenibles, en municipios priorizados del departamento colombiano del Caquetá, que hacen parte de los Programas de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial (PDET).
Por: Andrea Ramírez Ángel…
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RUSTICA lanza su Plataforma multiactor en el Valle del Cauca
Con éxito se realizó el primer taller de actores regionales del Valle del Cauca, del proyecto RUSTICA. Con una participación de 17 representantes de empresas de fertilizantes, asociaciones de productores, centros de investigación, universidades y una ONG se llevó a cabo en el campus de Palmira, el primer taller para la conformación de la Plataforma multiactor que reúne a…
