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Exploring agriculture's solution space for sustainability [Book review]
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65652
Publication year
2015
Authors
DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
Full Citation
DeClerck, F. (2015). Exploring agriculture's solution space for sustainability. Book Review. BioScience 65(3) p. 331-332
DOI…
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Food and nutrition security in the Barotse floodplain system
WorldFish (WorldFish)
Abstract
The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is being implemented in ten communities in the Barotse floodplain of Zambiaâ??s Western Province. With a focus on the rural poor and vulnerable, the AAS program aims to reduce poverty and improve food security by harnessing the development potential, productivity and diversity of aquatic and agricultural systems. The development challenge in the Barotse floodplain, as identified…
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A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83364
Abstract
There have been repeated calls for a ‘new professionalism’ for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the capacities required to face global patterns of change and their implications on rural livelihoods, requires a more systemic, learning…
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Improving diets with wild and cultivated biodiversity from across the landscape (open access)
WorldFish (WorldFish)
Abstract
This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and diversified diets in developing countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how wild and cultivated biodiversity in all forms is related to healthy diets and nutrition, and examine how economic factors, knowledge and social norms interact with availability of biodiversity to influence both production and consumption…
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Long-term maintenance of Pinus nigra embryogenic cultures through cryopreservation
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35852
Publication year
2012
Authors
Salaj, T.
Matusikova, I.
Swennen, Rony L.
Panis, Bartholomeus
Salaj J.
Full Citation
Salaj, T.; Matusikova, I.; Swennen, R.; Panis, B.;…
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Use of biotechnologies for the conservation of plant biodiversity
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35756
Publication year
2011
Authors
Engelmann, F.
Full Citation
Engelmann, F. -2011-Use of biotechnologies for the conservation of plant biodiversity.-In Vitro Cellular and Development Biology - Plant 47(1)-p. 5-16
DOI…
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Agricultural diversification for climate change risk management in smallholders agriculture systems
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78541
Publication year
2016
Authors
Zonneveld, M. van
Fallot, Abigail
Turmel, M.
Full Citation
van Zonneveld, M. ; Fallot, A. ; Turmel, M. (2016) Agricultural diversification for…
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Refinement and standardization of storage procedures for clonal crops. Global Public Goods Phase 2. Part 2: Status of in vitro conservation technologies for: Andean root and tuber crops, cassava, Musa, potato, sweetpotato and yam
International Potato Center (CIP)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66355
Abstract
Among the collective actions of the World Bank-funded Global Public Goods Phase II Project (GPG2), the following collaborative activity: “Refinement and standardization of storage procedures for clonal crops”…
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Exploring opportunities around climate-smart breeding for future food and nutrition security
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
There is a 95% chance that warming will exceed 2°C by the end of the century (Raftery et al. 2017). Global crop productivity is projected to fall by 5-10 % per degree of warming (Challinor et al. 2014), with even greater losses likely for some crops in some areas. The challenge of meeting future food demand is increasing, and climate change is already diminishing our ability…
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At the intersection of gender and generation: Engaging with 'youth' in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
The purpose of this brief is to identify the critical issues concerning young people in rural areas that hold significance for FTA’s ability to achieve impact at this time of rapid rural transformation; the key questions concerning youth that matter for FTA; and the approaches by which FTA should engage with these issues and…
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The Gender Equality in Research Scale: A tool for monitoring and encouraging progress on gender integration in research for and in development
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
This brief discusses a monitoring and learning tool � the Gender Equality in Research Scale (GEIRS) � designed to assess the level of gender integration across a CRP�s research portfolio and at different stages of the research and development cycle
Publication year
2019
Authors…
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Dynamics of Ecosystem Services during Forest Transitions in Reventaz�n, Costa Rica
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
The forest transition framework describes the temporal changes of forest areas with economic development. A first phase of forest contraction is followed by a second phase of expansion once a turning point is reached. This framework does not differentiate forest types or ecosystem services, and describes forests regardless of their contribution to human well-being. For several decades,…
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The future of coffee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Abstract
Climate change threatens coffee production and the livelihoods of thousands of families in Mesoamerica that depend on it. Replacing coffee with cocoa and integrating trees in combined agroforestry systems to ameliorate abiotic stress are among the proposed alternatives to overcome this challenge. These two alternatives do not consider the vulnerability of cocoa and tree species commonly used in agroforestry plantations to…
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Seeds for Needs – Papua New Guinea
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49620
Abstract
‘Seeds for Needs’ is a global initiative led by Bioversity International in 11 countries throughout Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific. The aim is to build more resilient and adaptable farming and seed systems by exposing farmers to more crop varieties, increasing their first-hand knowledge of different traits (yield, taste, drought resistance etc.) and…
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Co-diseñar un sistema de monitoreo y alerta temprana de hambre estacional relacionado a variabilidad climática en Guatemala
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103505
Abstract
In Guatemala, seasonal acute food insecurity related to extended dry periods is a recurrent phenomenon. Public response is often too late and ineffective. One principal obstacle for decision-makers lays in the absence of timely, reliable and relevant information at the…
