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A superior technology to control Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) in Rwanda
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110019
Abstract
In this brief we discuss a new and promising technology to control xanthomonas wilt of banana, commonly referred to as BXW. We describe why this disease is a threat and what has been done to control it in the past. We also present evidence on an alternative technology to control BXW called Single Diseased Stem Removal (SDSR) and explain how we can…
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Can the Great Green Wall deliver more than trees? A rapid review of the potential multidimensional impacts of trees in the Sahel
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117756
Abstract
Key messages
Publication year
2021
Authors
Jones, Kristal
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Full Citation
Jones K, Rosentock T. 2021. Can the Great Green Wall deliver more than trees? A rapid review of the potential…
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Mapping food quality to improve human and planetary health: The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148723
Publication year
2024
Authors
American Heart Association
Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
American Heart Association; Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). (…
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Planificación local para la resiliencia climática: Experiencias en Honduras
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111284
Abstract
En Honduras se están desarrollando ejercicios de planificación local participativa para la resiliencia climática, la formulación de estos instrumentos de política se construye a diferentes escalas, como la municipal y en comunidades rurales. Durante el proceso de construcción de los planes locales, se ha encontrado que la etapa de gestión de…
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Informe avances actividades CIAT de evaluación de cultivares comerciales de pastos en zonas ganaderas de influencia de proyectos financiados por IFC en Nicaragua
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115874
Abstract
La Alianza Bioversity-CIAT y la Corporación Financiera Internacional (IFC por sus siglas en inglés) firmaron acuerdo de colaboración a inicios de 2020 mediante el cual la Alianza se comprometió a continuar brindando acompañamiento técnico en temas de forrajes a los proyectos que IFC financia y ejecuta a través de socios nacionales…
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A case of transdisciplinarity and collaborative decision making: the co-construction of Gendered Food Product Profiles
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140607
Abstract
Crop breeding in sub‐Saharan Africa has made considerable gains; however, postharvest and food‐related preferences have been overlooked, in addition to how these preferences vary by gender, social difference and context. This context is changing as participatory approaches using intersectional gender and place‐based methods are beginning to inform how breeding programmes…
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Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation. Project synthesis report, 2014-2020
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111209
Abstract
Climate change is increasingly threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Increased climate variability, including changes in mean temperatures, variation in the onset of rains, and increases in extreme weather events, are directly affecting the growing seasons of commercial and subsistence crops, significantly disturbing socio-economic activities in the agricultural…
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Livestock farmer groups for innovation uptake, market access and policy influence in Mai Son District, Son La Province, Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158512
Abstract
The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING) has supported eight livestock farmer groups in Mai Son District, Son La Province, Vietnam, since 2023 as part of efforts to transform the region’s livestock sector. As of October 2024, the eight farmer groups had a total membership of 692 households, an increase from 127 households in October 2023.…
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The high social and environmental costs of food in Kenya detailed in new research
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151497
Abstract
The mention of food costs brings to mind the prices consumers pay, along with expenses producers have for seeds, labor, transport, and others. However, the true cost of food extends beyond these visible factors, encompassing deeper, often overlooked costs.
IFPRI’s Research on True Cost of Food in Kenya
In a recent study, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) sought to account for the true…
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CGIAR’s role in digital extension services
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114842
Abstract
CGIAR’s digital extension services bridge the gap between the development and the adoption of new climate change adaptation strategies. These services include new ways to disperse information on rainfed systems of agriculture, nutrition, pest control, new crop varieties, crop management practices, and more.
Publication year
2021
Authors
Kropff, Wietske…
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El sistema de semillas para la ganadería en Colombia
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113045
Publication year
2021
Authors
Hurtado, Angie
Díaz, Manuel Francisco
Enciso, Karen
Gallo, Irieleth
Burkart, Stefan
Full Citation
Hurtado, A.; Díaz, M.F.; Enciso, K.; Gallo, I.; Burkart, S. (2021)…
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Kenya National Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. Climate Action Reporting Requirements. [Module 1]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129160
Abstract
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) project is a collaborative effort between the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in Kenya. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the agriculture sector to implement, monitor, and report adaptation actions in a transparent…
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Recopilación de reportes de Sala Situacional Municipal en Chiquimula y Zacapa, Guatemala, para el 2021
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116230
Abstract
El presente documento recopila los Boletines de Seguridad Alimentaria que se producen a partir de la información generada en la Sala Situacional Municipal en diferentes Municipios de los Departamentos de Chiquimula y Zacapa en Guatemala en el año 2021.
La Sala Situacional Municipal es una herramienta comunitaria para generar información relevante que permite monitorear la situación de…
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Yield gap analysis to identify attainable productivities and greenhouse gas emissions reductions in Colombian cattle systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119848
Publication year
2022
Authors
González Quintero, Ricardo
Wijk, Mark T. van
Ruden, Alejandro
Gómez, Manuel
Pantevez, Heiber
Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
Arango, Jacobo…
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How do we respond to climate security crises in Africa?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115548
Abstract
The climate crisis, and the security challenges it compounds, is no longer a hypothetical concept. For millions of individuals, households, and communities across the globe, climate change has already translated into very real threats to livelihoods, health, and physical security. Africa in particular emerges as disproportionately vulnerable to compounded climate and security risks. While we should avoid making continent-wide…
