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Public policies for the development of a sustainable, forage-based cattle sector in Colombia, Argentina, and Costa Rica: A comparative analysis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138562
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Projected increases in global food demand highlight the importance of Latin America as one of the major future food suppliers, particularly regarding animal-source foods such as beef or milk. Despite the importance of the cattle sector for the region, its negative environmental impacts are numerous and the shift towards sustainability is perceived…
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2021 - IFAD-EU/CCAFS CSA Monitoring: Basona Werana & Doyogena Climate-Smart Villages, Ethiopia. Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118413
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This dataset contains the responses from a household survey of 795 farmers in the Woredas of Basona Worena and Doyogena (Ethiopia). Interviewees were from villages which had and had not benefited from the CCAFS climate-smart village program, intended for comparison purposes. The survey was conducted using the Rural Household Multi-Indicator…
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2020 - IFAD-EU/CCAFS CSA Monitoring: Doyogena Climate-Smart landscape (Ethiopia)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118417
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This dataset contains the files produced in the implementation of the “Integrated Monitoring Framework for Climate-Smart Agriculture” in the Dogoyena Climate Smart Village (Ethiopia) in December 2020.
This monitoring framework developed by CCAFS is meant to be deployed annually across the global network of Climate-Smart Villages to gather field-based evidence by tracking the progress on:
adoption of CSA…
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2021- CSA Monitoring/Midline: Santa Rita Climate-Smart Village (Honduras)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118436
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This dataset contains the files produced in the “adjusted” implementation (see Note below) of the standard “Integrated Monitoring Framework for Climate-Smart Agriculture” in the Santa Rita Climate-Smart Village (Honduras) in August-September 2021
This monitoring framework developed by CCAFS is meant to be deployed annually across the global network of Climate-Smart Villages to gather field-based evidence by tracking…
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Empowering women and youth for gender equality and social inclusion in agri-food systems
Anastacia Wanjiru
At the CGIAR Strategy Dialogue during Science Week, experts spotlighted the urgent need for gender equality, youth empowerment, and inclusion to build resilient, equitable agri-food systems worldwide.
At the 2025 CGIAR Science Week, a dialogue unfolded…
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Forum de consultation: comment structurer un écosystème performant au service de la souveraineté alimentaire au Sénégal?
Le secteur agricole occupe une place centrale dans l’économie sénégalaise et constitue un pilier essentiel de la sécurité alimentaire, de l’emploi et du développement rural. Cependant, malgré cette importance au niveau économique et social, la contribution au PIB du secteur agricole est estimée entre 16 et 17%, un…
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Une nouvelle étude préconise un rôle accru de l'eau et des aliments aquatiques dans les principes de l'agroécologie
Une étude de perspective publiée dans Nature Food affirme que les cadres agroécologiques mondiaux et la recherche doivent mieux intégrer l'eau et les aliments aquatiques s'ils veulent conduire efficacement la transformation des systèmes alimentaires.…
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La biodiversité en bouche : une célébration culinaire de la science et de l’innovation en Afrique
Owen Kimani, Anastacia Wanjiru
Le soir du 8 avril 2025, le campus de l’ICIPE à Nairobi s’est transformé en une scène animée de récits – non pas à travers des diapositives ou des rapports, mais grâce au langage universel de la cuisine. Dans le cadre de la Semaine de la Science du CGIAR, l’Alliance de Bioversity…
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Data-driven decentralized breeding increases prediction accuracy in a challenging crop production environment
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114893
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Crop breeding must embrace the broad diversity of smallholder agricultural systems to ensure food security to the hundreds of millions of people living in challenging production environments. This need can be addressed by combining genomics, farmers’ knowledge, and environmental analysis into a data-driven decentralized approach (3D-breeding). We tested this idea as a proof-of-…
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Separate and joint interests: Understanding gendered innovation processes in Ugandan farm systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116297
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Agricultural innovation is considered paramount in solving poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition in the global south and notably in the East-African highlands. However, processes of change surrounding innovation in agriculture, and potential gender differences in their impacts, are often poorly understood. This paper resorts to principles from Farming Systems Research (FSR) and social…
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Quantifying residual soil moisture through empirical orthogonal functions analysis to support legume-based cropping systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159313
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This study investigates spatiotemporal variability of residual soil moisture during the OND (October-November-December) season in Ethiopia and its implications for crop productivity. Employing advanced statistical techniques, we analyze spatial and temporal distribution of soil moisture across Ethiopia from 1981 to 2020, focusing on selected crops including legumes:…
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AcEXPA1, an α-expansin gene, participates in the aluminum tolerance of carpetgrass (Axonopus compressus) through root growth regulation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173773
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Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a major mineral toxicity that limits plant productivity in acidic soils by inhibiting root growth. Carpetgrass (Axonopus compressus), a dominant warm-season turfgrass widely grown in acidic tropical soils, exhibits superior adaptability to Al toxicity. However, the mechanisms underlying its Al tolerance are largely unclear, and…
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Indigenous communities' perceptions reveal threats and management options of wild edible plants in semiarid lands of northwestern Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130625
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Background: Understanding how local communities perceive threats and management options of wild edible plants (WEPs) is essential in developing their conservation strategies and action plans. Due to their multiple use values, including nutrition, medicinal, construction, and cultural as well as biotic and abiotic pressures, WEPs are exposed to…
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Predicting the future climate-related prevalence and distribution of crop pests and diseases affecting major food crops in Zambia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126941
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Environmental factors determine the suitability of natural habitats for crop pests and often facilitate their proliferation and that of the crop diseases they carry. Crop pests and diseases damage food crops, significantly reducing yields for these commodities and threatening food security in developing, predominantly agricultural economies. Given its impact on…
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Breaking down silos: Conservation areas for Amazonian flagship terrestrial and freshwater species
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176187
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Research into the threats affecting flagship terrestrial and freshwater species in the Amazon has operated within disciplinary and ecological silos, neglecting the interconnectedness between these species and ecosystems. In this study, we aimed to bridge these divides by identifying Amazon areas harboring high jaguar densities and high richness of migratory freshwater species, highlighting the…
