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Can cocoa save Colombia’s forests?
Maria Eliza Villarino
Alliance research in Colombia indicates that cacao farming has a role to play in forest restoration and sustainable value chain development.
Cocoa has long been linked to deforestation in some countries. It’s no secret that farming cacao, the crop from which cocoa comes from, has led to the clearing of…
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La banque de gènes de l'Alliance en Colombie atteint son objectif de conservation avec un envoi vers Svalbard
La banque de gènes du CGIAR à Cali, en Colombie, a franchi une étape importante en février en envoyant des duplicatas de sécurité des accessions de haricots vers le Svalbard Global Seed Vault en Norvège.
Le Directeur Général de l'Alliance, Juan…
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Farming with Joy: How to build resilience one bean at a time
Sylvia Nyabasha, Ronnie Vernooy
Joy Mugisha is leading the way for rural women in Uganda by conserving and promoting local crop diversity.
Joy and part of her bean collection on display at a seed fair in Hoima, March 2019. Credit: Bioversity International / R.Vernooy…
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Making gender equality integral to global agricultural research
On International Women’s Day 2020, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and the entire CGIAR community, join the UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign. Our leaders and scientists explain why gender equality is at the forefront of our research.
#IWD2020 #GenerationEquality #GenderInAg…
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A review of factors that influence the production of quality seed for long-term conservation in genebanks
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78215
Publication year
2017
Authors
Kameswara Rao, N.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Engels, Johannes M.M.
Full Citation
Kameswara Rao, N.; Dulloo, M.E.; Engels, J.M.M. (2017) A review of factors that influence the…
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Evolution of the banana genome (Musa acuminata) is impacted by large chromosomal translocations
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81504
Abstract
Most banana cultivars are triploid seedless parthenocarpic clones derived from hybridization between Musa acuminata subspecies and sometimes M. balbisiana. M. acuminata subspecies were suggested to differ by a few large chromosomal rearrangements based on chromosome pairing configurations in inter-subspecies hybrids. We…
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Roots, Tubers and Bananas Contributions to Food Security Article
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97427
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The class of root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops encompasses banana and plantain, cassava, potato, sweet potato, taro, yam and a number of lesser cultivated and consumed root and tuber crops. RTB are the second most important group of crops in LDCs after cereals. RTB are vital for food security, with parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America…
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Access right to food tree species: the case of women access to nere (Parkia biglobosa) in Central-West Burkina Faso
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78524
Abstract
This paper first presents a clustering of women based on the characterization of their distinct access rights to néré. Secondly, the types of access rights are characterized also in spatial terms, based on the type of land use where the women harvesting is exercised.…
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Monitoring changes in genetic diversity
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78586
Abstract
DNA is the most elemental level of biodiversity, drives the process of speciation, and underpins other levels of biodiversity, including functional traits, species and ecosystems. Until recently biodiversity indicators have largely overlooked data from the molecular tools that are available for measuring variation at the DNA level. More direct analysis of trends in genetic…
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Smallholders, agro-biodiversity and mixed cropping and livestock systems
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72817
Publication year
2016
Authors
Fanzo, J.C.
Remans, R.
Termote, Céline
Full Citation
Fanzo, J.; Remans, R.; Termote, C. (2016) Smallholders, agro-biodiversity and mixed cropping and livestock systems. In: Routledge handbook of food and…
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Diversity in cultivated and wild Nephelium species in South-East Asia
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68329
Publication year
2015
Authors
Salma, I.
Changtragoon, S.
Chatchanok, N.
Idha, W.A.
Elina, M.
Nataya, D.
Songpol, S.
Winarno, W.
Syauqi, N.
Shariah, U.
Shukor, A…
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Moving forward with sustainable forage-based livestock production systems in Colombia
Andrea Ramírez, José Luis Urrea-Benítez, Alejandro Ruden
Sustainability is a word that is used more and more often these days. Although the idea may seem just a current passing trend, it is in fact a pressing need in our lives, aimed at the rational use of non-renewable resources in all economic activity. So, instead of…
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New project: fostering human rights in food systems
The Alliance is part of a multidisciplinary consortium recently awarded $3.8 million to launch the project “People-centered Food Systems: Fostering Human Rights-based Approaches”.
A multidisciplinary project consortium led by Dr. Jessica Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food & Agricultural Policy and…
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Devra Jarvis: thoughts and thanks after 25 years with the Alliance
This spring, Dr. Devra Jarvis retired as a Principal Scientist and Team Leader for Agrobiodiversity in Production Systems at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT. In this blog, she reflects on her quarter-century of research on crop genetic diversity and in situ conservation, sharing her thoughts on progress so far, highlights of her career and the work we still…
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Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet
Explore and contribute to the IFSS portal and connect to the global community working to ensure sustainable and resilient food systems that provide affordable, safe and nutritious diets for the growing global population on a healthy planet. Join entrepreneurs, food producers, researchers, policy makers, businesses, students, NGOs, and…
