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Expanding the horizons of biodiversity for sustainable food futures
The biodiversity of domesticated biota and food-supplying ecosystems holds unparalleled importance for breeding and crop and livestock improvement. This importance has fueled decades-long emphasis and debate on germplasm collections and in situ genetic resources. But the range of interest in agrobiodiversity is also expanding.
By Stef de Haan (CIAT) and Karl…
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CIAT launches regional knowledge hub to support climate change action
As more and more organizations in Asia undertake initiatives to address the consequences of a warming climate, our knowledge about climate change and how it affects agriculture in various countries has become vast. But the challenge – especially for decision makers in governments, businesses, and development institutions – is how to sift through this information…
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Redrawing the world's peat maps
A new study published in Global Change Biology shows that tropical peatlands are much more extensive than previously thought. The study started by estimating total tropical and subtropical wetlands and the new estimate reaches 4.7 million km2. Several other studies have estimated wetland extent in the past and there is much disagreement between them. The higher spatial detail of this study and…
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Sustainable Amazonian Landscapes – A project that advances leaving a sustainable footprint
The Sustainable Amazonian Landscapes Project (SAL), from the Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA) Research Area (DAPA) at CIAT, which brings together scientists from other research areas such as Soils and Landscapes for Sustainability and the Forages research team, started the new year with its third annual meeting to follow up on…
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The Quesungual Agroforestry System Takes Root in Nicaragua
Farmers in the Dry Corridor of Central America are using the Quesungual agroforestry system to maintain or increase their maize and bean yields, while improving ecosystem services and resilience. This system focuses on the restoration of plots on hillsides, based on farmer-managed regeneration of native trees. Farmer-to-farmer information sharing is a key factor for out-…
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La visión para una Amazonía libre de deforestación
El Programa Visión Amazonia, una iniciativa del gobierno colombiano, con el apoyo de los Gobiernos de Noruega, Reino Unido y Alemania, busca promover un nuevo modelo de desarrollo en la Amazonia que permita mejorar las condiciones de vida de sus pobladores mediante alternativas productivas que no causen deforestación a la ya golpeada selva.
Por Adriana Varón | Apr 27, 2017
El considerado bosque tropical más grande del mundo, donde se produce el 15% de la fotosíntesis…
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Phytochemical evaluation of pummelo fruits (Citrus grandis) in India for enhancing marketing opportunities
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68328
Publication year
2015
Authors
Kumar, D.
Lamers, H.
Singh, I.P.
Ladaniya, M.S.
Sthapit, B.R.
Full Citation
Kumar, D.; Lamers, H.; Singh, I.P.;…
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What we don’t know about John Miles
This article is about a brilliant scientist who is retiring from CIAT after working as a plant breeder in the tropical forages program for 37 years. On several occasions I begged John Williams Miles to give me an appointment so I could interview him, but his answer was always no.
I met him twice walking through the halls of the Center, but his reaction was shy and…
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Five surprising ways people’s diets have changed over the past 50 years
Newly released interactive infographics show how the so-called “globalized diet” has emerged. They unearth a number of surprises about the foods we eat across the world. Who’d have thought that Cameroonians officially consume the greatest variety of food crops, or that the global average diet looks a lot like what Cape Verdeans eat every day? These are just some of the nuggets you can explore in a new interactive website on the status and trends of the global diet.
By Sara Kammlade…
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Nuevas variedades élites de yuca surcarán los campos del Caribe colombiano
Tienen un rendimiento que pasa las 28 toneladas por hectárea, cuando son acompañadas de buenas prácticas agronómicas y adecuada calidad del material de siembra; el contenido de materia seca supera el 30% y el color blanco de la pulpa de sus raíces garantizan excelente materia prima para la extracción de almidón. Así son las características de las nuevas…
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“Chucho” Cuéllar, un líder que el CIAT nunca olvidará
El pasado 5 de abril la comunidad del CIAT recibió un duro golpe. A escasos dos meses del reencuentro para celebrar 50 años de historia falleció Jesús Antonio Cuéllar Pérez, prominente figura en la evolución del CIAT y en su consolidación como una organización líder en su campo en Colombia y en el mundo.
El Dr. Chucho Cuéllar, como lo llamaban…
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Honduras quiere conocer el potencial de sus recursos hídricos
Honduras es el país con una de las reservas hídricas más grandes de Centroamérica, sin embargo, la mayoría de las cuencas presentan vacíos en la información en cuanto a su oferta y demanda lo que no permite un uso eficiente de los recursos hídricos.
Para mejorar las capacidades en el manejo integrado de este importante recurso natural, …
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African agriculture: paving the way to prosperity, by Debisi Araba
“As Africa transforms, we want to ensure that farmers’ investments in agriculture become a conduit for better financial, social, and health outcomes”
#CIATforward
Visions of a sustainable food future
Debisi Araba, Regional Director, Africa
African agriculture: paving the way to prosperity
My grandfather remains an inspiration to me. He made his fortune trading in Lagos with merchants from around the world in…
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La agricultura Africana: preparando el camino hacia la prosperidad, por Debisi Araba
“A medida que África se transforma, queremos asegurarnos que las inversiones de los agricultores en sus operaciones se conviertan en un conducto para mejores resultados financieros, sociales y para la salud”.
#CIAThaciadelante
Visiones de la sostenibilidad alimentaria futura
Debisi Araba, Director Regional, África
La agricultura Africana: preparando el camino hacia la prosperidad
Mi…
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How diverse is the global diet?
New Changing Global Diet website explores changes in diets over the past 50 years in countries around the world
One of the central concepts that unifies those concerned with biodiversity is the understanding that this diversity is being lost, piece by piece, to a greater or lesser degree, globally.
The same goes for the biodiversity of what we eat.…
