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The digital age brims with promise for the world’s half-…
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Wild cranberries have a sanctuary in West…
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Standardized data on agronomic traits – from soil types to…
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José Luis Urrea-Benítez
Grupo Éxito opened a new supermarket in Bogotá, Carulla FreshMarket 140, a commitment to inclusion, sustainability, innovation, and the shopping experience. There, consumers will be able to find products from cattle ranches that are committed to sustainability, with the support of GANSO, (the Spanish…
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Un système d'alerte précoce détecte et prévient les maladies des bananes, une culture essentielle à la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique. Il repose sur l'apprentissage automatique et l'analyse d'images collectées par des téléphones mobiles, des drones et des satellites…
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Open Access Week is an international event held each year in October. It represents an important opportunity for open access advocates to engage their communities and teach them about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they have learned with colleagues, and to discuss how to further promote open content…
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Aboard on “A Common Journey”
The Central American dry corridor, especially the countries comprising the CA-4 agreement – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua – have been the most affected by disasters caused by climate change over the last 10 years, mainly by the El Niño and La Niña events. This remains a major challenge for the agrifood sector in these countries and worldwide, particularly for smallholders, who are the most vulnerable actors in the sector, as it limits not only their incomes, but also their food and nutritional security and the…
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Macropropagation of banana/plantain using selected local materials: a cost-effective way of mass propagation of planting materials for resource-poor households
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92047
Publication year
2017
Authors
Ntamwira, J.
Sivirihauma, Charles
Ocimati, W.
Bumba, M.
Vutseme, L.
Kamira, M.
Blomme, Guy…
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The Alliance is grateful for the release of Jesús Quintana, Managing Director for the Americas
December 8, 2020—After being released on Monday, December 7, Jesus Quintana, Managing Director for the Americas of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, is now back home safe and sound.
“After a medical assessment, the doctors recommended that Jesus take a few days’ rest…
