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Avanzamos en el fortalecimiento de capacidades para el mejoramiento de fríjol biofortificado en la región
El pasado 26 de abril se dio inicio al curso virtual “Fortalecimiento de capacidades para el mejoramiento de fríjol biofortificado”, liderado por el programa de Biofortificados de la Alianza Bioversity International y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), el programa HarvestPlus, el Programa Mundial de…
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The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT will deliver two freezers to Palmira to store COVID vaccines
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) will deliver two ULT freezers to the Mayor’s office of Palmira, Colombia, to support the process of storage of the COVID-19 vaccine, provided for in the Departmental Strategic Vaccination Plan according to the guidelines of the…
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Arrancan Mesas Agroclimáticas de Panamá ciclo- 2021
La Alianza Bioversity-CIAT estará acompañando la semana del 3 al 7 de mayo, la realización de las primeras Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas de Panamá del año 2021, eventos liderados por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario (MIDA), Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica (ETESA) y Fundación Natura.
Las MTA’s en Panamá están…
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Alliance Women in Science: Then and Now
Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an opportunity to inspire and promote full and equal inclusion of women and girls in the field.
Did you know that currently less than 30% of scientific researchers are women?
Despite growing numbers, women worldwide continue to face obstacles in science, technology…
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From vicious to virtuous cycle: How the Alliance is tackling climate change and conflict
By embedding climate security and peacebuilding in research projects, Alliance researchers aim to help spur action to benefit both the planet and communities recovering from conflict.
Climate change brings about extreme weather events from monsoon flooding to drought. These phenomena make…
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¡La última parada de Un Viaje en Común!
El proyecto “Un Viaje en Común” financiado por el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), llega al final de su recorrido y como última colaboración con todos los socios e involucrados dentro del proyecto durante el período 2017-2020, realizará una serie de eventos virtuales para mostrar los resultados alcanzados y hacer entrega oficial de éstos a las entidades locales concernientes…
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Understanding basic gender concepts
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Gender concepts have evolved over the years. Old concepts have been refined or replaced with new concepts. There are key gender terms and concepts we need to be acquainted with if we want to integrate and measure gender indicators in our projects. These key concepts vary depending on the discourse; whether you are working in the agricultural, humanitarian…
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Gender mainstreaming in research – from design to measurement – made easy
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Ever wonder how to integrate gender into your research? In this blog, Alliance gender researchers covers the ABC’s of gender mainstreaming with new videos, recommendations and further reading suggestions. Gender mainstreaming is a strategy that takes into account the interest and concerns of men and women in all policies…
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Take a virtual tour of the Alliance’s Genebanks
Watch our latest video to learn what goes on behind the scenes to conserve of some of the world’s most diverse collections of beans, cassava, forages and bananas
From drought-resistant bananas to iron-rich beans, plant genetic diversity is a vital element of sustainable and healthy food systems. Whether carefully passed down by…
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Decentralized collaborative plant breeding for utilization and conservation of neglected and underutilized crop genetic resources
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72452
Publication year
2015
Authors
Camacho Henriquez, A.
Kraemer, F.
Galluzzi, Gea
Haan, Stef de
Jäger, M.
Christinck, A.
Full…
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Is voluntary certification of tropical agricultural commodities achieving sustainability goals for small-scale producers? A review of the evidence
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82856
Abstract
Over the last several decades, voluntary certification programs have become a key approach to promote sustainable supply chains for agricultural commodities. These programs provide premiums and other benefits to producers for adhering to environmental and labor practices…
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AGRI: a tool that charts a better way forward for farmers
Adriana Varón
AGua para RIego (AGRI) [Water for Irrigation] is a tool created five years ago by CIAT, now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, that helps identify potential sites for harnessing water from rivers or for carrying out rainwater harvesting projects to supply irrigation systems for smallholder farmers or local aqueducts.
AGRI was…
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The Honduras Water Platform is now available for Development Region 13 (R13) – Gulf of Fonseca
Sindy Leveron
Due to its mountainous landscape, the Honduran territory has a large water supply system, comprised by 25 basins, 133 sub-basins, and a total of 6,845 micro-basins (Hydrographic Regions in Honduras); which drain into two different slopes, the Pacific and the Atlantic watersheds. For the most part, the…
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A new decade of forest restoration: Lessons learned from Burkina Faso
Barbara Vinceti, Michel Valette
For this International Day of Forests’ theme of forest restoration, we take a closer look at ongoing restoration efforts in Burkina Faso. Despite numerous challenges, insights from these initiatives help chart “a path to recovery and wellbeing…
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Modern food security necessitates global citizenship
Pauline F. D. Scheelbeek
The United Kingdom’s reliance on fruits and vegetables from climate-vulnerable tropical countries shows how local or regional impacts from climate change have global consequences.
Food systems are intrinsically linked with many of the world’s most pressing global challenges,…
