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Climate security policy coherence and awareness analysis: Guatemala and Central America
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131377
Abstract
This report analyses the content of Guatemalan and regional-level Central American policy and strategy documents in order to assess the extent and nature of engagement with the climate, peace, and security nexus, as well as the degree to which cross-sectoral and cross-scalar coherence exists between sectors relevant to the nexus. Over 80 regional, national, and sub-national policy documents were…
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AgriTech4Uzbekistan Innovation Challenge, Kick-Off Event
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131380
Publication year
2023
Authors
Menza, Gianpiero
Zaccari, Claudia
Full Citation
Menza, G.; Zaccari, C. (2023) AgriTech4Uzbekistan Innovation Challenge, Kick-Off Event. [Video] Duration: 1:08;28.
Publication Type
Video
Uzbekistan
article
Enset root mealybugs: Are they a threat to bananas?
Guy Blomme
In a collaborative effort, researchers at Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and IITA have for the first time identified the host status of banana to enset root mealybugs. Enset root mealybugs were observed on the root system of banana mats under natural conditions, and the host status was confirmed using experimental trials (Erenso et al.…
event
Putting greens and beans at the center of nutritious and resilient food systems
Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest per capita consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables in the world. Promoting local production, consumption and trade of nutrient-rich foods offers a clear pathway in response to climatic and economic challenges.
Mt. Meru Hall, Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC), Dar es Salaam,…
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Genotipos de Brachiaria tolerantes a suelos inundados para adaptar sistemas de pastoreo a cambio climático
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35064
Publication year
2013
Authors
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Jiménez, J.C.
Rincón, J.
Guevara, Edward D.
Mena Urbina, Martin A.
Hoek, Rein van der
Jarvis, Andy
Peters,…
article
Intelligence Artificielle : Comment pourrait-elle transformer l'agriculture ?
Lara Barangé
L'IA est un outil controversé avec des applications puissantes, notamment pour la manière dont nous cultivons notre nourriture. Ci-dessous, nous partageons des exemples de la manière dont les chercheur.eure.s appliquent déjà l'IA, ainsi que des considérations pour une utilisation durable et équitable de cette technologie…
article
El Niño est là ! Qu'est-ce que c'est et que pouvons-nous faire ?
Juan Sebastian Rivas
Le 4 juillet 2023, l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), une agence technique des Nations Unies, a annoncé que les conditions étaient réunies pour le phénomène El Niño [1]. L’arrivée d’El Niño était attendue depuis longtemps, occupant les gros titres de l’actualité et suscitant un sentiment d’incertitude en…
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Gender-responsive genomic selection on farmer’s fields for accelerating genetic gains
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131387
Abstract
This study used gender-intentional participatory approaches to address the challenges of low genetic correlation and lower genetic gains for small-scale bean producers in sub-Saharan Africa.
The differences between on stations and on-farm performance of bean varieties in sub-Saharan bean farming, especially for women farmers with limited resources, may cause low genetic correlation and lower genetic gains…
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Transformer les régimes alimentaires et les moyens de subsistance grâce au jardinage potager dans le comté de Busia, au Kenya
Irene Mudiovo Induli, Edith Mutui, Irmgard Jordan, Céline Termote
Les retours des membres de la communauté ayant participé à la mise en œuvre des plans d’action communautaires pour l’amélioration des régimes alimentaires et des moyens de subsistance montrent clairement que l’…
event
The Alliance @ Adaptation Futures 2023
Organized by Ouranos, in partnership with the Government of Canada and the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP), the 7th Adaptation Futures Conference will take place in a hybrid format between 2-6 October 2023, in Montreal (Canada).
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Canada
02 - 06 Oct 2023
The…
publication
Recetas biofortificadas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132026
Publication year
2022
Authors
Gallego Castillo, Sonia
Full Citation
Gallego Castillo, S. (2022) Recetas biofortificadas. Cali (Colombia): Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 26 p.
Publication Type
Book
Crops for nutrition and health…
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Regenerative agriculture for low-carbon and resilient coffee farms: A practical guidebook. Version 1.0
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131997
Abstract
For decades, global coffee consumption has grown, as tastes and offerings for consumers have increased around the world, and global demand for coffee will continue to grow in the years to come. At the same time, climate change presents coffee producers and other supply chain actors with major challenges. Its impacts are already reducing the area that is well suited for growing coffee, and…
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Implications of community forest management for the conservation of the genetic diversity of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King, Meliaceae) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Petén, Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132024
Abstract
Community Forest Management in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR; Petén, Guatemala) has been recognized internationally for yielding forest conservation and socioeconomic benefits. However, the effect of current timber harvesting practices on the genetic diversity of timber species populations…
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Are climate and security policies coherent and integrated in Kenya? A policy coherence analysis.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132022
Abstract
This fact sheet assesses the coherence and climate security-sensitivity of policy and strategy documents extracted from sectors relevant to the climate, peace, and security nexus at both the national level in Kenya and regional level across East Africa.
Publication year
2023
Authors
Schapendonk, Frans…
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CGIAR Report Concerning Centers’ Implementation of their Article 15 Agreements: A submission to the Tenth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132023
Abstract
This report provides an update on the status, as of December 31, 2022, of the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) collections maintained by the eleven CGIAR Centers that signed Article 15 agreements with the Governing Body of the International Treaty on…
