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L Les racines du changement : quand les écolier·ère·s nigérien·ne·s redécouvrent les aliments oubliés
Teresa Borelli
Au cœur de Niamey, dans la cour de l’école Elim, résonne un joyeux vacarme—non pas seulement celui des rires d’enfants, mais aussi celui des bêches, des chants et des découvertes.
De février à mai 2025, 68 élèves âgés de 9 à 12 ans ont…
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Honduran coffee shipment is the first to align with Europe’s upcoming deforestation rules using open-source traceability software
Sean Mattson
Europe imports more than 50% of Honduras's export coffee. But the Bloc's impending deforestation-free rules challenge many smallholder farmers. A new tracing platform is already helping hundreds of producers avoid being shut out of this critical market…
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Embrapa and the Alliance: Strengthening impactful scientific collaboration
Collaboration between research institutions is essential to addressing the complex challenges facing agriculture, the environment, and biodiversity in Latin America. In this context, the joint efforts of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT represent a successful example of scientific…
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Understanding the effects of organic versus conventional farming on soil organic carbon characteristics – a chronosequence study
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175052
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Organic farming aims at producing high quality, nutritious food while sustaining the health of soils and ecosystems, for which it relies on ecological processes. The amount and quality of soil organic carbon (SOC) influence many soil ecological processes that underlie ecosystem services. However, the effect of organic farming on the amount and especially the…
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Proyecto agricultura en laderas : diagnóstico y propuesta preliminar: Informe de consultoría
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71500
Publication year
1992
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Proyecto agricultura en laderas : Diagnóstico y propuesta preliminar: Informe de consultoría. 1992. Centro Internacional de…
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AICCRA-RUFORUM-WASCAL partnership advances climate-smart higher education in Africa benefitting over 2,300 University lecturers in 37 African countries
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175025
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Through AICCRA partnership and engagement, WASCAL and RUFORUM developed new climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information services (CIS) university course modules, informed by CGIAR science, benefitting over 2,300 university lecturers—29% women—in 37 African countries. These modules were integrated into three BSc programs (Sokoine…
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El Análisis Cualitativo Comparado (QCA): Una herramienta para entender fenómenos complejos en las ciencias sociales
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175056
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This Learning Note introduces Comparative Qualitative Analysis (QCA), a hybrid method combining qualitative depth with quantitative logic to explore complex causality in social phenomena. Originating from sociology and comparative politics, QCA is particularly suited for small and medium sample sizes. It uses set theory and Boolean algebra to identify necessary and…
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Fine-tuned AI for tracking policy demands and studies
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175054
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This Learning Note describes the development of an AI-based system using fine-tuned language models to support researchers in identifying and analyzing policy demands. The Alliance’s PISA team developed an annotated dataset from policy documents, labeling key elements such as drivers, outcomes, and interventions, and classifying texts as either foresight or ex-post studies. The AI model, based on RoBERTa, performed Named Entity…
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Parlons des CDN : qu’est-ce que c’est et pourquoi sont-ils importants pour l’action climatique ?
Juan Sebastian Rivas
Le terme CDN (Contributions Déterminées au niveau National) est devenu de plus en plus pertinent dans le contexte du changement climatique. Cependant, comme pour de nombreux acronymes, on tient souvent pour acquis que tout le monde en comprend la signification, ce qui laisse beaucoup de personnes à…
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Action climatique en route de Bonn à Belém
Rhys Bucknall-Williams
Rejoignez l’Alliance de Bioversity International et du CIAT à la conférence climatique SB62 de Bonn.
Les négociations climatiques de mi-année des Nations Unies ont lieu chaque année à Bonn, en Allemagne. Connues sous le nom de sessions des…
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Christophe Béné : 1 chercheur parmi 1 000 pour la troisième année consécutive
Erika Eliana Mosquera Echeverry
Clarivate/Web of Science a reconnu le scientifique de l’Alliance Christophe Béné comme l’un des chercheurs les plus cités pour la troisième année consécutive. Les chercheur·e·s les plus cité·e·s ont démontré une influence significative et étendue dans leur domaine de recherche, en l’occurrence ici un…
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Cassava drying for animal feed
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71392
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The different operations involved in the cassava drying process to produce chips for animal feed are indicated, namely weighing the fresh cassava, chipping, spreading out of chips, turning over of chips, recollection, storage, and marketing. The organization and management of a natural cassava drying plant are also described. Costs of construction and financing are also discussed. A 500-m…
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Bridging indigenous peoples’ food systems and school meals programmes: evidence and gaps
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175058
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Despite their essential contributions, Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems (IPFS) are often marginalized in current policies and programmes and are the most affected by socio-economic and climate-related disparities. Paradoxically, they also hold many of the solutions to global crises. Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requires recognizing and integrating…
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Tree crop Information needs and use among farmers and extension agents in Ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175057
Publication year
2025
Authors
Ofosu-Ampong, Kingsley
Jizorkuwie, Abdul-Latif
Schmidt, Paul
Wuletawu, Abera
Full Citation
Ofosu-Ampong, K.; Jizorkuwie, A.; Schmidt, P.; Wuletawu, A. (2025) Tree crop Information needs and use among farmers and extension…
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What’s really in our food? A look at food composition databases and the gaps we need to fill
Sarah Brinkley , José Luis Urrea-Benítez
To build healthier food systems, we need better food data. A new research shows where the gaps are—and how innovations like PTFI are helping to close them.
In today’s world, we hear a lot about what we eat: more vegetables…
