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Drip irrigation video: Testimonial at Kairini Farm of Chuka University
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126981
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A video clip showcasing the irrigation potential for production in dryland agro-ecologies facilitated by Alliance-CIAT through AICCRA Kenya - a project of the World Bank. The clip is part of AICCRA Kenya's capacity-building, networking, and partnership scaling efforts with Universities.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Kimani, Owen Samuel…
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CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology: Communications Plan
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126111
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This Communications Plan for the CGIAR Initiative Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land and Water Systems (AE-I) aims to provide guidance for people working with and for the Initiative as well as anyone who may need to speak or write about it.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Staiger Rivas, Simone
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Toward the inclusion of environmental considerations in Livestock Master Plans
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126361
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To meet future global demand for food, the productivity of food systems will need to increase, land and other natural resources will need to be used more sustainably, and negative impacts on the environment will need to be minimized while opportunities are sought to restore lands that have already lost nutrients and/or biodiversity (Herrero et al., 2021). The livestock sector plays a key role in fulfilling human…
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Understanding and influencing agency and behavior change - Work Package 5 Activity Guidance, CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126109
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This document provides guidance on two activities conducted under Work Package 5 if the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology in 2022: 1) a theories of change review and 2) a participatory timeline of agency and behaviour change in agroecological transformation. The guidance includes research methods for Activities 1 and 2 as well as data analysis and writeup for Activity…
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Gene editing and agrifood systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126276
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Gene-editing technologies represent a promising new tool for plant and animal breeding in low- and middle-income countries. They enhance precision and efficiency over current breeding methods and could lead to rapid development of improved plant varieties and animal breeds. However, as for any new technology, they have their merits and demerits. There is, as yet, no international consensus regarding if and how gene-edited organisms should be regulated, and…
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Ecosistema de actores de servicios digitales de información agroclimática en el sector agrícola Centroamericano
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127358
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La gestión del riesgo climático tiene como fundamento el poder garantizar el acceso, análisis y uso eficiente de la información climática y agronómica. Actualmente, los servicios digitales de extensión agrícola en unión con los servicios de información climática son un apoyo fundamental en la planificación y la toma de decisiones en agricultura. Algunos de estos servicios están…
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Shift and share session presentation on food system drivers of deforestation: A novel approach (December 16, 2022)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128311
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Presentation of work done in collaboration with FAO about food system drivers of deforestation. In this work, we take the more traditional land systems approach to the study of underlying drivers of deforestation and integrate it into a food systems approach that incorporates drivers of food systems. We applied this new framework to a global-scale analysis to investigate how…
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Opportunities for all: How the Healthy Landscapes project is improving rural livelihoods in Sri Lanka
Sharon Mendonce
The rehabilitation and sustainable management of Village Tank Cascade Systems - the primary focus of our Healthy Landscapes Project - is also consistent with national development priorities in food security, livelihood improvement and rural poverty reduction. What would this look like for an average…
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A4IP’s Venture-Out Event with Planet: Watch, Share, and Submit your Feedback
Megan Steele
On January 24, the Accelerate for Impact Platform hosted Venture-Out Events: Bridging Science and Entrepreneurship in Geospatial Data with Planet. Check out some reflections from the event, view the recording, and submit your ideas for how CGIAR can innovate using Planet’s data and tools…
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With and beyond sustainability certification: Exploring inclusive business and solidarity economy strategies in Peru and Switzerland
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128353
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Certification of sustainability standards is an important governance strategy aimed at enhancing the human well-being outcomes of agri-food value chains. While the impacts of certification on well-being are positive for some farmers under certain conditions, they are insignificant or adverse for others. Many barriers can impede positive impacts of…
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Determining the heat of desorption for cassava products based on data measured by an automated gravimetric moisture sorption system
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128355
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BACKGROUND: The isosteric heat of desorption is vital in evaluating the energy performance of food dryers. The isosteric heat of desorption was investigated for different cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) products prepared as flour or starch, with and without fermentation. An automated moisture sorption gravimetric analyser was used to measure the desorption…
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Evaluation of resistance of banana genotypes with AAB genome to Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 in China
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128359
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Banana cultivars with the AAB genome group comprise diverse subgroups, such as Plantain, Silk, Iholena, and Pisang Raja, among others, which play an important role in food security in many developing countries. Some of these cultivars are susceptible to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), the most destructive pathogen threatening banana production worldwide, and…
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Examining connections among seed system, nutrition and gender in Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128362
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A blog about the importance and opportunity to evaluate the gender and empowerment within a vegetable seed system for nutrition project among ethnic minorities in North Vietnam
Publication year
2022
Authors
Consignado, Ysabel Anne Lee
Nabuuma, Deborah
Swaans, Cornelis
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El estado de la producción de semilla de forrajeras tropicales
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56033
Publication year
1977
Authors
Ferguson, John E.
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Ferguson, John Elliott. 1977. El estado de la producción de semilla de forrajeras tropicales. In: Curso sobre producción de semillas. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 1-6…
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Final report. For the provision of: Global and regional analysis of underlying drivers of deforestation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126186
Publication year
2022
Authors
Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos
Sylvester, Janelle Marie
Gutiérrez, Diana María
Pérez, Lisset
Vanegas Cubillos, Martha
Castro, Fabio
Full Citation
Castro-Nunez, A.; Sylvester…
