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'Workshop for Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty National Focal Points in Latin America and the Caribbean’
'Workshop for Nagoya Protocol and Plant Treaty National Focal Points in Latin America and the Caribbean’ Bioversity International (Bioversity International) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106608 Abstract The capacity-building Workshop for National Focal Points in Latin America and the Caribbean on Mutually Supportive Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, was held 25-28 September 2018 at the International Potato Center (CIP), Lima… - article
Queseras del Caquetá se suman al compromiso cero deforestación de la cadena láctea
Queseras del Caquetá se suman al compromiso cero deforestación de la cadena láctea Por Miguel Romero Una de las metas claves para lograr los compromisos pactados en el Acuerdo Cero deforestación y no transformación de páramos en el sector lácteo, es la suma de más miembros a esta plataforma nacional. La estrategia abordada tiene como finalidad adherir empresas reconocidas a… - article
Servicios climáticos, enlazando a los actores clave del sector agrícola centroamericano
Servicios climáticos, enlazando a los actores clave del sector agrícola centroamericano Países de la región del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) intercambiaron aprendizajes y experiencias en la implementación de las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA) que buscan reducir el riesgo climático y aumentar la resiliencia de los agricultores de la región. Además de enfrentar recurrentes fenómenos de variabilidad climática… - article
Huella hídrica y emisiones de GEI en el suelo: Validando alternativas de producción sostenible con pequeños productores de banano
Huella hídrica y emisiones de GEI en el suelo: Validando alternativas de producción sostenible con pequeños productores de banano El banano de exportación hace parte de una de las Redes de Producto de la Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Pequeños Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo (CLAC), que representa y agrupa a 83 organizaciones en ocho países de la región. En Colombia, nueve cooperativas de pequeños productores que… - event
Agrobiodiversity at the Food Systems Pre-Summit
Agrobiodiversity at the Food Systems Pre-Summit The Alliance and CGIAR is excited to co-host the UNFSS affiliated session: "Agrobiodiversity for a Sustainable Future". Partners: UNCCD, CGIAR/Alliance of Bioversity CIAT, UNCBD, UNFCCC, IFAD, The Global Crop Diversity Trust, ITPGRFA, WWF Rome, Italy / Virtual 26 Jul 2021… - article
My First Dialogue on the Path to the 2021 Food Systems Summit
My First Dialogue on the Path to the 2021 Food Systems Summit By Erika Eliana Mosquera I had heard about the Food Systems Summit, the major event the United Nations is promoting for this year. I knew they were promoting multi-stakeholder dialogues in different countries and regions of the world in preparation for the Summit, and I had even helped prepare materials to promote such dialogues in Honduras, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.… - article
A global manifesto to conserve forgotten foods
A global manifesto to conserve forgotten foods Carlo Fadda We are excited to announce the launch of a global manifesto for collective actions on forgotten foods. Also referred to as neglected and underutilized species (NUS), indigenous foods, orphan crops or future foods, this broad category encompasses tens of thousands of biodiverse plant and animal species that offer us different … - publication
Agrobiodiversity Index Report 2019: risk and resilience
Agrobiodiversity Index Report 2019: risk and resilience Bioversity International (Bioversity International) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100820 Abstract The first Agrobiodiversity Index Report assesses dimensions of agrobiodiversity in ten countries to measure food system sustainability and resilience. Countries receive an overall Agrobiodiversity Index score that indicates their progress in using and safeguarding agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems. They receive also individual scores for their… - event
Lanzamiento del perfil del Sistema Alimentario de Cali, ciudad-región
Lanzamiento del perfil del Sistema Alimentario de Cali, ciudad-región Entendiendo el Sistema Alimentario de Cali hoy, para planificar el del futuro Cali 22 Jul 2021 Mucho del trabajo sobre sistemas alimentarios que se ha hecho en el mundo hasta hoy, se ha basado en conjuntos de datos fragmentados o dispares, y esto reduce sustancialmente las… - article
Coalición por una producción sostenible
Coalición por una producción sostenible Desde octubre de 2019, la Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT hace parte de la “Coalición Público – Privada por un Desarrollo Rural Bajo en Emisiones para lograr Jurisdicciones Sostenibles en la Amazonía Peruana”. La Coalición es un espacio voluntario multiactor para el diálogo, compromiso y acción que busca promover jurisdicciones sostenibles y cadenas productivas libres de… - article
The Government of Korea supports regional scientists to fight the effects of drought on beans
The Government of Korea supports regional scientists to fight the effects of drought on beans The Korea-Latin America Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KoLFACI) and the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT have launched a research project that seeks to build capacities in the nine partner countries, distribute improved bean varieties, and select new varieties with higher tolerance to climate change. “We are jointly creating… - article
In three months, Colombian farmers will produce over 500 tons of biofortified foods
In three months, Colombian farmers will produce over 500 tons of biofortified foods Out of the two hectares Elmer Bonilla has sown to plantain, avocado, and coffee, he left a plot to sow the 3 kg of biofortified beans he received from the Herveo Municipal Office, in the department of Tolima. He knows beans; he has previously produced them in his farm, located in the village of… - article_ar
Food systems research comes full circle
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Agricultural research should restore our landscapes and enhance - not degrade - ecosystem services
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Gender considerations in research are advancing, but more needs to be done