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Restaurar suelos del Ecuador Continental, una meta más factible con el nuevo Mapa Digital de Fertilidad Química
El 50% de los suelos del Ecuador está en proceso de degradación. Situación que merece especial atención, pues impacta en la disminución de fuentes de agua y aumento de la vulnerabilidad ante eventos climáticos en la agricultura, poniendo en riesgo la seguridad alimentaria…
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Strategic systems research for the Latin American savannas
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55116
Publication year
1999
Authors
Friesen, Dennis K.
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
Thomas, Richard J.
Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
Full Citation
Friesen, Dennis Keith; Ayarza, Miguel Angel; Thomas, Richard…
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Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj of HarvestPlus to Receive the 2022 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, Senior Scientist for Crop Development at HarvestPlus and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, will receive the 2022 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, which is endowed by The Rockefeller Foundation…
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Building a sustainable food future through science and innovation: The Alliance at the Meeting di Rimini 2022
Claudia Zaccari
Partners of the International Pavilion celebrated food and its centrality to human and planet health.
On the heels of the 43rd edition of the Meeting di Rimini 2022, the Alliance/CGIAR reflects on the key outcomes of the four-day event…
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Inventario de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de un modelo de negocio sostenible de cacao en la región de Ucayali, Perú
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121067
Abstract
El presente documento ha sido elaborado por la Alianza de Bioversity International y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), bajo el liderazgo del área de Paisajes Multifuncionales. A su vez, es parte de la Iniciativa Climática Internacional (IKI) la cual es apoyada por el Ministerio Federal para el Ambiente, la Conservación de la Naturaleza y la…
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Farmers` independent experimentation with green manure and/or cover crops: a component of participatory research for improving Ugandan farming systems
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55122
Publication year
1999
Authors
Wortmann, Charles S.
Kaizzi, CK
Fischler, MA
Full Citation
Wortmann, Charles S.; Kaizzi, C.K.; Fischler, Martin A. 1999.…
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En Honduras se dio el primer encuentro nacional de Mesas Agroclimáticas Participativas y Mesas Climáticas Municipales
La Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT y el Programa de Cambio Climático, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria del CGIAR (CCAFS), siguen apoyando el fortalecimiento de capacidades y desarrollando espacios para facilitar el acceso y uso de información agroclimática entre múltiples actores y territorios del…
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Celebrating 25 years of bean research in Africa
Kigali, 5 September 2022 - For 25 years, the Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has seen impactful transformation in Africa. Over 37,000 bean types, with high iron, resistance to diseases such as root rots, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, and insect resilience, have been bred in and made available to 31 countries in Africa through…
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PHOTO CONTEST – Women and Agricultural Biodiversity
Celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity with us by submitting a photo and accompanying story to our Women and Agricultural Biodiversity Photo Contest.
Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity with us by submitting a photo and accompanying story to our Women and Agricultural Biodiversity Photo Contest.
Women and agricultural…
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Infographic - What is agricultural biodiversity?
What is agricultural biodiversity? In this infographic, Bioversity International takes us through the definition, and some examples of how people interact and create biodiversity.
Bioversity International's vision is that agricultural biodiversity nourishes people and sustains the planet. Our research focuses on delivering scientific evidence, management…
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EXPO Milano 2015: Paving the way towards a food secure future
Expo Milano 2015 started on May 1st and Bioversity International was there - read all about it in this blog.
Expo Milano 2015 started on May 1st and Bioversity International was there - read all about it in this blog.
200 people attended The recipe of a collaborative life, A (bio)diverse world and The post-2015 development agenda* events, which…
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Bioversity International opens a living laboratory for rare crop and fruit diversity
Rural 21 reports on Bangalore India’s first ever genetic garden to safeguard rare species that are important for food and medicine, in one of the world’s 35 global biodiversity hotspots.
Rural 21 reports on Bangalore India’s first ever genetic garden to safeguard rare species that are important for food and medicine, in one…
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Incentives to conserve agricultural biodiversity – Peru at the forefront
Peru is developing an incentive scheme for the conservation of its rich crop diversity, with scientific support from Bioversity International.
Peru is developing an incentive scheme for the conservation of its rich crop diversity, with scientific support from Bioversity International.
With 184 native domesticated plant species and…
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Incentivos para conservar la biodiversidad agrícola – Perú a la vanguardia
Perú está desarrollando un esquema de incentivos para la conservación de su rica diversidad de cultivos con el apoyo científico de Bioversity International.
Perú está desarrollando un esquema de incentivos para la conservación de su rica diversidad de cultivos con el apoyo científico de Bioversity International.
Con 184 especies…
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Underutilized crops to enhance resilience and nutrition in Mali, India and Guatemala
A new research initiative aims to enhance the resilience of livelihoods and improve nutrition in Mali, India and Guatemala through the use of neglected and underutilized species such as fonio, kodo millet and chaya spinach.
Soil deterioration, farmer debt, diminishing taste and quality of food, and the thinning of our…
