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Collecting missions: an online agricultural heritage
Currently more than 7.4 million plant accessions are conserved in more than 1,750 ex situ conservation facilities around the world. Read more in this 2014 Annual Report story.
Currently more than 7.4 million plant accessions are conserved in more than 1,750 ex situ conservation facilities around the world. To a large extent, the use of this germplasm…
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New decision-making tool on ‘mutually supportive’ access and benefit-sharing mechanisms
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) commit their member states to implementing very different access and benefit-sharing systems. Read more in this 2013 Annual Report story.
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic…
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Assessment of the importance and utilization of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) as leafy vegetable in small-scale farm households in Tanzania - East Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56192
Publication year
2009
Authors
Hallensleben, M
Polreich, S
Heller, J.
Maass, Brigitte L.
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Strategic Action Plan for Mesoamerica: A 10-year roadmap
Bioversity International and partners have spent over a year gathering data and discussing how the agriculturally biodiverse region of Mesoamerica can best use its plant genetic 2013 story.
Bringing more than 100 regional stakeholders together, Bioversity International and partners have spent over a year gathering data and discussing how the…
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Spotlight on forgotten crops
This year neglected and underutilized species found the spotlight: 2013 was designated the UN International Year of Quinoa. Read more in this 2013 Annual Report story.
This year neglected and underutilized species found the spotlight: 2013 was designated the UN International Year of Quinoa, and Professor M.S. Swaminathan, World Food Prize laureate, called for the United Nations to…
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Updated descriptors for quinoa and its wild relatives
In 2013, as part of activities to mark the 2013 International Year of Quinoa, Bioversity International and FAO released Descriptors for quinoa and its wild relatives in Spanish and English. Read more in this 2014 Annual Report story.
In 2013, as part of activities to mark the 2013 International Year of Quinoa, Bioversity International and FAO released…
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New book puts the spotlight on Andean ‘super grains’
Launched at the Fourth World Congress on Quinoa held in 2013 in Ibarra, Ecuador, the book Biodiversity of andean grains: Balancing market potential and sustainable livelihoods. Find out more in this 2014 Annual Report story
Launched at the Fourth World Congress on Quinoa held in 2013 in Ibarra, Ecuador, the book Biodiversity and andean grains: Balancing…
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Enhancing capacity to build resilient seed systems
Bioversity International is strengthening the capacity of its partners to use climate monitoring and modelling tools for crop adaptation. Read more in this 2013 Annual Report story.
Bioversity International is strengthening the capacity of its partners to use climate monitoring and modelling tools for crop adaptation, as well as international information…
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Closing the weather data gap with iButtons
Economical and user-friendly, these coin-sized weather sensors are rugged enough to withstand harsh environments, and can be set up in the field to monitor weather conditions over time. Read more in this 2013 Annual Report story.
iButtons are small, steel-encased computer chips that can record temperature and relative humidity. Economical and user-friendly, these…
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Giving farmers choices: Seeds for Needs
The idea behind ‘Seeds for Needs’ is simple: farmers who have access to more information and a wider range of crops and varieties can make better decisions based on their knowledge of local conditions. Find out more in this 2013 Annual Report story
“Earlier we used to have only a few choices in wheat and rice farming. With Bioversity, we came to know how many types are…
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CIALCA: Planting for future growth in the humid tropics
The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa merged its activities with the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics in 2013. Read more in this 2013 Annual Report story.
After seven years of delivering agricultural technologies to family farmers, the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based…
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Curso: Instrumentos de análisis de políticas utilizando modelos de equilibrio general para Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132826
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El objetivo de este curso es brindar herramientas de política a nivel nacional facilitando a los tomadores de decisiones a diseñar y evaluar políticas que aborden los diversos factores que afectan a la economía, especialmente al sistema agroalimentario colombiano. Nos damos cuenta de que hay mucho interés en aprender este tipo de herramientas, y nuestro objetivo es hacer de esta una…
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Radio spot on roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132822
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Part of a larger information campaign on neglected and underutilized species (NUS), this radio campaign uses simple, colloquial language and daily life settings to promote NUS that were once common on farms and in the diets of people living in Burkina Faso and Niger. The radio campaign aims to promote these nutritious crops, which can be included in sustainable, climate-smart agriculture as well as become potential sources of income…
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CIAT annual report 1980
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65190
Publication year
1980
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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CIAT. 1980. CIAT Annual Report. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, CO.
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Annual Report…
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Food systems transformation in Vietnam – research and collaboration lay the foundation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134451
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Vietnam aims to transform its food systems in a transparent, responsible and sustainable manner. To help achieve this, the new CGIAR research initiative “Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation” (SHiFT) is working with the emerging multi-stakeholder platforms in the country in order to support the planning and implementation of specific activities. This article demonstrates success…
