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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Pilot of Climate Smart Agricultural Innovations and Climate Information Service Technologies in Kenya 2023
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131017
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The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project activities in Kenya are focused on improving the quality of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices and information services in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) areas of Kenya. The…
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Cooperative procedures and institutional mechanisms to promote compliance with the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol by CGIAR Centers: A submission from CGIAR Genebanks Accelerator
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178629
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This short submission from CGIAR is in response to the call for submissions issued by the CBD Secretariat through Notification 2025-080 - “Submission of views to inform a preliminary review of the procedures and mechanisms on compliance under the Nagoya Protocol” (Ref.: SCBD/ABS/TS/KG/92324…
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Tracing the historical and conceptual evolution of multifunctional landscapes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180637
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his report identifies the dominant
theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and thematic trends shaping the
Multifunctional Landscapes Framework (MFL) as a tool for territorial planning and decision-making,
while highlighting persistent gaps and emerging opportunities for transformative, equity-oriented,
and context-driven research and practice.
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2025…
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Climate Security in the Sahel
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110944
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A systemic analysis of the role that climate, natural resource and food systems play in conflict and peace is key to design and implement interventions addressing and preventing conflict.
This document is one part of the 6-policy note outputs from the CGIAR Climate Security Webinar Series. These notes summarize the key messages made during the webinar panel discussion. Recordings of the webinar sessions are available
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Transforming Innovation Systems to Deliver Impacts at Scale
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128292
Publication year
2023
Authors
Koerner, Jana
Tasse, Angele
Zeppenfeldt, Leanne
Healy-Thow, Sophie
Girvetz, Evan Hartunian
Baethgen, Walter E.
Dinesh, Dhanush
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
Full Citation
Koerner, J., Tasse, A.,…
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Investing in resilience: A guide to climate risks and opportunities in Ethiopia’s key agricultural value chains. Report summary
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177044
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This report summarizes the results of the complete Clim-ARM project investment blueprint report (see link below) which analyses risk management solutions and investment opportunities across eight agricultural value chains in Ethiopia. The summary provides a call to action for three categories of stakeholders, each of which have their own investor brief in the…
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Scaling of cover- and inter-crops for soil health restoration in coffee and banana systems of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – Activity report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181191
Publication year
2025
Authors
Ocimati, Walter
Ntamwira, Jules
Katera, Issa
Shabani, Gabriel
Kitumaini, Nancy Safari
Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.;…
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Measuring climate security: Are peaceful countries immune to climate-related security threats?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115593
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It is widely recognized that climate change has the potential to affect the social, economic, and political processes that can lead to instability, insecurity, and even conflict. These effects are particularly severe in fragile states highly dependent on a climate-sensitive agricultural sector and marked by weak governance. Still, too little is known about which countries and contexts are most…
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Sustainable livestock development in low and middle income countries - shedding light on evidence-based solutions
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110559
Publication year
2021
Authors
Paul, Birthe K.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
Nderi, Alex N.
Ericksen, Polly J.
Full Citation…
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Biofortification: Future challenges for a newly emerging technology to improve nutrition security sustainably
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155541
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Biofortification was coined as a term to define a plant breeding strategy to increase the micronutrient content of staple food crops to reduce the burden of micronutrient deficiencies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2003, the HarvestPlus program, based in the centers comprising the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), was initiated to…
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High-throughput phenotyping reveals differential transpiration behaviour within the banana wild relatives highlighting diversity in drought tolerance
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119248
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Crop wild relatives, the closely related species of crops, may harbour potentiallyimportant sources of new allelic diversity for (a)biotic tolerance or resistance.However, to date, wild diversity is only poorly characterized and evaluated.Banana has a large wild diversity but only a narrow proportion is currently usedin breeding programmes.…
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Mapping and engaging university partners on gender in food, land and water systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176699
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Addressing gender inequalities in food, land and water systems (FLWS) is crucial because these inequalities have a tangible effect on food security, economic development and social equity. The CGIAR Gender Equality and Social Inclusion leads strategic, innovative research to advance gender equality, opportunities for youth, and social inclusion within FLWS. It works with CGIAR Science Programs and…
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Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogue of best performing varieties of beans and finger millet in Hoima Uganda
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111212
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In Uganda, climate change, homogenization of agriculture to single crops or varieties coupled with the associated loss of biodiversity has decreased the resilience of resource-poor farmers and affected their food and nutrition security…
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Prosperous futures inspired by prosperous pasts: Fostering imagination of radical food system alternatives in Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173688
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Transformations imply the need for radical alternatives to current realities. This requires a fundamental reimagination of current systems. Different future-oriented practices specifically designed for the imagination of transformations have emerged in recent years, including the Disruptive Seeds approach (DS). DS focuses on innovative bottom-up initiatives (seeds), that…
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Trait Dictionary Quality Control Tool version 1.0 and Documentation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114769
Abstract
The Crop Ontology Guidelines provides recommendations about formats for Traits, Methods and Scales. The tool is an Excel-file which contains a number of macros to run tests on a Crop Ontology Trait Dictionary before upload in CO site. A description of the structure of the Excel-file and how to use it is provided in the “READ ME – Instructions”-sheet of the tool itself. A one-page user instructions if provided to support…
