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Community voices on Climate and Security: Summary results for Senegal
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127617
Abstract
"This report summarizes preliminary results from fieldwork research conducted in Senegal during November, 2022. It is meant to expand our comprehension of climate-related security risks in Senegal, by examining the way local communities capitalise on everyday experience to develop a shared understanding around the effects of climate change over their livelihoods and wellbeing, along with the insecurity problems they…
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Charting the Path to Peace: Who Bears the Burden of Climate Variability in Vietnam?
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110970
Abstract
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…
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Transformational agroecology across food, land and water systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124986
Abstract
The CGIAR initiative Transformational Agroecology Across Food, Land and Water Systems will engage with food system actors in seven countries (Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, Peru, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe) to find better ways of putting into practice the 13 agroecological principles listed in this brochure.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Bioversity…
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Methods for fostering transdisciplinary research and co-design of agroecological solutions through structured Vision-to-Action (V2A) processes in multi-stakeholder spaces.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178326
Abstract
As food systems face multiple crises, globally and locally, new and alternative approaches to governing them are gaining momentum. Many of these approaches are conceptualized in terms of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs), Innovation Platforms (IPs), and Living Labs (LLs), which typically focus on addressing local or…
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The state of the agri-, food-, and climate-tech innovation ecosystem in Egypt
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158252
Abstract
The agriculture sector in Egypt is vital to sustaining Egyptian livelihoods and economic development. A thriving agri-, food-, and climate-tech environment, catalyzed by cutting-edge technology and context-oriented innovations is crucial to this development to ensure the resilience of its agrifood systems in the face of climate change, climate extremes, and a dwindling freshwater supply. Agriculture utilizes the…
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Training in regenerative agriculture as a prioritized capacity building need in Caquetá, Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180208
Abstract
This document presents the methodology used to train the community of rural producers
associated with Agrosolidaria La Montañita in understanding and applying the principles of
regenerative agriculture from a practical perspective. The objective was for participants to
learn how to read the soil, plants, and local biology in order to design a biological transition
plan tailored to the specific…
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Lahi: Bananas rich in pro-vitamin A carotenoids
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108013
Publication year
2020
Authors
Nabuuma, Deborah
Ekesa, Beatrice
Full Citation
Nabuuma, D.; Ekesa, B. (2020) Lahi: Bananas rich in pro-vitamin A carotenoids. Rome (Italy): The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT 2 p.…
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Synthesis and key insights from the implementation of the gender sensitive Climate-Smart Agriculture monitoring framework in Central America: temporal and spatial dynamics in the Olopa (Guatemala) and Santa Rita (Honduras) Climate Smart Villages
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111546
Abstract
Building on two years of implementation of the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) monitoring framework in the Climate-Smart Villages of Olopa (Guatemala) and Santa Rita (Honduras…
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Root length is proxy for high-throughput screening of waterlogging tolerance in Urochloa spp. grasses
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111275
Abstract
C4 perennial Urochloa spp. grasses are widely planted in extensive areas in the tropics. These areas are continuously facing waterlogging events, which limits plant growth and production. However, no commercial cultivar combining excellent waterlogging tolerance with superior biomass production and nutritional quality…
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Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) in Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126400
Abstract
To achieve its mission of delivering science and innovation that advance transformation of food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis, CGIAR has launched a new portfolio of Initiatives. Vietnam is one of the priority countries of CGIAR with nine initiatives to be implemented in the country.
Among the nine initiatives, SHiFT is the only CGIAR initiative with the primary focus on ensuring sustainable…
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Conservation agriculture as a determinant of sustainable intensification
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118133
Publication year
2021
Authors
Nyagumbo, Isaiah
Mupangwa, W.
Rusinamhodzi, Leonard
Kihara, Job Maguta
Craufurd, Peter Q.
Full Citation
Nyagumbo, I.; Mupangwa, W.; Rusinamhodzi, L.; Kihara, J.; Craufurd, P. (2021) Conservation agriculture as a…
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Validation of an AI web tool for Cassava Mosaic Disease recognition
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128177
Publication year
2022
Authors
Mutuvi, Steve
Rodríguez, Rafael
Mwanzia, Leroy
Jiménez Polo, Jenyfer
Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose
Full Citation
Mutuvi, S.; Rodriguez, R.; Mwanzia, L.; Jimenez, J.; Cuellar, W.J. (2022) Validation of an AI web tool for Cassava…
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Los forrajes tropicales son parte central del futuro alimentario sostenible
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125436
Publication year
2022
Authors
Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (2022). Los forrajes tropicales son parte central del futuro alimentario sostenible. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity International…
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Managing changes, transforming the sector: the case of the Colombian Roundtable for Sustainable Cattle
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116074
Abstract
The global and Latin American cattle sectors have considerable potential for large-scale food production, thus positioning themselves as a fundamental axis for global food security. Cattle production is, however, simultaneously responsible for at least 9.5% of the global greenhouse gas emissions, finding itself increasingly at the mercy of a variety of factors, such as climate change and…
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Harvest and water management by small cattle farmers in Caquetá, Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126304
Abstract
Livestock production is the main source of income for thousands of rural families. Extreme climate events such as drought have a strong impact on their livelihoods.
Therefore, efficient use of water is critical. More than 300 producers in the department of Caquetá in Colombia are implementing a water harvesting strategy that will allow them to be prepared for future droughts, improving their livestock productivity…
