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AICCRA Additional Financing: West Africa Consultation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134494
Abstract
Leveraging AICCRA regional partners’ events such as the Regional Market of Agricultural Innovations (MITA) led by CORAF, has boosted level of attendance and diversity of stakeholders to the consultation. New activities and key partners to engage with for the additional financing to enable the operationalization of the new AF orientations at regional level were identified. To operationalize the AF new orientation (the use), there is a…
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Nitrogen cycling and N₂O emissions in Brachiaria-based grass-alone pastures and silvopastoral systems in a grazing trial in Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119853
Publication year
2022
Authors
Villegas, Daniel Mauricio
Sotelo, Mauricio E.
Trujillo, Catalina
Ruden, Alejandro
Cardoso, Juan Andrés
Moorby, Jon M.
Jonsson, Nicholas
Barrett, Brian
Chará, Julián…
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Coupling scientific methodologies and design thinking tools in a hybrid approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116979
Abstract
Design thinking initiatives are open-ended and unpredictable: a challenge for AR4D institutions. A project team of the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT (ABC) experimented with a hybrid approach, featuring both scientific methodologies and design thinking tools. This Info Note tackles the main lessons learnt from this initiative, such as:
• Sequence is key, and large-scale surveys might be wasted is applied too…
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Unlocking plant genetic material exchange for food systems resilience
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158209
Publication year
2024
Authors
Rivera, Tatiana
Urbani, Ilaria
Full Citation
Rivera, T.; Urbani, I. (2024) Unlocking plant genetic material exchange for food systems resilience. [Blog Post] published online: 7 October 2024. URL: https://alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/unlocking-plant-genetic-mate……
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Climate-informed humanitarian programming in Somalia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180747
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This report examines the integration of climate-sensitive programming within humanitarian aid flows to Somalia. It aims to assess how well climate considerations are incorporated into both strategic planning documents and operational aid projects. The study analyzes two datasets: Appeals and Response Plans (ARPs) from 1998 to 2024 and individual aid flows from 2018 to 2023, using natural language processing to identify climate-related…
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Adaptation for changing deltas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129888
Publication year
2023
Authors
Ghosh, Tuhin
Ho Huu Loc
Park, Edward
Mortreux, Colette
Okoh, Rosemary
Nesterenko, Mykhailo
Dubey, Sourabh Kumar
Gain, Animesh K.
Dung Phuong Le
Giosan, Liviu
Syvitski, Jaia
Full Citation
Ghosh, T…
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Strengthening the climate services chain in Central America
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114111
Abstract
Central American farmers are highly vulnerable to climate variability, with crop losses observed throughout the region on a virtually annual basis. At the same time, local stakeholders and farmers generally have limited access to existing climate and forecast information, do not have sufficient capacities to understand the climate information and/or mechanisms to relate this information to the impact that climate variations can…
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Identifying, cataloguing, and mapping soil and agronomic data in Ethiopia.
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110868
Abstract
Agriculture is the basis of livelihood and economic growth in developing regions. However, this sector has “so many problems” and deserves the best solution! The Government of Ethiopia and its various sectors, supported by the international research centers and development organizations, are demonstrating their eagerness to embrace new…
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Biological nitrification inhibition and forage productivity of Megathyrsus maximus in Colombian dry tropics
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113730
Abstract
Agronomic, nutritional, and environmental aspects are integrated to promote sustainable tropical grassland production. Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) is a plant-based strategy to improve nitrogen use efficiency by grasses in which they suppress the pace of soil nitrification via exudation of inhibitory…
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Production models and technical assistance towards sustainable livestock in the department of Caquetá
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115993
Abstract
This info note summarizes the objectives, scope, and intervention logic of the livestock component of the PDET Routes project, which is implemented in four municipalities in Caquetá. The conditions that converge there, such as the high and growing rate of deforestation, environmental impacts, productive orientation, and types of land tenure, enable the implementation of sustainable…
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Steps to co-develop agro-climatic bulletin (ACB) for local agricultural planning and decision-making
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127895
Abstract
This guidebook is about managing climate risks and provides a step-by-step manual for the development of climate-informed agricultural advisories or Agro-Climatic Bulletin (ACB). It is based on experiences of a pilot in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) and South-Central Coast (SCC) by the Alliance Bioversity & CIAT with the Department of Crop Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and…
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Propuesta de hoja de ruta para el escalamiento de la Agroecología en Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119285
Abstract
Desde un análisis de las políticas, programas y factores limitantes actuales.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Valdivia Diaz, Merelyn
Le Coq, Jean-François
Daza, Paola Andrea
Full Citation
Valdivia-Díaz, M, Le Coq JF, Daza PA. 2022.…
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CCAFS Outcome Synthesis Report: Outcomes Achieved Within the Context of Climate-Smart Village Approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117690
Abstract
This working paper aims to assess outcome cases related to the AR4D Climate-Smart Village (CSV) approach. It presents results from a review of annual outcome case studies reported under the CCAFS program between 2012-2020. This review focused on outcomes directly related to the implementation of the CSV approach as well as those that took place within the context of CSV work or were…
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Child overweight or obesity is associated with modifiable and geographic factors in Vietnam: Implications for program design and targeting
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108178
Abstract
Child overweight or obesity is increasing in most countries, including Vietnam. We sought to elucidate the drivers of child overweight or obesity in Vietnam and understand how they vary geographically. We compiled nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Vietnam…
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Modélisation des impacts environnementaux de la chaîne de valeur du lait en Tunisie : rapport de la phase de démarrage
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110732
Publication year
2020
Authors
Hoek, Rein van der
Paul, Birthe K.
Marouani, Wahid
Werghi, Imed
Gloy, Nele
Full Citation
Van der…
