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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…
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Implementation outline of climate-smart one health: a system-thinking approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159526
Abstract
The One Health (OH) concept has evolved significantly in recent decades, emerging as a key framework guiding international research and policy in managing new infectious diseases, chiefly zoonoses. While its initial conception revolved around managing zoonotic diseases as they traverse the interface between animals and humans through the environment, this concept has transformed beyond its origins as a…
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Caracterización del sector arrocero en Ecuador 2014-2019: ¿Está cambiando el manejo del cultivo?
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113781
Abstract
El arroz es uno de los cultivos más importantes para Ecuador, generando un aporte significativo a la economía, además de contribuir a garantizar la seguridad alimentaria de la población y generar miles de empleos directos e indirectos a lo largo de la cadena productiva. El desarrollo del sector en temas de productividad…
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Apoyo al acceso a microfinanciamiento para prácticas agronómicas resilientes y sostenibles dirigidas a agricultores en Guatemala. Caso crédito pecuario con Fundación Génesis Empresarial, Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168402
Abstract
Este reporte detalla la implementación de un estudio innovador, en el marco de la Iniciativa del CGIAR Ganadería y Clima, orientados a la resiliencia climática en el sector ganadero de Guatemala, con un enfoque en la creación de productos financieros sostenibles y adaptativos. Desarrollado entre…
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Including food systems, biodiversity, nutrition and dietary health in the zero draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: a joint submission from the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical…
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107096
Abstract
This paper is a joint submission by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (the Alliance), and the…
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NEXUS Gains Talk 12: Country-Driven Nexus Food and Land Use System Pathways to Achieve Global Goals
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131699
Abstract
This webinar focuses on the development of long-term pathways for sustainable food and land use systems. The session delves into the innovative “scenathon” approach implemented by the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium. During the session, FABLE teams from Colombia, Mexico, and India provide a preview of their ongoing work in constructing pathways…
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Summary report from virtual national stakeholder consultation meetings held on the proposed One CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender inclusion, July-September 2021
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115167
Publication year
2021
Authors
International Livestock Research Institute
Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry…
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Foresight Partnership Forum: Forum report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130199
Abstract
Background | The challenges facing food, land, and water systems are numerous and complex. In addressing these interlinked challenges, the choices facing governments and their development partners have also become increasingly complicated. Synergies are possible, but trade-offs are often unavoidable. Decision-makers need better evidence to help them choose actions that minimize trade-offs and advance progress towards collective goals. The CGIAR…
