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Guatemala
Our Mission in Guatemala
For more than 30 years, we have been dedicated to our work in Guatemala, together with diverse partners, collaborators and donors. Over this time, we have built a strong research agenda that addresses the challenges of climate change in the country, supporting the creation of more equitable and inclusive value chains, promoting ecosystem…
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Tres regiones, un mismo reto
Camilo Beltrán Jacdedt
En tres regiones de Colombia, Clima-LoCa llevó análisis de cadmio a fincas de cacao para que productores e industria tomen decisiones basadas en datos. Medir el metal dejó de ser un rumor y se convirtió en una herramienta clave para competir en mercados internacionales…
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Implications of high throughput sequencing of plant viruses in biosecurity – a decade of progress?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174216
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In the 15 years since High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) was first used for the detection and identification of plant viruses, the technology has matured and is now being used in frontline plant biosecurity applications. Anticipating the challenges this new approach was starting to reveal, recommendations were made a decade ago to streamline the application of these technologies (MacDiarmid et…
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Evaluación de la distribución espacial de la biodiversidad de papa en los distritos de Challabamba en Cusco y Quilcas en Junín mediante el uso del mapeo participativo
International Potato Center (CIP)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97454
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Challabamba en Cusco y Quilcas en Huancayo son dos zonas contrastantes con alta biodiversidad de variedades de papa. El presente estudio tuvo por finalidad evaluar la distribución espacial de la biodiversidad de papa mediante el mapeo participativo. Se determinaron las…
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Assessing temporal variation in crop wild relative genetic diversity based on past collecting missions
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69255
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Crop wild relatives (CWR) play a key role in providing genetic diversity for crop adaptation and improvement and their in situ conservation is the most appropriate action to safeguard them, as it allows new diversity to be generated. Knowledge about contemporary evolutionary processes, adaptive responses to climate…
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Promoting women’s land rights in Eastern DRC through a gender-transformative lens
Bola Amoke Awotide
Lucky Kalisya, Fatimata Kone, Dunia Hosny, Julie Ntamwinja, J.C. Rubyogo
Land is far more than just soil—it is a source of income, identity, and security, especially for rural families. Yet, across Africa, women remain at a disadvantage. Despite producing an estimated 70–80% of…
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Seeds beneath the Cumbal mist: Chronicle of a house of life
José Luis Urrea-Benítez, Adriana Varón
The municipality of Cumbal, in southern Colombia, is witnessing a powerful community transformation centered on the safeguarding of native seeds, supported by researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT…
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One mother’s movement: Turning a struggle into nutrition for all
Napoleon Kajunju
Justice Munthali, Yohane Chideya, Paulin Njingulula, Eliud Birachi, Jean Claude Rubyogo
A mother’s quest to save her allergic son sparked a food revolution in Bukavu, DRC. Véronique turned her kitchen trials into ADOR NUTRI: a thriving business producing nutritious, bean-based porridge, combating…
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Seeing women behind supply chains: A methodology to strengthen gender equality and social inclusion in agrifood systems
Fernanda Soto, Marlène Elias, Jenny Wiegel
A new methodology helps agrifood companies meet their gender equality and inclusion commitments by better understanding diverse actors and experiences in their supply chains.
For many…
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De-risking varietal turnover through retailer-led consumer trials: Evidence from common bean markets in Arusha, Tanzania
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181826
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Varietal turnover in open-pollinated crops (OPVs) in Tanzania remains slow, partly due to weak demand signals and limited understanding of consumer preferences for new varieties. Farmers, retailers, and traders are hesitant to invest in unfamiliar varieties without credible evidence of market acceptance. This study examines whether marketplace retailers—who interact…
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Agroecological practices improve productivity, soil carbon and derived-income outcomes of maize and bean systems in nutrient-deficient sandy soils of Makueni, Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181461
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Agroecology is highlighted as a sustainable approach with the potential to support food system transformation in both low and middle-income countries. Its potential to improve soil and crop productivity is unmatched. Implementation of innovative agroecology practices is key in promoting soil quality and health, improving…
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From rainfall to rice-field inundation: an event-based machine learning framework for flood early warning in data-sparse river basins
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181830
Publication year
2025
Authors
Wei, Xiaojing
Urfels, Anton
Jaimes, Diana
Agudelo, Diego Fernando
Llanos Herrera, Lizeth
Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina
Raviz, Jeny
Swaans, Cornelis
Ghosh, Aniruddha…
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A practical approach to measuring and modeling soil cadmium benchmarked with isotopic dilution
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181849
Publication year
2026
Authors
Wiersma, Wietse
Idarraga-Castaño, Orlando
Nobels, Peter R.
Daza Torres, Martha Constanza
Comans, Rob N. J.
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Groenenberg, Jan E.
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Women as stewards of environmental and social transformations in tropical forests
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175149
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Women are driving transformative change across the tropics, yet their critical roles in forest management, conservation and resource use often remain unrecognized. From gathering non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to safeguarding sacred groves and leading community initiatives, women’s contributions are essential to the social and ecological fabric of forest-dependent communities. However, their access to…
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Women’s leadership in community-led forest governance in India
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175150
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Forests are critical to sustaining the lives and environments of rural communities in India, home to the largest forest-dependent population in the world. Rural women tend to be particularly reliant on forests for fuelwood, food, fodder, medicine and more. For this reason, women are often the primary stewards of these common resources, relying on gender-specific knowledge of harvesting, processing, use and management. Yet women…
