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New tool that projects the future of coffee gives coffee producers recommendations that can help them strengthen their decision-making processes
The global pandemic and extreme weather events have intensified the problems faced by small producers and other actors in the coffee supply chain. Increasingly, the coffee sector has found it necessary to act with urgency and to seek new options to be resilient to climate change…
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The Pollination Services of Forests
Since they are a vital part of the reproduction process of many plants, a decline in pollinators is a serious issue for biodiversity and resilience ecosystems.
Wild pollinators fertilize most flowering plants, enhance seed and fruit production and increase genetic diversity, which improves regeneration and strengthens the ability of plants…
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Working to make gender research actionable in Honduras
Juliana Muriel, Jenny Wiegel
Given the challenge of making gender approaches and concepts actionable, especially the concept of women’s empowerment, multiple tools have been developed to operationalize theory and thus improve the lives of women in the agricultural sector. However, many of the opportunities that exist to improve the capacity of…
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From the field: climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe
Watch the video and read more about the Alliance’s ongoing work to increase farmers’ resilience in Marange, Zimbabwe.
The following story appeared in Zimbabwe’s Herald as “Zim female student in unique agric research“
The Alliance of…
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Comprehensive evaluation of salt tolerance and screening for salt tolerant accessions of naked oat (Avena nuda L.) at germination stage
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66073
Publication year
2014
Authors
Chen, X.
Zhang, Z.
Wu, B.
Full Citation
Chen, X.; Zhang, Z.; Wu, B. -2014-Comprehensive evaluation of salt…
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Supporting the Food System Dialogues for Honduras ahead of UN summit
We have never had a better understanding of the need to transform food systems. The way we produce and consume food is a major contributor to our climate crisis: about 25% of planet-warming gases comes from agriculture and land use. It also fails to properly nourish humanity, and the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically worsened the situation…
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Bridging the “last mile” in bringing climate-informed agro-advisories to smallholder farmers in the Mekong Delta and beyond
To help equip farmers with necessary tools and information to weather the worsening climate crisis, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is working with partners to deliver local agro-climactic advisories through various media and channels to smallholders in Vietnam…
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El Niño can help predict cacao harvests up to 2 years in advance
Long-term weather data is absent in many places, complicating rain predictions for crops. Researchers found that the El Niño climate cycle can be a reliable substitute for weather data.
When seasonal rains arrive late in Indonesia, farmers often take it as a sign that it is not worth investing in fertilizer for…
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Researchers lobby for seed banks to ensure diversity, food security
Loise Macharia
In Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, research found that climate change has led to increased pests and diseases, low agricultural productivity, food insecurity and general loss of genetic diversity.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has been promoting an Open Source Seed System for beans, sorghum and finger millet for…
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Cassava program launches new facility in Laos
To combat the spread of pests and diseases in cassava, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have launched the first ever cassava stem multiplication center in Lao PDR, and the first tunnel-based rapid multiplication system in Asia. This is an important step in protecting the regional cassava industry, worth 225 million USD in Lao PDR alone, and multi-billion sector across…
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COVID-19 widens gap in food and seed security for smallholders in developing countries
Erik Delaquis
COVID-19 has left vulnerable groups on the receiving end of social and economic impacts of the crisis, highlighting gaps in food and seed insecurity of smallholder farmers in developing countries. But impacts and mitigation strategies are not experienced evenly within communities. It will take careful analysis to…
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Gendered perceptions of livestock and agricultural production in Kenya
Men’s focus group
Solomon Waweru Mwendia
Alliance researchers in Kenya’s Kisii and Meru counties look at how men and women perceive livestock, crop and forage production differently.
Smallholder farming based on mixed crop and livestock rearing remains relevant in…
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Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk
When used appropriately, satellite data is rapidly expanding the potential to customize insurance for smallholder farmers, potentially increasing the resilience of marginalized rural communities.
When drought caused devastating crop losses in Malawi in 2015-2016, farmers in the southeastern African…
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Alliance contributes to nationwide climate-resilient agriculture in the Philippines
Recent typhoons that punished the Philippines’ agriculture sector have put a spotlight on the importance of national plans to make agriculture more resilient to climate change.
Between 25 October and 11 November 2020, the Philippines was struck by five typhoons, including a category 5 monster…
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The state of foresight in food and agriculture: challenges for impact and participation
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82631
Publication year
2017
Authors
Bourgeois, R.
Sette, Cristina
Full Citation
Bourgeois, R.; Sette, C. (2017) The state of foresight in food and agriculture: challenges for impact and participation. Futures 93 p. 115-131 ISSN: 0016-3287…
