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Improving access to vegetable seeds for resilient family farms in Costa Rica
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73326
Publication year
2016
Authors
Hethcote, L.
Zonneveld, M. van
Solano, W.
Ernesto Mendez, V.
Vásquez, N.
Full Citation
Hethcote, L.; van Zonneveld, M.; Solano, W.; Ernesto…
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The effectiveness of consistent roguing in managing banana bunchy top disease in smallholder production in Africa
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112931
Abstract
The removal of infected individuals is a common practice in the management of plant disease outbreaks. It minimizes the contact between healthy individuals and inoculum sources by reducing the infectious window of contaminated individuals. This requires early detection and consistent removal at landscape…
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Niger
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111550
Abstract
This Niger country Climate-Smart Agriculture profile provides a snapshot of a developing baseline created to initiate discussion, both within countries and globally, about entry points for investing in CSA at scale
Publication year
2020
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture…
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Estimating compensation payments for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in developing countries
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35570
Publication year
2013
Authors
Krishna, V.
Drucker, Adam G.
Pascual, U.
Raghu, P.T.
Israel Oliver King, E.D.
Full Citation
Krishna, V.;…
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Mapeo de Fincas: ¡Rápido, confiable y a bajo costo!
Hoy día, el mapeo de fincas no tiene por qué ser una labor titánica. Los agricultores pueden tener el mapa de su finca con alta precisión, más rápido de lo que se cree y a muy bajo costo. ¿Qué se necesita? … ¡Un GPS!
El proyecto Paisajes Sostenibles para la Amazonía (SAL, por sus siglas en inglés) diseñó y probó una metodología para el mapeo de fincas y…
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Presentan avances de proyectos gracias a las Alianzas Territoriales de Aprendizaje
El CIAT, a través del Programa de Investigación de CGIAR sobre Sistemas Integrados del Trópico Húmedo (Humidtropics), realizó el Foro de las Tres Alianzas Territoriales de Aprendizaje el pasado 3 de marzo en Matagalpa, Nicaragua.
Los objetivos del evento fueron compartir los avances de nueve proyectos de investigación liderados…
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Incansable trabajo en equipo para buscar fríjol resistente a la sequía
A medida que el calentamiento global se intensifica en el planeta, sus consecuencias son más notorias en el ciclo hidrológico, motivo por el cual muchos científicos pronostican períodos sorpresivos de sequías aún más extremos.
En el CIAT, investigadores del programa de fríjol han identificado una disminución en su producción…
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Cooperative Research Seminar (CRS) organized by EDC
On the 3rd of February 2016, the EDC partners organized a Cooperative Research Seminar (CRS) in the “Cooperative Hall of Fame” at NCBA-CLUSA, in Washington DC (see the official invitation, agenda and list of participants). The objective of the seminar was to present and discuss a new EDC proposal for further research and outreach activities to be carried out in 2016 (see the…
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Filming for change: When farmers get BEHIND the camera
How do you give a voice to those who often are not heard? Handing over a video camera and equipment may not be your first thought, but it is a fascinating possibility that leads to learning on many levels.
by Juliet Braslow | Mar 16, 2016
We wanted to learn from farmers’ perspectives around how they manage their land and soil and the related issues, needs, and challenges that affect their choices in Siaya County, Kenya. Of course we begin with some bias and some…
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Cali y el Valle del Cauca se preparan para enfrentar el cambio climático
Buenaventura, Dagua, Restrepo, La Cumbre, Cali, Jamundí, Alcalá y Cartago son los municipios del Valle del Cauca que, gracias a dos convenios entre la Corporación Autónoma Regional del Valle del Cauca (CVC) y el CIAT, el Departamento Administrativo de Gestión del Medio Ambiente (DAGMA) y el Centro, respectivamente, cuentan ya con una hoja de ruta con acciones…
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Finalization of ASSETS’ fieldwork activities in the Amazon
After almost two years of field work, we are happy to announce that the data collection phase of the social component of the Attaining Sustainable Services from Ecosystems through Trade-off Scenarios (ASSETS) project is finished, thanks to the effort of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT – Colombia and Peru), University of Southampton (UK),…
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Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78061
Abstract
Over the past decades cooking-banana (Matooke) has become increasingly important
as food and especially as cash crop for farm households in Isingiro district in the western
region of Uganda. High urban and regional demand for Matooke and dwindling Matooke
productivity in other areas, drove expanded banana production and more…
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Climate-smart Cocoa Picks Up Steam in Ghana
A cross-section of more than 50 people representing the Ghana cocoa sector came together March 9 in Accra to review the advances of the Climate Smart Value Chain project being implemented by CIAT, IITA, Rainforest Alliance, Root Capital and the Sustainable Food Lab. This workshop builds on a kick-off workshop held in May 2015, field visits and joint work combining soil mapping…
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Information Services at CIAT
At its peak, CIAT library occupied three floors and employed thirty-five people. It was open from 7am to midnight, and stayed open on the weekends. The librarians who worked there could track down research material on anything you needed, using a ‘database’ made of small paper cards and an elaborate system of interlibrary loan. The library was your very own screenless Internet. Your librarians…
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Climate-triggered pest and disease invaders threaten US$5 billion cassava industry in Asia
More intense dry spells and rain are favoring the spread of pests and diseases that could threaten Southeast Asia’s multi-billion dollar cassava industry and food security, according to a new study published in Pest Management Science.
The third largest source of calories after rice and maize in Southeast Asia…
