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El CIAT acude a la tecnología espacial para proyectar el desempeño de los cultivos
En un futuro no muy distante, los productores de arroz y palma de aceite en Colombia tendrán acceso a cálculos realistas de cuáles serán sus rendimientos y la cantidad de gases de efecto invernadero que sus campos emitan en tiempo real.
Impresión de un artista del satélite Centinela 5p. Crédito: Airbus
Los cálculos…
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How CSA profiles are informing investments in countries
Recently, The Africa CSA summit in Nairobi, Kenya, was organized by the Aid & International Development Forum. The event brought together thought leaders at non-governmental organizations, government agencies, research institutes, private sector, and agricultural associations to discuss and share best practices, innovations, and success stories across the Africa region.…
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Can direct benefits from PPP schemes trickle down beyond private business to the rest of society?
Public-private partnership (PPP) has been touted as the sustainable way forward for development interventions. But how do you know whether the intervention is creating the positive impacts that project developers hope it would?
Photo by Madelline Romero/CIAT
Recently, the International Center for Tropical…
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A move to improve pasture management and cut down greenhouse gases from cattle
Cows are getting more popular – and not for good reasons, but rather for looking like the new villains. Land-use change and feed production, among others, are the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cattle production, making livestock one of the top three contributors to the most serious environmental problems: land degradation, climate…
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Agricultura y ganadería sostenible para la conservación del bosque seco
El Bosque Seco Tropical (BST) tiene un alto valor en términos de biodiversidad: casi 2600 especies de plantas (83 endémicas), 230 especies de aves (33 endémicas), y 60 especies de mamíferos (3 endémicas). Como si esto fuera poco, el bosque seco nos presta servicios fundamentales como la regulación hídrica y climática, la captura de carbono, la retención de suelos, el suministro de especies de leguminosas para el sustento humano y el mantenimiento de especies de insectos que ayudan en…
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Threat of cassava mosaic disease, strengthening resilience to climate disasters, dominate conversations between CIAT and Vietnam agricultural institutions
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) officially renewed this week their scientific cooperation in agriculture and rural development, in a signing ceremony held at the Ministry’s national…
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Bridging the gap between soil carbon science and policy in East Africa
As a scientist, a question often asked by my colleagues and friends is: does my day-to-day research contribute to transforming society, and if so, how? This question can be challenging to answer, as researchers tend to be caught up in interpreting their scientific results and doing science for the sake of satisfying their curiosity. Too little effort is put…
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Evaluation of a lateral flow device for in-field detection of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt and its application in tracking the systemicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75877
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Early detection of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) in the field and immediate destruction of infected plants or plant tissue are key control methods to prevent the introduction and spread of BXW. This requires rapid, cost effective and an on-site…
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Sustainable agriculture and livestock for dry tropical forest conservation
Tropical Dry Forest (TDF) is very high in biodiversity: almost 2600 species of plants (83 endemic), 230 species of birds (33 endemic), and 60 species of mammals (3 endemic. Additionally, the TDF provides humans with fundamental ecosystem services such as water and climate regulation, carbon sequestration, soil retention, and nutritional legumes for human…
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Municipios de Honduras emprenden plan de estrategias para la adaptación al cambio climático
Los municipios de Cabañas y Santa Rita, ubicados en el departamento de Copán, en la región occidental de Honduras, se destacan por su riqueza natural, tradiciones ancestrales Maya-Chortí, una creciente economía local y un alto potencial turístico por su cercanía a la Ruta Maya.
Por: Samantha Cruz Silva
Los PMACC…
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Presentación del Perfil de País y Marco de Priorización ASAC de Belice
La quincuagésima cuarta Reunión Anual de la Sociedad de Cultivos Alimenticios del Caribe, organizada por la Sociedad de Cultivos Alimenticios del Caribe, en colaboración con el Ministerio de Agricultura de Belice, se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Belice.
Escrito por: Arely Valdivia Araica
En el marco de este evento, Victoriano Pascual,…
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Launch of Belize CSA country profile and prioritization framework
The 54th Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Food Crops Society, organized by the Caribbean Food Crops Society in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Belize, was held in Belize City.
By: Arely Valdivia Araica
Within the framework of this event, Victoriano Pascual, representative from the Ministry of Agriculture of Belize (MoA),…
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CIAT ya capacita en la cuantificación en tiempo real de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero
Para cuantificar las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en tiempo real, el CIAT realizó la primera capacitación en el sistema Eddy Covariance como parte del proyecto “Sistema de Información para el Manejo de la Productividad Ecológica en Colombia (EcoProMIS)”.
EcoProMIS es una plataforma virtual que…
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El CIAT tiene nuevo Jefe de Comunicaciones
Su alma brilla con el servicio, con lo social, con el cambio y la transformación. Siente orgullo de haber contribuido y participado en procesos que condujeron a la obtención de resultados palpables en ámbitos sociales y de conservación.
Julio Mario Fernández, quien acaba de cumplir dos meses como Jefe del equipo de Comunicaciones del CIAT, cuenta con 19 años de…
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CIAT offers training in measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in real time
With the aim of measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in real time, CIAT carried out the first training in the Eddy Covariance system under the project “Ecological Productivity Management Information System in Colombia (EcoProMIS)”.
EcoProMIS is an online platform that will run algorithms for crop data generated in real time…
