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REDD+ como estrategia para construir paz: ¿Cuáles son las oportunidades para la producción sostenible de alimentos?
Muchos de los conflictos armados que se han dado en las regiones tropicales han ocurrido en áreas con densa cobertura forestal. Entretanto, se ha considerado que dichas áreas forestales son sitios con potencial para el desarrollo agrícola y, más recientemente, que son sitios potenciales para programas de…
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El Gobierno no quiere que los agricultores cultiven productos de moda, sino bien investigados: Rafael Pardo
En un recorrido de campo por el CIAT que duró cerca de dos horas, Rafael Pardo, Alto Consejero para el Posconflicto, Derechos Humanos y Seguridad, conoció sobre el trabajo de investigación agrícola aplicada que viene adelantando el Centro desde hace 50 años y que podría ser clave en la actual etapa de posconflicto en Colombia…
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IPCC taps CIAT scientists as lead authors for much-anticipated climate change reports
Two scientists from CIAT’s research program on Soils and Landscapes for Sustainability have been selected to contribute to upcoming reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Dr. Louis Verchot, director of the program, joins experts from 52 countries as a lead author of the IPCC Special Report on…
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Soil fertility and plant health offer clues why cassava entices certain pests
Soil makeup and the presence of plant disease may well determine the build-up of pests in cassava, one of Asia’s key food, feed and industrial crops, according to a pair of recently published, peer-reviewed CIAT-led studies.
In 2008, a number of invasive mealybugs started wreaking havoc on the USD5 billion cassava industry in…
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Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to fast-track the fight against malnutrition in Africa
This morning, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) will spearhead a task force uniting experts from tech companies like Facebook with top agricultural specialists from the Africa Development Bank, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and other international organizations at the Africa Green Revolution…
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Former CIAT board member announced joint winner of 2017 Africa Food Prize
Honorable Professor Ruth Oniang’o, is joint winner of the 2017 Africa Food Prize. Prof. Oniang’o, former Member of Parliament for Kenya, and a leading advocate on nutrition in Africa, served as a member of the CIAT Board of Trustees from 2012-2015. She shares the award with agricultural entrepreneur Maïmouna Sidibe Coulibaly, from Mali…
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Programa de yuca, un equipo sin fronteras
La segunda reunión anual del programa de yuca se llevó a cabo en el CIAT el pasado miércoles 30 de agosto. Allí se reunieron por primera vez todo el equipo de Asia y CIATHQ de Yuca para conocer cómo avanzan los proyectos de investigación actualmente.
Durante el retiro, el líder del programa de yuca, Luis Augusto Becerra, presentó el trabajo que desarrollaron con…
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Descripteurs pour le bananier (Musa spp.)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72801
Publication year
1996
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
Full Citation…
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Coffee, climate change and what it means for bees
Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns caused by climate change could reduce the suitability of lands for growing coffee in Latin America — the world’s largest coffee-producing region — by as much as 88 percent by 2050, according to new research.
In addition, even in coffee growing areas likely to remain suitable or expand in the future may…
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What's life like for an IPCC lead author?
CIAT’s Ngoni Chirinda has recently started work as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Sometimes jocular and philosophical, he discussed with us what it all means.
What exactly will you be working on?
I’ll be working on the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
It’s a bit of…
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CIAT, primer centro de investigación en Colombia con energía solar
Con nuevas tecnologías limpias que utilizan energía solar y por lo tanto disminuyen la huella de carbono, el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical CIAT inaugura paneles solares el próximo mes de noviembre.
El proyecto es impulsado por Celsia, a través de la EPSA, con el suministro de energía sin baterías, generada por un sistema solar…
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Cassava program, a team without borders
The second annual meeting of the cassava program was held at CIAT last Wednesday, 30 August. For the first time, the entire Cassava team from Asia and CIATHQ met here to learn how the research projects are advancing.
During the retreat, the leader of the cassava program, Luis Augusto Becerra, presented the work that they developed with the monitoring and evaluation area…
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Climate-smart village: What it is – and isn’t
A forthcoming paper describes the experience of CCAFS* and its partners to establish climate-smart villages across five regions around the globe. We spoke with Ana Maria Loboguerrero Rodriguez, CCAFS Regional Program Leader for Latin America and one of the paper’s authors, who explains what climate-smart villages are, and what makes them a unique model for improving the lives of…
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The Digital Revolution and African Agriculture: why we need to seize this moment
The game of football, or soccer, as fans would agree, has evolved greatly over the last few decades. Approaches are more technical and goals are harder to come by. With improved athleticism and stamina, success in a game of football is determined, not just by a team’s formation and players, but by the team’s ability to respond – mid-game – to a dynamic…
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CIAT, first research center in Colombia with solar energy
With new, clean technologies that use solar energy and thus reduce the carbon footprint, CIAT, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, is inaugurating solar panels this coming November.
The project is promoted by Celsia, through EPSA, with the battery-free supply of energy generated by a solar photovoltaic system. Empresa de Energía del…
