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An approach to the multidimensional assessment of food security and environmental sustainability: a vulnerability framework for the Mediterranean region
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67538
Publication year
2013
Authors
Prosperi, P.
Allen T.
Padilla M.
Peri, I.
Cogill, Bruce
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Lanzamiento de la primera variedad de arroz biofortificado en Colombia
La biofortificación y su importancia en la alimentación humana
Las deficiencias de micronutrientes alrededor del mundo son ocasionadas por la falta de acceso de alimentos básicos con altos contenidos de vitaminas y minerales, afectando al 30% de la población por la deficiencia de zinc. Este es un problema a nivel mundial que recibe el nombre de “hambre oculta”,…
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The Alliance Community supports the Nyando Community Seed Bank
Lillian Aluso at the genebank in Vihiga, Kenya
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©2019 Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/ Georgina Smith
The Alliance community comes together to support agrobiodiversity conservation at the Nyando Community Seed Bank in Kenya through the Alliance Solidarity Fund.…
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Role of wild, neglected and underutilized foods in reducing the cost of a diet in the eastern region of Baringo District, Kenya
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67562
Publication year
2013
Authors
Cogill, Bruce
Termote, Céline
Deptford, A.
Muguro, S.
Kimere, C.
Grace, J.
Mutangah, J.
Mattei, F.…
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Extension agents grow new skills to cultivate a better future for CGIAR impacts
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©Ximena Hiles
Daniel Jimenez R. , David Guerena, Berta Ortiz-Crespo, Kristin Davis, José Antonio Arana Salazar
In the technology-driven world of the future, the knowledge, skills and attitudes of agricultural extension agents are critical. The CGIAR has an important…
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Alliance Researcher and A4NH Coordinator in Vietnam receives Medal of Merit from Government of Vietnam
Tuyen Huynh, senior research associate at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the CGIAR A4NH Coordinator for Vietnam was recognized by the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development in Vietnam for her contributions to the UN Food System Summit process.…
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Sowing Diversity, Harvesting Security: Alliance scientists participate in the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
Keyu Bai
Last week, policymakers gathered at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 in Kunming, China. The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT joined the high-level conference as co-organizer for the side event: “High-Level Policy Forum and Dialogue - Collaboration and…
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FedearrozBIOZn035, primera variedad de arroz biofortificado con zinc para Colombia
El próximo miércoles 27 de octubre se llevará a cabo el lanzamiento de la primera variedad de arroz biofortificado con zinc para Colombia, novedoso desarrollo que hace parte de un esfuerzo liderado por el programa HarvestPlus, el Centro de Cooperación Internacional en Investigación Agronómica para el Desarrollo (CIRAD), la Alianza de Bioversity…
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Crop diversity is needed today for tomorrow's food security and nutrition
Beans at the CIAT gene bank in Colombia, which has just sent its latest consignments of seeds for conservation at the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway.
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Credit: ©2011CIAT/NeilPalmer
Sean Mattson
Science can help mitigate, stem, and reverse loss of genetic…
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Un laboratorio de innovación para incentivos financieros agrícolas: experiencias de América Latina
El miércoles 29 de septiembre se llevó a cabo la primera de una serie de reuniones regionales sobre mecanismos financieros innovadores para la agricultura, organizada por CoSAI y con el apoyo de la Alianza Bioverisity International y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Centro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo…
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Gene flow risk assessment in centres of crop origin and diversity
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67496
Publication year
2007
Authors
Andersson, Meike S.
Álvarez Sánchez, D.F.
Jarvis, Andy
Hyman, Glenn G.
Vicente, M. Carmen de
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Andersson, M.S.; Alvarez Sanchez, D.F.; Jarvis…
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Open Access Week 2021: Tools and Tips for Researchers
This week, we spotlight advice for researchers that can help make science open and accessible for all, courtesy of our Library and Data Management team.
Why Open Access?
At CGIAR and The Alliance, our research aims to benefit as many people as possible, for the highest impact. A critical aspect of this…
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Engaging Honduran stakeholders around food system transformation
By Denise van Wissen and Jenny Wiegel
"I believe that as a country and as a region we have sufficient availability of food in the markets; what is affecting us is the inequalities between that our population grouplives, both in terms of income and access. We have populations with strong limitations in terms of quantity and quality of food and this generates food…
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Cinco preguntas para monitorear y fortalecer conocimientos sobre pronósticos climáticos
El equipo de gestión de conocimiento del CIAT llevará a cabo un piloto para monitorear el uso de pronósticos climáticos y agroclimáticos por parte de agricultores, técnicos y directivas de tres gremios involucrados en el Convenio ‘clima y sector agropecuario colombiano’ del MADR y CIAT.
Dichos gremios son: …
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CTA and CIAT to partner with the Pan-African Bean Alliance on knowledge management
It took us some time but finally CTA, CIAT and PABRA will work together on a knowledge management initiative!
Indeed, we needed more than a year to nail down the collaboration, probably because even if relatively “small” activities are promising entry points to future growing undertakings, they often do not receive the attention they disserve…
