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First Climate Adaptation Credit Facility for Agriculture launches in Kenya
Sean Mattson
ADAPTA.EARTH delivers climate-smart data and technologies to mobilize financing for farmers and Agri-SMEs while helping them adapt to climate change.
Nairobi, Kenya. November 1, 2021: Africa's first climate adaptation credit facility for agriculture, ADAPTA, has…
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Simposio sobre cadenas agroalimentarias y cambio climático
Banco de la República y Alianza Bioversity-CIAT
Martes 9 de noviembre, 8:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Campus Palmira, sede para las Américas de la Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT (transmisión vía Facebook Live)
Conferencistas
Ana María Ibáñez
Asesora Principal de Economía Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Profesora Facultad de Economía, Universidad…
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Descriptors for tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.) and wild relatives
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68934
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This work aims to enhance the use and conservation of plant genetic resources and is expected will contribute to studies focusing on the analysis of genetic diversity, germplasm management, definition of new varieties and useful traits for crop improvement.
Publication year
2013
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Gustos y roles de las mujeres y los jóvenes colombianos a la hora de comprar arroz
Aunque el arroz es consumido diariamente en más del 90% de los hogares colombianos, aún se sabe poco sobre las tendencias y los hábitos de consumo. Un estudio de la Alianza Bioversity-CIAT orientado principalmente a la población joven y a la mujer, recrea el panorama actual del consumo de este carbohidrato en Colombia, del que dependen muchas…
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More than half of surveyed crop varieties are under threat of extinction, according to study in India
The Varietal Threat Index, which draws on farmer knowledge to assess changes in biodiversity, was applied in seven Indian states.
By Samantha Collins
Crop and varietal diversity are critically important for global food and nutrition security, as well as the livelihoods of…
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Stories from the field: A Native Potato Champion in Bolivia
Gloria Otieno, Ximena Cadima
Potatoes are one of Bolivia’s major food crops, and native crops are important for smallholder farmers. Learn how Renato Choque produces quality native potato seed in the heights of Colomi.
Watch the video below.
Potatoes are grown by an estimated 200,000…
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Rumbo a México: semillas vuelven a viajar luego de una pausa por la pandemia
Desde el inicio de la pandemia originada por el Covid -19, un nuevo cargamento de semillas salió del banco de germoplasma de la Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT, con destino a México.
En esta oportunidad se despacharon al banco de semillas del Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz…
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Asian Rosewoods: Conservation needs and livelihood opportunities in Greater Mekong
Considered some of the most priced timber species in the world, Asian Rosewoods (Dalbergia spp.) have weathered decades of illegal logging wiping out most of their natural populations. The species are increasingly popular for tree planting and a potentially important source of income for rural communities.
06 Dez 2021…
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Key characterization and evaluation descriptors: methodologies for the assessment of 22 crops
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74491
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Bioversity International, with the financial support of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (the Trust) has led the development of strategic key sets of characterization and evaluation descriptors for 22 crops included in Annex I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). The…
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Terra-i en El Salvador: Experiencias en mapeo de coberturas de la tierra y alertas de cambios en pérdida de vegetación
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La implementación de Terra-i en El Salvador hace parte de la Iniciativa de Restauración del Paisaje Agrícola, RAÍCES Ahuachapán, financiado por la fundación Buffet e implementado por medio de Catholic Relief Services (CRS) El Salvador, en coordinación con la Alianza Bioversity y CIAT.…
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Developing data interoperability using standards: A wheat community use case
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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In this article, we present a joint effort of the wheat research community, along with data and ontology experts, to develop wheat data interoperability guidelines. Interoperability is the ability of two or more systems and devices to cooperate and exchange data, and interpret that shared information. Interoperability is a growing concern to the wheat scientific community, and agriculture in…
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Eat, Grow, Save Agrobiodiversity: Congress gathers participants from around the globe
Claudia Zaccari, Eliot Gee
The 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress brought together over 3,100 participants from varied sectors in a 4-day virtual event to explore the role of agricultural biodiversity in transforming our food systems.
Hundreds of nutritious…
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Watch: Innovation Forum Sparks Collaboration to Scale-up Agri-Food Tech
Megan Steele
Recorded and available for public viewing, the Agri-Food Tech Innovation Forum (part of the recent Agrobiodiversity Congress co-hosted by the Alliance) was a pioneering meeting of the minds from across the innovation landscape to generate new solutions for scaling…
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Seeds from CIAT rice varieties are the perfect complement for direct sowing
The Rice Program at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT contributes to food and nutrition security relying on one of the most widely consumed foods in Latin America. Among other actions, throughout the last five decades, it has been continuously improving this crop, with the purpose of increasing its productivity, reduce its environmental…
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Webinars: Proyecto SLUS
El Proyecto “Sistemas productivos sostenibles agrícolas y pecuarios para alcanzar simultáneamente conservación de bosques para la mitigación del cambio climático (REDD+) y construcción de la paz en Colombia” – SLUS – tiene el gusto de invitarlos a la serie de tres Webinars sobre el rol del cacao en la acción climática y la construcción de paz en Colombia.
Queremos darles a conocer los avances que se han…
