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How Farmers and Tech Teamed Up To Better Test Crops
For over a decade, farmers across the world have been working hand-in-hand with researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and their collaborators to develop a better way to test new crop varieties and improve food security in their communities.
By: Andrew Wight
Food insecurity is on the rise worldwide…
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Embracing Banana Polyculture in Uganda
Enoch Kikulwe, Barbara Vinceti, Walter Ocimati, Hannes Gaisberger, Chris J Kettle
Nasser Mulumba, Samuel Kalimunjaye, Susan Ajambo, Ekue Marius
In Isingiro District, Uganda, a transformative project is underway to revolutionize banana cultivation through its conversion into a polyculture system. …
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Crecimiento y desarrollo de la planta de yuca
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71749
Abstract
Although an exact description of cassava`s growth habits and development is difficult because it is a perennial plant with many ideotypes whose development varies according to existing climatic conditions, development of the plant can be divided into 3 stages: germination; early growth and foliage formation; simultaneous formation of foliage and thickening of roots. Each of…
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Webinar for journalists: Covering biodiversity for the media
The need for informed and thoughtful journalistic coverage is essential for an event of the magnitude of COP16. The environmental challenges and biodiversity require the attention and understanding of society as a whole. Journalists play a crucial role in effectively communicating technical and scientific concepts and terminology to a general audience, a fundamental…
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Colombia Agroalimentaria Sostenible: Uniting Forces for a Climate-Smart Future
By Daniela Arce Gómez
Collaboration with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is creating a more sustainable and resilient future in the Colombian countryside…
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Shamba Shield IPSR: Workshop Report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151711
Publication year
2024
Authors
Vyas, Shalika
Ghosh, Aniruddha
Chilambe, Pedro
Timu, Anne
Sartas, Murat
Kiogora, Joseline
Full Citation
Vyas, S.; Ghosh, A.; Chilambe, P.; Timu, A.; Sartas, M.; Kiogora, J. (2024) Shamba Shield IPSR: Workshop Report. 30 p…
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Latin America: trend highlights on beans, cassava, beef, corn, rice, swine and fertilizers
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72300
Publication year
1978
Authors
Nores, G.A.
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
Publication Type
Report
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Climate risk assessment and project planning for agri-food system development: An interactive tool for identifying promising adaptation options
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151716
Publication year
2024
Authors
Cramer, Laura K.
Full Citation
Cramer, L.K. (2024) Climate risk assessment and project planning for agri-food system development: An interactive tool for identifying promising adaptation options. Presented…
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CRISP: Climate Risk Planning & Managing Tool for Development Programmes in Agri-Food Systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151715
Publication year
2024
Authors
Cramer, Laura K.
Full Citation
Cramer, L. (2024) CRISP: Climate Risk Planning & Managing Tool for Development Programmes in Agri-Food Systems. Presented to AGNES Pre-SB60 Strategy Meeting at Eka Hotel, Nairobi (Kenya) on 10 April 2024. 12 sl…
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Sowing the Drops of Change: Transforming Lives in the Sahel Amidst Climate Adversity
Michael Kinyua, Obadiah Mwangi
Transforming lives in the Sahel, the AVENIR project provides training and sustainable technologies for resilient and prosperous agriculture.
Climate change has been a serious challenge in resource-poor households of the Sahel. The most…
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Optimizing Farming Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Savulgu, Northern Ghana
A holistic, systems-based approach is essential for addressing the complex, interconnected challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana. By modeling different farming scenarios and optimizing the interactions between system components, the Alliance - through the CGIAR’s sustainable intensification mixed farming systems…
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The Alliance at Tropentag 2024
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT will take part in the Tropentag Conference from 11 to 13 September 2024 in Vienna, Austria, under the theme: Explore opportunities... for managing natural resources and a better life for all.
Vienna, Austria
11 - 13 Set 2024
About Tropentag…
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Advancing Anticipatory Actions: The Regional Launch of Rangeland and Water Monitoring System in Ethiopia
The Alliance has collaborated with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MILLs), and other partners to launch a user-centered rangeland and water monitoring system in Ethiopia's pastoral region of Yabello to improve early warning,…
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The Alliance at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024
The Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum) is set to take place from 2 to 6 September 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. Organized by AGRA, with the support of the Republic of Rwanda and other partners, this annual summit will convene global leaders, investors, academics, farmers' organizations, and the private sector to showcase innovations, best practices, and strategic investments essential…
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How Youth and Women Are Key to Senegal’s Farming Future
New research from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT shows both challenges and great opportunities for women and young people in agriculture in southern Senegal.
By: Andrew Wight
The agricultural sector is one of the pillars of this central African country’s economy, with an estimated contribution of 15%…
