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Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52995
Abstract
No. 2 presents an overview of the Country Case Studies undertaken to guide the design of the tools presented in Briefs 8 to 10 as well as to examine the effects of different types of interventions. The case studies were undertaken in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. No. 3 introduces the general
concept of seed security and differentiates parameters of availability, access, and seed and variety quality, as…
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A proposal for creating an international institute for agricultural research and training to serve the lowland tropical regions of the Americas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72329
Publication year
1966
Authors
Roberts, LM
Hardin, Lowell S.
Full Citation
Roberts, Lewis M.; Hardin, Lowell S. 1966. A proposal for creating an international institute for agricultural research and training to serve the…
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Identification of promiscuous nodulating soybeans efficient in N2 fixation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72367
Publication year
1982
Authors
Pulver, Edward L.
Kueneman, E.A.
Rao, R
Full Citation
Pulver, Edward L.; Kueneman, E.; Rao, Ranga. 1982. Identification of promiscuous nodulating soybeans efficient in N2 fixation. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO.…
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Nutritious subsistence food systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72375
Publication year
2006
Authors
Graham, RD
Welch, R.M.
Saunders, DA
Ortíz Monasterio, Jose Iván
Bouis, Howarth E.
Bonierbale, Merideth W.
Haan, Stef de
Burgos, G.
Thiele, Graham
Liria Domínguez, M.R.
Meisner, CA
Beebe, Stephen E.
Potts, M.…
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Land degradation and the Sustainable Development Goals: Threats and potential remedies
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81313
Publication year
2017
Authors
Vlek, Paul L.G.
Khamzina, Asia
Tamene, Lulseged D.
Full Citation
Vlek PLG; Khamzina A; Tamene L. (eds.). 2017. Land degradation and the Sustainable Development Goals: Threats and potential remedies. CIAT Publication No. 440.…
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Climate change vulnerability in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96121
Publication year
2015
Authors
Gourdji, Sharon
Mesa, Jeison
Moreno Cadena, Leidy Patricia
Navarro, Carlos
Obando, Diego
Fisher, Myles J.
Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando
Full Citation
Gourdji, S., Mesa…
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Development of early selection procedures of waterlogging resistant Urochloa humidicola
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99391
Publication year
2019
Authors
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Full Citation
Cardoso, Juan Andrés. 2019. Development of early selection procedures of waterlogging resistant Urochloa humidicola. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. 5p.
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Report on formation of a population of apomictic hybrids through the cross of the elite sexual-synthetic population for recurrent selection and the male tester CIAT 16888
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111312
Abstract
The new population of hybrids, Uh2020, for the third cycle of recurrent selection of Urochloa humidicola breeding program was obtained from the cross between the apomictic male tester, CIAT 16888, and the sexual genotypes from the BhSx19 population. This was the result of the establishment on field since 2018 of the male…
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How do farmers and seed producers get information and provide feedback on varieties in the public domain: the case of common bean in eastern Zambia?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117573
Abstract
A study was conducted in 2015 to investigate the channels used by farmers and seed producers to access information on bean varieties in the Eastern Province of Zambia, particularly in Chadiza, Chipata, Lundazi and Vubwi districts. Stakeholders, key informants and a sample of 300 bean-producing households were interviewed. Two focus group…
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Estimation and characterization of bean seed demand in Angonia district of Mozambique
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117574
Abstract
This report highlights findings of a study that was carried out to characterize and estimate the demand for common bean seed in Angonia District of Tete Province in Mozambique. The study gathered information on the area planted to the common bean annually, engaged key informants and surveyed of 332 households in eight Localidades between April and May 2015. According to the study, 99.7 % heads of…
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Assessing the adoption and economic and environmental impacts of Brachiaria grass forage cultivars in Latin America focusing on the experience in Colombia. Final Technical Report prepared for the CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118414
Abstract
Brachiaria grasses are native to Africa but were introduced to the Americas in the early 50’s due to its easy adaptation to the region and high potential productivity in livestock production systems (Miles, Maass, & do Valle, Brachiaria: biology,…
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Comparative study of three cases where the link methodology was implemented: Rural women on the road to prosperity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119477
Abstract
This publication is the result of a participatory systematization process led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), on the implementation of the LINK Methodology by Heifer International on three study cases within the Rural Women on the Road to Prosperity project. This emerged within the framework of the Rural Women on the Road to Prosperity regional…
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Mercados informales para reducir la pobreza y para seguridad alimentaria: Explorando opciones políticas en Nicaragua y Honduras
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125500
Abstract
Mucha de la investigación en cadenas de valor y enlaces de mercado generalmente se enfoca en los mercados formales o supermercados, haciendo comparaciones con los mercados tradicionales. Ese tipo de investigaciones podrían generar un sesgo en el diseño de intervenciones políticas hacia inversiones públicas que pueden beneficiar al 10% de los productores más…
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Escenarios Futuros sobre la Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria Nutricional al 2050 en Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107056
Abstract
La creación de escenarios socioeconómicos futuros permite explorar de manera coherente diferentes versiones plausibles de un país, como Guatemala, y cómo ese contexto puede favorecer o limitar programas de adaptación frente al cambio climático. Los escenarios se usan para robustecer y priorizar proyectos, políticas e inversiones en Guatemala que fomentan la seguridad alimentaria y la adaptación…
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Creación y análisis de escenarios futuros sobre agricultura, seguridad alimentaria nutricional y medios de vida en el Corredor Seco de Honduras: Resumen de Política
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107060
Abstract
La creación de escenarios socioeconómicos futuros permite explorar de manera coherente diferentes versiones plausibles de un país, como Honduras, y cómo ese contexto puede favorecer o limitar programas de adaptación frente al cambio climático. Si se quiere potenciar la producción nacional, las políticas deben ir en la ruta de…
