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Smallholder mechanization: Motivation for and barriers to women and youth in Tanzania
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174346
Publication year
2025
Authors
Ochieng, Justus
Gwaka, Josky Embwaga
Radegunda, Kessy
Rubyogo, Jean Claude
Maganga, Renifred
Cheyo, Esther
Mwakatwila, Atupokile
Full Citation
Ochieng, J.; Gwaka, J.E.;…
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Manual de propagación de especies arbóreas y arbustivas para sistemas ganaderos en el trópico alto
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174397
Publication year
2025
Authors
Gomez Hoyos, Andres
Bastidas, Mike
Montoya, Alejandro
Cuaical, María
Aza, Giraldo
Cumbalaza, María
Cuaical, Socorro
Chirán, Flor
Piarpuezan, Edwin
Tournebize, Theo
Palma,…
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Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174376
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Organic farming is often considered to be more sustainable than conventional farming. However, both farming systems comprise highly variable management practices. In this study, we show that in organic and conventional arable fields, the multifunctionality of soils decreases with increasing agricultural management intensity. Soil organic carbon content and bacterial biomass, respectively, were the…
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ACT: a framework for effective theories of change and activities in agri-food system transformation initiatives
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174371
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The ACT Framework for Agency and Behavior Change in Transforming Agri-food Systems has been used by researchers to 1) guide them in applying a systems approach in understanding the diversity of food system actors and their opportunities for change; and 2) systematically identify, prioritize, and leverage the factors influencing actors’ agency and behaviors. In Burkina Faso, this…
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Local solutions for transformative development and sustainable futures
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174377
Abstract
Members of the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Team in Southern Africa attended the 2025 NUST-WFP National Symposium in Zimbabwe, themed “Building Resilient Communities for Sustainable Futures.”. The symposium brought together officials from various government ministries, academia, development partners, and civil society organisations.
Publication year
2025
Authors…
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Accelerating bean breeding to respond to market demands in East Africa: ACIAR’s Rapid Cooking Bean Project for health, nutrition and fuel efficiency
Winnyfred Amongi, Mukankusi Clare Tekla Mugisha
Renu Saradadevi, Wallace Cowling
In East Africa, where beans are a dietary staple, a transformative initiative by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is…
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PABRA and APNI partner to strengthen bean value chain workforce through PABRA Academy
Yohane Chideya, Justin Mabeya Machini, Jean Claude Rubyogo
At a high-level event in Nairobi on April 8, 2025, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) and APNI unveiled the PABRA Academy to strengthen research capacity and transform Africa’s bean value chains…
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On the road to COP30: Latin America prepares to lead the agri-food transformation in the face of climate change
Juan Sebastian Rivas
Daniela Arce Gómez
From April 28 to 30, 2025, the Campus of the Americas of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT became a meeting point for leaders, negotiators, experts and government representatives from Latin America during the Regional Workshop on…
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Frutos de la cooperación nacional e internacional : el caso del convenio IDIAP/FCA/CIAT en Panamá (1982-1988)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71591
Publication year
1997
Authors
Martínez Racines, César Pompilio
Espinosa, E.
Berrío Orozco, Luis Eduardo
Jaén Sánchez, Ariel Eric
Batista Montero, EH
Gaona B., J
Gutiérrez, H…
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Dataset: Forage grasses in crop fields from ultra-high spatial resolution UAV-based imagery
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174405
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This dataset contains orthomosaics and individual Regions of Interest (ROIs) of forage grasses in crop fields from experimental trials of CIAT’s tropical forages breeding program; and annotations in Common Objects in Context (COCO) format derived from that data. The ROIs were manually annotated on UAV imagery and exported in common objects in context (COCO) format compatible with different machine…
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Modulating fine flavor cocoa attributes: Impact of seed-to-bean transformation under controlled conditions on metabolite, volatile and sensory profiles
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173512
Publication year
2024
Authors
Dahiana Becerra, Lili
Yolanda Ruiz-Pardo, Ruth
Vaillant, Fabrice
Viviana Zuluaga, Martha
Boulanger, Renaud
Santander, Margareth
Escobar-Parra, Sebastián…
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Understanding farm typology for targeting agricultural development in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152138
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Capturing the heterogeneity of farming systems through farm typology is essential for targeting agricultural interventions in any mixed crop-livestock farming system. Therefore, this study aims to construct a farm typology for the Doyogena and Basona districts of Southern and Northern Ethiopia, respectively. A combination of principal component analysis (PCA) and…
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The Alliance hands over the tissue culture laboratory to NARO
William Tinzaara
Jimmy Tindamanyire
On 28th February 2025, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT officially handed over a state-of-the-art tissue culture laboratory to National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL) in Kawanda, Uganda…
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More milk, more opportunities: the road opened by PDET Routes for sustainable livestock farming in Caquetá
Anny I. Yedra Cubillos
In Caquetá, where livestock farming plays an important role in the department's economy, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, together with Red Adelco and ICCO Conexión, implemented the PDET Routes Program. This initiative, financed by the European Union and the European…
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Cassava for the future: embryogenic liquid cultures suitable for new biotech techniques
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173520
Abstract
Cassava, a crop of importance for subsistence farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has the potential to benefit from global economic integration as a versatile industrial resource. Enhancing cassava productivity is not just a matter of agricultural competitiveness but a crucial step toward ensuring many communities' food security and livelihoods. Given its high performance in marginal…
