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Tailored fertilizer advice for Kenya’s diverse soils and crops
Michael Kinyua, Job Kihara
David Golicha, David Kamau
Kenyan researchers and CGIAR scientists are using data and digital tools to tailor fertilizer advice for smallholder farmers, aiming to improve yields, soil health, and climate resilience across Kenya’s diverse farming systems…
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Bundled Innovations for Sustainable Technology Adoption Among Smallholder Farmers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177470
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Low adoption of agricultural innovations remains a major barrier to productivity and sustainability among smallholder farmers in Ghana. This report presents the establishment of on-farm demonstrations that bundled several innovations into a single practical package as Improved Technology Package. The package comprised site-specific fertilizer recommendations (SSF), fertilization at planting, climate-smart…
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NIR spectroscopy prediction model for capsaicin content estimation in chilli: A rapid mining tool for trait-specific germplasm screening
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177313
Publication year
2025
Authors
Deepika, D. D
Sharma, Vedprakash
Mangal, Manisha
Srivastava, Arpita
Pandey, Chithra
Mehta, Himani
Abhishek, G. J.
John, Racheal
Bharti, Hemlata…
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What happens when farmers design finance? Lessons from the ShambaShield playbook
Anastacia Wanjiru, Shalika Vyas
The ShambaShield Playbook charts a new path for climate finance in Kenya, showing how farmer-driven design can make financial tools more inclusive, practical, and resilient for smallholders facing a changing climate…
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CGIAR at the Global Land Forum 2025: Bridging Science and Land Governance
Karoll Valentina Yomayuza
With more than 1,300 delegates from 90 countries, the tenth Global Land Forum (GLF) turned Bogotá into the epicenter of international debate on land rights. In this setting, CGIAR contributed its perspective from applied research, participating in the decision-making spaces of the International Land Coalition (ILC)…
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Una conversación entre rocas, suelos y cultivos
En el Congreso Colombiano de Geología, la Alianza lideró una sesión sobre cómo los metales pesados viajan del suelo a los cultivos, afectando la salud y economía, y destacó soluciones científicas para una agricultura sostenible y resiliente al clima.
Debajo de nuestros pies, los…
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Save the date for the CircularEconomy4Ghana consultation workshop
Accra, Ghana & Online
27 Nov 2025
Building momentum for circular agriculture in Ghana
Ghana stands at a pivotal moment in its development journey. As the nation faces rapid urbanization, climate pressures, and growing waste management challenges, transforming the agri-food…
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CSAIP: Senegal’s bold gamble for a resilient, inclusive, and investable agriculture
Fatimata Kone, Issa Ouedraogo, Latyr Diouf
On October 31, 2025, the Ousmane Tanor Dieng Ministerial Sphere in Diamniadio hosted the official launch of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan (CSAIP). The event, chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock (MASAE), symbolized the country’s…
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Metabolomic profiling of forages to identify anti-methanogenic compounds targeting enteric methane for sustainable livestock systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177290
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Objective. Ruminant methane (CHâ‚„) emissions are a major contributor to global greenhouse gas levels, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable mitigation strategies. This study, conducted as part of the Anti-Methanogenic Feedstock for Livestock Systems in the Global South project led by CIAT, aims to identify anti-methanogenic compounds (AMCs) in forages…
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The Amazon biome in messages: Public policy and communication frames on Telegram
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177294
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This working paper investigates how the Amazon biome is represented and debated within Portuguese-language public Telegram channels, focusing on the intersection of environmental communication, digital disinformation, and public policy. Drawing on a dataset of over 39,000 messages from 605 Telegram channels between 2015 and 2025, the study applies digital methods—including topic modeling and network analysis—…
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Unlocking Dolichos bean diversity in the National Genebank: Morphological characterization and core set development to optimize its conservation and utilization
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177282
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Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus, L. Sweet.) is a popularly cultivated legume in Asia and Africa for grain, vegetables, and fodder. Although considered a minor or orphan crop, it holds promise in enriching the protein basket of the less privileged across the continents. It has great scope in food and cosmetic, pharmaceutical,…
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The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177407
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Political economy analysis of green input subsidies in Colombia reveals a complex landscape shaped by political and institutional dynamics, diverse stakeholder interests, and conflicting belief, value, and knowledge systems, resulting in both significant opportunities and constraints for transitioning to green inputs.
Supporting a transition to sustainable agriculture requires balancing…
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Proyectos Alianza Bioversity - CIAT: Software de Monitoreo y Refactorización de los Observatorios de Cultivos
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177338
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This internship report presents the design and implementation of a digital monitoring platform for the CSICAP project and the refactoring of the Crop Observatories, developed in collaboration with the Alliance Bioversity International – CIAT. The system enhances agricultural data management through the integration of interoperable modules, improving the efficiency of data…
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Rural−urban built food environment disparities in Kenya: Applying ‘vendor neighbourhood’ as a lens for built food environment characterisation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177289
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The food environment offers a strategic entry point for promoting healthier and sustainable diets. However, studies on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) focus predominantly on urban built food environments and use limited methods for assessing food availability and vendor density. This study developed scalable methodologies to assess built…
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Understanding food environments using photovoice: A participatory approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177279
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This report details three Photovoice workshops facilitated by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the World Vegetable Center and the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). These workshops were organized under Work Package 5 of the CGIAR Initiative on Fruit and…
