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AI goes underground: root crop growth predicted with drone imagery
Using machine learning, scientists can analyze drone images shot above the soil to understand how root crops respond to drought or heat beneath the soil. The Pheno-i platform relays real-time data to scientists, to breed more climate-resilient crops
Root crops like cassava, carrots and potatoes are notoriously…
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Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia’s superfood in race to save it from warming climate
Ethiopia’s native staple food grain teff is at risk, with 80% of production to be hit by higher temperatures soon if not protected. For the first time, scientists have mapped thousands of the crop’s varieties to fast-track efforts to save it.
Teff, an ancient grain originally from…
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The response from the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT to the COVID-19 crisis in Asia
In the decades before the COVID-19 crisis, Asia had taken great steps to reduce poverty. The socioeconomic fallout of the pandemic, however, has raised the possibility that gains on poverty could be lost. The situation has also increased concerns related to food security and nutrition. With a strong track record of helping governments respond to…
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Better than money? In-kind payments incentivize farmers to conserve agrobiodiversity
Eliot Gee
An innovative payment scheme for ecosystem services successfully encouraged farmers to cultivate and conserve agrobiodiversity, according to a new study of eight years of implementation in Latin America.
What if you received a new mattress in exchange for planting…
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INNOVATION PLATFORMS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10883/19526
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Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development outcomes, and hence need a space where they can learn, negotiate and coordinate to overcome challenges and capture opportunities…
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1.I Food Legumes: Arachis, Cajanus, Cicer, Lens, Lupinus, Phaseolus, Pisum, Psophocarpus, Vicia and Vigna
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104236
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IPGRI maintains a number of databases with summary information on ex situ germplasm collections worldwide. The data include address information on organizations holding germplasm and summary information on the type of germplasm that is maintained, such as: species names, number of accessions per species, type of…
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Evento de cierre proyecto un viaje en común
Avances y prioridades para la adaptación de la agricultura al cambio climático en Centroamérica
Martes, junio 29, 2021
8:00 a.m. a 10:20 a.m. Hora Centroamérica (CST)
El Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), el Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano (CAC), la Alianza de Bioversity International y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) y el Programa de…
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Brachiaria breakthrough: scientists home-in on apomixis
The US corn industry underwent a massive transformation during the 20th century. The introduction of hybrid seeds allowed farmers to grow row after row of uniform plants, which produced large quantities of grain.
The seeds, which were produced by selectively breeding distantly related parents, captured what scientists call hybrid vigor – the ideal mix of…
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Eating high-iron beans reduces iron deficiency in just a few months
Eating specially-bred, high-iron beans twice-a-day for just four-and-a-half months reduced iron deficiency and anaemia in young women in Rwanda, according to a new study.
Iron deficiency is the world’s leading nutritional ailment, particularly in developing countries. It can impair cognitive and physical development in children, while…
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CIAT announces new Regional Director for Africa
CIAT is pleased to welcome Dr. Debisi Araba as Regional Director for Africa. With extensive experience in agricultural policy and project implementation, he will work with the team to establish a vision and strategy for CIAT’s pan-Africa research programs, building on strong partnerships to deliver innovative science.
“I am proud and honored to be a member of…
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CATIE and CIAT, a convincing partnership
That’s how Muhammad Ibrahim, new Director General of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE, its Spanish acronym) highligthed it during his visit to CIAT headquarters near Cali, Colombia, on 7 and 8 July, aimed to identify collaborative research areas, “taking advantage of our long-standing cooperation, which allows us to have credibility. It is known…
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Perú avanza en la implementación de la Ley de Mecanismos de Retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos
Perú da avances importantes para la implementación de la Ley N° 30215 – Ley de Mecanismos de Retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos (MRSE) y se constituye en un ejemplo para otros países. El 21 de Julio de 2016, se aprobó el Reglamento de esta Ley a través del Decreto Supremo Nº 009-2016-MINAM.
El…
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El Informe Anual CIAT 2015–2016 ya está disponible en español
Sentamos las bases de la seguridad alimentaria futura
El planeta nunca ha producido o consumido tantos alimentos como hasta ahora.
Sin embargo, no podemos ignorar la presión que la producción alimentaria está ejerciendo en el medio ambiente y los servicios ecosistémicos de los que todos dependemos. Tampoco podemos ignorar la amenaza sin precedentes que representa…
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Cassava – A root that brings Corpoica and CIAT together
A total of eight cassava varieties will be released in Colombia´s Cauca Department, Caribbean region, and Eastern Plains during the second half of 2016. Coming at the end of an important collaborative process, this achievement also signals the start of new joint efforts by the Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research (Corpoica) and CIAT. Planted to more than 200,000…
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El equipo que está haciendo la revolución agrícola con Big Data
Es así, este equipo empezó a hablar de una nueva revolución hace más de seis años, ahora la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO),la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y otras importantes instituciones del sector agrícola mundial confirman que Big Data será el motor de la próxima revolución agrícola…
