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Traits for taste: Spicing up the chilli market in Bolivia and Peru
Whether you like your chilli (Capsicum) peppers mildly spicy or ‘burn in the mouth’ hot, Peru and Bolivia have more than enough chilli varieties to satisfy your culinary cravings. A new paper examines the genetic traits that cause these taste differences and explores how creating links to markets could giving a much-needed income boost to the smallholder…
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CGIAR open letter on sustainable development
The Director Generals and Board Chairs that represent each member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global partnership for a food-secure future, sign an open letter to the Heads of State attending the 70th UN General Assembly, September 2015, New York.
The 15 Director Generals and Board Chairs, who represent each of the 15 members of the CGIAR Consortium, a global…
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Why agricultural biodiversity is making headlines in sustainable development decisions today
As the global community prepares to gather later this week at UN Headquarters in New York to finalize the SDGs, M. Ann Tutwiler explains in her latest blog why agricultural and tree biodiversity matters for sustainable development.
As the global community prepares to gather later this week at UN Headquarters in New…
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Life-changing Nepalese maize - an interview with one of the photo contest winners
One of our photo contest winners Santosh Rasaily talked to us about the ladies in his photo: two women from the mountainous region of Nepal who were part of a community-based seed production group.
One of our photo contest winners Santosh Rasaily (pictured below) talked to us about the ladies in his winning photo: two women from…
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The sacredness of the Pugahan tree - an interview with one of the photo contest winners
Leonora Astete tells a story of agricultural rituals, describing in detail a very rare Filipino practice to produce flour from a tree’s sap.
One of our photo contest winners Leonora Astete (pictured below) tells a story of agricultural rituals, describing in detail a very rare Filipino practice to produce flour from a tree…
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National Geographic highlights why getting Nepal the right seeds after the earthquake matters
When two major earthquakes devastated Nepal this past spring, farmland was washed away and seeds adapted to the terrain were lost. National Geographic highlights work by Bioversity International and partners to bring scientists and farmers together to rebuild seed stocks.
National Geographic highlights work by…
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Women and Agricultural Biodiversity Photo Contest Winners
After receiving almost 200 entries and around 59,000 public votes on Facebook to decide the top 20 entries, the judging panel have selected the three winners of the ‘Women and Agricultural Biodiversity’ photo story contest. Find out which photo stories were winners here.
After receiving almost 200 entries and around 59,000 public votes on Facebook to…
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Peruvian government and farming communities commit to conserving quinoa diversity
The Peruvian Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with Bioversity International, officially signed a contract with six quinoa-producing communities for the conservation and sustainable use of this nutritious crop.
Puno, Peru 8 September 2015 – The Peruvian Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with Bioversity International…
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Investing in new cacao plants today for a more sustainable chocolate supply tomorrow
A review coordinated by Bioversity International reports on the current technologies used to propagate improved cacao planting materials, and the prospects for improving and scaling up these mechanisms to meet the increasing demand of cocoa.
A review coordinated by Bioversity International reports on the current technologies…
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Crowdsourcing Nepal's seeds
In a recent blog post, SciDev.Net highlights Bioversity International and LI-BIRD's crowdsourcing idea in helping rebuild Nepal's earthquake-destroyed seed system.
In a recent blog post, SciDev.Net highlights Bioversity International and LI-BIRD's crowdsourcing idea in helping rebuild Nepal's earthquake-destroyed seed system.
According to the Food and Agriculture…
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Suelos tropicales: Clasificación y características
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82053
Publication year
1990
Authors
Buol, Stanley W.
Full Citation
Buol, Stanley Walter. 1990. Suelos tropicales: Clasificación y características . In: Salinas, José G.; Gourley, Lynn Michael (eds). Taller sobre la Evaluación del Sorgo por su Tolerancia a los…
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Different trees for different needs
Women and men often have distinct and complementary roles, sets of knowledge, skills, practices and preferences related to the management and conservation of agricultural and tree biodiversity. A new blog post published on the Women for Expo website highlights Bioversity International researchers' participatory research methods used with local communities in India and Malaysia…
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Vietnamese farmers debate options in the face of a changing climate
Researchers from the Climate Change, Agricultural and Food Security Program – including Bioversity International scientists – and farmers in Ma village, Vietnam, weigh up options for tackling climate risks.
What challenges and concerns are created by climate change, and how do farmers in Vietnam evaluate possible solutions?
In July,…
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Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition in Busia County, Kenya
Alessandra Grasso, US Borlaug Fellow reports on her experiences working with rural communities in Busia, Kenya, as part of the biodiversity for food and nutrition initiative.
A report by Alessandra Grasso, US Borlaug Fellow
“Whe! You are fat!” Coming from a country that has a stereotype of people being fat, I was at first taken aback when my new…
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M. Ann Tutwiler reflects on the Papal Encyclical
In her latest blog, M. Ann Tutwiler reflects on the key messages given in the recent Papal Encyclical about the importance of biodiversity to meet human needs.
In her latest blog, M. Ann Tutwiler reflects on the key messages given in the recent Papal Encyclical about the importance of biodiversity to meet human needs.
Bioversity International was recently…
