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Community Resilience: A Perspective from Latin America and the Caribbean
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115786
Abstract
Communities are increasingly confronted with the simultaneous effects of climate and socioeconomic changes in different geographical and cultural contexts of Latin America and the Caribbean. See level rise, changes in temperature and rainfall patterns, extreme climate events, and outbreak of diseases are deteriorating and putting at risk the community livelihoods of vulnerable populations.
Whether on the coast or on…
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Interacción Ciencia-Política en el Ámbito de las Políticas de Mitigación y Adaptación al Cambio Climático: Experiencias y Lecciones de América Latina
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111259
Abstract
Este estudio surge de la necesidad de entender las relaciones entre la ciencia y la política pública en el ámbito de las políticas de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático. Diferentes investigaciones manifiestan que estas relaciones son complejas porque la…
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Leveraging spatial econometrics for enhanced impact assessment: Insights from agricultural innovation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158479
Abstract
This learning note explores spatial econometrics as a key tool in impact assessment for agricultural innovation. By accounting for geographic, social, and economic proximities, spatial econometrics enhances causal analysis and tailors interventions across diverse locations. Used at the Alliance with biophysical and socio-economic models, it supports geo-targeting and scaling of…
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Neglected no more: reframing the food systems narrative using agricultural biodiversity
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108191
Publication year
2020
Authors
Borelli, Teresa
Gee, Eliot
Hunter, Danny
Full Citation
Borelli, T.; Gee, E.; Hunter, D. (2020) Neglected no more: reframing the food systems…
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A livestock information system roadmap for Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116819
Abstract
Agriculture is one of the pillars of the Ethiopian economy and the overall economic growth of the country is highly dependent on the success of the agricultural sector. Livestock is an integral part of the agricultural sector and the contribution of live animals and their products to the agricultural economy is immense. Livestock production plays a substantial role in Ethiopia through the provision of food, income, employment and many…
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Lai: Bananas rich in pro-vitamin A carotenoids
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108014
Publication year
2020
Authors
Nabuuma, Deborah
Ekesa, Beatrice
Full Citation
Nabuuma, D.; Ekesa, B. (2020) Lai: Bananas rich in pro-vitamin A carotenoids. Rome (Italy): The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT 2 p.…
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Reflections on scaling impact: roadmap and insight on boosting Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles across Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159935
Abstract
The Gender Equality Initiative - EMPOWER has been working with partners in Kenya, Ethiopia and India to co-design, implement and scale socio-technical innovation bundles contributing to resilience, empowerment and food security. STIBs are co-designed combinations of social, technical and technological innovations to enhance climate resilience and empower men, women, youth and…
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Potential for producing and commercializing orange-fleshed sweetpotato and high-iron bean in selected regions of Kenya. A situational study report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119956
Publication year
2022
Authors
Mulwa, C.K.
Kinuthia, C.
Mutua, Mercy M.
Mwema, J.
Claereboudt, E.
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
Maru, J.
Wanjohi, L.
Kisingu, J.
Braz, L…
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Mapping the suitability of selected crops in the Ganges Delta
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132817
Abstract
Assessing the suitability of different crops in specific geographic locations is crucial for optimizing crop productivity, promoting climate resilience, and guiding land use decisions. This study assessed the biophysical suitability of rice, watermelon and maize in the Ganges Delta, one of the most densely populated deltas in the world and also extremely vulnerable to climate change. This delta is expected to increasingly…
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Emerging pathways for scaling: Insights from AICCRA country clusters
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130331
Abstract
AICCRA is being implemented in six countries, as well as at the regional level, to help deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture. Ambitions of scaling are built into the project design, with high-level objectives around reaching people, institutions, and countries to impact Africa’s future in a systemic way. Deep, equitable, long-term partnerships are often the key that opens…
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Bundling agri-food systems innovations for women’s resilience and empowerment Building the evidence base
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134447
Publication year
2023
Authors
Johnstone, Kevin
Barrett, Sam
May Thazin Aung
Puskur, Ranjitha
Gartaula, Hom Nath
Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh
Mukhopadyay, Prama
Mapedza, Everisto D.
Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu
Ketema,…
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Stakeholder workshop insights: Driving sustainability in the coffee value chain through traceability systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159399
Abstract
On March 19, 2024, at the Clarion Hotel in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT convened a workshop focused on the interoperability of traceability systems and their importance in complying with the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-Fee Products (EUDR). This workshop, which was arranged by the Alliance team and titled “Common Interests…
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Sustainable livestock production and improved forages. Tutorial 2 - Upandaji kutoka kwa Mbegu
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116057
Publication year
2021
Authors
Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. (2021) Sustainable livestock production and improved forages. Tutorial 2 - Upandaji kutoka kwa Mbegu. [Video] Nairobi (…
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Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land, and Water systems - Proposal
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121133
Publication year
2021
Authors
Quintero, Marcela
McCartney, Matthew P.
Full Citation
Quintero, M. and McCartney, M. 2021. Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land, and Water systems. Proposal. Montpellier, France: CGIAR System Organization.
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Biodiversity scientists must fight the creeping rise of extinction denial
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109384
Abstract
Efforts by conservation scientists to draw public attention to the biodiversity crisis are increasingly met with denialist rhetoric. A summary of some of the methods used by denialists to undermine scientific evidence on biodiversity loss, and outline pathways forward for the scientific community to counter misinformation are outlined…
