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Accelerating agroecology from the ground up through ABCD training in Kiserian
Kevin Omondi Onyango, Peter Bolo, Lisa Elena Fuchs
Victoria Apondi, Langat Kipkorir, Peggy Karimi, Daisy Waweru
In March 2026, smallholder farmers in Kiserian, Kenya, joined a four-day ABCD training under CGIAR’s Multifunctional Landscapes program to strengthen agroecology by…
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Harnessing the power of citizen science for agroecological transitions: The case of the One Million Voices of Agroecology Initiative and Digital Platform
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172865
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The One Million Voices (OMV) citizen science initiative aimed to harness the power of citizen science to support agroecological transitions globally. Its goal was to co-develop a citizen science platform that enables farmers, producer organizations, and consumers around the world to participate in agroecology movements, support…
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Use of droplet vitrification for the conservation of a Senegalese cassava cultivar
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174167
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Known for its starchy roots, cassava is one of the most important crops in the world. In West Africa, the total production continues to increase with 33.5% of the world production in 2018. Cassava is the second staple food and one of the main sources of energy in these areas. However, in some countries such as Senegal, cassava cultivation has not experienced real development; it is used as a root vegetable…
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Artificial intelligence in science and society: The vision of USERN
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172731
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The recent rise in relevance and diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based systems and the increasing number and power of applications of AI methods invites a profound reflection on the impact. The Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), an organization that promotes initiatives to support interdisciplinary science and education across borders and actively works to improve science policy,…
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Linking weather and climate information services (WCIS) to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163376
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Objective(s): This study synthesises existing knowledge on the linkages between Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices. Specifically, it addresses the following questions: (1) What is the current status of knowledge on WCIS and CSA in the global south, specifically the African continent?, (2) Are WCIS effectively tailored and linked to…
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Development of DNA markers for assisted selection of cassava resistant to cassava mosaic disease (CMD)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174313
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Cassava is an important staple crop in tropical and subtropical regions. Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is one
of the most dangerous diseases affecting cassava production in Africa. Since the first reported in Southeast Asia in 2015, the CMD prevalence has become a concern in Southeast Asia. To combat it, CMD resistance has been introduced from African cassava into Asian elite cultivars.…
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Women's vulnerabilities to climate insecurity and violence: Household-level evidence from Bangladesh
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176516
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This study investigates the often-overlooked interpersonal conflicts within the climate and security nexus, focusing on how climate impact exacerbates women's security risks on Hatiya Island, Bangladesh. While climate security literature typically examines group-level conflicts, such as between farmers and pastoralists or between ethnic groups, this study shifts the focus to intra…
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Digital twins applications: Linking earth observation, models, and decision-making for multifunctional landscapes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181401
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Digital twins (DTs) are virtual replicas of physical systems that stay synchronized with real-world. In agriculture, water, and environmental management, DTs range from hybrid, periodically synchronized bio-physical models used for planning and forecasting, to full, continuously updated virtual systems supporting real-time operational decisions. This document presents empirical…
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Recommendations on interventions and policy experiments for micro, small and medium enterprises in Viet Nam (Hanoi and Son La province)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181402
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The main goal for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the food sector is to optimize their profits and potentially to grow their businesses. Although some MSMEs have found a market niche by beginning to supply safe and nutritious products to the market, the number of such MSMEs remains limited, and has not yet established a strong mainstream…
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PROBES snapshot: Longa, automated speech recognition for Bantu languages
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181203
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This one-page brief, developed by the Digital Transformation Accelerator (DTA) team at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, is based on the Longa probe led by Eliot Jones-Garcia, Senior Research Analyst at IFPRI. The probe explores the use of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for Bantu languages to enable voice-based interaction with digital agricultural services. Longa tests whether low-resource ASR…
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Trade-offs and synergies of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113928
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Climate change adaptation strategies provide a cushion for smallholder farmers, especially in sub Saharan Africa against the risks posed by climate hazards such as droughts and floods. However, the decision-making process in climate adaptation is complex. To better understand the dynamics of the process, we strive to answer this question: what are the…
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Mechanistic multi-surface models predict soil geochemical drivers of cadmium accumulation in cacao
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182312
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• Measured and predicted solution Cd concentrations are able to predict bean Cd.
• The soil Cd buffering capacity is positively related to the Cd soil–plant transfer factor.
• Simplification of MSMs did not affect their predictive power for bean Cd content.
• The MSMs emerged as powerful tools to understand Cd transfer in soil-cacao systems. Geochemical multi-surface models (MSMs) remain…
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Deal Book 2025 Ireme Adaptation Acceleration program
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182419
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The Ireme Invest Climate-Smart Agriculture Adaptation Accelerator Program is designed to strengthen a pipeline of investment-ready agribusinesses delivering climate adaptation solutions in Rwanda. Implemented by Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESP), and supported by the Gates Foundation, the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF), and the Rwanda Green Fund, the program provides targeted business development support to small and…
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Using landscape approaches to understand peacebuilding policy coherence: A case study of Caquetá, Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182420
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We analyzed policy coherence within the Colombian Integrated Rural Reform (Reforma Rural Integral; RRI) peacebuilding policy, using landscape approaches (LAs). Landscape approaches link agricultural practices, institutions, and policies, providing an effective conceptual framework for coherence in policy objectives, instruments, and implementation for effective landscape governance, a…
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Developing a satellite-based combined land degradation index for monitoring environmental change: A case study in Tana-Beles watershed, Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132853
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Land degradation is one of the most pressing environmental challenges due to its effect on the people and ecosystem. Early detection of land degradation could help to avoid further deterioration and work on reversing the trend. This would require an integrated approach combining indicators such as vegetation condition, soil health…
