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AgriTech4Rwanda consultation workshop
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182519
Abstract
On February 12, 2025, a Consultation Workshop was held in Kigali, bringing together 70 stakeholders from 30 organizations, including government agencies, private sector players, financial institutions, farmer cooperatives, research institutions, and investors. The workshop served as a platform to validate the priority areas of the AgriTech4Rwanda Innovation Challenge 2025, ensuring alignment with Rwanda’s climate resilience and agricultural…
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Agronomic pathways to increase cereal productivity in Ethiopia: Yield gap decomposition for Digital Green and Fertilizer Ethiopia use cases
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159847
Publication year
2024
Authors
Silva, João Vasco
Ndour, Adama
Banchayehu Assefa
Gizaw Desta
Tewodros Mesfin
Ebrahim, Mohammed
Abiro Tigabie
Abera, Wuletawu
Tamene, Lulseged
Sida…
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Home gardens make nutritious food accessible in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169279
Publication year
2024
Authors
Ebrahim, Mohammed
Tesfaye, Getachew
Tamene, Lulseged
Tessema, Fikadu
Alene, Temesgen
Tilaye, Asmalu Tarekegn
Abebe, Tewodros
Seifu, Haimanot
Full Citation
Ebrahim, M.; Tesfaye, G.; Tamene, L..; Tessema, F.; Alene, T…
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Identification and Prioritization of Context-Specific Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Major Agro-ecological Zones of Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131554
Abstract
Ethiopian agriculture generates about 36% of GDP and 66% of employment. It is deeply affected by climate change, uncertainty, and extremes, all of which significantly reduce GDP. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. The CSA concept calls for meeting three key objectives or pillars: i) sustainably increasing food…
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Enabling farmers to assess the soil quality implications of agricultural management options. Farmer citizen science in Madhya Pradesh, India
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111246
Abstract
This project has come out with an end to end solution for assessment of soil health and recommending management practices according to the soil health status. In this endeavor, DUS(Soil) a generic framework for identifying relevant soil health indicators was developed and this is…
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Conoce a MEMO, el chatbot que transforma cómo medimos la dieta en Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180509
Abstract
In Guatemala, the use of digital tools such as WhatsApp offers an effective opportunity to collect timely information on diet quality at the community level. In this context, an informational video was developed about the MEMO chatbot, designed to support individuals receiving the Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) survey and to strengthen their confidence to participate. In 2024, distrust related to potential fraud…
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Why (agro)biodiversity is the lifeblood of the nexus approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155418
Abstract
A nexus approach shows that restoring wild and cultivated biodiversity (agro-biodiversity) is necessary for future food production.
Publication year
2024
Authors
Estrada-Carmona, Natalia
Jones, Sarah
Full Citation
Estrada-Carmona, N.; Jones, S.K. 2024. Why (agro)biodiversity is the lifeblood of…
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Foundations for emissions reduction and improved nutrition in conflict-affected areas: The case of Colombia’s Cauca and Putumayo food environments
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180482
Abstract
Food systems in conflict-affected regions face interconnected challenges related to environmental degradation, market disruptions, and persistent food and nutrition insecurity. This study characterizes the food environments of Cauca and Putumayo, two conflict-affected departments in Colombia, using a food system approach that integrates…
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Modelos de funcionamiento de las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (mta) en la Región del SICA
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182069
Abstract
Español
Este documento analiza los modelos de funcionamiento de las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA) en la región SICA, en el marco del proyecto GENERA+, el cual es financiado por el Banco Alemán de Desarrollo (KFW), y ejecutado por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) junto con la Secretaría Ejecutiva del Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano (SE-CAC), con el…
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Gestión de un esquema de Apoyo Financiero a Terceros (AFT) para Organizaciones Sociales de Base (OSB)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173660
Publication year
2025
Authors
Pabon Rojas, Alvaro Dario
Melo, William
Sotelo, Mauricio
Navarrete, Carolina
Marín, Alejandra
Full Citation
Pabón Rojas, Á.D.; Melo, W.; Sotelo, M.; Navarrete, C.; Marín, A. (2025) Gestión…
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Can digital value chain tracing drive the sustainability transition? A closer look at Peruvian cocoa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131501
Abstract
Key messages:
- Growing consumer demand for agri-food commodities grown under responsible social and environmental conditions creates financial
incentives for the private sector transition towards sustainable sourcing.
- Verifying farming sustainability is challenging in smallholder context due to complex supply chains. But novel digital technologies allow
tracing commodities back to farms…
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Bird–window collisions: A comprehensive dataset for the Neotropical region
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177316
Abstract
Our primary objective was to compile a comprehensive dataset on bird–window collisions throughout the Neotropical region, including both published and unpublished sources. On May 12, 2020, we extensively disseminated invitations to provide data via email and social media platforms. By providing a template worksheet, we required standardized information from collaborators to complete and register their data. To…
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Integrating food biodiversity into public food procurement: a Brazilian Amazon case of Indigenous Peoples and local communities
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178709
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This study explores the integration of food biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Local Communities (LCs) into public food procurement. Using a primarily qualitative approach, it combines a scoping review with a case study of Brazil's National School Feeding Program (PNAE) and the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) across six municipalities in the eastern…
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Impacts of spatial and temporal station availability on gridded precipitation products in Central America
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178837
Abstract
Abstract Gridded precipitation data sets have become essential for understanding climate variability and long‐term trends; however, their accuracy and reliability strongly depend on the availability and the spatial and temporal distribution of in situ meteorological observations. Here, we evaluate the performance of four gridded precipitation products: the Climate Hazards Group…
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Banana Xanthomonas Wilt disease management through roguing affects ground-dwelling arthropods composition, abundance and diversity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178853
Abstract
The role of ground-dwelling arthropods in sustaining cropping systems by providing ecosystem services is well appreciated. This study was conducted to determine the effects of roguing of diseased banana plants as a banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) management practice on ground-dwelling arthropod composition, abundance and diversity in a banana cropping system. The…
