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Estado de la Gestión de Datos de Investigación en el CIAT
El CIAT ha hecho grandes progresos a lo largo de los años en la gestión de los datos de investigación y es una de las instituciones que lidera las innovaciones en el manejo de datos en la agricultura. CIAT co-lidera la Plataforma del CGIAR para Big Data en la Agricultura y acaba de ser el anfitrión, en septiembre de 2017, de la primera Convención del CGIAR sobre Big Data en…
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In Ghana’s cocoa industry, a strong push to make farms ‘climate-smart’
A consortium involving the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the Rainforest Alliance, Root Capital, and the Sustainable Food Lab is gaining ground to ensure Ghana’s most important crop — cacao — survives, thrives, and even contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions despite…
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Sharing is caring – especially when it comes to agricultural data
In the world – every day – there are thousands and thousands of agricultural trials taking place. These could involve testing maize under drought conditions, or beans for their resistance to pests and diseases.
We can only guesstimate how many trials there are because we don’t actually know; there is no definitive global register.
That’s…
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Laboratorio de Servicios Analíticos apoyando la investigación en suelos, tejidos y agua para todo el CIAT
Con el propósito de brindar un mejor servicio a las áreas de investigación del CIAT, el Laboratorio de Servicios Analíticos que hace parte del área de investigación en Suelos y Paisajes para la Sostenibilidad (SoiLS), presenta su equipo de trabajo listo para dar respuesta a todas las solicitudes de los científicos…
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Yet another Annual Program Review, but a goood One!
Making the annual gathering work for my CIAT colleagues has been one of my motivations for many years. The collaboration with Maya Rajasekharan, CIAT’s Head of research management on what we call the APR (Annual Program Review) has been mostly fruitful. This year however, we made a splash. “This was the best APR so far” were the words that many chose to thank us…
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Exchange of key knowledge for biodiversity at CIAT’s first DNA barcoding workshop
The first national theoretical-practical DNA barcoding workshop was carried out at CIAT with the objective of training researchers in the processing and analysis of biological samples in the Center’s molecular genetics and tissue culture laboratory. A total of 30 participants were in attendance, from 19 to 22 September, establishing research networks…
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CIAT-led climate adaptation work in Latin America wins coveted UN award
The game-changing work of the researchers at CIAT and CCAFS, which uses big data techniques and involves working with local partners to develop climate and agricultural forecasts for farmers in Colombia and Honduras, is named a winner of UNFCCC’s Momentum for Change award. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT
A CIAT and CCAFS* project on…
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El trabajo en adaptación al cambio climático liderado por el CIAT gana codiciado premio de las Naciones Unidas
El trabajo revolucionario de los investigadores del CIAT y CCAFS, que emplea técnicas de big data e involucra el trabajo con socios locales para desarrollar proyecciones climáticas y agrícolas para los agricultores en Colombia y Honduras, recibe el premio Momentum for Change [Impulso para el Cambio] de la CMNUCC. Foto:…
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With genome editing, plant breeding gets a boost
CIAT Research Associate Sandra Valdes holds a petri dish with germinating rice seeds that are part of a a study to prove if a single gene may offer resistance to the destructive hoja blanca virus. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT
CIAT Research Assistant Alejandro Brand stood between stacks of glass jars and test tubes of what appear to be albino seedlings. He…
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Evaluación global de la resistencia de los bananos al marchitamiento por Fusarium, enfermedades de las manchas foliares causadas por Mycosphaerella y nematodos: evaluación de comportamiento
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105208
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This technical guidelines replace the technical guidelines 1 (Screening of Musa germplasm for resistance and tolerance to nematodes) and 3 (Evaluation of Musa germplasm for resistance to Sigatoka diseases and Fusarium wilt) as far…
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“Pasos de gigante hacia una ganadería ecoeficiente en el Cauca, Colombia”
El comité técnico-operativo del programa “desarrollo y uso de recursos forrajeros en sistemas sostenibles de producción bovina para el departamento del Cauca”, liderado por el grupo de investigación NUTRIFACA, conformado por investigadores de la Universidad del Cauca y el equipo de forrajes tropicales, llevó a cabo su novena reunión trimestral el pasado mes…
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La edición de genomas da un impulso al fitomejoramiento
Sandra Valdés, asociada de investigación del CIAT, sostiene una caja Petri con semillas de arroz en germinación que forman parte de un estudio para comprobar si un solo gen puede aportar resistencia al destructivo virus hoja blanca. Foto: Neil Palmer/CIAT
Alejandro Brand, asistente de investigación del CIAT, de pie entre estantes de frascos de vidrio…
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Paving Africa’s way towards a sustainable, profitable food future with women at the lead
Women play an important role in rural agriculture. This International Day of Rural Women, we visit two farmers in Ethiopia who are transforming their rural livelihoods and making a difference in their communities.
Bula Muda is a farmer in a rural area a few hour’s drive from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Ten years…
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The road out of poverty depends on feeding our children nutritious food first
At the 2017 Borlaug Dialogue this week, October 18-20, Dr. Mercy Lung’aho says feeding our youth more nutritious food is critical for a prosperous Africa. Her opinion piece was first published by Inter Press Service News Agency.
One drizzly morning in some lush green tea plantations in Rwanda, I was on my way to visit a…
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Climate-Smart Agriculture profiles to guide investments in three more African countries
The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Country Profile (CP) initiative is a series of publications containing a brief yet comprehensive overview of the agricultural context and challenges in each country through a climate-smart agriculture lens, and provides a snapshot of the key issues, climate impacts, CSA practices, relevant policies, and…
