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Design toolkit: including women farmers in the digital revolution
The digital revolution has reached smallholder farming. But who benefits? Still, many women farmers remain excluded from digital agro-services. A new practical guide and toolkit helps researchers design gender-inclusive digital tools.
The mobile revolution is rapidly transforming low- and middle-income countries…
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Better Breeding Tools for Future-Proofing Potatoes
Thanks to a collaboration between researchers across the world, including the Alliance, potato breeders will now have a much better toolkit to develop new varieties best suited to their needs in a changing climate.
Over 1.3 billion people eat potatoes as a staple food, making it the third most important food crop after wheat…
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How do roots respond to osmotic stress? A transcriptomic approach to address this question in a non-model crop
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77311
Abstract
Drought is a complex phenomenon that is relevant for many crops. Performing high-throughput transcriptomics in non-model crops is challenging. The non-model crop where our workflow has been tested on is banana (Musa spp.), which ranks among the top ten staple foods (total production over 145 million tons in…
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Deforestation impacts go far beyond carbon
Deforestation in the tropics is an even more important factor in the climate cycle than previously thought —including changes in the circulation of heat and water— according to a new study from a team including researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
Forests and their loss through deforestation have long…
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Open Call for Disruptive Agri-Tech Solutions to Support Morocco’s Generation Green 2020-2030 Strategy
CGIAR Accelerate Impact Platform, IMPACT Lab, World Bank and Trust Fund Digital Development Partnership, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests (MAPMDREF), and PAD Project Launch the AgriTech4Morocco Innovation Challenge…
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Linking genebanks and farmers to urban high-value markets - The case of chili peppers in Peru and Bolivia [Poster]
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67502
Publication year
2013
Authors
Jaeger, M.
Zonneveld, M. van
Ramírez, M.
Amaya, K.
Full Citation
Jaeger, M.; van Zonneveld, M.; Ramirez, M.; Amaya, K…
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The Future Seeds LEED Certification
Future Seeds is the first ever genebank building in the world to obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum-level certification.
Read the certification here: CIAT Genebank - Future Seeds | U.S. Green Building Council (usgbc.org)
Future Seeds holds in trust the global collections of beans, cassava, and tropical forages. Future Seeds has received generous donations from…
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INTEGRATING WEATHER AND CLIMATE ANALYTICS INTO AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CLIM-ARM) PROJECT
Credits
©2013CIAT/StephanieMalyon
The Clim-ARM project is led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (CGIAR), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and implemented with local partners in Rwanda and Ethiopia.
Apr 05, 2022…
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Future Seeds is open! Highlights from the launch of the Alliance’s seedbank
Politicians, partners, donors, and staff gathered for the inauguration of the Alliance’s new genebank, Future Seeds, in Cali, Colombia. Read on for a recap of the day’s events.
March 15, 2022 - Cali, Colombia: The Alliance opened the doors to guests from around the world for the launch of Future…
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Práctica agrícola sostenible enfrenta una gran limitación: tierra para producir semillas
Dados sus beneficios ambientales, los cultivos de cobertura, como el trébol y el centeno, se están volviendo cada vez más populares en fincas estadounidenses. El incremento de su uso requerirá más investigación e inversión, pero los investigadores dicen que los beneficios compensan con creces los gastos.
En la medida…
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Post-COVID-19, we need a food systems approach to achieve zero-deforestation diets
The COVID-19 pandemic brings home a point that Jane Goodall recently echoed in a stern warning to the world. In an interview, the celebrated primatologist said humanity will end if we do not change our ways, specifically how and what we eat, which has caused undue damage to forests.
Primary forest areas in Ucayali, Peru, deforested due to palm oil…
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Descriptores de quinua
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104944
Publication year
1981
Authors
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Full Citation
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (1981) Descriptores de quinua. 18 p.
Publication Type
Book
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La compleja relación entre deforestación y diversidad de la dieta en la Amazonia
Cada vez se convierte más superficie de la selva amazónica a la agricultura; científicos examinan de qué manera esto se encuentra vinculado con el acceso a los alimentos de las comunidades locales. Una investigación publicada recientemente muestra que en un periodo de 15 años, la deforestación y la reducción de la diversidad agrícola están asociadas…
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La Alianza rinde homenaje a un gran amigo y colega
El sábado 18 de julio el equipo de Protección Institucional del Campus de la Alianza entre Bioversity International y el CIAT en Colombia, fue sorprendido por una triste noticia: William Pedroza Rosero, más conocido como “El Poli”, había fallecido.
Hace 31 años William llegó al CIAT a trabajar en el Departamento de Protección Institucional. Era…
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La pandemia del COVID-19: Una oportunidad para el sector arrocero de América Latina
La actual Pandemia del COVID-19 ha transformado los sistemas alimentarios a nivel mundial, impactando todos los eslabones de la cadena de suministro de alimentos, desde los sistemas productivos hasta la composición de la dieta de las personas. El sector arrocero en América Latina y el Caribe no ha estado exento de estos impactos, pero a diferencia…
