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Summer 2024 Seasonal Forecast and Pastoral Climate Advisory for Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, with partners including Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, OARI, and AAU, released the June-August 2024 seasonal forecast and pastoral climate advisory to help pastoral communities in Ethiopia manage climate risks and guide livestock movement.
By: Sintayehu Alemayehu, Sintayehu Workneh, Lidya…
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First-of-a-kind school agrobiodiversity fan club supports a community seed bank in Ghana
Ronnie Vernooy
Daniel Nyadanu (NUS Network, Ghana and Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana)
Students at Mangoase Senior High School have established a special fan club for hands-on conservation of local crops.
July 4th 2024: Cheers ring out around Mangoase…
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The contribution of socio-economics to agricultural research: a review
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71843
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A general review is presented on how socioeconomics can contribute to agricultural research progress. Research priorities are basically determined by the identification and understanding of the farmers` problems, knowledge of their resources (type of soil, rainfall pattern), farm characteristics, and other socioeconomic aspects (labor, capital,…
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Curso: Instrumentos de análisis de políticas utilizando modelos de equilibrio general para Colombia - Parte 2
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149283
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El objetivo de la segunda parte de este curso es brindar herramientas de política a nivel nacional facilitando a los tomadores de decisiones a diseñar y evaluar políticas que aborden los diversos factores que afectan a la economía, especialmente al sistema agroalimentario colombiano. Nos damos cuenta de que hay mucho interés en aprender este tipo de herramientas, y nuestro objetivo…
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Knowledge democratization approaches for food systems transformation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149258
Publication year
2024
Authors
Brock, Samara
Baker, Lauren
Jekums, Amanda
Ahmed, Faris
Fernandez, Margarita
Montenegro de Wit, Maywa
Rosado-May, Francisco J.
Méndez, V. Ernesto
Anderson, Colin R.
Declerck, Fabrice
Anderson, Molly D…
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Living within the safe and just Earth system boundaries for blue water
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149264
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Safe and just Earth System Boundaries (ESBs) for surface water and groundwater (blue water) have been defined for sustainable water management in the Anthropocene. Here we assessed whether minimum human needs could be met with surface water from within individual river basins alone and, where this is not possible, quantified how much groundwater would be required. Approximately 2.6 billion people live in river basins…
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Políticas de cambio climático, seguridad alimentaria y migración en Guatemala: Prioridades, vinculación y recomendaciones
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149275
Publication year
2024
Authors
Collazos Acosta, Sara Estefania
Higuera Florez, Julian
Madurga-Lopez, Ignacio
Iturria Almazán, Alberto
Robledo Muñoz, Edith
Hernandez, Manuel A.
Olivet, Francisco…
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Au-delà des haricots : Les entrepreneuses transforment les communautés dans l'est du Congo
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149271
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Le projet Haricots pour l'Empowerment des Femmes aide les femmes à semer des changements dans leurs communautés. Une récente visite de l'ambassadrice canadienne a reconnu les avantages d'investir dans l'empowerment des femmes.
Publication year
2024
Authors
Awotide, Bola Amoke
Kalisya,…
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An econometric analysis on the direct and indirect effects of climate variability on conflict. The case of Kenya.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149277
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Highlights
• This study shows that in Kenya climate variability is associated with higher conflict risks. Decreased rainfall is linked to more frequent violent conflicts through an increase in the percentage of stunting children, with each unit increase in below-average rainfall anomalies associated with an 8% increase in foreseen violent conflicts per grid as mediated by…
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Seasonal pastoral climate advisory (June- August 2024) for Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149272
Publication year
2024
Authors
Gebre, Liyuneh
Dessalegn, Olika
Mamo, Girma
Mariam, Temesgen
Sisay, Tewodros
Assefa, Endalew
Zewdu, Eshetu
Mohammed, Yassin
Tolcha, Abu
Ejo, Asfawu
Tesfaye, Lidya
Workeneh, Sintayehu…
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Fortalecimiento agropecuario en Honduras: Asistencia técnica e integración con mercados de café y frijol
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149273
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Proveer asistencia técnica adecuada y mejorar la integración entre productores y compradores es crucial para aumentar el acceso a mercados diferenciados y contribuir al desarrollo de estos sectores. Evaluamos, mediante dos estudios, el impacto de la asistencia técnica e información, así como la integración con mercados (estudio 1), y el envío de mensajes técnicos por WhatsApp y el…
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Aspiraciones y riesgo: ¿Impulsan la resiliencia climática en agricultores de granos básicos en Guatemala?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149278
Abstract
Guatemala se encuentra entre los países más vulnerables al cambio climático en Centroamérica, debido a su marcada dependencia económica de la producción agrícola (24% del PIB). La subsistencia y seguridad alimentaria de las familias guatemaltecas, cuya dieta se basa en maíz y frijol, se ven amenazadas por los efectos climáticos. Este estudio busca entender si las actitudes hacia el…
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ICTforAg 2024: Virtual day session. Monitoring food security trends in digital spaces: A multi-platform approach to nowcast food insecurity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149274
Abstract
Given the growing significance of internet-based information flows, the digital innovations team at CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security has developed an approach that integrates digital platforms to nowcast social phenomena, applied to the context of food security monitoring in the Global South. In this session, we will present our framework and a pilot…
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Aumento da produtividade e da qualidade do arroz irrigado em Santa Catarina
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71679
Publication year
1986
Authors
Ishiy, T
Peske, ST
Pulver, Edward L.
Full Citation
Ishiy, Takazi; Peske, Silmar Teichert; Pulver, Edward L. 1986. Aumento da produtividade e da qualidade do arroz irrigado…
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Bean Breakthrough to Enhance Nutrition in Africa
New bean varieties developed in Africa through ACIAR-funded research will significantly reduce cooking times and promote greater uptake of these nutritious crops among rural communities.
By: ACIAR
With ACIAR support, The University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Alliance's Pan-Africa Bean Research…
