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Accelerating action towards net positive agriculture and food systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174619
Abstract
Sustainable food systems are essential to providing healthy and nutritious food while enhancing livelihoods and climate resilience for people and the planet. While there are many forms of agriculture that support food security, healthy diets, economic prosperity and the environment; unsustainable agricultural practices are also a key contributor to the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change, and…
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An economic evaluation of an intensive silvo-pastoral system in San Martín, Peru
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174835
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The cattle sector plays a critical role in Peru’s agricultural economy, yet it faces challenges related to low productivity and environmental degradation. Sustainable alternatives like silvo-pastoral systems (SPSs) offer promising solutions to enhance both economic returns and ecological outcomes in cattle farming. This study examines the economic viability of an intensive SPS (SPSi) compared to traditional…
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Empowering Ghanaian communities to conserve their forests through a private-sector-led payment for ecosystem services mechanism
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174615
Abstract
The Landscapes for Cocoa Livelihoods project reduced deforestation by 71% over 1,044 hectares in Ghana's Tano Offin Forest Reserve, conserving 6,911 tons of CO2 equivalent, 65,303 m³ of water recharge, and 39 hectares of biodiverse landscape over a period of 1 year (July 1st 2023 – June 30th 2024). This project demonstrates the scaling potential of a private…
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Chile integrates local technical agroclimatic committees into National climate adaptation plan for agriculture
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174695
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The Ministry of Agriculture of Chile has integrated Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees (LTACs, MTAs in Spanish) into its updated Climate-Change Adaptation Plan for the Silvoagricultural Sector (PACC SAP), with technical support from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The government has committed to establishing or operationalizing at least three MTAs (2024–…
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FarmDESIGN: Changing Ethiopian farming practices through sustainable intensification pathways
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174758
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In 2023 and 2024 more than 132 farmers adopted more sustainable practices, including diversified crops, forages, and poultry, which boosted yields, income, improved household nutrition, and promoted soil health. The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT-led FarmDESIGN optimization and exploration modeling tool was used with communities to explore and implement optimized farming practices.…
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A Bioversity–CIAT partnership helped integrate gender considerations into ISEAL’s code of good practices for sustainability systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174614
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A 3-year partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT helped better assess and promote gender equality in agrifood-related sustainability systems. Gender researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT and the ISEAL Alliance produced demand-driven resources and learning events to support this gender work. The collaboration…
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Two Kenya Countries advancing Kenya’s third National Climate Change Action Plan Goals
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174757
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In 2024, researchers from the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, contributing to the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR), supported Laikipia and Turkana counties in advancing climate resilience and peace through Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). The establishment of county-level Climate-Smart Agriculture Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (CSA-MSP) and a piloted training course increased the…
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How can we develop value chain programs that address climate risks?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72481
Abstract
The “How To Do Note: Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects” provides guidance for the design and development of climate-smart value chains. A number of tools and resources are available to support decision makers at various stages in value chain development. Mainstreaming climate risk management approaches in different stages of…
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Open traceability tool for EUDR compliance through co-designed digital infrastructure adopted by Honduran coffee farmers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174697
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TraceFoodChain.org is an open-access traceability tool for EUDR compliance, developed by Permarobotics based on a digital infrastructure blueprint co-created with stakeholders of the Honduran coffee value chain. Facilitated by the Alliance, the three-month prototyping process defined key elements for interoperability, data ownership, and confidentiality. With a potential…
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Applying an intersectional lens to scaling
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174858
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As climate change disproportionately affects smallholder farmers, especially women and marginalized groups, integrating intersectionality into agricultural research for development (AR4D) is essential for inclusive and equitable scaling. Intersectional analysis reveals how overlapping identities (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status) create compounded disadvantages often overlooked in innovation processes. The AICCRA…
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Advancing sustainable livestock practices through ecosystem services valuation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174804
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As the world faces increasing environmental challenges, the need for sustainable livestock practices has never been more urgent. In response to this, a multi-disciplinary team of international researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have developed an…
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Review of tricot principles and data analysis workflows
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174837
Publication year
2025
Authors
De Sousa, Kaue
Laporte, Marie-Angelique
Van Etten, Jacob
Full Citation
De Sousa, K.; Laporte, M.; Van Etten, J. (2025) Review of tricot principles and data analysis workflows. 24 sl.
Publication Type
Presentation…
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Intersections of climate, security and human mobility in the community of Cedeño, Marcovia, department of Choluteca, Honduras
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174812
Abstract
Recent research has determined the importance of analyzing the
relationship between climate variability and the dynamics of
insecurity, violence and human mobility in Honduras and other
countries in the region. Most of these efforts tend to focus on data
and studies that demonstrate the correlations between these
variables at the regional or national level in order…
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Voces comunitarias sobre clima, paz y seguridad: Guatemala. Experiencias en la aldea El Carpintero, en Chiantla, Huehuetenango
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174811
Publication year
2025
Authors
Medina, Leonardo
Madurga-Lopez, Ignacio
Penel, Charlotte
Higuera-Florez, Julian
Pacillo, Grazia
Laderach, Peter
Hellin, Jon
Sieber, Stefan
Bonatti, Michelle…
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Participatory video for inclusive agricultural research for development
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72773
Abstract
Successful agricultural research for development (AR4D) should go beyond generation of quantitative
research findings, and ensure these findings feed into context-relevant development interventions.
An understanding of the context in which the research takes place is therefore essential for AR4D,
and ought to include all groups that make up the…
