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Making the most of small amounts of seed
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120403
Publication year
2025
Authors
Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
Ciprián, Arsenio
Urrea-Benítez, José L.
González, Juan José
Full Citation
Schultze-Kraft, R.; Ciprián, A.; Urrea-Benítez J.L.; González, J.J. (2025) Making the most of small amounts of seed. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT…
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A Case study of Renato Choque - A Bolivian farmer using native potatoe diversity to manage degraded lands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115327
Abstract
The video provides an interesting story line of a farmer in Bolivia who is using native pottoe diversity to restore degraded lands. He is a custodian farmer conserving 5 varieties of native potatoes grown on degraded lands on his farm. He produces certified seed of these native potatoe varieties for distribution to to ther farmers. His farm is also used as a field school where he…
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Kenya Cimate-Smart Agriculture Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120936
Abstract
This monitoring and evaluation framework (M&EF) for Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) has been developed to foster the effective transformation of the agricultural sector toward resilient, low-carbon development, and to check whether the implementation of the Kenya Climate Smart Implementation Framework (KCSAIF) objectives, outcomes, and outputs are proceeding as planned, in order to support optimal planning and…
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‘In our seed bank, a farmer can choose which seeds she or he wants to plant’
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115974
Abstract
Benefit Sharing Fund feature in FAO’s Voices of diversity series. with testimonials from people from over 25 countries, who foster plant genetic diversity and play active roles in the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Plant Treaty.
Publication year
2021
Authors
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
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Banana research at Bioversity International: present and future prospects
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118374
Publication year
2020
Authors
Chase, Rachel
Blomme, Guy
Carpentier, Sebastien C.
Dita Rodriguez, Miguel Angel
Ekesa, Beatrice
Karamura, Deborah
Karamura, Eldad
Ocimati, Walter
Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor
Panis, Bartholomeus…
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Finca humana: Principios y prácticas agrícolas sostenibles en Honduras
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82104
Publication year
1991
Authors
Flores, Milton B.
Sánchez, Elías
Full Citation
Flores, Milton B.; Sánchez, Elías. 1991. Finca humana: Principios y prácticas agrícolas sostenibles en Honduras . In: Vartanián Alarcón, Daniel;…
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Building an urban food policy: the case of Cali, Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120344
Abstract
This chapter discusses the process of building an Food and Nutrition Security policy in Cali. The conclusion, asks a number of key questions as part of an analysis of the main driving forces behind the successful construction and formulation.
The book -Public Policies and Food Systems in Latin America- of which this chapter is a part, presents the results of a collective research effort coordinated by the Public Policy and Rural…
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Climate smart agriculture: Mitigation and adaptation strategies at the global scale
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125165
Abstract
To address adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change, researchers in the agricultural field have extended numerous technologies and practices known as climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The CSA has led to an important debate on sustainable development in the agriculture system and climate among the scientific and civil society. However, one of the main challenges is incorporating the effects of…
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Participatory community nutrition education: Training manual for community health workers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/122033
Abstract
This manual has been developed based on participatory workshops and subsequent agri-nutrition training courses in Vihiga County, Western Kenya by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. This manual was further evaluated in Turkana and Busia Counties in Kenya, with the intention to develop agricultural interventions to improve nutrition.
The learning objectives for the training are focused…
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Gender training manual: The driver of smallholder agricultural revolution in Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125266
Abstract
Agriculture remains the engine of growth and poverty reduction Sub-Sahara Africa. For decades, women, youths, and men have made significant contributions to agricultural and rural economies globally even though their roles vary considerably within regions and are rapidly changing. Rural women pursue multiple livelihood strategies and often manage complex households and farm activities. These activities…
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Cocoa trait rankings for tricot
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121955
Abstract
A booklet for farmers with visuals to record trait rankings in cocoa on-farm trials.
Publication year
2021
Authors
Ulzen, Jacob
Ortíz Crespo, Berta
Etten, Jacob van
Full Citation
Ulzen, J.; Ortiz-Crespo, B.; van Etten, J. (2021) Cocoa trait rankings for tricot. Rome (Italy):…
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Step-wise guide for weighing cocoa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121954
Abstract
This is a short guide to teach weighing cocoa with a conventional scale, used in Ghana.
Publication year
2021
Authors
Ulzen, Jacob
Etten, Jacob van
Full Citation
Ulzen, J.; van Etten, J. (2022) Step-wise guide for weighing cocoa. Rome (Italy): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 28 p…
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Redesigning farmer-participatory on-farm trials from a citizen science perspective: The tricot experience
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121924
Abstract
This article describes the design journey leading to tricot, a citizen science approach for on-farm experimentation.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Etten, Jacob van
Full Citation
van Etten, J. (2022) Redesigning farmer-participatory on-farm…
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Alliances to transform: Young livestock producers and the impact of farmer training programs, the case of “Heirs of Tradition”
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125166
Abstract
Insufficient schooling rates among livestock producing families are pivotal in preventing an effective generational transfer and gender and social equality in Colombia’s rural settings. Concurrently, low literacy rates are now understood as a critical factor hindering the livestock sector’s productivity and sustainability. Even though several academic readings and…
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Las dimensiones institucionales y estructurales de los Pagos por Servicios Ambientales en Colombia: el caso de los sistemas silvopastoriles
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125177
Abstract
Los Pagos por Servicios Ambientales (PSA) se han convertido en una estrategia útil para la adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático en Latinoamérica: al tiempo que contribuyen en la restauración y conservación del medio ambiente, favorecen el desarrollo social y productivo. Sin embargo, su implementación resulta desafiante dadas las características…
