Rapid land transformation driven by large scale investments is one of the big trends defining this century. In a virtual briefing for the Global Donor Platform members CIAT agriculture expert Deborah Bossio dismisses the cry for more investments often heard in development circles. From her perspe...
Mosquera Echeverry, Erika Eliana
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Rankin Cortazar, Sara
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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[Cali’s Academic Platform on Food and Nutritional Security]
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Cali’s Academic Platform on Food and Nutritional Security
Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management (INRM) research poses a challenge to scientists. The complexity of INRM interventions requires a more holistic approach to impact assessment, beyond the plot and farm levels and beyond traditional analysis of economic returns. Impact ...
Gottret, María Verónica
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White, D.
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[Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management: Challenges and experiences]
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Assessing the impact of integrated natural resource management: Challenges and experiences
Conflicting demands for food and water, exacerbated by increasing population, increase the risks of food insecurity, poverty and environmental damage in major river systems. Agriculture remains the predominant water user, but the linkage between water, agriculture and livelihoods is more complex ...
Cook, Simon E.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
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Giordano, Mark
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[Water, food and livelihoods in river basins]
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Water, food and livelihoods in river basins
We examine the geographic dimensions of food consumption in Ecuador, which has one of the highest rates of chronic infant undernutrition in Latin America. We use statistical and spatial analyses to examine the distribution of food consumption and food poverty and to test and generate hypotheses o...
Farrow, Andrew
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Larrea, C
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Hyman, Glenn
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Lema, G
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[Exploring the spatial variation of food poverty in Ecuador]
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Exploring the spatial variation of food poverty in Ecuador
Soaring prices of fossil fuels, geo-political issues and environmental pollution associated with fossil fuel use has led to worldwide interest in the production and use of bio-fuels. Both the developed and developing countries have developed a range of policies to encourage production of combusti...
Reddy, B.V.S.
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Ramesh, S
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Kumar, A.
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Wani, S.P.
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Ortiz, R.
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Sreedevi, TK
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[Bio-fuel crops research for energy security and rural development in developing countries]
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Bio-fuel crops research for energy security and rural development in developing countries
Francesconi, Wendy
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Pérez Miñana, Elena
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Willcock, Simon P.
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Villa, Ferdinando
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Quintero, Marcela
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[Linking ecosystem services to food security in a changing planet: assessing Peruvian Amazon deforestation using the ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) framework]
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Linking ecosystem services to food security in a changing planet: assessing Peruvian Amazon deforestation using the ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) framework
Nguyen Van Bo
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[Priorities for Vietnam agriculture: similarities and differences with the region]
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Priorities for Vietnam agriculture: similarities and differences with the region
Nijbroek, Ravic P.
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Andelman, Sandy J.
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[Regional suitability for agricultural intensification: a spatial analysis of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania]
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Regional suitability for agricultural intensification: a spatial analysis of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania