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Item Implementación de servicios climáticos participativos (PICSA) en Huehuetenango, Guatemala(Video, 2024-12) Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)En el marco del proyecto “Q’Anil” (Semilla), liderado por el Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) Guatemala y financiado por The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, la Alianza de Bioversity CIAT ha focalizado sus esfuerzos en la gestión de riesgos asociados a la variabilidad climática mediante la implementación de los Servicios Climáticos Participativos para la Agricultura (PICSA, por sus siglas en inglés) en el departamento de Huehuetenango, Guatemala. La Alianza atiende 79 comunidades en los municipios de Aguacatán, Chiantla, Huehuetenango y Santa Bárbara. Su alcance incluye a 9,000 familias productoras, quienes enfrentan un acceso limitado a información, tecnologías y asistencia técnica. En estas zonas, la productividad agrícola está afectada por los efectos adversos del clima, condiciones socioeconómicas desfavorables y vías de acceso precarias. PICSA, un mecanismo de servicios climáticos de “última milla”, está ayudando a las familias agricultoras a tomar mejores decisiones al proporcionarles información agroclimática adaptada. Las familias han percibido efectos positivos en los rendimientos y la producción, incluso bajo condiciones de lluvia desfavorables.Item Residuos a riqueza: Mejorando la salud del suelo con Bocashi en la Transición Agroecológica Ucayali(Video, 2024-12-18) Blanco Garcia, Maria Alejandra; Araujo De Lima, Silvia; Mosquera Escobar, Leslie Estefany; Varon Molina, Adriana Patricia; Marulanda Duran, Luis Alejandro; Mockshell, Jonathan YawEl Bocashi, un fertilizante orgánico rico en nutrientes ofrece una solución accesible y eficiente para mejorar la fertilidad del suelo. Elaborado mediante la fermentación de materiales secos de fácil obtención, este abono enriquece el suelo con nutrientes esenciales, estimula la actividad microbiana y favorece el desarrollo de bacterias y hongos beneficiosos que descomponen la materia orgánica. Como parte del componente de fortalecimiento de capacidades del proyecto Sector Privado, Incentivos e Inversiones (PSII), especialistas del Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agrícola (INIA) lideraron una formación teórico-práctica con productores de la cooperativa Colpa de Loros. En estas sesiones, los participantes aprendieron de manera práctica al preparar una pila demostrativa de Bokashi. Este video, producido por el proyecto Agroecological TRANSITIONS-PSII en Perú, muestra los pasos prácticos para la elaboración del Bokashi y subraya la importancia de una gestión integrada de la fertilidad del suelo como base para lograr prácticas agrícolas sostenibles. Palabras clave: Agroecología, fertilizantes orgánicos, salud del suelo, desarrollo de capacidades, agricultura sostenible, prácticas agroecológicas.Item Dashboard for ex-ante, foresight, and impact assessment studies of food systems(Website, 2024-12-13) Andrade, Robert; Orjuela Ramirez, Guillermo; Ossa Arias, Luis Miguel; Guerrero, Samuel; Esponda, Maria Del Mar; Rivera, TatianaThe AgriForesight Dashboard offers bibliometric data on scientific publications, covering studies on Ex-ante, Foresight, and Impact Assessment in the field of food systems. It enables users to explore conceptual and social structures of knowledge.Item Interactive platform for mapping extreme drought in agricultural systems(Software, 2024-12) Achicanoy, Harold; Ramirez Villegas, Julian; Meuwissen, Miranda; Dalhaus, TobiasItem More fruit diversity for food security(Website, 2024) Sekandi, Eddie; Machida, Lewis; Carpentier, SebastienThe overarching goal of the project is (i) to foster food and nutrient security especially in view of climate change, and (ii) to mitigate biodiversity loss and conserve the local diversity by filling the gaps in the local gene bank and the ITC collection in Leuven.Item Climate Security Observatory V2.0(Website, 2024-12-08) Silveira Carneiro, Bia; Craparo, Alessandro Carmelo WilliamItem Ethio-FIRMS(Website, 2024-01-01) Mulatu, Kalkidan Ayele; Degefie, Degefie Tibebe; Kassa, HabtemariamA National Forest Fire Communication System for staying informed and improved preparedness. Ethiopia’s forests are vital ecosystems, sustaining communities, wildlife, and the planet's health. However, natural and human induced forest fires pose a constant threat, endangering lives, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and precious landscapes. The National Forest Fire Communication System is here to empower stakeholders at different administrative levels with timely and accurate information on forest fire occurrences to support timely intervention and preparedness. Key Benefits: Real-time Updates: Receive daily alerts through email. Interactive Map: Track seasonal distributions with an interactive map and identify hotspots. Customized Alerts: Field, zonal, and regional officers are to receive only the information relevant. Feedback: enables alert validation and description from field officers. How it Works: 1. Retrieve alerts: FIRMS alerts are automatically extracted for Ethiopia and disaggregated at district level. 2. Sign Up: Field officers are assigned per district to receive localized alerts. 3. Stay Connected: Communication of alert locations and confidence level sent via email. 4. Be Empowered: Access real-time updates, resources, and provide feedback.Item Terra-i Ethiopia(Website, 2024-01-01) Mulatu, Kalkidan Ayele; Ayehu, Getachew Tesfaye; Paz Garcia, Paula Andrea; Perez Escobar, Jorge Andres; Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo; Kassa, HabtemariamTerra-i Ethiopia, is a tool customized to detect forest change and loss vegetation in near-real-time for providing early warning on forest losses in Ethiopia. Terra-i Ethiopia, will enable users to have MODIS (NDVI) and CHIRPS imagery analysis that predicts changes in forests due to anthropogenic interventions, in near real time, at a resolution of 250 metres.Additionally, the tool introduces a prototype for alerts on forest loss derived from Sentinel-1 image analysis, at a 10-meter spatial resolution. These alerts are generated every 12 days, spanning the period from 2020 to 2022. Currently, the tool is undergoing a pilot phase in REDD PFM sites within the Bench Maji Zone in southwest Ethiopia. This tool will provide specialized information for the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources and ecosystems. The data within Terra-i Ethiopia is continually updated and integrated into higher-resolution image analyses. This information can be applied in various areas, including climate change mitigation, forest and biodiversity conservation, ecosystem service valuation, environmental control, and more. Its utilization should be determined based on its level and scope.Item BrRacemeCounter: Mask R-CNN for Raceme Instance Segmentation(Software, 2024-12-19) Arrechea-Castillo, Darwin Alexis; Cardoso Arango, Juan AndresThis is an adapted implementation of Mask R-CNN on Python 3, Keras, and TensorFlow. The model generates bounding boxes and segmentation masks for each instance of an object in the image. It's based on Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) and a ResNet50 or ResNet101 backbone. This project detects and count the total amount of racemes in tropical forages (Urochloa spp.) throught an web or a desktop based applicationItem AI tool for root segmentation and analysis in tropical grasses(Software, 2024-12) Ruiz-Hurtado, Andres Felipe; Mayorga, Mildred; Arrechea-Castillo, Darwin Alexis; Cardoso Arango, Juan AndresThis tool is an AI-driven application for segmenting and analyzing root morphology in underground minirhizotron non-destructive root images of tropical grasses. It is designed to provide accurate and efficient root analysis for researchers. This tool is available as a Gradio web application on Hugging Face, with options for local execution.Item Exploring food environments from adolescents’ perspectives in Ethiopia: An overview video(Video, 2024-12-17) Gebremeskel, Mestawet; Ekesa-onyango, Beatrice; Nabuuma, Deborah Sandra; Tefera, Nahom; Jordan Müller, Irmgard; Termote, CelineThis video provides a brief overview of our research on adolescents' food environments in Ethiopia, offering a glimpse into the participatory videos created by the adolescents themselves. The video showcases select excerpts, illustrating the diversity of food environments and the types of food options available to adolescents. Full versions of the participatory videos are currently being used to support a co-design process at community level to explore ways to improve the adolescents' food environments. Alliance Research Lever 1: Food Environment and Consumer Behavior CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy DietsItem Transformando los mercados de intermediación en la cadena de valor del café en Honduras(Video, 2024-12-19) Colindres Tejada, Mirian Elizabeth; Ceballos Sierra, FedericoEl video "Transformando los Mercados de Intermediación en la Cadena de Valor del Café en Honduras" presenta un piloto innovador que mejora la coordinación entre productores, intermediarios y exportadores para optimizar la calidad del café. Implementado por la Alianza Bioversity-CIAT con el apoyo de BECAMO, Beneficio Río Frío y Beneficio Rosales, el proyecto ha realizado 6,500 pruebas de calidad que proporcionan retroalimentación directa a los productores y ajustan la asistencia técnica a sus necesidades. Este modelo ha fortalecido las capacidades técnicas de los productores y mejorado las decisiones comerciales de los intermediarios, favoreciendo una colaboración más eficiente y sostenible. El éxito del piloto ha abierto nuevas oportunidades de inclusión y competitividad para el café hondureño, con planes de expansión a más regiones.Item High-frequency monitoring of diet quality in Guatemala(Video, 2024-12-04) Jimenez Rodas, Daniel Ricardo; Manners, Rhys Evan Joseph; Lizarazo Torres, Miguel Angel; Ramos Solorzano, Gresia Dalal; Bonilla Barillas, MelissaSince 2023, a high-frequency system for monitoring diet quality has been implemented in Guatemala's eastern region using the MEMO platform developed by MrBot Solutions. In 2024, the system expanded to the eastern, western, and central regions, supported by local partners, including ASORECH, Cáritas Zacapa, CUNORI, CUNZAC, CUNOROC, INTECAP, CDRO, Global Communities, and the Acción Cristiana church. Variability in participant response rates was observed, influenced by distrust of messages from unknown WhatsApp numbers and limited internet connectivity. Results indicate that participants from Jocotán, Chiquimula, Zacapa, Guatemala City, Nebaj, Chiantla, San Idelfonso Ixtahuacán, and Aguacatán scored below 10 on the Diet Quality Score (DQS), reflecting unhealthy diets. These findings highlight the need to strengthen the system by broadening the target population and diversifying incentives, ensuring robust data for stakeholders to enhance food security and scaling the system's impact at the national level. MusicItem AI-powered tool for spidermite damage assessment in tropical grasses(Software, 2024) Ruiz-Hurtado, Andres Felipe; Espitia Buitrago, Paula Andrea; Kimani, Adrian Matingl; Chidawanyika, Frank; Cardoso Arango, Juan Andres; Jauregui, Rosa NoemiThis tool is an AI-powered tool designed for assessing spidermite damage in tropical grasses. This software uses advanced image processing and machine learning models to perform damage classification for field images and plant segmentation using a salient object detection approach. Further refinement of models and fine-tuning is being actively researched. A deployed Gradio web application version is available on Hugging Face for online use, and users can also run the tool locally.Item Agricultural digital plot: Capacity building for innovation in Guatemala’s dry corridor(Video, 2024-12-04) Jimenez Rodas, Daniel Ricardo; Lizarazo Torres, Miguel Angel; Ramos Solorzano, Gresia Dalal; Bonilla Barillas, Melissa; Martinez Salgado, Jesus David; Estrada Vargas, Oscar HernanA tour with stakeholders through the Digital Plot established at CUNORI in Guatemala. Learn about the Digital Plot hosted at CUNORI (Universidad de Oriente) in Guatemala, an experimental and participatory space exploring how digital technologies can serve smallholder farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor.Item Exploring yield growth to 2050: Updating yield growth parameters in IMPACT(Website, 2024) Orozco Ceron, Esperanza; Rivera Vasco, Tatiana Carolina; Petsakos, Athanasios; Suarez, Victor; Hareau, Guy; Enahoro, Dolapo; Pede, Valerien; Alene, Arega; Andrade Lopez, Robert SantiagoThis tool has been developed under the auspices of the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight & Metrics. Its objective is to support the update of exogenous yield growth parameters to 2050 in the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). These exogenous yield growth parameters, commonly referred to as "Intrinsic Productivity growth Rates" (IPRs), represent a component of agricultural productivity that cannot be attributed to price effects, climate and water shocks - elements which are explicitly captured by IMPACT (for example new technologies, better management, improved input use efficiency, etc.) Estimating IPRs to 2050 can be better understood as an exercise to derive future yield growth parameters from an informed extrapolation of observed past trends.Item CGIAR EiA climate adaptation prioritization tool - Alpha release(Software, 2024-12-13) Steward, Peter; Rosenstock, Todd; Schmitter, Petra; Youngberg, Brayden; Achicanoy, HaroldDevelopment version of CGIAR EiA Climate Adaptation Prioritization Tool This interactive Markdown document is designed to support the prioritization of climate adaptation investments at the regional level for CGIAR science programs. It accompanies a publication and provides an interactive interface for exploring the intersection of climate hazards and agricultural exposure. The primary goal is to aid decision-makers in identifying and prioritizing regions and crops most vulnerable to climate risks. In addition to its specific application for CGIAR programs, this codebase is built to be fully repeatable and customizable, enabling adaptation for other purposes or regions. By incorporating flexible input datasets and scalable hazard combinations, the tool is suited to a wide range of agricultural and environmental risk assessments. An on-line server based version of the tool is available here: https://africa-adaptation-atlas.shinyapps.io/eia_climate_prioritization/Item CBD COP16's decision re digital sequence information & benefit-sharing: A primer for CGIAR scientists(Video, 2024-12-04) Halewood, Michael; Chiarolla, Claudio; Lopez Noriega, Isabel; Rouard, MathieuAfter years of negotiations, in the early hours of November 2, 2024, the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) adopted a decision to make the so-called ‘multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from DSI’ a reality. The decision sets out formulae for payments to the newly established ‘Cali fund’ for benefit sharing, and for disbursements from that fund. It also addresses the management of databases that make DSI publicly available. This webinar for CGIAR staff unpacked the COP decision, and considered its relevance to CGIAR. The webinar was led by CGIAR Genebank Initiative scientists who were engaged in the negotiations.Item What do farmers prefer? What is the best multipurpose forage mixtures in Ethiopia?(Video, 2024-11-04) Mulatu, Kalkidan Ayele; Feitosa Dias De Sousa, Kaue; Ebrahim, Mohammed; Notenbaert, An Maria Omer; Worku, Wuletawu Abera; Mwendia, Solomon Waweru; Girmay, Eyuel; Jørgensen, MaritItem Advancing gender equality through sustainability systems (webinar)(Video, 2024-11) Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture; ISEALAchieving gender equality in supply chains remains a significant challenge. Although organisations and initiatives worldwide have committed to promoting gender equality, turning these commitments into concrete actions is still a work in progress. To support this effort, Evidensia, in partnership with The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, under the CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality, hosted the launch of a new toolkit, designed to help sustainability systems and their partners advance their approaches to gender equality. The event outlined three key levels at which sustainability systems can address gender equality: within their own organisations, through standards and certifications, and via broader programmatic efforts. By highlighting ongoing initiatives and best practices, the event aimed to inspire diverse perspectives, share findings, and encourage participants to learn from successful examples. Speakers: Miranda Morgan, Gender Research Consultant, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Amandine Bressand, Manager, Business and Human Rights, ISEAL Anna Summer, Programme Management Officer, SheTrades Initiative, International Trade Centre Nini Mehrotra, Gender Equality Senior Manager, Better Cotton