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Ficha Iniciativa FIA : Gestión e Implementación de una Unidad de Faena Móvil de Última Tecnología con HACCP en su Infraestructura, Destinada para Carne Natural de Terneros de Alta...

“…Durante este año 2010 la Empresa Carnes Andes Sur obtuvo una merma entre un 20-25% en comparación al año anterior. …”
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EncontrAR: Informe Situacional de la Plataforma de Aprendizaje Colaborativo by Mercado, P., Angulo, L., Haan, Stef de, Ochoa, J., Castellanos, A., Pradel, W.

“…They are ventures that are in the same areas that can interact in different contexts and demonstrate that if it is possible to promote businesses at a local and regional level, they take advantage of opportunities and generate a kind of ecosystem that allows interaction with different public and private actors in vulnerable areas such as high Andes.…”
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Collective action for innovation and small farmer market access: The Papa Andina experience by Devaux, André, Velasco, Claudio, López, Gastón, Bernet, Thomas, Ordinola, Miguel, Pico, Hernán, Thiele, Graham, Horton, Douglas E.

“…As the forces of globalization and market integration penetrate the Andes, they present both challenges and opportunities for farmers there. …”
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Expresion de efectores RXLR en el linaje clonal EC-1 de Phytophthora infestans en Peru by Izarra, M., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.

“…Estas cepas, aisladas de papas cultivadas en el centro de los Andes peruanos, tienen diferentes patrones de virulencia. …”
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Co-benefits of soil carbon protection for invertebrate conservation by Flores Rios, Angelli, Thomas, Evert, Peri, Pablo P., Amelung, Wulf, Duarte Guardia, Sandra, Borchard, Nils, Lizárraga Travaglini, Alfonso Diulio, Vélez Azañero, Armando, Sheil, Douglas, Tscharntke, Teja, Steffan Dewenter, Ingolf, Ladd, Brenton

“…Drawing on >10,000 invertebrate observations organized into functional groups, and site-specific soil organic Carbon (SOC) measurements from Patagonia, the Peruvian Andes, and montane tropical rainforest, we examined the role of climate, soil, topographical position and land use for prediction of invertebrate biodiversity. …”
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Rye production under acid soils and drought conditions: An alternative for the sustainability of High Andean livestock farming in Peru by Carrasco Chilon, William Leoncio, Alvarez García, Wuesley Yusmein, Cervantes Peralta, Marieta Eliana, Quilcate Pairazamán, Carlos Enrique, Vásquez, Hector V.

“…The high nutritional value and yield of the rye ecotypes studied in acid soil conditions and without irrigation can be an alternative for livestock feeding and grain production in the rainy season in the Andes as a dual-purpose crop.…”
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Biodiversidad y cambio climático: diversidad de insectos en cuatro ecotipos de papa by Yábar Landa, Erick, Velarde Durán, Edilberto, Del Castillo Espinoza, María Mercedes, Espinoza Becerra, Eliseo, Pando Callo, Edgar, Ardiles Jara, Alexander, Serrano Del Carpio, Judith Vita, Pacheco Del Castillo, Miguel Ángel, Palomino Flores, Ladislao, Velarde Peña, Arturo

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Building capacity on Policy Analysis Tools in Colombia #NPSinitiative by Castillo, Johana M., Gonzalez Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo

“…As part of this effort, the “Policy Analysis Tools using General Equilibrium Models for Colombia” course was held, a three-day in-person course conducted in collaboration with the Agri-Food Systems Research Center at the University of Los Andes.…”
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Inventario BSM by Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregion Andina

“…Este año CONDESAN organizó el primer proceso de reflexión entre los proyectos del CPWF-Andes. Uno de las conclusiones más importantes, indica la necesidad de inventariar los principales BSM que se implementaron o implementan en la región, con la finalidad de tener una base de datos de apoyo para los proyectos y, al mismo tiempo, que sirva de base para definir lineamientos y principios que nos ayuden en el proceso de construcción de la definición de BSM.…”
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Explaining andean potato weevils in relation to local and landscape Features : A facilitated ecoinformatics approach by Parsa, Soroush, Ccanto, Raul I., Olivera, E, Scurrah, M., Alcázar, Jesus, Rosenheim, Jay A.

“…The present study applies a “facilitated ecoinformatics” approach to jointly screen many local and landscape features of suspected importance to Andean potato weevils (Premnotrypes spp.), the most serious pests of potatoes in the high Andes.…”
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Testing climate and agriculture policy against future scenarios by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Since 2010, the team has built regional scenarios for East and West Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Central America and the Andes. Recently their focus has shifted to helping national officials develop their own scenarios to improve specific policies. …”
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24 recetas con quinua: una opción para la seguridad alimentaria de los pueblos andinos de Colombia by CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Project A1a: On designing and implementing benefit-sharing mechanisms : by Mulligan, Mark, Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer

“…This is about identifying which benefit-sharing and coordination mechanisms work best under which circumstances for basins anywhere in the Andes and the reasons underpinning failure or success in specific basin instances. …”
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Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process by Carney, H.J.

“…The central Andes represent the center of domestication for the potato. …”
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A1: Benefit Sharing Mechanisms to imrpove Water Productivity and Reduce Water-Related Conflict in Selected Basins by Estrada, R.D., Escobar, G.

“…This project uses a potent water-soil model to identify areas in the Andes in which water use could be improved by making more water available.It also is expected that any surplus will benefit the poor in the watershed as part of an effort to alleviate poverty. …”
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Desastres climáticos, género y pobreza (Serie de Webinars NPS Initiative) - Hacia una reducción inclusiva del riesgo de desastres en Bolivia by Escalante, Luis Enrique

“…These slides were presented on Dec. 6, 2023 NPS Colombia webinar in collaboration with the University of the Andes “Climate Disasters, Gender, and Poverty: Towards an Inclusive Reduction of Disaster Risk in Bolivia” During this seminar, Luis Escalante, a researcher at IFPRI, presented the study as part of the course “Policy Analysis Tools using General Equilibrium Models for Colombia” .…”
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People, livelihoods and Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) by van Koppen, Barbara

“…Partners are the International Water Management Institute, the International Water and Sanitation Centre, International Development Enterprises, and 18 national and regional farmer networks, NGOs, government agencies, and universities in eight countries in five river basins: the Andes System (Bolivia and Colombia), Indus-Ganges (India and Nepal), Limpopo (South Africa and Zimbabwe), Mekong (Thailand), and Nile basins (Ethiopia). …”
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Technology for men and women: Recommendations to reinforce gender mainstreaming in agricultural technology innovation processes for food security by Polar, Vivian, Babini, C., Flores, P.

“…This work was developed from an analysis of the experience of the project “Strengthening pro-poor agricultural innovation for food security in the Andean region” IssAndes, implemented by the International Potato Center and funded by the European Commission’s Thematic Program on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture, through the International Fund for Agricultural Development.…”
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Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value? by Debouck, Daniel G.

“…Some historical aspects and 2 possible reasons for the domestication of Phaseolus vulgaris and P. lunatus are considered, namely, that (1) bean domestication occurred at least 8000 yr ago in the southern Peruvian Andes, as a food plant, or that (2) beans were domesticated for different reasons and then used as food plants. …”
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Estudio de la biodiversidad del frijol lima Phaseolus lunatus L. en Colombia by Perea, I., Debouck, Daniel G., Toro Chica, Orlando, Andrade, M.I., Ocampo Nahar, César H.

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