Search Results - "Colombians"

Sustainable livestock policy of Colombia's national livestock producer organization (FEDEGAN) included information on improved pasture nutrition and methane emissions, which is inf... by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The Colombian government developed mitigation options for a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for livestock. …”
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Identity and first record of the spittlebug Mahanarva bipars (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cercopidae) of sugarcane in Colombia by Peck, DC, Rodríguez Chalarca, Jairo, Gómez, L.A.

“…Mahanarva bipars (Walker) is identified as the species causing the first spittlebug outbreak in Colombian sugarcane. Information on the biology, host plants and geographic range are absent from the literature. …”
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The making of... a documentary in Cauca by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In collaboration with Agronet, the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and a professional camera team a documentary was filmed in the countryside of Cauca (Colombia). …”
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Cassava drying industries: New potential for the Caribbean by Reeves, J.

“…The evolution of cassava drying industries on the northern coast of Colombia, as a result of a joint effort of CIAT/Colombian agencies, is discussed; projections for other Caribbean countries are included. …”
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Análisis económico de la fertilización en fríjol en el Norte del Cauca by Meza Q., Jorge Hernán, Tascón C., Rodrigo

“…Two experiments were analyzed; the first one was directed to study the behavior of colombian phosphorus products at farm level with non grouped and grouped data, based on four groups of farms, classified according soil characteristics and management. …”
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Mapeo de políticas colombianas e instrumentos de política relacionados con tierra, agua y alimentación (1991 a 2022) by Castro Nunez, Augusto Carlos, Gonzalez Rojas, Maria Carolina, Buritica Casanova, Alexander, Centro de Investigacion en Sistemas Agroalimentarios

“…The data collection objective was to map Colombian national policies and policy instruments related to land, water and food issues. …”
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Geographical distribution and phenotypic variation of Anovia punica Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), a predatory ladybeetle of fluted scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Mono... by Guillermo González, F., Kondo, Takumasa

“…(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), known as an important natural enemy of the Colombian fluted scale, Crypticeria muticicatrices Kondo and Gullan (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is here identified as A. punica Gordon, 1972, and reported for the first time from Peru. …”
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CGIAR initiative examines the coherence of policies to help avert future food and water crises in Colombia by Villarino, Maria Eliza J., Yomayuza, Karoll Valentina

“…This is why issues surrounding the environment became central during the development and implementation of the peace agreement that the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas signed in 2016.…”
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Diversidad y estructura genética de Guadua angustifolia en la Ecorregión Cafetera colombiana by Muñóz Florez, Jaime Eduardo, Londoño, Ximena, Rugeles, Paula, Posso, Andrés Mauricio, Alirio Vallejo, Franco

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AFLP fingerprinting : An efficient technique for detecting genetic variation of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis by Restrepo, S., Duque E., Myriam Cristina, Tohme, Joseph M., Verdier, Valerie M.

“…Forty-seven Xam strains, originating from different Colombian ecozones, were analysed with the selected combinations. …”
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Recurrent selection in a synthetic brachiariagrass population improves resistance to three spittlebug species by Miles, John W., Cardona Mejía, César, Sotelo, Guillermo

“…The first three selection cycles were on resistance to a single Colombian spittlebug species [Aeneolamia varia (F.)], and the final two cycles simultaneously on resistance to A. varia and to two additional Colombian spittlebug species [A. reducta (Lallemand) and Zulia carbonaria (Lallemand)]. …”
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Comparative analysis of two emerging rice seed bacterial pathogens by Fory Sánchez, Paola Andrea, Triplett, Lindsay, Ballen, Carolina, Bello, Javier, Duitama, Jorge, Aricapa, María Girlena, Prado Patiño, Gustavo A., Correa, Fernando, Hamilton, John, Leach, Jan E., Tohme, Joseph M., Mosquera Cifuentes, Gloria Maria

“…In samples of discolored rice seed grown in Colombian fields, the species Burkholderia glumae and B. gladioli were isolated, and field isolates were compared phenotypically. …”
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Advancing reference emission levels in subnational and national REDD+ initiatives: a CLASlite approach by Reimer, F., Asner, G.P., Joseph, S.

“…We test this framework on tropical forests of the Colombian Pacific Coast (Chocó) – one of the cloudiest regions on Earth, with successful comparison to the Colombian government's deforestation map and a global deforestation map.…”
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Colombia refines NDC mitigation options and develops sustainable livestock strategy by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…As part of CCAFS Low Emissions Development Flagship, CIAT’s LivestockPlus project adjusted a model for digestion and metabolism for the types of livestock, feed and nutritional qualities of feed under Colombian conditions. They used the results to test forages that can provide improved nutrition, but lower emissions.…”
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Multistakeholder networks promoting cocoa farming and silvopastoral livestock in Caquetá, Colombia by Guáqueta Solórzan, Victoria, Ayazo Berrocal, Roger, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha

“…The department of Caquetá, in the Colombian Amazon, has become a focal point for various national and international institutions aiming to promote sustainable production systems that contribute to the reduction of deforestation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and peacebuilding. …”
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U.S. - Colombia trade promotion agreement: potential economy-wide and selected sectoral effects by U.S. International Trade Commission

“…(TPA) on the U.S. economy as a whole and on specific industry sectors, including the effectson U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), exports and imports, employment, and consumers.Colombian exporters generally face substantially lower tariffs in the U.S. market than doU.S. exporters in the Colombian market because most U.S. imports from Colombia enter freeof duty either unconditionally or under other duty-free provisions. …”
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Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Partnership’s work in Latin America by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) was the lead organization for the Colombian CSRD efforts – which then expanded to encompass work in the whole Latin American region.…”
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Building capacity on Policy Analysis Tools in Colombia #NPSinitiative by Castillo, Johana M., Gonzalez Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo

“…As part of the national policy and strategy initiative, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), is deploying strategies to promote and strengthen the integration of policy and investment tools within the Colombian context. 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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Carbon storage potential of silvopastoral systems of Colombia by Aynekulu, Ermias, Suber, M., Noordwijk, M. van, Arango, Jacobo, Roshetko, J.M., Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…Here, we combined previously published tree cover data based on 250 m resolution MODIS satellite remote sensing imagery for 2000–2017 with ecofloristic zone carbon stock estimates to calculate historical and potential future tree biomass carbon storage in Colombian grasslands. Between 2000 and 2017, tree cover across all Colombian grasslands increased from 15% to 18%, with total biomass carbon (TBC) stocks increasing from 0.41 to 0.48 Pg. …”
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The risk of unintended deforestation from scaling sustainable livestock production systems by Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos, Buriticá, Alexander, González, Carolina, Villarino, Maria Eliza J., Holmann, Federico, Pérez Marulanda, Lisset, Río Duque, Martha Lilia del, Sandoval, Danny, Eufemia, Luca, Löhr, Katharina, Durango, Sandra, Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio, Lana, Marcos A., Sotelo, Steven, Rivera, Ovidio, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Quintero, Marcela

“…In two surveys conducted among 144 Colombian Amazon livestock producers with traditional or SPS farms, we assessed changes in herd composition between 2016 and 2020. …”
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