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February 20, 2019
Researchers have identified the source of a neurological disease in small ruminants in northern Tanzania as the dog tapeworm Taenia multiceps, opening the door for potential solutions.
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February 19, 2019
A new study in PNAS addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that is both scalable and targeted. Scientists demonstrate a unique approach using crowdsourced citizen science that capitalizes on farmers’ knowledge. The post Farmer science accelerates climate adaptation appeared first on CGIAR.
February 6, 2019
Even though the costs have come down, doing varietal identification at scale with DNA FP is still a significant investment. Fortunately, as this example from CIAT’s work on cassava in Vietnam illustrates, these data can be used for many other purposes, greatly enhancing the return on the initial investment. The post How Data Collected To Identify Cassava Varieties in Vietnam Helped Southeast Asia Respond Rapidly To a Viral Disease Outbreak appeared first on CGIAR.
January 29, 2019
As climate change-driven droughts, storms, and floods continue to challenge smallholder farmers, the demand for agricultural risk management solutions is increasing. But insurance for severe weather events, pests, and diseases is not always available or affordable for smallholders.
January 28, 2019
Building on the previously published accessibility analysis, whose travel time was estimated to an arbitrary target (i.e., cities of 50,000 or more people), this new dataset provides multiple accessibility data layers generated with a range of targets, 12 types of cities and 5 types of ports, identified as significant by the geospatial community in CGIAR.