The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) has just launched Melisa chatbot, an artificial intelligence system that provides agro-climatic forecasts. Available on Whatsapp, Facebook and Telegram, Melisa chatbot can be found and added as a friend on these social networks. Through the chat, members can ask her about what the weather will be
On 23-25 May, the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) and local accelerator, Impact Lab teams co-hosted an immersive three-day bootcamp for the AgriTech4Morocco Innovation Challenge 20 shortlisted projects. Thirty-two purpose-driven entrepreneurs from 11 countries spanning across Africa, Europe, Middle East, and Americas, received group and individual hands-on guidance from industry experts to refine their business pitch through expert talks,
The Alliance and Department of Agriculture are collaborating to collect data – using a Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment – that assists in understanding the key drivers of vulnerability and identifying high climate-risk areas in need of investment prioritization. The impacts of extreme weather events in the Philippines have caused the price of produce to fluctuate, affecting smallholder farmers across
New experiments on disease resistance, massive propagation, phenotyping and molecular diagnostics were highlights of a weeklong cassava workshop that brought in experts from around the world. By: Sean Mattson, Roosevelt Escobar, Wilmer Cuellar, Sandra Salazar, Eliot Gee Nguyen Ba Tung is used to traveling long distances to get a job done. His office at Vietnam’s Hung Loc Agricultural Research Center
In this series of short videos, researchers explain the core concepts of their work in rural Colombia, which links climate resilience, forest conservation, and peace-building. By: Valentina Yomayuza, Martha Vanegas. In Colombia, there is a vicious cycle between climate change and conflict. By looking at more sustainable forms of land use, Alliance researchers are able to promote both climate security
AgriLAC Resiliente is a regional CGIAR initiative that seeks to improve the livelihoods of producers in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the support of national governments, the private sector, civil society, and regional and global donors and partners. AgriLAC will also benefit farmers in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. Latin America and the Caribbean possess the
On the heels of a recent event with soil-sensing startup Stenon, the Accelerate for Impact Platform will bring together microbial-science venture Pluton Bio and CGIAR soil science experts on 7 July for the upcoming Venture-Out Event: Technological Innovation for Soil Carbon Sequestration. Around one-third of the increase of atmospheric CO2 is attributed to soil organic carbon (SOC) loss: this not only is huge
Future Seeds is the first ever genebank building in the world built with the goal of obtaining a platinum-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. It provides a framework or healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. Future Seeds was designed to: Meet employee health