Speaking about her poster at last week’s CIAT knowledge sharing week, Myriam Sánchez, Director of Corporación Biotec in Colombia explains how her organization works through innovation systems. She argues that “traditional linear research is no longer valid, we need to go into more complex systems.” It is also important toRead More …
Improving research uptake – Along the value chain
24 May, 2009 by (comments)One of CIAT’s core values, as elaborated by Louise Sperling, is to ‘Reach End Users‘. Speaking at CIAT’s 2009 knowledge sharing week, CIAT’s Jean Claude Rubyogo explains how multiple actors in research in Africa work together in a ‘value chain approach’ to achieve improved uptake of bean varieties: Click ToRead More …
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How suitable is your crop? Climate change and agriculture in 2020
21 May, 2009 by (comments)On Thursday morning, Andy Jarvis led the KSW 2009 special session on climate change and CIAT research. He started by introducing the various global climate models and emission scenarios. They generally show a world that is warmer everywhere, in some places much warmer. It will also be wetter in mostRead More …
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Science for Impact – Extending the Accessibility of CIAT Research
20 May, 2009 by (comments)Ruben Echeverría shares some perspectives on an agenda for CIAT … On the first day of this KSW, some 50 staff members joined a session organized with the support of the ICT-KM program to discuss the availability and accessibility of CIAT’s research outputs [see presentations]. At the end of theRead More …
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Reaching end-users : Let’s rethink who is the “pea” and who is the “elephant”
20 May, 2009 by (comments)Louise Sperling kicked off Day 3 of CIAT’s KS week by stimulating our thinking around the issue of ‘Reaching End Users’ (REU). “While REU was rejected as a deliberate thrust in CIAT’s strategy, and is not visible in the MTPs, the ideas around REU are very high on the agendaRead More …
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LAC Biotechnology platform : A regional consortium to integrate, catalyze, and empower!
20 May, 2009 by (comments)The morning discussion about partnerships in the Reaching End User session linked nicely into Joe Tohme’s presentation about a Latin American and Caribbean Biotechnology platform. Joe concedes the idea is not new, having been discussed for several years but it has now been pushed forward in the new strategic plan,Read More …
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Africa’s Development Initiatives
20 May, 2009 by (comments)Participants in Knowledge Sharing Week 2009 have been taking a closer look at some of CIAT and it partners’ development initiatives in Africa. The African Soil Information Service (AfSIS) is exciting example. An organization working with TSBF in 42 African countries, its core business is to address some of theRead More …
Filed Under: Africa, Events, Regions
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