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CIAT_Asia

@CIAT_Asia

Sharing @CIAT_ research from Asia.

 Hanoi, Vietnam
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Joined November 2015
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#WildSpecies of #Christmas trees 🎄, coffee plants ☕, traditional medicinal herbs 🌿 and thousands of common plants are poorly conserved, according to a new indicator. This may imperil 2020 goals to conserve #biodiversity. ow.ly/UcN530mIoJO #WildPlants – at Palmira, Colombia
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While #cassava starch contains superior functional properties in many applications sought after by food processors and manufacturers, farm-level productivity remains critical to ensure competitiveness in the market of #SoutheastAsia #CMDinSEA ow.ly/gwwB30lMDBs – at Vietnam
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What #ICT for #agriculture solutions currently exist in #Vietnam 🇻🇳 Continue reading: Data-driven agricultural innovation for Vietnam’s farmers. ow.ly/Vmfp30lrEZD #ICT4Ag #DigitalAgriculture @Gret_ONG
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You can now APPLY ONLINE for @CGIAR_data $100K #InspireChallenge grant for your #BigDatainAg ideas! bit.ly/Inspirechallenge #BDPNAIROBI2018
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Southeast Asia has the fastest growing internet user base of any region on earth. Farmer-to-farmer extension videos on #cassava farming have reached thousands in this region through their smartphones: bit.ly/2LBAcXF @CIAT_ @CGIAR
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A5: @CIAT_ is already harnessing #AI & #ML in @USAID funded projects in agriculture. Thanks for pioneering with us, looking forward to furthering scale-up opportunities. And welcome to the @CGIAR_Data convention! bit.ly/bdpnairobi2018 #BDPNAIROBI2018
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Vietnam’s Plant Protection Research Institute expresses concern about cassava mosaic disease in Vietnam, calls for help in tackling disease including through CMD-resistant cassava varieties. ow.ly/Q7JJ30kYHIa
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#Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in South-East Asia. July 11 report of a visit to #Thailand #Vietnam & #Laos to review the status of the CMD pandemic & use experience from #Africa to propose strategies for mitigation of this devastating disease researchgate.net/publication… @IITA_CGIAR
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July 9-13. CIAT scientists and officers from the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) from #Cambodia, surveying for #Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in the border with #Thailand. Stay tuned. @CIAT_ @RTB_CGIAR @labecerra66 @ACIARAustralia
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African experience to help Southeast Asia contain CMD spread. #GCP21BENIN2018 goo.gl/NvQ9ji
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Cassava Mosaic Disease threatens 55 million tons of annual cassava production in Southeast Asia. #GCP21BENIN2018 goo.gl/NvQ9ji
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Current estimated spread of CMD in Southeast Asia is less than 10% of the total cassava planted area. #GCP21BENIN2018 goo.gl/NvQ9ji
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Global alliance calls for urgent action to stem the outbreak of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Southeast Asia. #GCP21BENIN2018 goo.gl/NvQ9ji
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Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production citybusinessnews.com/experts… @CIAT_Asia @CIAT_ @CIAT_RO
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Calling all cassava experts!! 🗨️💥🗨️Are you ready for a challenge? Take a look at this picture. CMD-affected on the left, CMD-free on the right. What is your estimate of the percentage yield loss? @IITA_CGIAR @CIAT_Asia @CIAT_ @NextGenCassava @Cassavaweedmgt @ACAI_IITA
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Identifying #gender and #socialinclusion issues in @CIAT_Asia @ACIARAustralia @RTB_CGIAR cassava research program. #breeding #cropprotection #agronomy #seedsystems #processing #migration #diversification #risk #preferences #decisions #power #access #control #networks
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Cassava farmers & processors in Asia are in constant battle to be competitive in uncertain global markets. Emerging diseases threaten rural livelihoods, industry & exports. ⁦@ACIARAustralia⁩ ⁦@RTB_CGIAR⁩ ⁦@GCP21cassava⁩ ⁦⁦@CIAT_⁩ slideshare.net/JonathanNewby…
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Dr. Hernán Ceballos, a plant breeder at CIAT’s Cassava Program, and Alfred Dixon, IITA Director of the Dev. and Delivery Office received the Golden Cassava Prize at the triennial Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century #GCP21Benin2018 ow.ly/gbqB30kubSu teapawt.net/cegesi/status/10069903…
Chiedozie Egesi (@cegesi) profile pictureChiedozie Egesi@cegesi13 Jun 2018
Big Congratulations to my mentors Alfred Dixon @IITA_CGIAR and Hernan Ceballos @CIAT_ as they receive the Golden Cassava Award 2018 at #GCP21Benin2018 at Cotonou. Glad to have worked and still working with you both in @NextGenCassava
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You can still register for this @GCPcoffee webinar where @markincolombia will discuss the tools we've developed to assess exposure of coffee regions to #ClimateVhange risks and strategies to adapt and mitigate those risks ow.ly/qiNi30kpzPw
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Join our colleagues in discussing "Food Systems in a Changing Global World: New Challenges and New Opportunities" at #ICABR2018 on June 14. Watch the livestream here: ow.ly/stw230kpELr @jmockshell @canuac @WorldBank @gatesfoundation, @markincolombia, @giz_gmbh
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