CIAT_Asia

Sharing @CIAT_ research from Asia.

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

#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. https://t.co/6ct58mzym5 #WildPlants

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

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 https://t.co/wxz89sxbnB

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

What #ICT for #agriculture solutions currently exist in #Vietnam 🇻🇳 Continue reading: Data-driven agricultural innovation for Vietnam’s farmers. https://t.co/gOAIRFrg8s #ICT4Ag #DigitalAgriculture @Gret_ONG

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

You can now APPLY ONLINE for @CGIAR_data $100K #InspireChallenge grant for your #BigDatainAg ideas! https://t.co/SAEdvN7cDL #BDPNAIROBI2018

[RootsTubersBananas Breeding @RTB_CGIAR]

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: https://t.co/SMj84uibZ1 @CIAT_ @CGIAR

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

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! https://t.co/IMPsIcUrEh #BDPNAIROBI2018

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

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. https://t.co/YT0vzYfYAy

[James Legg @jamesplegg]

#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 https://t.co/QO7LjUAd74 @IITA_CGIAR

[Wilmer Cuellar @WJCuellar]

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

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

African experience to help Southeast Asia contain CMD spread. #GCP21BENIN2018 https://t.co/A0FAWKCFtc

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

Cassava Mosaic Disease threatens 55 million tons of annual cassava production in Southeast Asia. #GCP21BENIN2018 https://t.co/A0FAWKCFtc

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

Current estimated spread of CMD in Southeast Asia is less than 10% of the total cassava planted area. #GCP21BENIN2018 https://t.co/A0FAWKCFtc

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

Global alliance calls for urgent action to stem the outbreak of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Southeast Asia. #GCP21BENIN2018 https://t.co/A0FAWKCFtc

[Luis Augusto Becerra @labecerra66]

Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production https://t.co/u9s5IezfZs @CIAT_Asia @CIAT_ @CIAT_RO

[James Legg @jamesplegg]

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

[Jonathan Newby @jononewby]

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

[Jonathan Newby @jononewby]

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_⁩ https://t.co/kBZBrj1esO

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

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 https://t.co/zSipGLqe8L https://t.co/f2elU4YRom

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

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 https://t.co/hpNkQQo27e

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

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: https://t.co/cAOjYk3hOw @jmockshell @canuac @WorldBank @gatesfoundation, @markincolombia, @giz_gmbh