This document discusses a research program on grain legumes. The program aims to leverage legumes to combat poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation. It will do so through strategic components like developing productive varieties and management practices, enhancing post-harvest processing and market opportunities, and fostering innovation. The program establishes eight product lines to address issues like abiotic stresses, biological nitrogen fixation, and biotic stresses. If successful, the program expects to achieve intermediate development outcomes such as improved access to and income from grain legumes, especially for women and the poor, as well as increased consumption and farming system productivity while minimizing environmental impacts.
Presentation by CAPAD, ISABU, ITEC and the Wageningen University at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Presentation by Laurianne Ollivier and Judith A. Francis (CTA) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Presentation by CAPAD, ISABU, ITEC and the Wageningen University at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Presentation by Laurianne Ollivier and Judith A. Francis (CTA) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Presented at the Pulses for Sustainable Agriculture and Human Health” on 31 May-1 June 2016 at NASC, New Delhi, India. The conference was jointly organised by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), TCi of Cornell University (TCi-CU) and Agriculture Today.
Roles of Commodities in Poverty Alleviation and Strengthening Landscape Manag...CIFOR-ICRAF
Prof. Dr. Bustanul Arifin
Professor of Agricultural Economics and UNILA
Board of Founders and Senior Economist with INDEF
Chairman, Indonesian Society of Agricultural Economics
Contribution of the GEF Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition to ‘mainstreaming’; country experiences.
Presentation given by Danny Hunter, Global Project Coordinator, Bioversity International at the side event ' Mainstreaming biodiversity for improved human nutrition and well-being: moving from global initiatives to local action' on the occasion of the 15th Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy - 20th January 2015
The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) recently concluded a collective engagement and communication program workshop at the Agricultural Genetics Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29-30 May.
The workshop participants drew insights from best practices of CGIAR member-centers, developed a roadmap to actively engage partners, and draw an overall communication plan to support the implementation of CCAFS research agenda and priorities.
Presented by Angelica Barlis
The Livestock CRP: A program to translate livestock research into impactILRI
Presented by Tom Randolph at the 8th Multi Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 11-15 June 2018
General constraints of the Tree crops sector in Cameroon,Potential Areas of intervention for the cooperatives in Participatory research and agricultural transformation,Key actors for the agricultural transformation
Exploiting untapped potential of roots,tubers and bananas to improve nutrition and food security,increase income generation,foster improved livelihoods for women, youth, children &
other vulnerable groups for global food security.
Contribution of Africa RISING validated technologies, nutrition-education interventions to household nutrition and participatory nutrition-education need assessment with seasonal food availability in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia
Roles of Commodities in Poverty Alleviation and Strengthening Landscape Manag...CIFOR-ICRAF
Prof. Dr. Bustanul Arifin
Professor of Agricultural Economics and UNILA
Board of Founders and Senior Economist with INDEF
Chairman, Indonesian Society of Agricultural Economics
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Government of Nepal, and Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), and Federation of the Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), organized a two day workshop on ‘Best Practices in Contract Farming: Challenges and Opportunities in Nepal’ on 10-11 February 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
IFPRI is engaged in Policy Reform Initiative in Nepal with overall goal to reform agriculture sector for accelerating agricultural growth and enhancing farm incomes. In view of large number of smallholdings in Nepal, contract farming is envisaged as one of the strategies to increase their incomes by linking them with remunerative domestic and global markets. At present, contract farming in Nepal is at its infancy and needs to be popularized. This would require enabling polices and appropriate institutional arrangements. The main aim of the workshop is to learn lessons from the best practices in neighboring countries to address the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities in promoting and up scaling pro-smallholder contract farming in Nepal.
Presented by Siboniso Moyo (ILRI) at a Consultative Meeting on Strengthening CGIAR - EARS partnerships for effective agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 4–5 December 2014
Katharine Kreis
POLICY SEMINAR
Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI, The Nature Conservancy, PATH, and Duke University
OCT 23, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Presented at the Pulses for Sustainable Agriculture and Human Health” on 31 May-1 June 2016 at NASC, New Delhi, India. The conference was jointly organised by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), TCi of Cornell University (TCi-CU) and Agriculture Today.
Roles of Commodities in Poverty Alleviation and Strengthening Landscape Manag...CIFOR-ICRAF
Prof. Dr. Bustanul Arifin
Professor of Agricultural Economics and UNILA
Board of Founders and Senior Economist with INDEF
Chairman, Indonesian Society of Agricultural Economics
Contribution of the GEF Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition to ‘mainstreaming’; country experiences.
Presentation given by Danny Hunter, Global Project Coordinator, Bioversity International at the side event ' Mainstreaming biodiversity for improved human nutrition and well-being: moving from global initiatives to local action' on the occasion of the 15th Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy - 20th January 2015
The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) recently concluded a collective engagement and communication program workshop at the Agricultural Genetics Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29-30 May.
The workshop participants drew insights from best practices of CGIAR member-centers, developed a roadmap to actively engage partners, and draw an overall communication plan to support the implementation of CCAFS research agenda and priorities.
Presented by Angelica Barlis
The Livestock CRP: A program to translate livestock research into impactILRI
Presented by Tom Randolph at the 8th Multi Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 11-15 June 2018
General constraints of the Tree crops sector in Cameroon,Potential Areas of intervention for the cooperatives in Participatory research and agricultural transformation,Key actors for the agricultural transformation
Exploiting untapped potential of roots,tubers and bananas to improve nutrition and food security,increase income generation,foster improved livelihoods for women, youth, children &
other vulnerable groups for global food security.
Contribution of Africa RISING validated technologies, nutrition-education interventions to household nutrition and participatory nutrition-education need assessment with seasonal food availability in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia
Roles of Commodities in Poverty Alleviation and Strengthening Landscape Manag...CIFOR-ICRAF
Prof. Dr. Bustanul Arifin
Professor of Agricultural Economics and UNILA
Board of Founders and Senior Economist with INDEF
Chairman, Indonesian Society of Agricultural Economics
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Government of Nepal, and Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), and Federation of the Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), organized a two day workshop on ‘Best Practices in Contract Farming: Challenges and Opportunities in Nepal’ on 10-11 February 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
IFPRI is engaged in Policy Reform Initiative in Nepal with overall goal to reform agriculture sector for accelerating agricultural growth and enhancing farm incomes. In view of large number of smallholdings in Nepal, contract farming is envisaged as one of the strategies to increase their incomes by linking them with remunerative domestic and global markets. At present, contract farming in Nepal is at its infancy and needs to be popularized. This would require enabling polices and appropriate institutional arrangements. The main aim of the workshop is to learn lessons from the best practices in neighboring countries to address the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities in promoting and up scaling pro-smallholder contract farming in Nepal.
Presented by Siboniso Moyo (ILRI) at a Consultative Meeting on Strengthening CGIAR - EARS partnerships for effective agricultural transformation in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 4–5 December 2014
Katharine Kreis
POLICY SEMINAR
Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future
Co-Organized by IFPRI, The Nature Conservancy, PATH, and Duke University
OCT 23, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Pulses: a transition towards a transdisciplinary solution combining agronomy,...FAO
www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/ International Year of Pulses - Global Dialogue - IYP Thematic Presentations - Hans Martin Dreyer, Director Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO
CLIFF-GRADS student research presentations given on 9 July 2019 from the third session of the CLIFF-GRADS webinar series. This session focused on mitigating climate change from food loss and waste.
Students:
Tabitha Nindi (Purdue University) - Understanding Smallholder Farmers’ Post-Harvest Behaviors: Evidence from Malawi
Norah Machinjiri (Haramaya University, Ethiopia) -Effects of Amending Soil with Organic Matter on Population Change of Aspergillus flavus and Antagonistic Microbiome; and on Aflatoxin Contamination of Groundnut in Malawi
Li Xue (University of Southern Denmark) - Quantifying GHG emissions of agrifood chain and associated food loss and food waste in ChinaXia Liang (The University of Melbourne) - A Stepping-Stone to the evidence base for the mitigation of N2O emission from reduced food loss and waste in China and Myanmar
Daniele Matzembacher (UFRGS, Brazil) - Food waste reduction entrepreneurship initiative and associated impacts: a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
Nutrition: Africa RISING science, innovations and technologies with scaling p...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Shawkat Begum, Kalpana Sharma, Kindu Mekonnen, Zelalem Lema, Tesfaye Hailu and Mariama Fofanah for the Africa RISING Science for Impact Workshop, Dar es Salaam, 17-19 January 2017
Gendered youth transitions to adulthood in the Drylands: Implications for tar...CGIAR
This presentation was given on 19 December 2019 by Esther Njuguna-Mungai (CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals), Ms. Katindi Sivi-Njonjo (GLDC Affiliated PhD student) and Dr. Eileen Bogweh Nchanji (International Center for Tropical Agriculture / CIAT) as part of the webinar ‘Gendered youth transitions to adulthood in the Drylands: Implications for targeting'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals.
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-youth-dryland/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Power through: A new concept in the empowerment discourseCGIAR
This presentation was given by Alessandra Galiè (ILRI) and Cathy Farnworth (independent) on 27 November 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Power through: A new concept in the empowerment discourse'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-power-through/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Friends, neighbours and village cereal stockists: hope for non-hybrid seed ac...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Esther Njuguna-Mungai (CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals) on 21 November 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Gender dynamics in formal seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide lessons'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and CGIAR Research Program on Maize.
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-seed-system-ssa/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Seed security and resilience: Gender perspectivesCGIAR
This presentation was given by Shawn McGuire (Food and Agriculture Organization / FAO) on 21 November 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Gender dynamics in formal seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide lessons'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and CGIAR Research Program on Maize.
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-seed-system-ssa/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Gender dynamics in formal seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide le...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Rahma Adams (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center / CIMMYT) on 21 November 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Gender dynamics in formal seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide lessons'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and CGIAR Research Program on Maize.
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-seed-system-ssa/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Reflections on gender transformative approaches in agriculture – The promise ...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Franz Wong (KIT Royal Tropical Institute) and Rhiannon Pyburn (CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research) on 20 June 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Reflections on gender transformative approaches in agriculture – The promise and cautionary tales'.
The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gta-2019/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Culture, choice and action in legume seeds systems in East and North UgandaCGIAR
This presentation was given by Dr. Esther Njuguna-Mungai (ICRISAT) and Catherine Mesianto Lengewa (CBCC-Africa) on May 10, 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Culture, choice and action in legume seeds systems in East and North Uganda'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals.
Read more about this webinar at: https://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-nonhybrid-seeds-uganda/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Gender differentiation of farmers' knowledge, trait preferences and its impac...CGIAR
This poster was presented by Hellen Opie (National Agricultural Research Organization), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Commodity corridor approach: Facilitating gender integration in development r...CGIAR
This poster was presented by Eileen Nchanji (International Center for Tropical Agriculture/CIAT), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Gender and food systems research: Key lessons from the Canadian International...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Franz Wong and Katrine Danielsen (KIT Royal Tropical Institute), and Jemimah Njuki (IDRC) on April 16, 2019, as part of the webinar ‘Typologies of change – Making sense of gender integration in agriculture and food security research'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
Read more about this webinar at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-typologies-of-change
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
Revisiting women's empowerment through a cultural lensCGIAR
This presentation was given by Sarah de Smet (SNV), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Integrating gender in aquaculture and small scale fisheries agri-food systems...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Julie Newton (KIT Royal Tropical Institute), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Learning to work as a farming family team: Farmer responses to a gender-inclu...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Gloria Nema (CARE), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Building gender equity from the bottom up in agricultural communitiesCGIAR
This keynote presentation was given by Katherine Gibson (Western Sydney University), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
The role of paid and unpaid labour on sorghum and finger millet production in...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Rachel Gitundu (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics / ICRISAT), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Scrutinizing the 'feminization of agriculture' hypothesis: trajectories of la...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Kartika Juniwaty (Center for International Forestry Research), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Rural transformation, empowerment, and agricultural linkages in NepalCGIAR
This presentation was given by Kalyani Raghunathan (International Food Policy Research Institute), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Intra-household decision-making processes: What the qualitative and quantitat...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Juliana Muriel (International Center for Tropical Agriculture / CIAT), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Developing measures of freedom of movement for gender studies of agricultural...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Jessica Heckert (International Food Policy Research Institute), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Building intellectual bridges and shared agendas / Strategy and example: gend...CGIAR
This double presentation was given by Jayne Curnow (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) and Vicki Wilde (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZGlobus
ESnet has led the way in helping national facilities—and many other institutions in the research community—configure Science DMZs and troubleshoot network issues to maximize data transfer performance. In this talk we will present a summary of approaches and tips for getting the most out of your network infrastructure using Globus Connect Server.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Le nuove frontiere dell'AI nell'RPA con UiPath Autopilot™UiPathCommunity
In questo evento online gratuito, organizzato dalla Community Italiana di UiPath, potrai esplorare le nuove funzionalità di Autopilot, il tool che integra l'Intelligenza Artificiale nei processi di sviluppo e utilizzo delle Automazioni.
📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
Autopilot per Studio Web
Autopilot per Studio
Autopilot per Apps
Clipboard AI
GenAI applicata alla Document Understanding
👨🏫👨💻 Speakers:
Stefano Negro, UiPath MVPx3, RPA Tech Lead @ BSP Consultant
Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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Grain
Legumes
Issues arising
What’s New?
Partnerships
Non-traditional partnerships
National and regional organisations – public, private
other CRPs
Value
value chains
production vs value
equitability
Targets & Impact pathway
Specifics
BNF & Inoculants
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Grain
Legumes
Total 74 Mha
Groundnut Soybean Chickpea Cowpea Common Bean Pigeonpea Lentil Faba Bean
SSA
CWANA
SSEA
Total
LAC
A new coordinated approach
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A new coordinated approach
Managing key biotic stresses
PL5 – Insect-smart chickpea, cowpea, and pigeonpea production systems
IPM strategies are being coordinated across regions and crops:
Common sites
Common protocols
Common approaches
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Partnerships
integration with CRP structure
CRP Governance & management
Steering Committee
Flagship Project Coordinators
Regional Coordinators
Research
NARES, ARIs, Private sector …
Delivery and communications
NARES, SROs, NGOs, CBOs …
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Grain
Legumes IDOs
Impact Pathways / Theories of Change
SLO
Reduced rural povertyImproved food security Improved nutrition & health Enhanced environmental sustainability
RESEARCH OUTPUTS
Improved
varieties
Management
options
Datasets &
information
Phenotyping
protocols
Seed production
packages
Processing
technologies
Trained
scientists
Improved
infrastructure
Training
packages
Behavioral Change RESEARCH OUTCOMES Capacity Change
Farmers
growing
improved
varieties
Suppliers
producing
improved
seed
Private
sector
interested
in legumes
Researchers
using
modern
approaches
Partners
promoting
improved
packages
Increased
access to
data &
knowledge
Better
skills,
especially
for women
Improved
research
efficiencies
Increased and
equitable income
Improved system
productivity
Increased and
stable access
Nutritious
consumption
Minimized
env. effects IDO
PL1
Drought,
low P
PL2
Heat
PL3
Drought,
aflatoxin
PL4
BNF
PL5
IPM
PL6
Earliness
PL7
Herb/
Mech
PL8
Hybrids
Product Lines
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Grain
Legumes
Issues arising
What’s New?
Partnerships
Non-traditional partnerships
National and regional organisations – public, private
other CRPs
Value
value chains
production vs value
equitability
Targets & Impact pathway
Specifics
BNF & Inoculants
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Legumes
Value, Targets and Partners
interventions in the value chain – (impact pathway)
Lessons from the SSA-CP (Kivu)
• The Market-led Innovation Platforms work better than
research-led IPs
• Win-win scenarios attract non-traditional partners
• An iterative process enhances capacity of stakeholders
• Alternative sources of income exist in the region for
diversification
• Linking farmers with markets creates awareness about
product quality
• Additional interventions such as financing are required to
sustain collective sales among farmers.
• IP method is REPLICABLE
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Grain
Legumes A platform approach to linking farmers to market
– support through…
• Research and new technologies such as new
varieties
• Group action to achieve bulking and
collective marketing
• Linkage to market services including credit
(SC4 with CRP PIM)
• Strengthening farmer organizations for
collective action.
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Legumes A platform approach to linking farmers to market
– support through…
The Platform
promotes market
linkages among
actors
CRP
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Grain
Legumes
Issues arising
What’s New?
Partnerships
Non-traditional partnerships
National and regional organisations – public, private
other CRPs
Value
value chains
production vs value
equitability
Targets & Impact pathway
Specifics
BNF & Inoculants
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Legumes
Value
not quite the same as cash
Dehulling adds value
Complementary amino acid
profiles adds nutritional value
to both rice and lentil
BNF adds yield to partner or
following crops
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Grain
Legumes
Value - subdivision
Home consumption vs market types:
dry seed, fresh (leaves, pods, seed)
fodder
Regional markets & unsatisfied demand
e.g. Niger -> Nigeria
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Improved and stable access to grain legumes by urban
and rural poor
Increased and more equitable income from grain
legumes by low income value chain actors, especially
women
Increased consumption of healthy grain legumes and
products by the poor for a more balanced and nutritious
diet, especially among nutritionally vulnerable women
and children
Improved productivity of farming systems, especially
among smallholder farmers
Minimized adverse environmental effects of increased
production and intensification of grain legumes
Value & proposed IDOs
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Grain
Legumes
Issues arising
What’s New?
Partnerships
Non-traditional partnerships
National and regional organisations – public, private
other CRPs
Value
value chains
production vs value
equitability
Targets & Impact pathway
Specifics
BNF & Inoculants
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SC 1 – Analyzing demand and setting research priorities
Identify priority research and development needs ranging from farmers, seed sellers,
processors, and marketers to consumers and policymakers.
SC 2 – Developing productive varieties and management practices
Accelerate the development of more productive and nutritious legumes varieties and crop
and pest management practices for resilient cropping systems of smallholder farmers.
SC 3 – Facilitating legume seed and technology delivery systems
Develop and facilitate efficient legume seed production and technology delivery systems for
smallholder farmers.
SC 4 – Enhancing post-harvest processing and market opportunities
Enhance grain legumes value additions, and social and environmental benefits captured by
the poor worldwide, especially women.
SC 5 – Fostering innovation and managing knowledge
Partnerships, capacities, and knowledge sharing to enhance grain legume R4D impacts
Strategic Components
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Addressing abiotic stresses and climate change effects
PL1 – Drought and low-phosphorous tolerant common bean, cowpea and soybean
PL2 – Heat-tolerant chickpea, common bean faba bean and lentil
PL3 – Short duration, drought tolerant and aflotoxin-free groundnut
Capturing legume ability to fix nitrogen
PL4 – High nitrogen fixing chickpea, common bean, faba bean and soybean
Managing key biotic stresses
PL5 – Insect-smart chickpea, cowpea, and pigeonpea production systems
Generating new opportunities to intensify cropping systems
PL6 – Extra-early chickpea and lentil varieties
PL7 – Herbicide-tolerant, machine-harvestable chickpea, faba bean and lentil varieties
PL8 – Pigeonpea hybrid management practices
Product Lines
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Proposed
Intermediate Development Outcomes
Improved and stable access to grain legumes by urban
and rural poor
Increased and more equitable income from grain
legumes by low income value chain actors, especially
women
Increased consumption of healthy grain legumes and
products by the poor for a more balanced and nutritious
diet, especially among nutritionally vulnerable women
and children
Improved productivity of farming systems, especially
among smallholder farmers
Minimized adverse environmental effects of increased
production and intensification of grain legumes
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Product line
StrategicComponent
Organization, monitoring and accountability
(all by all matrix)
IDO
SC 2 – Developing
productive varieties
and management
practices
Accelerate the
development of more
productive and
nutritious legumes
varieties and crop
and pest
management
practices for resilient
cropping systems of
smallholder farmers.
A set of tasks with milestones and deliverables
experiments, actions ...
PL1 – Drought and low-phosphorous
tolerant common bean, cowpea and
soybean
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Level Title Description
1 Strategy and Results
Framework (SRF)
Results-oriented research agenda in line with the CGIAR’s vision
and strategic objectives (System Level Outcomes)
2 CGIAR Research Program
(CRP)
15 CRP’s established as part of the SRF. Genebanks is a quasi-
CRP. (System level Intermediate Development Outcomes [IDOs])
3 Theme (Strategic
component)
Thematic components of a CRP, leading to long-term
widespread improvement in society (CRP level IDOs)
4 Outcome/Objective The specific objectives/ outcomes that the CRP aims to achieve
5 Output A specific result - the production of a concrete product or
service.
6 Milestone A “research” milestone is a recognizable (measurable) and
significant progress towards an output.
7 Activity
This comprises a group of tasks, and is a body of research work
that develops scientific knowledge, and contributes to a
milestone.
8 Task A task is a specific piece of work that contributes to an activity.
9 Sub-tasks A Sub-task is a specific piece of work that contributes to a Task.
A set of tasks with milestones and deliverables
levels 6 -9
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Quantification of targets:
INTERMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
Ultimately, GrainLegumes will contribute to all four of the System Level Outcomes as
described in the approved proposal. More immediate, the CRP will focus on producing the
following five Intermediate Development Outcomes:
Improved productivity of resource-poor farming systems, especially among
smallholder farmers
Yields of common bean increase at least 40% among adopters in Latin America and
Africa
Drought tolerant cowpea varieties with 15-20% increase in yield adopted by 10-15% of
farmers in target countries and planted in 1.0 million hectares; low-P tolerant cowpea
varieties cover at least 500,000 ha in low soil fertility areas of Burkina Faso, Mali,
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania.
Heat tolerant varieties of chickpea, faba bean, lentil and bean cultivated in 1.5 million
hectares with 20-25% increase in yield in target regions
Targets: the details
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Issues arising
What’s New?
Partnerships
Non-traditional partnerships
National and regional organisations – public, private
other CRPs
Value
value chains
production vs value
equitability
Targets & Impact pathway
Specifics
BNF & Inoculants
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Addresses all four System Level Outcomes
(SLOs) on poverty, hunger,
malnutrition and environmental degradation
High value for farm families
− US $24 billion farm gate value:
equal to maize, wheat
− Food, feed, fodder, fertility (soil)
− Export markets: engine of development
Protein rich, complement
cereals, nutritious
− 10-60% of dietary protein
− 100g of chickpea = 100% MDR of iron
and zinc
Vital for sustainable
intensification
− Double cropping
− Diversify risk
− Make their own N fertilizer
Pigeonpea grown
for export in
Tanzania
Chickpea paste for
famine prevention
– World Food
Programme,
Pakistan
Chickpea
intensification
in Ethiopia
Reduced rural poverty
Improved food security Improved nutrition & health
Enhanced environmental sustainability
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What are Innovation Platforms?
• Innovation Platforms are loosely structured
social networks, based on set of goals (e.g.
profit).
• Innovation Platforms offer the participants
the necessary foundation and structure (also
security) for their work and activities.
• Innovation Platforms provide a framework for
convergence of successful interventions.