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Heifer International and Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT Agree to Strengthen Collaboration, Empower Smallholder Farmers

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Knowledge, Agriculture, Memorandum of understanding, Memorandum, CIAT, Biodiversity, Heifer International, Health, Capacity building, Hunger, Research, ROCK, Farmer, Tropical agriculture, Bioversity International, Science, Food security, Poverty, International Center, Soil, Natural Resources, Carbon sequestration, Knowledge management, Organization

LITTLE ROCK, Ariz. and ROME, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heifer International and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have agreed to further their shared goals of empowering rural communities, alleviating hunger and poverty, and promoting sustainable agriculture.

Key Points: 
  • LITTLE ROCK, Ariz. and ROME, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heifer International and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have agreed to further their shared goals of empowering rural communities, alleviating hunger and poverty, and promoting sustainable agriculture.
  • In a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the partners have established a framework for enhanced collaboration in research, development, capacity building and resource mobilization, to deliver impact to rural smallholder farmers.
  • "This collaboration marks a significant milestone in our journey toward a more sustainable and equitable future for rural communities," said Surita Sandosham, CEO and President of Heifer International.
  • Heifer and the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT will also jointly leverage their respective expertise and networks to access the necessary financial resources to fund joint programming.

Sovos' Christiaan van der Valk Named Vice Chair of GENA

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Monday, December 11, 2023
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ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global compliance technology solutions and services provider Sovos announced today that GENA (former EESPA), an international trade association for a large and dynamic community of e-invoicing service providers, has elected Christiaan van der Valk, VP of strategy & regulatory, Sovos, as its new Vice Chair.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global compliance technology solutions and services provider Sovos announced today that GENA (former EESPA), an international trade association for a large and dynamic community of e-invoicing service providers, has elected Christiaan van der Valk, VP of strategy & regulatory, Sovos, as its new Vice Chair.
  • "Christiaan van der Valk is a world-renowned expert in the field of e-invoicing, evidenced by this elevation to a leadership role in this important industry association," said Kevin Akeroyd, CEO, Sovos.
  • An internationally recognized voice on e-business strategy, law, policy, best practices and commercial issues, van der Valk previously served as Chair of the Public Policy and Compliance Working Group at GENA for 11 years.
  • "It has been amazing to be a part of such a collaborative group and to truly make a difference in the e-invoicing world," said van der Valk.

HII to Provide Readiness and Training Software Development Support for the U.S. Navy

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division was awarded a $134 million contract to provide readiness and training software development support for the U.S. Navy.

Key Points: 
  • MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division was awarded a $134 million contract to provide readiness and training software development support for the U.S. Navy.
  • “Realistic training scenarios help prepare warfighters for any situation,” said Glenn Goodman, president of Mission Technologies’ LVC Solutions business group.
  • “For more than 20 years, that has been the foundation of HII’s live, virtual and constructive training systems.
  • In addition to this contract, HII was recently awarded the NSWCDD $242 million shore-based training, engineering and development support (SBEDS) contract.

TradeFlow Capital Management enables scalable Carbon abatement in Rwanda

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Monday, September 25, 2023
Executive, Partnership, Rockefeller Foundation, Zinc, Tropical agriculture, Global warming potential, Carbon, USD, NCDA, NGO, Ministry, National Child Labour Projects, School, HOSO, City, Climate change, Iron, Cooking, New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, Micronutrient, CO2, CIAT, Tutoring, Agriculture, Education

SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first-in-class partnership between Tradeflow Capital Management (TradeFlow), The FarmFresh Food Company Ltd (FarmFresh) and Heads of Schools Organisation Rwanda (HOSO), a partnership monetising 298mt of CO2e averted over the Rwandan school year September 2022 to August 2023 has been realised,  during which FarmFresh supplied 119mt of cooked beans into schools in Kigali, equivalent to ~790,000 school meal servings of beans.

Key Points: 
  • Using industry accepted tried-and-tested emissions reduction verification approaches and models, FarmFresh worked closely with Tradeflow to develop an informal, voluntary carbon credit linked to each 1kg of cooked beans used by a school.
  • TradeFlow paid the USD equivalent of the carbon offsets calculated as a donation to HOSO to promote improved nutrition while reducing reliance on solid biomass fuel stock.
  • Emmanuel Dusingizimana, the Executive Secretary of HOSO added: "We are excited to be part of this innovative initiative.
  • The partnership with FarmFresh and Tradeflow is an example of what can be done to meet this challenge.

CGIAR/Alliance of Bioversity Int'l & CIAT and Boost Biomes announce a project to evaluate biological treatment for critical diseases of bananas

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Partnership, Tropics, Bioversity International, Malnutrition, Farmer, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Research, Biodiversity loss, Climate change, Acceleration, ISCB Senior Scientist Award, Boost, TR4, CGIAR, CIAT, Disease, Cavendish, Fusarium

BERKELEY, Calif. and ROME, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CGIAR research center Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT ("Alliance/CGIAR"), and Boost Biomes, Inc. ("Boost") announced today the initiation of a project to evaluate Boost's biological products to address Fusarium wilt in bananas.

Key Points: 
  • BERKELEY, Calif. and ROME, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CGIAR research center Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT ("Alliance/CGIAR"), and Boost Biomes, Inc. ("Boost") announced today the initiation of a project to evaluate Boost's biological products to address Fusarium wilt in bananas.
  • Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
  • Their joint program will address diseases in bananas for which there is currently no effective treatment, and where biological products are preferred, starting with Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4.
  • We look forward to working with the Alliance/CGIAR on this first product, and advanced products generated via our platform technology."

Transforming food systems so they survive and thrive under climate change demands USD 1.3 trillion in investment every year for the next three decades

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- $1.3 trillion cost of transforming food systems under climate change

Key Points: 
  • According to a new report published by the Netherlands-based 'think-and-do-tank' Clim-Eat and The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), transforming food systems so they survive and thrive under climate change demands USD 1.3 trillion in investment every year until 2050.
  • According to a new report to be published today by the Netherlands-based 'think-and-do-tank' Clim-Eat and The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), transforming food systems so they survive and thrive under climate change demands USD 1.3 trillion in investment every year until 2050.
  • The report - available here - was launched at an affiliate session of the World Economic Forum event Bold Actions for Food.
  • The report argues that transformation also necessitates a complete reimagination of where agriculture and food systems investments should focus, so that we're not simply 'plugging gaps' in current investment.

Canada to host the 52nd General Assembly of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations

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Friday, May 11, 2018
Tax, International taxation, Tax administration, Economy, Tax avoidance, Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, CIAT

To that end, Canada will host the 52nd General Assembly of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) in Ottawa from May 15 to 17, 2018.

Key Points: 
  • To that end, Canada will host the 52nd General Assembly of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) in Ottawa from May 15 to 17, 2018.
  • As a founding member of the CIAT, Canada is proud to host the 52nd General Assembly and we look forward to sharing our experiences with the members and associate members.
  • Cooperation between tax administrations is critical to strengthening our tax systems and effectively combating tax cheating beyond our borders."
  • Each year, CIAT holds a General Assembly that attracts delegates from around the globe to exchange best practices and experiences on topics of interest for tax administrations.