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The performance of a wide range of plantain cultivars at three contrasting altitude sites in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108318
Abstract
Plantains (Musa spp., plantain subgroup in the AAB genome group), an important staple food and income crop for millions of people in Africa and Latin America, grow best at lower elevations (<1,200 m a.s.l.) characterized by high temperatures and humid conditions. In Africa,…
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On-farm agrobiodiversity measurement and conservation
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109626
Abstract
Total agrobiodiversity of any area is necessary to plan the implementation of agricultural and environmental projects and activities. Diversity is most for advancing agriculture development, however, modern agriculture has accelerated the replacement of old age crop diversity. Agrobiodiversity index and measures are commonly used and estimated for crop…
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User-centred design of a digital advisory service: enhancing public agricultural extension for sustainable intensification in Tanzania
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107093
Abstract
Sustainable intensification (SI) is promoted as a rural development paradigm for sub-Saharan Africa. Achieving SI requires smallholder farmers to have access to information that is context-specific, increases their decision-making capacities, and adapts to changing environments. Current…
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Geographical distribution of quinoa crop wild relatives in the Peruvian Andes: a participatory mapping initiative
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109539
Publication year
2021
Authors
Fagandini Ruiz, Francesca
Bazile, Didier
Drucker, Adam G.
Tapia, Mario E.
Chura, Darhio
Full Citation…
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Community seed banks: concept and practice. Facilitator handbook (updated version)
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81286
Abstract
Over three decades, a number of international and national organizations have provided technical and financial support to community seed banks around the world. Only a few of these organizations have developed and published a practical guide about how they have offered this support. This handbook, first published in 2017, fills the gap…
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Modelling rankings in R: the PlackettLuce package
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105547
Abstract
This paper presents the R package PlackettLuce, which implements a generalization of the Plackett–Luce model for rankings data. The generalization accommodates both ties (of arbitrary order) and partial rankings (complete rankings of subsets of items). By default, the implementation adds a set of pseudo-comparisons with a hypothetical item, ensuring that the underlying…
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Participatory seed exchange (PSE): A community based mechanism for promoting access to seeds
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109657
Abstract
Participatory Seed Exchange (PSE) is a low cost, simple and effective community-based mechanism for improving farmers' access to locally adapted seeds and planting materials which promotes farmer led on-farm conservation and utilization of the agrobiodiversity by exchanging available Agricultural Plant Genetic Resource…
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Traditional crops for household food security and factors associated with on-farm diversity in the Mountains of Nepal
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109041
Abstract
Traditional crops play an important role in household food security and livelihood needs of mountain communities, while at the same time safeguarding crop biodiversity for future generations. This study aims to analyse socioeconomic, farmspecificagro-ecological and market factors influencing cultivation…
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Basic nutrition concepts & nutrition indicators:Training manual for field extension service providers
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108100
Abstract
This training guide is intended to build capacity of community level resource persons to transfer knowledge on basic concepts regarding appropriate dietery patterns and use of existing Basic Nutrition Concepts &Nutrition Indicators for better household nutrition. In reffering to this manual,…
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Unravelling the complex story of intergenomic recombination in ABB allotriploid bananas
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109052
Abstract
• Background and Aims Bananas (Musa spp.) are a major staple food for hundreds of millions of people in developing countries. The cultivated varieties are seedless and parthenocarpic clones of which the ancestral origin remains to be clarified. The most important cultivars are triploids with an AAA, AAB or ABB genome constitution,…
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Unpacking ‘gender’ in joint forest management: Lessons from two Indian states
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108721
Abstract
Gender inequalities and social exclusions in community-based forest management have garnered attention, particularly in South Asia. Yet, framings that homogenize women and marginalized groups fail to capture the nuanced processes by which such exclusions occur. Despite provisions for women in local community management institutions, numerous…
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Xanthomonas Wilt of banana drives changes in land-use and ecosystem services across Infected landscapes
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108324
Abstract
Changes in land-use have been observed in banana-based systems in the African Great Lakes region affected by Xanthomonas wilt disease (XW) of banana. Through focus group discussions (FGDs) and the 4-cell method (to map the area under production and the number of households involved), changes in land-use were assessed…
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Mapping tree species vulnerability to multiple threats as a guide to restoration and conservation of tropical dry forests
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107091
Abstract
Understanding the vulnerability of tree species to anthropogenic threats is important for the efficient planning of restoration and conservation efforts. We quantified and compared the effects of future climate change and four current threats (fire, habitat conversion, overgrazing and…
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Promoting chaya and tepary bean to improve diet quality, climate resilience, and incomes in Guatemala
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109363
Publication year
2020
Authors
Amaya, Nadezda
Meldrum, Gennifer
Padulosi, Stefano
Full Citation
Amaya, N.; Meldrum, G.; Padulosi, S. (2020) Promoting chaya and…
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Red zoning and red listing
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109627
Publication year
2020
Authors
Joshi, Bal Krishna
Ghimire, Krishna Hari
Bhandari, Bharat
Gauchan, Devendra
Gurung, Rita
Pudasaini, Niranjan
Full Citation
Joshi, B.K.; Ghimire, K.H.; Bhandari, B.; Gauchan, D…
