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Are we messing with people's resilience? Analysing the impact of external interventions on community intrinsic resilience
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106779
Publication year
2020
Authors
Béné, Christophe
Full Citation
Béné, C. (2020). Are we messing with people's resilience? Analysing the impact of external interventions on…
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Fertilizer use should not be a fourth principle to define conservation agriculture: Response to the opinion paper of Vanlauwe et al. (2014) ‘A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: The appropriate use…
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42309
Publication year
2014
Authors
Sommer, Rolf
Thierfelder, Christian L.
Tittonell, Pablo A…
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Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80197
Abstract
Background
Common bean one of the grain legumes that was traditionally considered a subsistence crop and therefore a woman’s crop in Uganda was prioritized for commercialization. This has transformed the crop from being a subsistence crop (food security crop) to a commercial crop with more men engaged in its production. Little is…
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Identification of a rice stripe necrosis virus resistance locus and yield component QTLs using Oryza sativa x O. glaberrima introgression lines
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42946
Abstract
Background:
Developing new population types based on interspecific introgressions has been suggested by several authors to facilitate the discovery of novel allelic sources for traits of agronomic importance. Chromosome segment substitution lines from interspecific crosses…
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Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43076
Abstract
Recent hikes in food prices have created economic and social turmoil in many African countries. But in Malawi, fertilizer and seed subsidies have enabled small-scale farmers to improve maize productivity and achieve food security.
Publication year
2009…
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Sustainable intensification of beef production in Colombia—Chances for product differentiation and price premiums
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106211
Abstract
To promote the adoption of more sustainable cattle production systems in Colombia (mainly silvopastoral systems with improved forages), some sector stakeholders have proposed the development of differentiated, higher value beef products. However, there have been no rigorous estimations of local market…
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Diversity amongst farm households and achievements from multi-stakeholder innovation platform approach: lessons from Balaka Malawi
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83160
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Understanding diversity of smallholder farm households is of critical importance for the success of development interventions. Farming households often will devise livelihood strategies that provide the best guarantee for survival and based on their socioeconomic vulnerability.…
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Reviewing Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution: A New Perspective Using the Marginal Cost of Abatement
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100732
Abstract
The processes countries use to revise their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the UNFCCC's Paris Agreement will be key to ensure that their pledges lead to effective climate change policy. In many developing countries, the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector is…
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Crop diversification and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe: adaptive management for environmental change
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76278
Abstract
This paper demonstrates how crop diversification impacts on two outcomes of climate smart agriculture; increased productivity (legume and cereal crop productivity) and enhanced resilience (household income, food security, and nutrition) in rural Zimbabwe. Using data from over 500 smallholder farmers, we…
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Integration of physical and genetic maps of common bean through BAC-derived microsatellite markers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43601
Abstract
Background:
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important legume for direct human consumption and the goal of this study was to integrate a recently constructed physical map for the species with a microsatellite based genetic map using a BAC library from the genotype G19833 and the recombinant inbred line population DOR364 × G19833.
Results:
We searched for simple sequence repeats…
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Science–graphic art partnerships to increase research impact
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102469
Abstract
Graphics are becoming increasingly important for scientists to effectively communicate their findings to broad audiences, but most researchers lack expertise in visual media. We suggest collaboration between scientists and graphic designers as a way forward and discuss the results of a pilot project to test this type of collaboration.…
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Volatile fragrances associated with flowers mediate host plant alternation of a polyphagous mirid bug
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68726
Abstract
Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important insect pest of cotton and fruit trees in China. The adults prefer host plants at the flowering stage and their populations track flowering plants both spatially and temporally. In this study, we examine whether flower preference of its adults is mediated by plant…
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Are consumers at the base of the pyramid willing to pay for nutritious foods?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102492
Abstract
Base of the Pyramid (BoP) consumers living in the urban informal settlements of developing countries spend over 60% of their income on food, yet malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency remain widespread among these populations, pointing to the inadequacy of the foods they consume in terms of quality and quantity. In this paper we examine…
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A gap analysis methodology for collecting crop genepools: a case study with Phaseolus beans
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33409
Abstract
The wild relatives of crops represent a major source of valuable traits for crop improvement. These resources are threatened by habitat destruction, land use changes, and other factors, requiring their urgent collection and long-term availability for research and breeding from ex situ collections. We propose a method to identify…
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In planta gene expression analysis of Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae, African strain MAI1
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43105
Abstract
Background:
Bacterial leaf blight causes significant yield losses in rice crops throughout Asia and Africa. Although both the Asian and African strains of the pathogen, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), induce similar symptoms, they are nevertheless genetically different, with the African strains being more closely related…
