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Understanding factors influencing wheat productivity in Ethiopian highlands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118130
Abstract
Increasing yields in farmer fields is a priority to address increasing food demands. The study was conducted within four wheat-growing areas in Ethiopia: Debre Birhan, Hosaina, Sinana and Maychew. The objectives were to identify (1) best-bet soil fertility management options based on agronomic performance and economic evaluation and (2) key yield-reducing factors in farmer fields based on an agronomic survey among…
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Rooting Forest Landscape Restoration in Consumer Markets—A Review of Existing Marketing-Based Funding Initiatives
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113080
Abstract
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is globally important to mitigate a wide range of social and environmental problems driven by landscape degradation and deforestation. Despite widespread recognition of the urgent need to restore biodiversity and ecological functioning across many forest landscapes, there is an apparent mismatch between political commitments and direct actions…
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Sustainable beef labeling in Latin America and the Caribbean: Initiatives, developments, and bottlenecks
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130034
Abstract
Scientific research is increasingly conclusive regarding the responsibility of food production in environmental issues, a situation that contrasts with greater consumer awareness. In this context, sustainability labels for meat have emerged, which offer a guarantee that production is based on principles of animal welfare, and carbon neutrality, among others. Since research on this…
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Mapping past human land use using archaeological data : A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113852
Abstract
In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system…
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Breaking ground: Transformative partnerships for inclusive bean breeding in Zimbabwe
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141479
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Common bean is often considered a woman’s crop because they play important roles from production to marketing. However, breeding programs often focus on farmers without adequate attention to the interconnectedness between gender and other socioeconomic variables and how they influence varietal and trait preferences of other value chain actors. This study analyzed gendered differences in bean production and…
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Examining linkages among multiple sustainable development outcomes: Does the productive safety net program increase on‑farm agrobiodiversity?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130204
Abstract
play a key role in building smallholders’ resilience. However, the impact of PSNP on on-
farm agrobiodiversity is not yet well investigated. In this paper, we develop an analytical
framework that links PSNP participation to on-farm agrobiodiversity. Both diverse farm-
ing systems and PSNP require labour inputs while providing income stabilization,…
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Effectiveness of climate information services: An evaluation of the accuracy and socio-economic benefits for smallholder farmers in Niger and Mali
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149103
Abstract
Climate information services are foundational means of building the farmer’s resilience. However, studies are scarce about the accuracy of climate information services in dryland regions such as the West Africa Sahel, like in Mali and Niger. Thus, this study examined the accuracy of climate forecasts and their socio-economic benefits in these…
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Climate change and variability as drivers of vegetation dynamics in Bontioli Natural Reserve, West African drylands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178917
Publication year
2025
Authors
Kiribou, Issaka Abdou Razakou
Nikiema, Theodore
Dimobe, Kangbéni
Zoungrana, Benewinde Jean-Bosco
Ouedraogo, Valentin
Yang, Huiyi
Santika, Truly
Workeneh, Sintayehu Dejene…
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Ambition Meets Reality: Achieving GHG Emission Reduction Targets in the Livestock Sector of Latin America
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108246
Abstract
Livestock production is a very relevant source of income and agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico, and Peru. Several management and technological options with enteric methane mitigation potential have been evaluated and their scaling is anticipated…
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Traditional knowledge affects soil management ability of smallholder farmers in marginal areas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114947
Abstract
Soil fertility is key to sustainable intensification of agriculture and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, when soil nutrients are not adequately managed, smallholder farming practices slowly erode soils to almost inert systems. This case study contributes to the understanding of such failures in marginal areas. We integrate agronomic and social sciences approaches to explore links…
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Biochemical and agro-morphological traits-based mining for Malt Barley Germplasm
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177398
Publication year
2025
Authors
Khera, Shakti
Kumar, Prakash
Tripathi, Shashi Bhushan
Jacob, Sherry Racheal
Kumar, Dinesh
Singh, Charan
Bhardwaj, Rakesh
Ahlawat, Sudhir Pal
Rana, Jai Chand
Riar, Amritbir…
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Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155353
Publication year
2024
Authors
Jago, S.
Elliott, K.F.V.A.
Tovar, C.
Soto Gomez, M.
Starnes, T.
Abebe, W.
Alexander, C.
Antonelli, A.
Baldaszti, L.
Cerullo, G.
Cockel, C.
Collison, D.
Cowell, C…
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Indigenous agricultural knowledge: A neglected human based resource for sustainable crop protection and production
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128383
Abstract
Indigenous knowledge, developed over generations and owned by communities or individuals within a community, offers alternative strategies and perspectives on resource management and
use. However, as emphasized in the contemporary agricultural history of Ethiopia, the most effective indigenous agricultural knowledge has not been well documented and some of them are
replaced by…
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Time-series ARIMA modelling of the Labeobarbus spp (Cyprinidae) fishery in water hyacinth-infested and non-infested sites in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130669
Abstract
Ethiopia’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Tana, is home to 21 endemic fish species, the majority of which are cyprinids in the genus Labeobarbus. the lake is undergoing numerous ecological changes, including an invasion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (WH). the aim of this study was to predict the future fish productivity in…
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Complete genome sequence of the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum strain ciat-078, isolated in Colombia, obtained using Oxford Nanopore Technology
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109771
Abstract
Moko is one of the main diseases affecting banana and plantain in Colombia. Here, we report the genome sequence of the causal agent, the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) strain CIAT-078, collected in 2004 from affected plantains in central-west Colombia. The…
