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International cooperation
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82408
Publication year
1981
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
International cooperation.1981.In: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. Cassava Program: Annual Report 1984 . CIAT, Cali, CO. p. 7-13. (Working document no. 1)…
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Biología de la rizosfera y fijación del nitrógeno en Centrosema
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82523
Publication year
1997
Authors
Sylvester-Bradley, Rosemary
Souto, Sebastiao Manhaes
Date, R.A.
Full Citation
Sylvester-Bradley, Rosemary; Souto, Sebastiao Manhaes; Date, R.A. 1997. Biología de la rizosfera y…
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Opportunities and constraints for participatory plant breeding: Farmers' seed-management strategies and their effect on pearl millet populations in Rajasthan, India
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81889
Abstract
This paper presents information from a study on farmers' seed-management practices growing pearl millet in Rajasthan, India. It describes farmers' own crop-improvement activities in regard to yield, quality, and diversity of pearl millet,…
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Participatory varietal selection in rabi sorghum in India
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81904
Abstract
Sorghum is the third most important cereal crop in India and, over both the rainy (kharif) and the Post-rainy (rabi) seasons, totals a combined area of more than 11 million ha. Rabí sorghum is important for both food and fodder in the drought-prone areas of the states of Maharashtra (3.3 million ha), Karnataka (1.5 million ha), and Andhra Pradesh (0.45 million…
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Conserving agricultural biodiversity
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81914
Abstract
Research on chills and agroforestry that received the 'Using Diversity Award' from the International
Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, is briefly presented.
Publication year
2001
Authors
Verma, Saundaram
Full Citation…
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El fríjol es el camino en AGRF 2022
El 5 de septiembre de 2022, PABRA celebrará el evento "Beans is How: Championing beans in Africa through science and partnerships in an ever-changing climate" [El fríjol es el camino: Luchando por el fríjol en África a través de la ciencia y las alianzas en un clima en constante cambio] en la Cumbre AGRF.
Hotel Serena, Kigali, Ruanda
05 Sep 2022…
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Sowing Seeds of Resilience: Transforming Kenya's Makueni County with Climate-smart Agriculture
Ivy Kinyua, Boaz S. Waswa, Noël Templer
Ann Mucemi, Esther Nzuki
In the heart of Kenya's Makueni County, the impacts of climate change reverberate, threatening the foundation of the country's economy which relies heavily on agriculture…
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Conservação genética e sua importância
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131564
Publication year
2023
Authors
Martins, Karina
Thomas, Evert
Oliveira Wadt, Lucia Helena de
Corvera Gomringer, Ronald
Rodrigues Pappas, Marilia de Castro
Guedes, Marcelino Carneiro
Costa, Patrícia da
Full Citation
Martins, K.; Thomas, E.; de Oliveira…
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Bundling gender responsive socio-technical innovations: Unpacking the what and how
The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative organized a stakeholder workshop in May 2023, bringing together diverse participants to explore technology and innovation bundles that empower women farmers and enhance farming practices for increased resilience.
By: Eileen Nchanji, Lutomia Cosmas, Dessalegn Ketema, Everisto Mapedza, Hom Gartaula, Prama…
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En busca de arroz para reducir las emisiones de metano
La ganadería, la industria petrolera y los vertederos son los principales productores de metano, un potente gas de efecto invernadero. Pero otro contribuyente importante pero menos conocido es uno de los cultivos más populares del mundo: el arroz. Las plantas de arroz transportan metano desde los arrozales inundados a la atmósfera. Un nuevo trabajo de investigadores de la…
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How to develop and manage your own community seed bank. Farmers’ handbook (Booklet 1 of 3). [Ma’di version]
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130989
Abstract
Ma’di edition of: Vernooy, R.; Bessette, G.; Sthapit, B.; Dibiloane, A.; Lettie Maluleke, N.; Abner Matelele, L.; Mokoena, M.; Phora, G.; Sema, P.; Thabo, T. (2018) How to develop and manage your own community seed bank: Farmers’ handbook. Establishing a community seed bank: Booklet 1 of 3. This handbook is a companion to Vernooy, R., Sthapit, B. and Bessette, G. (2020). Community…
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CGIAR Report to the Nineteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130993
Abstract
This report was prepared by CGIAR in response to an invitation from the Secretariat of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. It is structured to correspond, in general, to agenda items 2-11 of the Nineteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA-19). Some sections of this report were previously included…
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Diet Quality Index and food choice motives in Vietnam: The roles of sensory appeal, mood, convenience, and familiarity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130975
Abstract
Food choices that shape human diets and health are influenced by various socio-economic factors. Vietnam struggles to meet many nutrition targets where links between food choice and diet have not been widely explored. This study assesses the food choice motives, based on a 28-item food choice questionnaire (FCQ), and the diet quality of 603 adults in three sites (urban,…
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Connecting Data for Consumer Preferences, Food Quality and Breeding in support of Market-oriented Breeding of Root, Tuber, and Banana Crops
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130560
Abstract
The 5-year project ‘Breeding Roots, Tubers and Banana products for end user preferences’ (RTBfoods) focused on collecting consumers’ preferences on twelve food products to guide breeding programs. It involved multidisciplinary teams from Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Diverse data types were generated on preferred qualities of users (farmers,…
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Agronomic and organoleptic performance of organically produced provitamin A rich bananas for introduction into farming and diet systems of Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131022
Publication year
2023
Authors
Ekesa, Beatrice
Simbare, Alice
Kamira Bacishoga, Muller
Sivirihauma, Charles
Shimwela, M.M.
Nabuuma, Deborah Sandra…
