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Reviving the spiritual roots of agriculture for sustainability in farming and food systems: Lessons learned from peasant farming of Uttarakhand Hills in North-western India
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108170
Abstract
The modern industrial agriculture is in crisis. People are questioning the quality, safety and sustainability of our industrial food system. People are also questioning the wisdom of scientific agriculture as science has eventually succeeded in…
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Bridging youth and gender studies to analyse rural young women and men's livelihood pathways in Central Uganda
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107092
Abstract
Many development countries are currently undergoing major demographic shifts as the percentage of young people of the total population rapidly increases. This shift is associated with high rates of migration, unemployment and instability. In policy discourses, engaging youth in commercial agricultural is…
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Revitalizing cultivation and strengthening the seed systems of fonio and Bambara groundnut in Mali through a community biodiversity management approach
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107922
Abstract
Fonio (Digitaria exilis(Kippist)Stapf) and Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea(L.)Verdc.) are native crops grown at a small scale in Mali that have potential to support agricultural productivity under climate change. A community biodiversity management approach was…
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Assessment of the resilience in SEPLS (Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes) in Yanuo Village, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108173
Abstract
Participatory ‘assessment workshops’ were held in 2018 in Yanuo Village, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. The ‘Indicators of Resilience in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)’ tool was used to provide the community with a framework for discussion and…
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Promoting Bambara groundnut, fonio, and native vegetables for resilience and nutrition in Mali
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109362
Publication year
2020
Authors
Meldrum, Gennifer
Sidibé, Amadou
Padulosì, Stefano
Full Citation
Meldrum, G.; Sidibe, A.; Padulosì, S. (2020) Promoting Bambara…
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Promoting kodo and kutki millets for improved incomes, climate resilience and nutrition in Madhya Pradesh, India
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109361
Publication year
2020
Authors
Meldrum, Gennifer
Roy, Somnath
Lauridsen, Nina Olsen
King, Oliver E.D.I.
Full Citation
Meldrum, G.;…
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Community-led participatory approaches to improving dietary diversity in Vihiga County, Kenya
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110074
Abstract
An information sheet with brief overview of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the work that has been carried out in Vihiga County since 2015. The information sheet briefly presents the results of the quasi-experimental evaluation exercise of the integrated community based approach for farm market and diet…
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Responsible agricultural mechanization innovation for the sustainable development of Nepal’s hillside farming system
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106479
Abstract
Agricultural mechanization in developing countries has taken at least two contested innovation pathways—the “incumbent trajectory” that promotes industrial agriculture, and an “alternative pathway” that supports small-scale mechanization for sustainable development of hillside farming systems. Although…
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Transforming tropical agroforestry towards socio-ecological standards
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109772
Publication year
2020
Authors
Maas, Bea
Thomas, Evert
Ocampo Ariza, Carolina
Vansynghel, Justine
Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
Tscharntke, Teja
Full Citation
Maas, B.;…
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Safe dissemination of germplasm resources of banana
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111249
Abstract
This chapter focuses on key issues of the safe dissemination of banana germplasm, including germplasm conservation (field, in vitro and cryopreservation), seed and DNA banking, virus indexing and germplasm health, regulations on germplasm transfer and future trends in germplasm research.
Publication year
2020…
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Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110381
Abstract
The potential of forest foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity and poor dietary intake is increasingly being recognized. However, most existing data presents average results of proximate analysis, overlooking the opportunities to document how…
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Key factors determining biochar sorption capacity for metal contaminants: a literature synthesis
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108378
Abstract
The sorption capacity and affinity of biochar for metals are both important attributes that determine biochar’s suitability as a soil amendment for contaminant mitigation, yet few analyses have considered both characteristics simultaneously. We present a systematic review of literature published between 2010 and 2018 to…
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Review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108733
Abstract
This review of the literature on varietal change in sub‐Saharan Africa looks in detail at adoption of new varieties of bananas in Uganda, cassava in Nigeria, potato in Kenya, sweetpotato in Uganda and yams in Côte d’Ivoire. The review explored three hypotheses about drivers of…
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The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers’ rights
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109189
Abstract
The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers’ rights. Although farmers’ rights have been debated intensely at international level,…
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TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106526
Abstract
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from…
