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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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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…
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Nutrition-sensitive value chains from a smallholder perspective: A framework for project design
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107262
Publication year
2020
Authors
Peña, Isabel de la
Garrett, James
Gelli, Aulo
Full Citation
De la Peña, I.; Garrett, J.; Gelli, A. (2020) Nutrition-sensitive value chains from a smallholder perspective: A framework for project design. Rome (Italy): The…
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Fine‐scale spatial genetic structure, mating, and gene dispersal patterns in Parkia biglobosa populations with different levels of habitat fragmentation
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108762
Abstract
A good understanding of genetic variation and gene dispersal in tree populations is crucial for their sustainable management, particularly in a context of rapid environmental changes. West African Sudanian savannahs are being fragmented and degraded, partly due to…
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Selecting for useful properties of plants and fungi – Novel approaches, opportunities, and challenges
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109711
Abstract
Humans use plants and fungi for a wide range of purposes and, over millennia, have improved wild species by selecting for and combining genetic variation. Improvements in DNA sequencing technologies have enhanced our capacity to identify and manipulate genetic diversity, increasing the range of variation that can be…
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Lessons learned from application of the “Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)” under the Satoyama initiative
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110034
Abstract
Socio-ecological resilience is vital for the long-term sustainability of communities in production landscapes and seascapes, but community members often find it difficult to understand and assess their own resilience in the face of changes that affect them over…
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Born to eat wild: an integrated conservation approach to secure wild food plants for food security and nutrition
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109712
Abstract
Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several countries have reported on the widespread and regular consumption of WFPs, particularly by rural and indigenous communities but also…
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Nutrition and SDG 11: Healthy diets, nutrition and urban settlements
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107124
Abstract
Good nutrition is integral to human well-being and to humanity’s ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Nutrition permeates almost all the SDGs, both as an outcome as well as an important input into their achievement, especially in terms of strengthening human capital.
This paper focuses on the specific relationship of nutrition…
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The development of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense lineage VI strains in East and Central Africa
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109000
Abstract
Banana is a staple food and cash crop grown in East and Central Africa (ECA). The main banana varieties grown in ECA are the East African highland bananas (EAHB), although dessert/beer bananas such as Sukari Ndizi, Kayinja (Pisang Awak) and Gros Michel are also produced due to…
