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Pronosticos AClimateColombia: A system for the provision of information for climate risk reduction in Colombia
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108300
Abstract
Climate variability poses major risks to agricultural production around the world, including in Colombia. Despite progress, major gaps still exist for the continuous provision of climate services for the Colombian agricultural sector. These gaps include lack of capacities in farming communities and technical…
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Evaluating consumer preferences for reduced cooking time, taste and colour of beans in rural and urban communities in Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169842
Abstract
Background Common bean breeders strive to deliver farmer- and consumer-preferred varieties that are well-adapted to distinct production environments, changing markets and end uses. However, there is information gap on the key traits that customers prefer and are willing to pay for. This paper examined the preferences and willingness to pay for reduced cooking time…
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How does El Niño Southern Oscillation affect rice-producing environments in central Colombia?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117731
Publication year
2021
Authors
Barrios Pérez, Camilo
Okada, Kensuke
Garcés, Gabriel Varón
Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando
Rebolledo, María Camila
Prager, Steven D.
Full Citation
Barrios-Perez, C.; Okada, K.;…
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Toward understanding the scaling out of sustainable land use systems in Colombia: Integrating case study insights and national pathways design for cacao farming
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176935
Abstract
The unplanned expansion of conventional agriculture resulted in biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Agroforestry systems (AFS) have emerged as a promising alternative to promote sustainable land use systems (SLUS) in tropical regions. This study explores the potential for scaling out SLUS from localized interventions to…
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Multivariate genomic analysis and optimal contributions selection predicts high genetic gains in cooking time, iron, zinc, and grain yield in common beans in East Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115724
Abstract
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is important in African diets for protein, iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn), but traditional cultivars have long cooking time (CKT), which increases the time, energy, and health costs of cooking. Genomic selection was used to predict genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) for grain yield (GY…
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Wild relatives of potato may bolster its adaptation to new niches under future climate scenarios
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117492
Abstract
Food production strategies and patterns are being altered in response to climate change. Enhancing the adaptation of important food crops to novel climate regimes will be critical to maintaining world food supplies. Climate change is altering the suitability of production areas for crops such as potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) making future productivity, resilience, and sustainability of this…
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Effect of combining organic manure and inorganic fertilisers on maize–bush bean intercropping
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120482
Abstract
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), farmers intercrop common beans with maize but apply inorganic or organic fertilisers targeting only maize. Effects of this practice on bush bean yield have not been fully evaluated with respect to input use and compatibility when intercropped with maize. An on-farm trial managed by smallholder community members was conducted to assess the influence of various soil…
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A review of global cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) production trends, post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD) challenge, and control strategies
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178928
Abstract
Cassava is a versatile crop with wide-ranging applications across both food and non-food industries. Over the past five years cassava has seen a steady rise in global production. Africa stands out as the leading producer with three of the top five cassava-producing countries (Nigeria, DR Congo, Ghana) located on the continent,…
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Nutritional evaluation of tropical forage grass alone and grass-legume diets to reduce in vitro methane production
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114525
Abstract
Forage grass nutritional quality directly affects animal feed intake, productivity, and enteric methane (CH4) emissions. This study evaluated the nutritional quality, in vitro enteric CH4 emission potential, and optimization of diets based on two widely grown tropical forage grasses either alone or mixed with legumes. The grasses Urochloa hybrid cv. Cayman (UHC) and U.…
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Farmers’ preferences for east African highland cooking banana ’Matooke’ hybrids and local cultivars
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129657
Abstract
Background
An understanding of farmers' preferences of new banana cultivars and their characteristics is critical for developing and selecting cultivars that meet consumer needs. Therefore, phenotypic selection in a genetically variable population remains an important aspect of plant breeding.
Methods
The participatory varietal selection approach for preference ranking was used on 31…
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Initial investment in diversity is the efficient thing to do for resilient forest landscape restoration
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110867
Abstract
This paper explores in detail the economic cost of improved integration of genetic diversity into restoration projects and tests the assumption that the beneļ¬ts accruing from better integration of diversity exceed the costs. Using a bottom-up cost model, we analyse different FLR cost drivers, integrating genetic…
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Increasing pulse agrobiodiversity to improve food security and sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121881
Abstract
Long-life cycle pulses have significant food security potential, however, there is little evidence to explain why they are not more widely produced and consumed in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed at exploring existing knowledge to inform on future research priorities in mainstreaming superior species. As staple food along with cereals, pulses are an important source of…
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Assessment of smallholder farmers’ awareness of bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) and management practices in central and northern Malawi: Implications for resistance breeding
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116786
Publication year
2021
Authors
Nkhata, Wilson
Shimelis, Hussein
Melis, Rob
Chirwa, Rowland
Mathew, Isack
Shayanowako, Admire
Mzengeza, Tenyson…
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Artificial intelligence, systemic risks, and sustainability
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115075
Abstract
Automated decision making and predictive analytics through artificial intelligence, in combination with rapid progress in technologies such as sensor technology and robotics are likely to change the way individuals, communities, governments and private actors perceive and respond to climate and ecological change. Methods based on various forms of artificial intelligence are already today being applied in a number of research…
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Drivers of consumer acceptability of cassava gari-eba food products across cultural and environmental settings using the triadic comparison of technologies approach (tricot)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131748
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Nigeria and Cameroon are multi-ethnic countries with diverse preferences for food characteristics. The present study aimed to inform cassava breeders on consumer-prioritized eba quality traits. Consumer testing was carried out using the triadic comparison of technologies (tricot). Diverse consumers in…
