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Combining ability studies of grain Fe and Zn contents of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) in West Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175652
Abstract
Micronutrient malnutrition is a major challenge in Africa, where half a million children die each year because of lack of micronutrients in their food. Pearl millet is an important food and fodder crop for the people living in the Semi-Arid regions of West Africa. The present study was conducted to determine the stability, combining ability, and gene action conditions of the high…
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Factors associated with food safety compliance among street food vendors in Can Tho city, Vietnam: Implications for intervention activity design and implementation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117527
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Background Street food plays a valuable role in several Asian countries including Vietnam. Improving the safety of street food is an important responsibility for many local food authorities. This study aims to characterize the business profile of fixed and mobile street food vendors, and to compare their compliance with the food…
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The determinants of credit restrictions and their impact on micro firms: the case of Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173671
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Purpose This article analyzes the determinants of credit constraints and their effects on the productivity of micro-firms in Colombia. Design/methodology/approach An Endogenous Switching Regression Model (ESRM) is estimated to analyze credit constraint impact on economic performance. Findings The results show that owner characteristics such as age and gender decrease the likelihood of being…
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Integrating conventional and participatory crop improvement for smallholder agriculture using the seeds for needs approach: A review
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110414
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In response to the climate change, it is essential to provide smallholder farmers with improved field crop genotypes that may increase the resilience of their farming system. This requires a fast turnover of varieties in a system capable of injecting significant amounts of genetic…
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The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): Critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129796
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Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana var. mangostana) is a popular tropical fruit, yet many aspects of its biology and evolutionary history are little known. Its origin remains contentious, although recent findings suggest G. mangostana L. var. malaccensis (Hook. f.) Nazre (synonym: G. malaccensis Hook. f.) as the sole progenitor. We review hypotheses on…
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The BananaTainer: a high throughput phenotyping installation to explore Musa's growth potential in the east African highlands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132000
Publication year
2023
Authors
Gambart, C.
Wesemael, Jelle van
Swennen, R.
Carpentier, Sebastien C.
Full Citation
Gambart, C., Van Wesemael, J., Swennen, R. & Carpentier, S.C. (2023). The BananaTainer: a high throughput…
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Climate change impact on medicinal plants in Indonesia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114701
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Indonesia is a global hotspot of plant diversity. The country contains medicinal plants that have immense value to the people and worldwide. However, climate change is affecting the distribution of medicinal plants in Indonesia. In this study, the future greenhouse gas emission scenarios of RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 for a mid-term future projection to 2050 and a long-term future projection to 2080 were used to simulate the effect of climate…
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Assessing agronomic practices and constraints of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) production in semiarid areas of the West Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180828
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Pearl millet is widely regarded as one of the most promising cereal crops for food and nutritional security in semiarid regions globally. However, it has long been considered an orphan crop due to limited attention from the scientific community and policymakers, as well as low public awareness of its potential role within…
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State policies and smallholders politics in Ghana’s agriculture ‘Modernization’ paradigm: A policy review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163554
Publication year
2024
Authors
Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim
Oklikah, Desmond Ofori
Abdulai, Abdul-Salam Jahanfo
Mohammed, Kamaldeen
Alhassan, Alhassan Yakubu
Full Citation
Abdulai, A-R.; Oklikah, D.O.; Abdulai, A.J.; Mohammed, K.; Alhassan, A.Y. (2024…
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Local food system and household responses to external shocks: The case of sustainable coffee farmers and their cooperatives in Western Honduras during COVID-19
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140714
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns (people confined to home, with movement restrictions) presented an external shock to livelihoods and food systems worldwide, most severely affecting vulnerable households in low-income countries. While evidence is available regarding how COVID-19 generally affected low-income countries,…
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Mainstreaming traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses for nutrition, income, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for Kenya and Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136097
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This study documented existing knowledge on traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses in Kenya and Ethiopia. The aim was to identify neglected and underutilized species with high potential for food security, for their economic value and contribution to sustainable agriculture, based on a literature review and confirmation of existing data…
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The comparative performance of land sharing, land sparing type interventions on place-based human well-being
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125209
Abstract
Environment-facing interventions impact the distribution, use of and access of natural resources and have important implications for all dimensions (material, relational, quality of life) of human well-being (HWB). Yet conventional impact metrics routinely surpass the non-material impacts which may be particularly salient in rural contexts where small-scale farmers depend directly…
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Measuring smallholder dairy farmers’ social valuation of climate mitigation: A case study from Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178707
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Livestock systems in Sub-Saharan Africa contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions and are highly vulnerable to climate change. In Kenya, smallholder dairy farmers need to balance productivity with environmental sustainability while facing increasing climate pressures. This case study examines farmers’ perceptions and social valuation of forage-based climate mitigation strategies…
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Diagnosing the performance of food systems to increase accountability toward healthy diets and environmental sustainability
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120452
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To reorient food systems to ensure they deliver healthy diets that protect against multiple forms of malnutrition and diet-related disease and safeguard the environment, ecosystems, and natural resources, there is a need for better governance and accountability. However, decision-makers are often in the dark on how to navigate their food systems to achieve these…
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Physiological responses and transcriptomic changes reveal the mechanisms underlying adaptation of Stylosanthes guianensis to phosphorus deficiency
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115884
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Background: Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth that participates in a series of biological
processes. Thus, P deficiency limits crop growth and yield. Although Stylosanthes guianensis (stylo) is an important
tropical legume that displays adaptation to low phosphate (Pi) availability, its adaptive mechanisms remain…
