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South America’s pasture intensification can increase beef production, reduce emissions by 30% and mitigate warming from methane by 2050
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177295
Abstract
A limited understanding of the potential to reduce emissions and a lack of climate incentives hinder progress toward mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from beef production. This study explored the GHG mitigation potential in South America by evaluating nearly 30 beef cattle production systems across five key beef-producing countries (Argentina,…
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Socio-cultural determinants of on-farm policies and innovation adoption in Ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178385
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This study investigates the influence of socio-cultural factors such as social network ties, traditional knowledge and farmer incentives on-farm policies and innovation adoption in Upper West Region of Ghana. Using a cross sectional design, we collected data from 568 farmers who cultivate cereals and legumes such as maize, millet, sorghum, soybeans and groundnuts. The results show that while formal rituals are…
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The relationship between accessibility of retail seeds and diet diversity: a multi-level structural equation model applied to ethnic minority farmers in northern Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179301
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Undernutrition remains a critical issue among ethnic minorities in northern Vietnam, likely due to limited diet diversity. Our study examined the accessibility of retail seeds, its link to diet diversity, and the relative contribution of food and seed market access and income on diet diversity, specifically targeting…
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Tropical forage technologies can deliver multiple benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108642
Abstract
Scarcity of quantity and quality feed has been a key constraint to productivity of smallholder crop-livestock systems. Tropical forages include a variety of annual and perennial grasses, herbaceous and dual-purpose legumes, and multipurpose trees and shrubs. They have been promoted in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for…
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Do nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions work among ethnic minorities in Northern Vietnam amidst the COVID-19 crisis?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176409
Abstract
Undernutrition remains a significant challenge among ethnic minorities in Northern Vietnam, possibly due to limited diet diversity. Our study explored the potential of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention (NSA) to improve diet quality among the Thai, H’Mong, and Dao communities using a mixed-methods approach. Conducted between December 2020 and July 2022…
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Trade-offs and synergies associated with maize leaf stripping within crop-livestock systems in northern Ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114318
Abstract
CONTEXT
The accessibility and availability of forages is a common concern in crop-livestock systems in West Africa; however, options to increase forage production may entail trade-offs within the farm system that can be challenging to quantify explicitly.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined how maize (Zea mays L.) leaf stripping affected maize and sheep productivity and associated labour…
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Biochemical and agro-morphological traits-based mining for Malt Barley Germplasm
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177398
Publication year
2025
Authors
Khera, Shakti
Kumar, Prakash
Tripathi, Shashi Bhushan
Jacob, Sherry Racheal
Kumar, Dinesh
Singh, Charan
Bhardwaj, Rakesh
Ahlawat, Sudhir Pal
Rana, Jai Chand
Riar, Amritbir…
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Agroclimatic indicator analysis under climate change conditions to predict the climatic suitability for wheat production in the upper blue nile basin, Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173625
Abstract
Agricultural productivity is significantly influenced by climate-related factors. Understanding the impacts of climate change on agroclimatic conditions is critical for ensuring sustainable agricultural practices. This study investigates how key agroclimatic variables—temperature, moisture conditions, and length of the growing…
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Nutrition-sensitive landscapes: approach and methods to assess food availability and diversification of diets
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81188
Abstract
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and equity are crucial components. This book describes different aspects of systems research in agriculture in its broadest sense, where…
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Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt: Evidence from impact of adoption of cultural control practices in Uganda
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106961
Abstract
Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is an important emerging and non-curable infectious plant pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa that can cause up to 100% yield loss, negatively impacting sustainable access to food and income to more than 100 million banana farmers. This study disentangles adopters into partial and…
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Smallholder value chains as complex adaptive systems: a conceptual framework
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69549
Abstract
Conventional analyses of value chains involving smallholders and the design of interventions that seek to strengthen their role in them often fail to account for important features of value chain performance. Markets, institutional frameworks and business relationships are dynamic, and value chain performance varies accordingly. Shocks and…
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Globalization and employment in forests and tree product value chains: are women losing out?
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99300
Publication year
2018
Authors
Dey de Pryck, Jennifer
Elias, Marlène
Sijapati Basnett, S.
Full Citation
Dey de Pryck, J.; Elias, M.; Sijapati Basnett, S. (2018) Globalization and employment in forests and tree…
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Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92539
Abstract
Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), an invasive and devastating viral disease, is widespread in banana-producing areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recovery of banana production in BBTD-affected areas was undertaken in a research project through the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (CRP-RTB) in eight countries. Understanding household and community dynamics is…
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Can agricultural citizen science improve seed systems? The contributions of crowdsourcing participatory variety selection through on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103762
Abstract
Using on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies (tricot) for crowdsourcing participatory variety selection is a new citizen–science methodology for agriculture. Developed by Bioversity International as part of a programme known as Seeds for Needs…
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Genomics-Assisted Breeding in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93441
Abstract
Breeding in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) targets highly diverse biotic and abiotic constraints, whilst meeting complex end-user quality preferences to improve livelihoods of beneficiaries in developing countries. Achieving breeding targets and increasing the rate of genetic gains for these…
