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Building the capacity of sub-national stakeholders in climate smart agriculture and climate information services
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117615
Abstract
This manual was created to support capacity building among sub-national stakeholders and contribute to the development and implementation of best-bet climate-smart agriculture and climate information services packages geared toward gender and social inclusion.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Mwongera,…
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Cost-effective cassava processing: case study of small-scale flash-fryer reengineering
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119323
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The development and scaling out of fash-dryer innovations for more effcient, small-scale production of high-quality cassava four (HQCF) and starch is described. The diagnoses of cassava-processing SMEs (small and medium enterprises) revealed their energy expenditures for drying were considerably higher than those of large-scale industrial companies, which was mostly due to suboptimal design of fash-…
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Relationships between population density, fine-scale genetic structure, mating system and pollen dispersal in a timber tree from African rainforest
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70956
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Owing to the reduction of population density and/or the environmental changes it induces, selective logging could affect the demography, reproductive biology and evolutionary potential of forest trees. This is particularly relevant in tropical forests where natural…
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Longitudinal analysis of maize diversity in Yucatan, Mexico: influence of agro-ecological factors on landraces conservation and modern variety introduction
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68102
Abstract
Transformations that farmers bring to their traditional farming systems and their impacts on the conservation and evolution of maize varieties over a 12-year period are investigated using a longitudinal analysis. Despite the increased introduction and supply of…
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Effects of credit constraints on the productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises in Cameroon
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71135
Abstract
This paper assesses the determinants and effects of credit constraints on the productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon. Use is made of the Cameroon enterprise survey data collected by the World Bank in 2009 and an endogenous switching regression model. Results show that interest rates, size of…
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Améliorer les droits et les vies des femmes grâce à une restauration équitable entre les sexes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115282
Abstract
Cet article aborde spécifiquement trois questions : Qu'est-ce qui motive les femmes à investir du temps et des efforts dans la restauration des terres et des forêts ? Quels obstacles les femmes rencontrent-elles dans la mise en œuvre des activités de restauration des terres et des forêts ? Comment les activités de restauration affectent-elles les conditions de vie des femmes…
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Impacts of the land tenure system on sustainable land use in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116167
Abstract
On Earth, land is the most vital resource from which living things derive their essential necessities. There are many methods for managing and maintaining this vital resource in a sustainable manner, but it is more important to first understand the root cause of malfunctioning land management strategies. This chapter aims at understanding the underlying causes of socio-economic and policy-related factors affecting the…
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Banana biomass estimation and yield forecasting from non-destructive measurements for two contrasting cultivars and water regimes
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109897
Abstract
The largest abiotic constraint threatening banana (Musa spp.) production is water stress, impacting biomass buildup and yields; however, so far no studies have investigated the effects of water stress on allometric equations in banana. Weighted least square regression models were built for (…
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Changes in sugar content and proteome of potato in response to cold and dehydration stress and their implications for cryopreservation
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66071
Publication year
2014
Authors
Folgado, R.
Sergeant, K.
Renaut, J.
Swennen, Rony L.
Hausman, J.F.
Panis, Bartholomeus…
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Determination of non-market values to inform conservation strategies for the threatened Alistana-Sanabresa cattle breed
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66026
Abstract
Livestock breed-related public good functions are often used to justify support for endangered breed conservation despite the fact that little is known about such non-market values. We show how stated preference techniques can be used to assess the non-market values that people place on livestock…
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Somaclonal variation in clonal crops: containing the bad, exploring the good
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116597
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Somaclonal variation describes random cellular changes in plants regenerated through tissue culture. It occurs in certain crops that undergo micropropagation and has been recorded in different explant sources, from leaves and shoots to meristems and embryos. In banana (Musa spp.), a clonal crop conserved in vitro, somaclonal variation has been observed after prolonged periods in tissue culture, resulting from an…
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Understanding banana bunchy top disease epidemiology in Burundi for an enhanced and integrated management approach
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35574
Abstract
This study on the epidemiology of banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) was carried out in the context of small‐scale farms in Burundi for an integrated management approach. Banana trials were established in farmers’ fields comparing different plot locations, while spatial and seasonal occurrence of aphid…
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Managing high-density genotyping data with Gigwa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117553
Publication year
2022
Authors
Sempéré, Guilhem
Larmande, Pierre
Rouard, Mathieu
Full Citation
Sempéré G., Larmande P., Rouard M. (2022) Managing high-density genotyping data with Gigwa. In: Edwards D. (ed.) Plant bioinformatics. Methods and protocols. [Methods In Molecular Biology Series, vol 2443].…
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Scientific misconduct and partisan research on the stability of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A critical review of a contribution to environmental remote sensing in Egypt
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116753
Publication year
2021
Authors
Abera, Wuletawu
Haregeweyn, Nigussie
Dile, Yihun T.
Fenta, Ayele A.
Berihun, Mulatu L.
Demissie, Biadgilgn
Mulatu, Chalachew A.
Nigussie,…
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Mainstreaming NUS for nutrition sensitive agriculture: a holistic approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114970
Abstract
Bioversity International and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have recently published an operational framework to guide practitioners on ways to mainstream neglected and underutilized species (NUS) into projects and investment programs with the aim of supporting nutrition-sensitive agriculture and resilient food production systems. This chapter presents the key elements of this framework…
