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Integrating traditional crop genetic diversity for mountain food security
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70600
Abstract
Introduction brochure to the project 'Integrating Traditional Crop Genetic Diversity into Technology: Using a Biodiversity Portfolio Approach to Buffer against Unpredictable Environmental Change in the Nepal Himalayas'.
The project aims to contribute to the conservation of globally important crop biodiversity, which form the basis for…
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Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75717
Abstract
We use recent data from 253 smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) in Ethiopia, Malawi and Senegal, factor and regression analysis to define organisational health, understand its determinants and relate health to performance. We find that latent health evolves according to a life cycle and that start up…
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Genome-wide association reveals novel genomic loci controlling rice grain yield and its component traits under water-deficit stress during the reproductive stage
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97142
Abstract
A diversity panel comprising of 296 indica rice genotypes was phenotyped under non-stress and water-deficit stress conditions during the reproductive stage in the 2013 and 2014 dry seasons (DSs) at IRRI, Philippines. We investigated the genotypic variability…
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Informing climate policy through institutional collaboration: reflections on the preparation of Colombia’s nationally determined contribution
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81301
Abstract
The 2015 Paris Agreement was adopted at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In the run-up to COP 21, most UNFCCC Parties put forward intended nationally determined contributions…
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Biofortification of staple food crops
International Food Policy Research (IFPRI)
Abstract
HarvestPlus
Publication year
2006
Authors
P Nestel
Howarth E. Bouis
J.V. Meenakshi
Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer
Full Citation
Nestel Penelope et al., 'Biofortification of staple food crops', Journal of Nutrition 136, IFPRI, 2006
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HarvestPlus: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition
International Food Policy Research (IFPRI)
Abstract
HarvestPlus
Publication year
2007
Authors
Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer
Bonnie F. McClafferty
Full Citation
Pfeiffer Wolfgang H., 'HarvestPlus: Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition', Crop Science 47, IFPRI, 2007
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2007.09.…
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Water availability and use across the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) basins
Department for International Development (DFID)
Abstract
This paper analyses water availability and use within and between the Challenge Program on Water and Food basins. It describes the main features of water demand and supply in the basins and indicates where there are deficits and opportunities for development of water resources. A typology of basin water resources status uses a range of global spatial datasets. The main outcomes of basin…
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Conflicts management, social capital and adoption of agroforestry technologies: empirical findings from the highlands of southwestern Uganda
Department for International Development (DFID)
Abstract
In the highland ecosystems where actions by some individuals or groups often generate off-site effects among a wide range of social actors and stakeholders, the use and management of natural resources are susceptible to multiple forms of conflicts. This paper examines the hypothesis that conflicts constrain the adoption of agroforestry…
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DArT for high-throughput genotyping of Cassava (Manihot esculenta) and its wild relatives
Department for International Development (DFID)
Abstract
Understanding the distribution of genetic diversity within and among individuals, populations, species and gene pools is crucial for the efficient management of germplasm collections. Molecular markers are playing an increasing role in germplasm characterization, yet their broad application is limited by the availability of markers, the costs and the low throughput of existing technologies…
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A global overview of cassava genetic diversity
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Abstract
Although numerous studies of diversity have been conducted in cassava, there is no comprehensive assessment of global genetic diversity. Here we draw on previous studies and breeders�?? knowledge to select diversity sets from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) genebanks and breeders�?? germplasm, as well as elite germplasm and landraces from…
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A global surveillance system for crop diseases
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Abstract
To satisfy a growing demand for food, global agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050. However, pests and crop diseases put global food supplies at risk. Worldwide, yield losses caused by pests and diseases are estimated to average 21.5% in wheat, 30.0% in rice, 22.6% in maize, 17.2% in potato, and 21.4% in soybean (1); these crops account for half of the global human calorie intake (2). Climate change and global…
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Integrative science in practice: Process perspectives from ASB, the Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Abstract
ASB, the Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, is a decade-old, complex, multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, multi-site research and development consortium. It has been recognized for its success in producing scientific outputs and real world impacts and as a pioneer in integrated natural resource management (iNRM). Until now, there has been little understanding of the…
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Factores de adopción para forrajes tropicales encontrados en Colombia – Estado del arte y pasos a seguir
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99256
Publication year
2018
Authors
Enciso, Karen
Burkart, Stefan
Full Citation
Enciso, Karen; Burkart, Stefan. 2018. Factores de adopción para forrajes tropicales encontrados en Colombia –…
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Evaluación Hidrológica Superficial del Departamento de Ahuachapán, El Salvador: Iniciativa Raíces-Ahuachapán
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106791
Abstract
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) está liderando la iniciativa “Raíces-Ahuachapán” (referida como Agricultural Landscape Restoration Initiative – ALRI en inglés), una iniciativa para promover agricultura restaurativa en paisajes críticos del departamento de Ahuachapán. Esta iniciativa está siendo financiada por la…
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Review of Methodologies for Land Degradation Neutrality Baselines: Sub-National case studies from Costa Rica and Namibia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80563
Abstract
The objective of this report is to identify entry points and challenges for subnational LDN baselines in order to inform subnational planning processes as potential vehicle for the implementation of LDN targets on the ground. For this purpose two focus regions were chosen within two of the countries…
