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Cassava Frogskin Disease: Current knowledge on a re-emerging disease in the Americas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120941
Abstract
Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is a graft-transmissible disease of cassava reported for the first time in the 1970s, in Colombia. The disease is characterized by the formation of longitudinal lip-like fissures on the peel of the cassava storage roots and a progressive reduction in fresh weight and starch content. Since its first report, different pathogens have been identified in CFSD-affected plants and…
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Land use-based participatory assessment of ecosystem services for ecological restoration in village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120947
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Village Tank Cascade System (VTCS) landscapes in the dry zone of Sri Lanka provide multiple ecosystem services (ESs) and benefits to local communities, sustaining the productivity of their land use systems (LUSs). However, there is a lack of adequate scientific research on the ESs of LUSs, despite the recent land use changes that have greatly impacted the…
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Cassava
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55089
Publication year
1979
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Cassava. 1979. In: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. A Special report on the status of CIAT technology development and technology transfer activities in Latin America. CIAT, Cali, CO. p. II-1-I-33.
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Accelerating the development of biological nitrification inhibition as a viable nitrous oxide mitigation strategy in grazed livestock systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120960
Abstract
This position paper summarizes the current understanding of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) to identify research needs for accelerating the development of BNI as a N2O mitigation strategy for grazed livestock systems. We propose that the initial research focus should be on the systematic screening of agronomically desirable plants for their…
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Food tree species selection for nutrition-sensitive forest landscape restoration in Burkina Faso
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120965
Abstract
Modern food systems push agriculture to focus on a small number of commercial crops, while there is a very large diversity of untapped edible plants that could be used to address food security and nutrition. Poor and monotonous diets are closely linked to the complex burden of multiple forms of malnutrition and dietary risk. In some contexts, such as West Africa, micronutrient deficiency risks…
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Agricultural biodiversity — scaling up the future of food security
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, reflects on the contribution of agricultural biodiversity to current food security challenges in her latest blog post.
Following the food price crisis in 2007, both donors and developing countries have rediscovered agriculture. As a result, there has been a promising increase…
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Action plan promotes neglected and underutilized species as strategic assets for food security
The Accra Statement sets out nine actions needed to realize the promise of valuable neglected and underutilized species for a food-secure Africa.
The 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species – for a food-secure Africa resulted in a nine-point action plan to realize the promise…
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1700 farmers at farmers’ field day and seed production training in India
Bioversity International's Seeds for Needs Initiative in India recently organized a successful farmers' field day with 1700 participants, as well as several training workshops in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Bioversity International’s Seeds for Needs Initiative is gaining momentum in India. In April 2014, in partnership with the Indian…
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Bioversity International on Food Tank's Earth Day list
For this year's Earth Day, Food Tank highlights influential individuals and organizations which are working to promote urban agriculture and encourage investment in growing cities.
For this year's Earth Day, Food Tank highlights influential individuals and organizations who are working to promote urban agriculture and encourage investment in growing…
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Promoting genetic diversity in agriculture through National Adaptation Plans
Bioversity International scientist Michael Halewood presented on behalf of CCAFS at an expert meeting in Rome to develop guidelines for integrating genetic diversity into National Climate Change Adaptation Plans.
One very good way to promote climate-smart agricultural practices is to include them in the National Adaptation Plans that…
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To sustain timber yields in Asian forests genetic issues must be addressed
Forestry experts at Bioversity International and the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia call attention to the impacts of logging on the genetic diversity of timber trees in Asian forests, and its effects on timber production.
Forestry experts at Bioversity International and the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia call attention to…
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Sustainability: Special issue on neglected and underutilized plant species
Sustainability features three open-access papers co-authored by Bioversity International scientists in a special issue on how neglected and underutilized species can help improve income and nutrition.
The open-access journal Sustainability features three papers co-authored by Bioversity International scientists as part of a…
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Simulating drought in Guatemala to prepare for climate change
Bioversity International is running a series of drought simulation exercises with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Guatemala to see how the country can cope with the effects of climate change.
Guatemala's climate is strongly influenced by the El Niño Southern Oscillation – a kind of pendulum movement in the global climate, which swings…
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International Conference on the Conservation and Use of Socio-Economically Important Wild Plants in the Fertile Crescent
Ehsan Dulloo, Conservation and Availability Programme Leader, will present his keynote speech on the ‘Current Status and Trends in World Plant Genetic Resources and their Implications for Jordan.’
Ehsan Dulloo, leader of the Bioversity International Conservation and Availability Programme,…
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Expansion of the germplasm base for Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54723
Publication year
1992
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Expansion of the germplasm base for Africa. 1992. In: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. Cassava Program 1987-1991. CIAT, Cali, CO. p. 379-397. (Working document no. 116)…
