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Altitude and management affect soil fertility, leaf nutrient status and Xanthomonas wilt prevalence in enset gardens
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110901
Abstract
Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a productive, drought-tolerant and multipurpose food security crop grown in the densely populated Ethiopian highlands. It is a so-called orphan crop, and its production suffers from a lack of information on proper soil fertility management and its interaction with bacterial…
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Behavior communuication: nutrition key message booklet for extension service providers
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107212
Abstract
The message booklet was developed based on the expected outputs of the Household mentorship concept. This concept is used to synchronize the different intervention areas. It consists of four themes; 1. Practices that improve nutrition and agriculture 2. Recommended feeding practices 3. Utilization of income for food and…
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Méthodes de gestion des graines dans les banques de gènes
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105217
Abstract
Published in collaboration with Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA). This the french version of Procedures for Handling Seeds in Genebanks.
Publication year
1995
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation…
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Caficultura y cambio climático en Nicaragua: Reflexiones sobre el papel de las políticas públicas y las cooperativas
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78402
Abstract
En el marco de un proyecto denominado "Planes de Inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima", Bioversity International llevó a cabo un estudio sobre el marco político e institucional que rodea la prodcucción del café por pequeños productores en Nicaragua.…
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Mainstreaming agricultural biological diversity across sectors through NBSAPs: Missing Links to Climate Change Adaptation, Dietary Diversity and the Plant Treaty
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78323
Abstract
This Information Note presents a summary of an analysis of the revised NBSAPs that were submitted by 119 countries to the CBD Secretariat prior to 20 November 2016. The study focused on how agrobiodiversity has been mainstreamed…
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Análisis de vulnerabilidad Nuevo San Mateo
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78389
Abstract
La Aldea Nuevo San Mateo se encuentra en el municipio de Barillas y es de muy reciente formación, se formó a partir del año 1988. Su formación se originó por la falta de terrenos productivos de algunos productores de San Mateo Ixctatan, quienes al ver la falta de medios de trabajo iniciaron las búsquedas de nuevas oportunidades encontrándolas en este…
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Análisis de vulnerabilidad Cocolá
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78386
Abstract
Es de suponer que los sistemas cafetaleros de Guatemala son vulnerables a los impactos del cambio climático esto se puede sustentar mediante el número de manzanas afectadas por la roya y la débil nutrición de los plantíos de café para soportar la enfermedad, también mediante la cantidad de productores endeudados al no producir café y no tener otras opciones…
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La importancia de los intercambios internacionales de recursos fitogenéticos para la mejora de los cultivos en Guatemala
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72439
Abstract
Una de las principales consideraciones para la creación del Tratado Internacional
sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura y de su
Sistema Multilateral para el acceso y la distribución de beneficios es el
reconocimiento de la interdependencia…
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Content of iron and vitamin A in common foods given to children 12–59 months old from North Western Tanzania and Central Uganda
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101216
Abstract
Improving infant and young child feeding is an effective intervention to improve child growth. A cross-sectional study followed by observation of selected households was used to establish the most popular foods given to children 12–59 months old in Bukoba and Kiboga districts of Tanzania and…
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Responsible Agricultural Mechanization Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal?s Hillside Farming System
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
Agricultural mechanization in developing countries has taken at least two contested innovation pathways�??the �??incumbent trajectory�?� that promotes industrial agriculture, and an �??alternative pathway�?� that supports small-scale mechanization for sustainable development of hillside farming systems. Although both pathways can potentially reduce…
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Benchmarking database systems for Genomic Selection implementation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
With high-throughput genotyping systems now available, it has become feasible to fully integrate genotyping information into breeding programs. To make use of this information effectively requires DNA extraction facilities and marker production facilities that can efficiently deploy the desired set of markers across samples with a rapid turnaround time that allows for selection before crosses needed to…
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Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Abstract
Banana leaf pruning is a common practice to facilitate intercropping with legumes on farmers�?? fields. It is however not clear if this practice improves farmers land-use and economic efficiency, especially after full canopy formation. To analyze pruning effects, three legumes viz. bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L), climbing bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L…
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Plantain diversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and future prospects
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Publication year
2018
Authors
J.G. Adheka
D.B. Dhed'a
Guy Blomme
D. Karamura
Rony Swennen
E. de Langhe
Full Citation
Adheka, J.G.; Dhed'a, D.B.; Blomme, G.; Karamura, D.; Swennen, R.; De Langhe, E. (2018) Plantain diversity in…
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Lecciones aprendidas de experiencias de restauración en el Perú
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Abstract
Más de dos mil millones de hectáreas de paisajes deforestados y degradados del mundo tienen potencial para ser restauradas, una oportunidad enorme para reducir la pobreza, aumentar la seguridad alimentaria, contener los efectos del cambio climático y proteger el ambiente (Laestadius et al. 2011). En consecuencia, nacen diversos compromisos internacionales, entre los cuales se encuentra la Iniciativa 20x20, un esfuerzo dirigido…
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Avanzando hacia un Territorio Sostenible Adaptado al Clima: oportunidades y desafíos para escalar iniciativas de adaptación en el Corredor Seco de Guatemala
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99831
Abstract
Este documento presenta una síntesis de estrategias innovadoras desarrolladas en la implementación de un Territorio Sostenible Adaptado al Clima (TeSAC) en Olopa, Guatemala. Asimismo, se presentan recomendaciones para estrategias de…
