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Protein-rich legume and pseudo-cereal crop suitability under present and future European climates
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106241
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Replacing animal proteins with plant proteins in diets has been demonstrated to have both health and environmental advantages, driving a debate about the potential of protein-rich crops as dietary replacements for animal products. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how climate change could influence the potential for…
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COVID-19 and the beef market in Latin America: An impact assessment by supply and demand
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125655
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The impact of COVID-19 on agricultural markets, especially the beef market, represents one of the greatest food security challenges the world is facing in the post-pandemic era and, for this reason, has been widely documented. This study contributes to the literature through a comprehensive impact analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on both the demand and supply of beef in Latin America and thus…
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A meta-analysis of the effects of land management practices and land uses on soil loss in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114941
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Over the last three decades, land management practices have been extensively implemented in Ethiopia. Different attempts have been made to assess the effects of land management practices on soil loss at plot scales under a range of climatic and land use conditions. However, the plot-level studies were mostly focused on limited sites and were inadequate to show the effects of land management…
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Wheat Panache: A pangenome graph database representing presence–absence variation across sixteen bread wheat genome
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119697
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Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of humanity's most important staple crops, characterized by a large and complex genome with a high level of gene presence–absence variation (PAV) between cultivars, hampering genomic approaches for crop improvement. With the growing global population and the increasing impact of climate change on crop yield, there is an urgent…
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Data for decision-making for sustainable food systems transformation in the Eastern Cape of South Africa: what is needed?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132112
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Transforming global food systems to promote food and nutritional security can help alleviate both poverty and ill-health, and support sustainable development. Such transformations need to be tailored and sensitive to the vulnerabilities and needs of marginalized communities yet are hindered by knowledge gaps. In particular, the food and nutrition security needs of the…
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Nutritional Quality, Voluntary Intake and Enteric Methane Emissions of Diets Based on Novel Cayman Grass and Its Associations With Two Leucaena Shrub Legumes
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109998
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Methane (CH4) emissions from enteric fermentation in cattle are an important source of greenhouse gases, accounting for about 40% of all agricultural emissions. Diet quality plays a fundamental role in determining the magnitude of CH4 emissions. Specifically, the…
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New criteria for sustainable land use planning of metropolitan green infrastructures in the tropical Andes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145123
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Urbanization is rapidly increasing worldwide, with about 60% of the global population currently residing in cities and expected to reach 68% by 2050. In Latin America's tropical Andes region, managing these changes poses challenges, including biodiversity loss and vulnerability to climate change.
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Tailored forecasts can predict extreme climate informing proactive interventions in East Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134831
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Abstract This commentary discusses new advances in the predictability of east African rains and highlights the potential for improved early warning systems (EWS), humanitarian relief efforts, and agricultural decision‐making. Following an unprecedented sequence of five droughts, 23 million east Africans faced starvation in 2022, requiring >$2 billion in aid. Here, we update climate…
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Banana seed genetic resources for food security: Status, constraints, and future priorities
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116400
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Storing seed collections of crop wild relatives, wild plant taxa genetically related to crops, is an essential component in global food security. Seed banking protects genetic resources from degradation and extinction and provides material for use by breeders. Despite being among the most important crops in the world, banana and plantain crop wild relatives are largely under-represented in genebanks…
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Coordinated implementation of climate-smart practices in coffee farming increases benefits at farm, landscape and global scale
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145018
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Coffee is a major commodity crop that shapes large shares of tropical landscapes. However, the sustainability of these landscapes is threatened by climate change. Whilst adopting climate-smart (CS) practices clearly offers direct benefits to local farmers, their greater benefits at landscape and global scales has not been studied for specific commodity crops so far…
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Gender gap in perspectives of the impacts of degradation and restoration on ecosystem services in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130611
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The importance of land restoration has garnered increasing attention on the global stage through large-scale initiatives such as the Bonn Challenge. However, policies and strategies are often gender-blind and designed in compliance with entrenched social hierarchies, exacerbating pre-existing social inequalities that affect restoration initiatives. The challenge of developing gender-…
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Root exudate fingerprint of Brachiaria humidicola reveals vanillin as a novel and effective nitrification inhibitor
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135917
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Introduction: Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) is defined as the plant-mediated control of soil nitrification via the release of nitrification inhibitors. BNI of Brachiaria humidicola (syn. Urochloa humidicola) has been mainly attributed to root-exuded fusicoccane-type diterpenes, e.g., 3-epi-brachialactone. We hypothesized, however, that BNI of B. humidicola is…
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State-level stakeholder consultations guide the Himalayan Agroecology Initiative in India
Sonal Dsouza
The Himalayan Agroecology Initiative (HAI) continued its state-level engagements with consultations across three different states in India, seeking to strengthen and refine the Indian Himalayan roadmap that will soon guide the thinking and action of high-level decision-makers and key stakeholders toward…
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From local seeds to lasting impact: Angel Tadie’s inspiring journey into seed production
SIRI Bella, Mafouasson Hortense, Eileen Nchanji, Paul Aseete
Angle Tadie transformed her farming after mentorship from a retired IRAD researcher, shifting from local to improved seeds. Yields tripled, enabling her to become a seed producer, mentor, and role model, empowering other women farmers. Here, she shares…
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Remembering Dr. Joachim Voss and his contributions
With deep respect and sadness, we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Joachim Voss, who served as Director General of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) from 2000 to 2007.
Dr. Voss, a citizen of Canada and a Rockefeller Foundation RockyDoc Fellow, previously served in CIAT’s Bean Program in Rwanda and later…
