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On (Dis) connections and transformations: The role of the agricultural innovation system in the adoption of improved forages in Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117575
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Feeding improvement strategies are key in increasing cattle productivity and reducing its environmental footprint. Nevertheless, Colombian tropical cattle systems still feature serious deficiencies in both forage quality and availability. As a result of past and ongoing forage Research and Development (R&D) processes, institutions have released 23…
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Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119886
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Weather and climate strongly impact coffee; however, few studies have measured this impact on robusta coffee yield. This is because the yield record is not long enough, and/or the data are only available at a local farm level. A data-driven approach is developed here to 1) identify how sensitive Vietnamese robusta coffee is to weather on district and provincial levels, 2) during which key moments weather is most…
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Estimating the environmental Kuznets curve for cattle production and environmental degradation in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177043
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This article investigates the relationship between economic growth in cattle farming and environmental degradation through the lens of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) for Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia between 2000 and 2020. The study tests whether the EKC model, which suggests an inverted U-shape between economic growth and…
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Agro-morphological characterization and nutritional profiling of traditional Himalayan crop landraces for their promotion toward mainstream agriculture
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128705
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The northwest Indian Himalayas are often regarded as a biological hotspot for the presence of rich agro-biodiversity harboring locally adapted traditional crop landraces facing utter neglect owing to modern agricultural systems promoting high-yielding varieties. Addressing this challenge requires extricating the potential of such cultivars…
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Hunger, food sovereignty and COVID-19 pandemic: Food risks during lockdown
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134689
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Objective: This article focuses on describing the food scenario of families in Cali (Colombia), where almost half of the city’s population could not guarantee their access to adequate feeding during COVID-19 crisis. Methods: Involved 1. Analyze laws to understand their relationship with access to food in Cali during lockdown; and 2. Identify changes in the eating practices of families from different socioeconomic…
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Integrating Social-Ecological and Political-Ecological Models of Agrobiodiversity With Nutrient Management of Keystone Food Spaces to Support SDG 2
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119261
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Agrobiodiversity—the biodiversity of food, agriculture, and land use—is essential to U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 2 by providing crucial food and nutritional quality of diets combined with strengthening agroecological sustainability. Focusing on the agrobiodiversity nexus to SDG 2, the current study utilized the interdisciplinary…
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Fusarium tropical race 4 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Status and global research advances towards disease management
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151593
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Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by the soil-borne fungu Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), poses an undeniable threat to global banana production. This disease has intensified in recent years, with the tropical race 4 (TR4) strain spreading rapidly. Since 2018, the number of affected countries has increased from 16 to 23, presenting a significant challenge…
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Spatiotemporal land use changes dynamics impacts on natural reserves in West African dryland: Drivers, carbon emissions and climate change implications
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178927
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Land use change (LUC), primarily driven by anthropogenic pressure, poses a major threat to West African drylands’ vegetation. As critical indicators of ecosystem sustainability, LUC patterns reflect how human activities alter carbon dynamics and climate vulnerability. This systematic review analyzes the spatial and temporal dynamics of LUC…
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Degradation, classification, and management of soils from alluvial‐gold mine spoils in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159978
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ABSTRACT Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) carried out by individual miners or small enterprises with limited capital, significantly contribute to land degradation and loss of biodiversity‐rich forests in the Amazon. Due to limited information on the edaphic conditions crucial for restoring these degraded areas, a soil evaluation method was employed in…
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Framing Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus interactions in the Tana-Beles Sub-Basin of Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151740
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The water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) provide vital resources that are essential to human existence. Exploring synergies and trade-offs in these systems has been of interest in recent years to increase economic gain while sustaining the environment. The Tana-Beles Sub-basin of Ethiopia is challenged by population density, climate change, and ecosystem degradation that requires a WEFE…
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How does replacing natural forests with rubber and oil palm plantations affect soil respiration and methane fluxes?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111822
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Replacement of forest by agricultural systems is a major factor accelerating the emissions of greenhouse gases; however, related field studies in the tropics are very scarce. To evaluate the impact of forest transition to plantations on soil methane (CH4) and respiration (CO2) fluxes, we conducted measurements in an undisturbed forest, a disturbed forest, young and old rubber…
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Climate suitability predictions for the cultivation of macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) in Malawi using climate change scenarios
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115351
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Climate change is altering suitable areas of crop species worldwide, with cascading effects on people reliant upon those crop species as food sources and for income generation. Macadamia is one of Malawi’s most important and profitable crop species; however, climate change threatens its production. Thus, this study’s objective is to quantitatively examine the…
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Why do rural youth migrate? Evidence from Colombia and Guatemala
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151663
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Migration, from rural to urban settings is a common phenomenon in Latin America, due to social, economic, political, and other factors. Young people in search of economic and educational opportunities, financial, and social stability, have been migrating to larger urban centers, thus crafting important shifts in rural labor, generational transfer, and domestic economies. Through a systematic literature review of scientific…
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Combining ability studies of grain Fe and Zn contents of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) in West Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175652
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Micronutrient malnutrition is a major challenge in Africa, where half a million children die each year because of lack of micronutrients in their food. Pearl millet is an important food and fodder crop for the people living in the Semi-Arid regions of West Africa. The present study was conducted to determine the stability, combining ability, and gene action conditions of the high…
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Factors associated with food safety compliance among street food vendors in Can Tho city, Vietnam: Implications for intervention activity design and implementation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117527
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Background Street food plays a valuable role in several Asian countries including Vietnam. Improving the safety of street food is an important responsibility for many local food authorities. This study aims to characterize the business profile of fixed and mobile street food vendors, and to compare their compliance with the food…
