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Enabling gender and social inclusion in climate and agriculture policy and planning through foresight processes: assessing challenges and leverage points
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128387
Abstract
Scenario-guided foresight processes are increasingly used to engage a broad range of stakeholders in sharing knowledge, reflecting, and setting priorities to respond to present and future dynamics and inform agricultural policies and planning in the face of a variable and changing climate. Such participatory approaches are key to…
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Agroecological transitions: A systematic review of research approaches and prospects for participatory action methods
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118138
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There have been many calls for an agroecological transition to respond to food shocks and crises stemming from conventional food systems. Participatory action research and transformative epistemologies, where communities are research actors rather than objects, have been proposed as a way to enhance this transition. However, despite numerous case studies, there is presently…
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Pasture diversification affects soil macrofauna and soil biophysical properties in tropical (silvo)pastoral systems
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108869
Publication year
2020
Authors
Vázquez, Eduardo
Teutscherova, Nikola
Lojka, Bohdan
Arango, Jacobo
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Full Citation…
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Improving association studies and genomic predictions for climbing beans with data from bush bean populations
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127296
Abstract
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) has two major origins of domestication, Andean and Mesoamerican, which contribute to the high diversity of growth type, pod and seed characteristics. The climbing growth habit is associated with increased days to flowering (DF), seed iron concentration (SdFe), nitrogen fixation, and yield. However, breeding efforts in climbing beans have been…
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Ex-ante evaluation of economic impacts of adopting improved forages in the Colombian Orinoquía
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115099
Abstract
Forage-based cattle systems play a key role in rural economies of developing countries in terms of food security and poverty alleviation. However, they can generate negative environmental impacts by contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and reduction of biodiversity. As a result of that, large amounts of resources have been allocated to research and development (R…
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“Rambo root” to the rescue: How a simple, low‐cost solution can lead to multiple sustainable development gains
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113729
Abstract
Rugged and resilient, cassava is a bulky root crop that can thrive on poor soils. Cultivating it offers the potential to restore degraded land, which in turn may reduce hunger, generate livelihoods, fight climate change and even promote peace. As such, farming cassava offers a nature‐based solution that can…
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Current and projected eco-geographic adaptation and phenotypic diversity of Ethiopian teff (Eragrostis teff) across its cultivation range
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108345
Publication year
2020
Authors
Woldeyohannes, Aemiro Bezabih
Accotto, Caterina
Desta, Ermias Abate
Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat
Fadda, Carlo
Pè, Mario Enrico…
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Agronomic and socio-economic drivers of fertilizer use and crop productivity in smallholder wheat production systems in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159919
Abstract
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is crucial for global food security and a staple crop in Ethiopia, yet farmer yields remain low, averaging 2.7 t ha⁻1 compared to over 5 t ha⁻1 at research stations. This study investigates the impact of socio-economic
factors, local agronomic practices, and site-specific fertilizer management on wheat production in Goba, Lemu,…
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Ontologies for increasing the FAIRness of plant research data
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135742
Abstract
The importance of improving the FAIRness (findability, accessibility, interoperability, reusability) of research data is undeniable, especially in the face of large, complex datasets currently being produced by omics technologies. Facilitating the integration of a dataset with other types of data increases the likelihood of reuse, and the potential of answering novel research questions. Ontologies are a useful tool for…
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Comparative analysis of the nutritional profiles of selected Solanum species grown in Sri Lanka
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111552
Publication year
2021
Authors
Nadeeshani, Harshani
Samarasinghe, Gamini W.L.
Wimalasiri, Swarna
Silva, Renuka
Hunter, Danny
Madhujith, Terence
Full Citation…
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Road transport and urban mobility greenhouse gas emissions factor for air pollution modeling in Burkina Faso
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178916
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The road transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to fossil fuel consumption, while the energy sector being the greatest consumer overall. Urban growth increases transport and mobility demands to meet human needs. Few studies exist on greenhouse gas emission factors in developing countries. This study assessed and modeled greenhouse gas emissions factors with fossil…
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In vitro propagation from nodal segments of Lippia origanoides (chemotype A)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128769
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This research described an efficient micropropagation protocol for Lippia origanoides (Verbenaceae). Sterile seeds were used to obtain germinated seedlings in Murashige and Skoog medium (MS) supplemented with sucrose and agar. The nodal segments obtained from seedlings were grown on MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA), benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 1-naphthalenacetic acid (…
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Integrated disease management components for Fusarium wilt of banana in India: Effects of organic amendments, flooding, and paddy rotation on disease severity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/181920
Abstract
The banana Fusarium wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is a major threat to banana production globally. In India, Foc race 1 and tropical race 4 (TR4) are reported from multiple banana-growing states where it causes severe yield losses. To develop integrated approaches, in the present study the effect of organic…
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Multivariate analysis in the dissection of phenotypic variation of Ethiopian cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp Vulgare L.) genotypes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126740
Abstract
Efficient conservation and subsequent utilization of genetic resources are primarily dependent on the strength in the assessment of variation among genotypes. An experiment was carried out aiming at determining the extent of phenotypic variability present in a panel of 320 barley genotypes and identifying candidate lines for further evaluation in…
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Comparative analysis of youth transition in bean production systems in Ghana and Cameroon
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139096
Abstract
Youth transition in the common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) value chain remains low in Ghana and Cameroon despite the potential of the bean sub-sector in reducing poverty, unemployment, and undernutrition. This study compared youth transition in the bean value chain in Ghana and Cameroon. It investigated how intersectional elements, including age, influence the uptake of bean production among the…
