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Co-production of climate services: Challenges and enablers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177705
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Climate change is often connected to an increase in weather extreme frequencies and severity, demanding an increased necessity in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to and building resilience to these changes and impacts. This happens in a background of climate variability that already impacts several climate-sensitive sectors. There is an urgent need for fit-for-purpose climate services and service professionals to…
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A meta-analysis of factors affecting the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMV) in sub-Saharan Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178261
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Drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMV) have been developed as a climate-resilient agricultural technology to help mitigate food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, where climate change significantly impacts crop yields and threatens agricultural sustainability. The adoption of these technologies remains limited, and a range of sometimes contradictory hypotheses are reported. We…
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Policy incentives for smallholder adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130668
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There is a large and growing literature on the potential use of policy instruments for stimulating the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices amongst smallholders. The objective of this article is to review and understand how the array of potential policy incentives can serve as mechanisms for enhancing adoption and upscaling of potential CSA practices by small-scale farmers in low-income…
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Food environment components influencing consumption trends of neglected and underutilized species in northern Benin
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179469
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Malnutrition is a global problem driven by food systems that impact climate and biodiversity. Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) could improve diets, but what drives their choices and consumption, particularly in low and middle-income countries, is poorly documented. This study investigated the influences of the personal food environment on the consumption of NUS in…
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Gender norms and differences in access and use of climate-smart agricultural technology in Burundi
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130814
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The adoption and use of climate-smart agricultural practices are critical for improving the productivity and sustainability of smallholder farming systems. However, the gendered dimensions of access to and use of climate-smart agriculture in common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production remain unexplored among smallholder farmers in Burundi. A mixed methods research design was employed to…
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Good data are not enough: Understanding limited information use for climate risk and food security management in Guatemala
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109932
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Climate extremes are one of the main drivers of acute food insecurity. In Guatemala, acute food insecurity reaches alarming levels when the usual dry period during the bimodal rainy seasons is extended or starts earlier than expected. Drought has a slow-onset which theoretically leaves sufficient…
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Navigating the politics and processes of food systems transformation: Guidance from a holistic framework
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148963
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The call for transforming food systems from their current unsustainable trajectories toward more desirable, healthy, sustainable, resilient, and equitable outcomes has received unprecedented echoes recently—particularly following the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. But lack of guidance on how to do so in a comprehensive and integrated manner has left many actors uncertain, skeptical, or…
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The foundations of big data sharing: A CGIAR international research organization perspective
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131635
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The potential of big data capabilities to transform and understand global agricultural and biological systems often relies on data from different sources that must be considered together or aggregated to provide insights. The value of data is however not only in its collection and storage, but largely in its re-use. Big data storage repositories are not enough when we consider a world brimming with…
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Blind spots obscure understanding of how forests affect human health
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135550
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Health crises have raised awareness of the links between forests and human health. For example, outbreaks of Ebola virus and hypotheses about the origins of SARS-CoV-2 have highlighted the risk of zoonotic spillover events from forest-dwelling animals.1, 2 Likewise, forest fires in Australia (2019–20), the Amazon rainforest (2019), and southeast Asia (2015) have drawn attention to the respiratory health effects on…
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Pleurotus ostreatus is a potential biological control agent of root-knot nematodes in eggplant (Solanum melongena)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159303
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Introduction: The management of root-knot nematodes has predominantly been based on use of chemicals, which are detrimental to the environment and human health. Biological control provides alternative management. This study evaluated the potential of using Pleurotus ostreatus, an edible mushroom species to control Meloidogyne spp. in eggplants.
Methods: In vitro, the mortality…
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Mapping the vulnerability of banana production landscapes in Uganda to banana bunchy top disease
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152281
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Introduction: Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) poses a significant threat to Uganda’s food and income security.
Methods: To map BBTD spread and inform its management, a delimiting survey was undertaken covering the high-risk zones bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in the west, Rwanda and Tanzania in the south, and South Sudan in the…
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Spatio-Temporal Variability of Peat CH4 and N2O Fluxes and Their Contribution to Peat GHG Budgets in Indonesian Forests and Oil Palm Plantations
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113208
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Land-use change in tropical peatlands substantially impacts peat emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in addition to emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, assessments of full peat greenhouse gas (GHG) budgets are scarce and CH4 and N2O contributions remain highly uncertain. The objective of our research was to assess changes in…
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Database of cultivated fleshy fruits
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108547
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Database was created from the Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural crops and integrated with variables on: 1) life form of the species, according to the Raunkiær system for plant classification, and 2)Google Scholar research results between 1998 and 2018 for the species
Publication year
2020
Authors
Lochetti, Gaia
Meldrum, Gennifer…
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Dry matter production mean, dry matter production coefficient of variation, proportion of dry matter from crops
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108559
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The Techfit tool provides a means to identify suitable feed technologies to address four key constraints: dry season feed availability, growing season feed availability, feed quantity and feed quality. It is difficult to monitor animal feed availability and quality directly, this is because biomass is not necessarily utilized on the day of growth and deficits can be supplemented…
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The cacao market system in Ecuador: Opportunities for supporting renovation and rehabilitation
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108117
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The Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) project is a five-year initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and implemented by a consortium led by TechnoServe, in collaboration with Lutheran World Relief, the Initiative for Smallholder Finance, and World Coffee…
