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Towards commercial agriculture in Rwanda: Understanding the determinants of market participation among smallholder bean farmers
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89516
Abstract
Agricultural transformation is key to poverty reduction and food security in sub -Saharan Africa (SSA). In Rwanda, this transformation has focused on shifting subsistence – based production to market - oriented farming. Over the last one decade and a half, major emphasis has been placed on the…
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Accuracy of genomic selection in a rice synthetic population developed for recurrent selection breeding
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68458
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Genomic selection (GS) is a promising strategy for enhancing genetic gain. We investigated the accuracy of genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) in four inter-related synthetic populations that underwent several cycles of recurrent selection in an upland rice-breeding program. A total of 343 S2:4 lines extracted…
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Global tree cover and biomass carbon on agricultural land: The contribution of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76292
Abstract
Agroforestry systems and tree cover on agricultural land make an important contribution to climate change mitigation, but are not systematically accounted for in either global carbon budgets or national carbon accounting. This paper assesses the role of trees on agricultural land and their…
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Surveillance for Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV) in Cambodia and Vietnam one year after its initial detection in a single plantation in 2015
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100277
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Cassava mosaic disease, one of the ten most economically important crop viral diseases in the world, was first reported in Southeast Asia from a single plantation in Cambodia in 2015. To determine the presence and incidence of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV) one…
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A set of AP2-like genes is associated with inflorescence branching and architecture in domesticated rice
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102497
Abstract
Land restoration is considered to be the remedy for 21st century global challenges of land degradation. As a result, various land restoration and conservation efforts are underway at different scales. Ethiopia is one of the countries with huge investments in land restoration. Tremendous land management practices…
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Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81182
Abstract
Over the past 15 years, biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, has gained ample recognition as a cost-effective, complementary, feasible means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets, supplements, or commercially fortified foods. In 2008, a panel of noted…
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Diversification and intensification of agricultural adaptation from global to local scales
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92504
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Smallholder farming systems are vulnerable to a number of challenges, including continued population growth, urbanization, income disparities, land degradation, decreasing farm size and productivity, all of which are compounded by uncertainty of climatic patterns. Understanding determinants of smallholder farming practices is critical for designing and implementing successful interventions, including…
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José Leandro Fernandes - Launch Website
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106124
Abstract
José Leandro Fernandes, user engagement lead of SERVIR-Amazonia talks about the Program and invites users to go to the Website https://servir.ciat.cgiar.org/
Publication year
2019
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. (2019). José Leandro Fernandes - Launch Website. […
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Africa Flores - Launch Website, Spanish
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106135
Abstract
Africa Flores, regional coordinator for SERVIR-Amazonia at NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville talks about the Program and invites users to go to the Website https://servir.ciat.cgiar.org/
Publication year
2019
Authors
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Full Citation
NASA Marshall Space…
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Can Cali measure sustainability in its food systems? Using the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact to gauge progress- Policy brief
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107468
Publication year
2019
Authors
Aronson, Sandra
Full Citation
Aronson, S. (2019). Can Cali measure sustainability in its food systems? Using the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact to gauge…
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Launch Website
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106144
Abstract
Dan Irwin, global Program manager of SERVIR-Amazonia at NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville talks about the Program and invites users to go to the Website https://servir.ciat.cgiar.org/
Publication year
2019
Authors
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Full Citation
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. (2019). Launch…
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Characterization of cocoa production, income diversification and shade tree management along a climate gradient in Ghana
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92115
Abstract
Reduced climatic suitability due to climate change in cocoa growing regions of Ghana is expected in the coming decades. This threatens farmers’ livelihood and the cocoa sector. Climate change adaptation requires an improved understanding of existing cocoa production systems and farmers’ coping…
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Studies of cream seeded carioca beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from a Rwandan efficacy trial: In vitro and In vivo screening tools reflect human studies and predict beneficial results from iron biofortified beans
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68799
Abstract
Iron (Fe) deficiency is a highly prevalent micronutrient insufficiency predominantly caused by a lack of bioavailable Fe from the diet. The consumption of beans as a major food crop in some populations…
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Socioeconomic status connected imbalances in arable land size holding and utilization in smallholder farming in Zimbabwe: Implications for a sustainable rural development
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101552
Abstract
Access to land and other natural resources are key means of driving rural people out of abject poverty. Inequalities in access to land and supportive services that ensure full utilization of land are therefore hurting in rural societies. This article…
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes - are we asking the right questions?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43217
Abstract
The assumed relationship between biodiversity or local richness and the persistence of ‘ecosystem services’ (that can sustain productivity on-site as well as off-site, e.g. through regulation of water flow and storage) in agricultural landscapes has generated considerable interest and a range of experimental approaches.…
