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Lessons from silage adoption studies in Honduras
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35015
Abstract
To date, silage adoption has been low in the tropics, particularly under smallholder conditions. Innovation and adoption processes of silage technologies were promoted in drought-constrained areas of Honduras using a flexible, site-specific and participatory research and extension approach. A total of about 250 farmers participated in training workshops and field days conducted in 13 locations. Smallholders successfully ensiled maize, sorghum…
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Assessment of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity, loss of landraces and farmers preference criteria in southern Benin using farmers’ participatory approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69260
Publication year
2017
Authors
Agree, AP
Bhattacharjee, Ranjana
Dansi, M.
Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto
Sanni, A.
Full Citation
Agree, A.P.;…
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A policy option for valuing irrigation water in the dry areas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42301
Abstract
Participants at the international conference on policies for water and food security in the dry areas, held in June 2013, agreed that, given the fast pace of depletion of groundwater, the issue of water valuation in the dry areas is no longer one of whether or not, but rather of how. Policies that have been or are perceived to have adverse effects on the cost of agricultural production or food prices in the dry areas are often…
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Use of RFLPs and RAPDs in cassava genomic studies
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55685
Abstract
The construction of a detailed genetic map of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) will be useful to tag agronomically important trais as well as to isolate and to clone cassava genes in the future. This map will also contribute to the understanding of cassava genomic structure and evolution. As a first step in developing the cassava molecular map, cloned nuclear…
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Will CO2 Emissions from Drained Tropical Peatlands Decline Over Time? Links Between Soil Organic Matter Quality, Nutrients, and C Mineralization Rates
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89292
Publication year
2018
Authors
Swails, Erin
Jaye, Dyanna
Verchot, Louis V.
Hergoualc'h, Kristell
Schirrmann, Michael
Borchard, Nils
Wahyuni, Novi
Lawrence, Deborah…
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Organic and clay-based soil amendments increase maize yield, total nutrient uptake, and soil properties in Lao PDR
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42289
Publication year
2014
Authors
Mekuria, Wolde
Noble, A.D.
Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth
Hoanh, Chu Thai
Bossio, Deborah A.
Sipaseuth, Nivong
McCartney, Matthew P.
Lagan, Simon
Full…
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Climate-smart Brachiaria grasses for improving livestock production in East Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41580
Publication year
2014
Authors
Djikeng, Appolinaire
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Njarui, Donald M.G.
Mutimura, Mupenzi
Caradus, John R.
Ghimire, Sita R.
Johnson, L.
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Ahonsi, M.
Kelemu, Segenet…
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El papel de las políticas de precios en relación con la producción y el consumo interno de arroz
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56022
Publication year
1971
Authors
Trant, GI
Full Citation
Trant, Gerald I. 1971. El papel de las políticas de precios en relación con la producción y el consumo interno de arroz. In: Seminario sobre Políticas Arroceras en América Latina (1971…
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Learning from REDD+: a response to Fletcher et al.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81138
Abstract
Although REDD+ is approaching its 10th anniversary, major impacts in terms of reduced forest loss are hard to document. Conservation practitioners and scholars are therefore increasingly asking why REDD+ has not delivered more tangible results. A recent Comment in Conservation Biology by Fletcher et al. (2016) addresses this question. We agree with Fletcher et al. that REDD+ has been hyped in some circles, which has created unrealistic…
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Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42184
Abstract
In complex mixed crop-livestock systems with limited resources and biomass scarcity, crop residues play an important but increasingly contested role. This paper focuses on farming systems in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe, where biomass production is limited and farmers integrate crop and livestock activities. Conservation Agriculture (CA) is promoted to intensify crop…
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After all, land belongs to the state: examining the benefits of land registration for smallholders in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73659
Abstract
The role of land registration in reducing rural poverty has been debated for several decades. This article analyses the impacts of land registration on land rentals, security of land tenure, disputes over land, use of credit facilities from formal financial institutions and gender access and control over land. Our findings are based on data collected between April and December 2011…
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Suppression of soil nitrification by plants
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56845
Publication year
2015
Authors
Subbaraoa, Guntur V.
Yoshihashi, Tadashi
Worthington, Margaret
Nakahara, Kazuhiko
Ando, Yasuo
Sahrawat, Kanwar Lal
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Lata, Jean-Christophe
Kishii, Masahiro
Braune, Hans-Joachim…
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Yield potential from interspecific crosses of common and runner bean
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78692
Publication year
2010
Authors
Beebe, Stephen E.
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Cajiao V., César Hernando
Grajales Bedoya, Miguel Angel
Butare, L.
Full Citation
Beebe, S.; Rao I.M.; Cajiao C.; Grajales M.A.; Butare L.. 2010. Yield potential from interspecific…
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Importance of considering technology growth in impact assessments of climate change on agriculture
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100876
Abstract
Many assessments of climate change impacts on global crop yields project declines as early as the 2020s. Losses are projected to increase with time, up to 50% by the 2080s. We carry out a systematic global review and compare published projections of climate change impacts from 34 studies and ∼4500 data points for the 2020s for maize, rice and wheat at country level with observed and…
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Decision support tools for site-specific fertilizer recommendations and agricultural planning in selected countries in sub-Sahara Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88013
Publication year
2018
Authors
MacCarthy, Dilys Sefakor
Kihara, Job Maguta
Masikati, Patricia
Adiku, Samuel G.K.
Full Citation
MacCarthy, Dilys S.; Kihara, Job; Masikati, Patricia; Adiku, Samuel G. K…
