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Mbili-Mbili technology: Increasing legume production in East Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125404
Abstract
Mbili-Mbili is a cereal-legume intercropping strategy involving three crops with different growth patterns spatially configured within a field. It was developed within the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program to get smallholder households out of hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty. Previously, significant work has been done to develop practices such as…
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The future for urban agriculture: Is it time to rewrite the rules of agriculture?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120299
Publication year
2022
Authors
Pye-Smith, Charlie
Thornton, Philip K.
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Campbell, Bruce M.
Full Citation
Pye-Smith, C.; Thornton, P.; Wollenberg, E.; Loboguerrero, A.M.; Campbell, B.…
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Modelling the costs and benefits of breeding programmes using crop wild relatives reveals high potential returns
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120015
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Crop improvement strategies rely on a continued supply of genetic diversity and associated beneficial traits, of which crop wild relatives (CWR) are a major source. They provide cultivars with pest and disease resistance, heat and drought tolerance, tolerance of salinity and other abiotic stresses, and enhanced nutritional quality. It has been estimated that approximately 30%…
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Cadmio en cacao: lo que sabemos sobre prácticas de mitigación: Segundo resumen informativo de Clima-LoCa sobre cadmio en cacao
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121926
Abstract
El presente resumen informativo discute la evidencia científica disponible hasta la fecha, en relación con estrategias que los agricultores pueden aplicar para disminuir la concentración de cadmio en los granos de cacao (Figura 1). Un primer resumen informativo discute preguntas frecuentes acerca del origen del cadmio en cacao y acerca de las interpretaciones y…
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Nini tunapaswa kubadilisha ili wakulima wadogowadogo wa Babati wawe na kilimo endelevu na waimarike? Mambo ya kujifunza kutokana na utafiti wa kijamii uliofanyika kwa miaka 10. Muhstasari wa ushahidi kutoka Babati
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121871
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Muhtasari huu unaonyesha fursa zilizopo ili kufanikisha uzalishaji, lishe, pamoja na kipato kwa wakulima wadogowadogo katika wilaya ya Babati, Tanzania. Maelezo haya yametokana na mfululizo wa majaribio ya kitafiti yaliyofanyika chini ya mradi wa Africa RISING tangu mwaka 2012…
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Cassava
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81707
Abstract
The trends of world cassava production, yield, consumption, trade and prices are discussed for the period 1963-75. Data are given in table form. (CIAT)
Publication year
1978
Authors
Lynam, John K.
Full Citation
Lynam, J.1978. Cassava . In: Nores, Gustavo A.; Rivas…
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Make them dry, keep them dry: Traditional and modern techniques and practices to store and conserve seeds safely
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124987
Abstract
This brief presents the highlights of a training workshop on traditional and modern techniques and practices to store and conserve seeds safely. The workshop was held at the NARO-Bulindi research station in Hoima, Uganda, in August 2022. Participants were members of community seed banks of Kenya and Uganda, and staff of research and development organizations engaged in resilient…
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Phytosanitary certification of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT germplasm health laboratory
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121161
Abstract
Plant Health 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. August 6-10, 2022.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Cuervo Ibáñez, Maritza
Ramírez Pretelt, Julio César
Niño, D.P.
Gutiérrez, A.
González, L.J.
Full…
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Remote sensing of tropical forage quantity and quality – Assessment of feature selection approaches, algorithms and metalearners
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120401
Abstract
The aim of this study is to develop remote sensing-based approaches for forage monitoring and biomass prediction at local and regional levels in Colombia to aid decision making and increase productivity while minimising impacts on the environment.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Zwick,…
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The inclusion of Leucaena diversifolia in Colombian cattle systems: An economic perspective
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120232
Publication year
2022
Authors
Enciso, Karen
Sotelo, Mauricio E.
Peters, Michael
Burkart, Stefan
Full Citation
Enciso, K.; Sotelo, M.; Peters, M.; Burkart, S. (2022) The inclusion of Leucaena diversifolia in Colombian cattle systems: An…
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Public policies and silvo-pastoral systems in Colombia, Argentina, and Costa Rica: A comparative analysis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120229
Publication year
2022
Authors
Triana Ángel, Natalia
Moreno Lerma, Leonardo
Díaz, Manuel Francisco
Burkart, Stefan
Full Citation
Triana-Ángel, N.; Moreno-Lerma, L.; Díaz, M.F.; Burkart, S. (2022) Public policies and silvo-pastoral…
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Speed breeding in Urochloa humidicola: changes in photoperiod accelerate flowering and increase seed yield
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/122016
Abstract
Urochloa humidicola is an economically important tropical forage grass that is being improved through hybridisation techniques to produce genotypes with waterlogging and spittlebug (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance, high nutritional quality and superior agronomic characteristics. Empiric observations suggest that changes in photoperiod and vernalisation induce natural flowering in U…
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Estimation of genetic gain for resistance to spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) in the Interspecific Urochloa CIAT Breeding Program using historical data
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124963
Abstract
Grasses from the genus Urochloa are sown worldwide throughout the tropics and subtropics. Urochloa grasses have different attributes that make them an important forage resource, however susceptibility to abiotic and biotic stresses are also common. In order to develop a superior forage source, the interspecific Urochloa breeding…
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Analisis economico de la produccion de yuca
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81696
Abstract
An economic analysis is made of cassava production in Colombia, based on yields obtained by farmers surveyed in 5 different regions. Yields tended to be greater as farm size increased, averaging 8 and 14 ton/ha in the best zone for small and large farmers, respectively. Av yield was estimated at 6.2 t/ha, which is lower than the official national av of 8 t. There were marked…
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Towards site specific Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions measurement: rice in Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/122020
Abstract
The effects of climate change, due to the increase in the accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere, is one of the issues that has gained importance worldwide in recent years, because of the current threat to agri-food systems and its contribution to increase climate uncertainty. Therefore, estimating GHGs emissions is a fundamental process for constructing national emissions inventories that allow the…
