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Multi-dimensional benefits and trade-offs of improved forage grass adoption in SNNPR Region in Ethiopia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111496
Publication year
2020
Authors
Biresaw, Baye
Asmare, Bimrew
Paul, Birthe K.
Derseh, Melkamu
Full Citation
Biresaw, B; Asmare, B.; Paul, B; Derseh, M. (2020)…
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Forage seed systems in Kenya - 2020 report
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111370
Publication year
2020
Authors
Mwendia, Solomon W.
Ohmstedt, Uwe
Peters, Michael
Full Citation
Mwendia, S.; Ohmstedt, U.; Peters, M. (2020) Forage seed systems in Kenya - 2020 report. Nairobi (Kenya): Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT. 8…
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Informe de capacitación 2020 mejoramiento de cultivos forrajeros
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111368
Publication year
2020
Authors
Castiblanco, Valheria
Full Citation
Castiblanco, V. (2020) Informe de capacitación 2020 mejoramiento de cultivos forrajeros. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT. 3 p.
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Preliminary report on calibration of chemometric equations of portable NIRS, suitable for screening of nutritional quality traits in Brachiaria brizantha-ruzisiensis-decumbens genetic pool
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111501
Abstract
Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy, (NIRS) technology has been used as a rapid and low-cost method for analysis of quality nutritional parameters. However, this requires a preprocessing of plants that involve cutting, drying and…
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Conserving agricultural biodiversity for use in sustainable food systems
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90534
Publication year
2017
Authors
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Rege, J.E.O.
Ramírez, M.
Drucker, Adam G.
Padulosi, S.
Maxted, Nigel
Sthapit, B.R.
Gauchan, D.
Thormann, I.
Gaisberger,…
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Artisanal silage making through 'service provider enterprises' in Kenya: A business case
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111644
Publication year
2020
Authors
International Livestock Research Institute
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda
Royal Tropical Institute
CGIAR…
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Fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor): Factsheets on forage species in East Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111648
Publication year
2020
Authors
International Livestock Research Institute
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda
Royal Tropical Institute
CGIAR
Deutsche Gesellschaft…
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Report of seed quality in two Urochloa collections
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111317
Abstract
In order to deliver to donors the hybrid materials that have already been preselected and that are about to be evaluated for commercial release, a count was made of the botanical seed that was available for said delivery. Once the quantities of seed were available, an evaluation process of its quality characteristics was continued, taking into account parameters such…
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Radio emissions on improved forages for Kenya
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111316
Abstract
Radio emissions are one way to transport messages and information to a wider public and are frequently used in countries where access to many people by individual contacts is cost intensive and slow. We had the intention to use this mean to reach out to the rural populations and especially to livestock keepers in Meru and Kisii.
Publication year…
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Informe de capacitación 2020 fitomejoramiento y entomología de forrajes tropicales
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111314
Publication year
2020
Authors
Hernández, Luis Miguel
Castiblanco, Valheria
Full Citation
Hernández, L.M.; Castiblanco, V. (2020) Informe de capacitación 2020 fitomejoramiento y entomología de forrajes…
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Comparing effectiveness, cost- and time-efficiency of control options for Xanthomonas wilt of banana under Rwandan agro-ecological conditions
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113109
Abstract
Xanthomonas wilt of banana (XW) is a major disease affecting banana throughout East and Central Africa (ECA). Initial control was through complete diseased mat uprooting (CDMU), which had limited adoption due to high labour demands and cost. Further research demonstrated single…
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Access and benefit-sharing policies for climate-resilient seed systems.
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82529
Abstract
The synthesis report is part of a series of papers on Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) in Africa’s thematic working group on Matching national realities with global commitments. The thematic working group addressed the main question on how African governments implement their global commitments while fostering a viable pluralistic sector.…
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How are smallholder farmers coping with and adapting to climate-related shocks in Kaffrine Climate-Smart Village, Senegal?
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111561
Abstract
This synthesis presents an analysis of the results from the 2019 implementation of the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Monitoring framework in Kaffrine (Senegal). This work contributes to the Activity 2.2 ‘Mainstreaming of evidence-based CSA options within the selected value chains’, in the context…
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Trees matter: Accounting for silvopastoral systems’ contributions to national GHG inventories
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111256
Abstract
The integration of trees in pasture lands have significant mitigation potential. However, this potential is currently constrained by logistical and political obstacles.
In LAC in particular, SPS remain largely undefined. This has inhibited the generation of consistent, coherent, transparent, and accurate activity data.…
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Gender and social seed networks for climate change adaptation: Evidence from bean, finger millet, and sorghum seed systems in East Africa
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112910
Abstract
In many East African countries, women and men have different levels of access to formal markets for agricultural inputs, including seed, reflecting a combination of gender norms and resource constraints. As a result, women and men may have different levels of participation in—and…
