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Learning to share knowledge for global agricultural progress
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1129
Abstract
Web 2.0 tools combined with face-to-face methods offer new opportunities for better knowledge sharing across disciplines, languages and borders. This article comprises an overview and case studies – the personal accounts of six participants and one facilitator of a 2008 Workshop on Knowledge Sharing, sponsored by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. It lays out the rationale for, and lessons learned from,…
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A low-cost aeroponic phenotyping system for storage root development: unravelling the below-ground secrets of cassava (Manihot esculenta)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106003
Abstract
Root and tuber crops are becoming more important for their high source of carbohydrates, next to cereals. Despite their commercial impact, there are significant knowledge gaps about the environmental and inherent regulation of storage root (SR) differentiation, due in part to the…
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Comparative analysis of tomato value chain competitiveness in selected areas of Malawi and Mozambique
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68449
Abstract
This paper discusses tomato value chain performance in Malawi and Mozambique using data collected from a market study commissioned by the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture as part of a regional research on conservation agriculture in maize-based farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The results show that…
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Towards low carbon agriculture: Systematic-narratives of climate-smart agriculture mitigation potential in Africa
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110690
Abstract
The agricultural sector is the second major source of climate change globally, contributing to anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In low-to-middle income countries, estimations indicate future increases in agricultural emissions. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) has an express opportunity to…
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FairTrade’s theory of change: an evaluation based on the cooperative life cycle framework and mixed methods
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42311
Publication year
2014
Authors
Francesconi, Gian N.
Ruben, Ruerd
Full Citation
Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Ruben, Ruerd. 2014. FairTrade’s theory of change: an evaluation based on the…
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Haplotypes at the Phg-2 Locus Are Determining Pathotype-Specificity of Angular Leaf Spot Resistance in Common Bean
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103627
Abstract
Angular leaf spot (ALS) is one of the most devastating diseases of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and causes serious yield losses worldwide. ALS resistance is reportedly pathotype-specific, but little is known about the efficacy of resistance loci against different pathotypes. Here, we report on ALS…
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Synergistic impacts of agricultural credit and extension on adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies in southern Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103964
Abstract
Institutional credit and extension services are critical inputs that can reduce scaling challenges in agricultural development interventions if accessed by farmers. Using household level survey data from Zimbabwe and Malawi, this article seeks to contribute to the existing literature by…
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Fertilizer management in smallholder cocoa farms of Indonesia under variable climate and market prices
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107011
Publication year
2020
Authors
Hoffmann, Munir P.
Cock, James H.
Samson, Marianne
Janetski, Noel
Janetski, Kate
Rötter, Reimund P.
Fisher, Myles J.
Oberthür, Thomas…
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The influence of household refrigerator ownership on diets in Vietnam
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110254
Publication year
2020
Authors
Heard, Brent R.
Huong, Trinh Thi
Burra, Dharani Dhar
Heller, Martin C.
Miller, Shelie A.
Duong, Than Thi
Simioni, Michel
Jones, Andrew D.
Full…
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Exploring retailer marketing strategies for value added bean products in Kenya
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102095
Abstract
Unlike many other Sub-Saharan African countries, for many years Kenya had comparative advantages in the manufacturing of processed bean products. However, for new competitors intending to join the bean processing industry, little is known about marketing strategies for value added bean products. Using data from 90 retailers in the Nairobi…
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Unearthing Unevenness of Potato Seed Networks in the High Andes: A Comparison of Distinct Cultivar Groups and Farmer Types Following Seasons With and Without Acute Stress
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96264
Abstract
Farmer seed systems are considered pivotal to adaptation to climate change and the on-farm conservation of agrobiodiversity in centers of crop origin. To better understand their distinct role, we conducted a multipronged analysis of potato seed…
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Phenotypic evaluation and QTL analysis of yield and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a common bean population grown with two levels of phosphorus supply
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81384
Publication year
2017
Authors
Díaz, Lucy Milena
Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
Cajiao V., César Hernando
Galeano, Carlos H.
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Beebe,…
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Using Carbon Isotope Discrimination to Assess Genotypic Differences in Drought Resistance of Parental Lines of Common Bean
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103383
Abstract
Accurate assessment of crop water uptake (WU) and water use efficiency (WUE) is not easy under field conditions. Carbon isotope discrimination (Δ13C) has been used as a surrogate of WUE to examine crop yield responses to drought and its relationship with WU and WUE. A 2-yr study was conducted (i)…
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Continental-scale suppression of an invasive pest by a host-specific parasitoid underlines both environmental and economic benefits of arthropod biological control
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97770
Abstract
Biological control, a globally-important ecosystem service, can provide long-term and broad-scale suppression of invasive pests, weeds and pathogens in natural, urban and agricultural environments. Following (few) historic cases that led to sizeable environmental up-sets, the discipline of arthropod biological control has—over…
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Effects of sustainable land management interventions on selected soil properties in Geda watershed, central highlands of Ethiopia
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107470
Abstract
Land degradation through soil erosion by water is severe in the highlands of Ethiopia. In order to curb this problem, the government initiated sustainable land management interventions in different parts of the country since 2008, and in Geda watershed since 2012. However, the impacts of the…
