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Perspective: The gap between intent and climate action in agriculture
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117919
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This paper presents a framework based on four dimensions—intent, need, scope and readiness for implementing adaptation and mitigation in agriculture.
A global case study analysis based on the proposed framework shows that 61 countries (including key food producers) have high need for adaptation but have a mismatch between scope, intent and/or readiness.
The framework can be used to monitor and track periodically the NDC…
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Cross-scale trade-off analysis for sustainable development: Linking future demand for animal source foods and ecosystem services provision to the SDGs
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117921
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Dietary transition towards higher consumption of animal source foods (ASF) associated with higher incomes across low and middle-income countries could have negative impacts on environmental systems and their potential in the long run to provide services necessary for achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this article,…
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Plant growth and defense traits in Sorghum bicolor’s response to Chilo partellus in the tropics
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117967
Publication year
2022
Authors
Adesanya, Adekunle
Gómez-Jiménez, María Isabel
Morrell, Kimberly
Midega, Charles
Khan, Zeyaur
Kessler, André
Poveda, Katja
Full Citation
Adesanya, A.; Gómez-Jiménez…
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Assessment of potential climate change impacts on montane forests in the Peruvian Andes: Implications for conservation prioritization
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118002
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This study examines climate change impacts in the Peruvian Andes, with a specific focus on tropical montane forest ecosystems, which are particularly susceptible to climate change. Using an ensemble of classification models coupled with different climate change scenarios, we estimate high and low potential impacts on montane forest, by projecting which areas…
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Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118009
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Bolivia has disseminated several improved technologies in the rice sector, but the average rice productivity in the country is far below the average trend in Latin America in recent years. Although the economic literature has highlighted the role of agricultural technology adoption in increasing agricultural productivity, gaps remain in understanding how rice growers are deciding to adopt and benefit from available improved rice…
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Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) – the emergence of global production networks in Burkina Faso, 1960–2021
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117989
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After Burkina Faso’s independence, shea butter continues to be the key staple edible oil used by Burkinabe households although alternatives are now being placed in local markets. Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) is primarily managed as a food tree crop for African consumers but has been promoted as a wild and abundant crop which gives African women cash and empowerment.…
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Advances in the registration of farmers’ varieties: Four cases from the global South
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118016
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Over the last few decades, there has been a growing appreciation of crop varieties developed by local farmers, commonly referred to as farmers’ varieties. These varieties often have attractive characteristics for both producers and consumers, such as adaptability to harsh environmental conditions and high nutritional values. Yet they are usually not sold in formal markets, and tend to be limited to farmers…
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Biological control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 using natively isolated bacillus spp. YN0904 and YN1419
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118020
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Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) is the main threatening factor for banana production worldwide. To explore bacterial biocontrol resources for FWB, the antagonistic effective strains were isolated from banana-producing areas in Yunnan Province, China. Two isolates (YN0904 and YN1419) displaying strong antagonism against Tropical Race 4 (TR4) were identified from a…
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Agronomic performance of provitamin A-rich banana cultivars in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118034
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Banana researchers have been evaluating the performance of high provitaminA banana cultivars to Vitamin A deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the agronomic performance of six provitamin A-rich banana cultivars originally from outside Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Growth and yield parameters were collected for the first, second and third crop…
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Investment in resilient food systems in the most vulnerable and fragile regions is critical
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114750
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Reversing the alarming trend of rising food insecurity requires transformations towards just, sustainable and healthy food systems with an explicit focus on the most vulnerable and fragile regions.
Publication year
2021
Authors
Queiroz, C.
Norström, Albert V.
Downing, A.…
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50 years publishing on tropical forages - from Tropical Grasslands and Pasturas Tropicales to Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115319
Abstract
Preamble of the Volume 9, Issue 3
Publication year
2021
Authors
Peters, Michael
Clements, Robert
Urrea Benítez, José Luis
Guodao, Liu
Full Citation
Peters, M.;…
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Clearing confusion in Stylosanthes taxonomy. 3. S. hamata sensu stricto vs. S. hamata sensu lato
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115320
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Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub., a suffruticose leguminous species with spreading prostrate or ascending stems, is widely distributed in the Caribbean region. It was originally described as Hedysarum hamatum by Linnaeus and later transferred to Stylosanthes by Taubert. To date, chromosome analysis of accessions of S. hamata originating from the Caribbean islands has revealed all to be diploids (…
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Feeding strategies to increase nitrogen retention and improve rumen fermentation and rumen microbial population in beef steers fed with tropical forages
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115323
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The effect of the inclusion of Leucaena leucocephala and Tithonia diversifolia in Zebu steers receiving a diet based on improved pastures such as Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria hybrid cv Cayman on nitrogen (N) excretion, urinary volume and rumen microbial population was evaluated. To determine the dry matter intake and nutrient…
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Panache: a web browser-based viewer for linearized pangenomes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115324
Abstract
Pangenomics evolved since its first applications on bacteria, extending from the study of genes for a given population to the study of all of its sequences available. While multiple methods are being developed to construct pangenomes in eukaryotic species there is still a gap for efficient and user-friendly visualization tools. Emerging graph representations come with their own challenges, and linearity remains a suitable option…
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Allele mining in diverse accessions of tropical grasses to improve forage quality and reduce environmental impact
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115325
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The C4Urochloa species (syn. Brachiaria) and Megathyrsus maximus (syn. Panicum maximum) are used as pasture for cattle across vast areas in tropical agriculture systems in Africa and South America. A key target for variety improvement is forage quality: enhanced digestibility could decrease the amount of land required per unit production, and enhanced lipid content could…
