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Cobra and Cayman forage grass hybrids pass National performance trial in Tanzania. A milestone towards registration by Mwendia, Solomon, Nzogela, Beatus, Karimi, Peggy, Peters, Michael

“…In 2023, the Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT (ABC) in collaboration with the Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) visited the TOSCI with the aim of discussing the possibilities of registration of elite forage hybrids which had been worked on by the two institutes especially in the Southern highlands namely, Brachiaria (syn Urochloa) hybrid species (Cayman and Cobra) from Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT. …”
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Enabling equitable access to canal water resources in coastal Bangladesh by Sarker, Mou Rani, Joshi, Deepa, Mannan, Fouzia, Rahman, M. Mokhlesur

“…Key messages Despite progressive water governance policies, there is a thriving practice of appropriation of common pool water resources by powerful elites in coastal Bangladesh, which adversely impacts small farmers and poor fishers for whom these water resources are vital to livelihood security. …”
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Are community aspirations being accommodated in development plans?: a lesson from collective action in Jambi by Syamsuddin, Neldysavrino, Komarudin, Heru, Siagian, Y.

“…While some progress was made, such as women’s improved presence in different forums and their capacity to speak and propose distinct proposals for development, some challenges such as elite capture remain.…”
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Sudahkah aspirasi masyarakat terakomodir dalam rencana pembangunan?: pelajaran dari sebuah aksi kolektif di Jambi by Syamsuddin, Neldysavrino, Komarudin, Heru, Siagian, Y.

“…While some progress was made, such as women’s improved presence in different forums and their capacity to speak and propose distinct proposals for development, some challenges such as elite capture remain.…”
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Productivity and the poor?: political economy of village pond fishery in the Indo-Gangetic Basin by Shah, Tushaar, Indu, R.

“…This study across the Indo-Gangetic Basin suggests increasing elite capture of these community-owned resources. …”
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The efficiency of natural and artificial pollinators in plantain (Musa spp. AAB group) hybridisation and seed production by Ortíz, R., Crouch, J.H.

“…This may suggest that tetraploid Musa hybrids played a much more important role in the evolution of triploid Musa landraces than previously considered. Moreover, the elite performance of certain hybrids generated through such open pollination offers possibilities of new Musa breeding paradigms. …”
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Evaluación comparativa de híbridos y variedades de arroz en los Llanos Centroocidentales de Venezuela by Álvarez, R.M., Pérez, M., Reyes, E, Moreno, OJ, Delgado, N, Torrealba N., G.T., Acevedo, M.A., Castrillo, W.A., Navas, MI, Salazar, M., Torres, O.J., Torres Castro, Edgar Alonso, García, P.J., Pérez, A.T.

“…The evaluation was carried out during the rainy season of the year 2001, in Portuguesa state, Venezuela, using an experimental design of increased blocks of Federer. We evaluated 27 elite hybrids, 29 elite s varieties, and as check, 3 commercial hybrids, 4 commercial varieties from Asia, and 1 local commercial variety (FONAIAP 1). …”
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Mining for allelic gold: finding genetic variation in photosynthetic traits in crops and wild relatives by Sharwood, Robert E., Quick, W. Paul, Sargent, Demi, Estavillo, Gonzalo M., Silva-Perez, Viridiana, Furbank, Robert T.

“…Here we explore the available genetic resources in food and fibre crops, strategies to selectively target allelic variation in genes underpinning key photosynthetic processes, and deployment of this variation via gene editing in modern elite material.…”
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Rice research to break yield barriers by Verma, Vivek, Ramamoorthy, Rengasamy, Kohli, Ajay, Kumar, Prakash P.

“…These strategies can serve as potential tools for developing elite crop varieties for feeding the growing billions.…”
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Towards Inclusive Canal Water Management for Resilience Agri-food Systems in Coastal Bangladesh by Sarker, Mou Rani, Mannan, Fouzia, Rahman, M. Mokhlesur

“…Conflicts over freshwater access often arise from resource appropriation and control by local elites, compounded by ambiguous policy interpretations. …”
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Estrategias asistidas por genómica para el mejoramiento de arroz by Bartholomé, Jérôme

“…The importance of characterizing genetic diversity within rice breeding programs is exemplified by studies such as genome-wide characterizations and the establishment of elite core panels to accelerate improvement rates. …”
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Deforestation-forestation by Angelsen, A.

“…Different groups have unequal access to the forest and policies are often designed to benefit elite interests.…”
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Carotenoid profiling of yams: clarity, comparisons and diversity by Price, E.J., Bhattacharjee, Ranjana, López Montes, Antonio José, Fraser, P.D.

“…Screening carotenoids of elite accessions of yam (Dioscorea spp.) used in the global yam breeding program has been conducted to quantitatively determine the carotenoid composition of the crop. …”
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Café Canéfora

“…El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar diferentes materiales genéticos élite de canéfora en campo para seleccionar los mejores materiales para cada una de las zonas priorizadas en Colombia y formular recomendaciones de manejo agronómico de esta especie.…”
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Water management in transition? : investigating the underlying reasons of low level of public participation in water planning in Hungary by Martin, Anna

“…The main finding of the paper is that the participative and communicative processes during the implementation of the Directive are reduced to an elite of participants, deforming deliberative ideals and that the broader public is not even motivated to take a more significant role. …”

The role of legumes in the sustainable intensification of African smallholder agriculture: lessons learnt and challenges for the future by Vanlauwe, Bernard, Hungria, M., Kanampiu, F.K., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Although it is commonly assumed that indigenous rhizobia are better adapted to local conditions than elite strains used in inoculants, there is little evidence that this is the case. …”
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Desarrollo de líneas de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) tolerante a sequía a partir de cruces inter acervo con genotipos procedentes de diferentes orígenes (Mesoamericano y Andino) by Mayor-Durán, Victor Manuel, Raatz, Bodo, Blair, Matthew W.

“…En la generación F5:6, se seleccionaron las 54 mejores líneas elites en términos de rendimiento y características agronómicas favorables, de un total de 492 líneas cosechadas. …”
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Cassava breeding and varietal dissemination in the Philippines: Major achievements during the past 20 years by Mariscal, Algerico M., Bergantin, Reynaldo V., Troyo, Anita D.

“…Progress in the selection of the materials received has been quite positive, meaning that a lot of the elite genetic materials introduced were selected for possible varietal release or as parental material for the breeding program. …”
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Enhancing capacity for climate change adaptation: upscaling best performing varieties of sorghum, finger millet, bean, wheat and barley in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Breeding programs in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda have identified potential elite lines for future crop improvement. Farmer adoption of these varieties has improved livelihoods and strengthened the capacity to adapt to climate change.…”
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How does colonial heritage segment food markets? Evidence from rice consumers in Mauritania by Britwum, Kofi, Demont, Matty

“…The Mauritanian rice market is mainly shaped by colonial heritage and is segmented into (i) elite White Hassanis, (ii) lower caste Black Hassanis, (iii) immigrants with colonial heritage, and (iv) a smaller group of immigrants with cultural heritage. …”
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