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Production characteristics of a flock of East African Blackhead sheep por Sacker, G.D., Trail, J.C.M.

“…The advantages and disadvantages of a controlled breeding season and the use of Dorset Horn blood for improved mutton production were discussed.…”
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Production characteristics of a herd of East African Mubende goats por Sacker, G.D., Trail, J.C.M.

“…Production characteristics covering female breeding data; growth of kids and use of correction factors for parity of dam, sex and type of bith of kid; dam milk production as measured by early kid growth; repeatabilities and phenotypic correlations between kid weights; and kid mortality, were examined in a herd of East African Mubende Goats maintained over an eight-year period in Western Uganda. …”
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Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis por Birol, Ekin, Meenakshi, J.V., Oparinde, Adewale, Pérez, Salomón, Tomlins, Keith I.

“…Consumer acceptance is measured in terms of their sensory evaluation and economic valuation of biofortified varieties vis-à-vis conventional ones. These studies apply expert sensory panel and hedonic trait analyses methods adopted from food sciences literature, as well as various preference elicitation methods (including experimental auctions, revealed choice experiments, and stated choice experiments) adopted from experimental economics literature. …”
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A review of productive and reproductive characteristics of indigenous goats in Ethiopia por Dereje, T., Mengistu, U., Getachew, A., Yoseph, M.

“…Goat production in Ethiopia contributes significantly to national export earnings and the livelihoods of rural households. In the past, a number of research works were conducted to evaluate and improve the performance of indigenous goats. …”
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CCAFS reporting and evaluation in a results-based management framework por Schuetz, Tonya, Förch, Wiebke, Thornton, Philip K.

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The Global Crop Diversity Trust: A foundation for food security por Moore, C.

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Diversity for Life: A global awareness campaign for agricultural biodiversity por Capozio, N.

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Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases por Dinesh, Dhanush, Frid-Nielsen, Snorre, Norman, James, Mutamba, M, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Campbell, Bruce M.

“…The analysis concludes that CSA interventions can be highly effective, achieving the three CSA objectives, while also generating additional benefits in a costeffective and inclusive manner. However, this depends on context specific project design and implementation, for which institutional capacity is key. …”
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Pastoralism and drought. A case study of the Borana of southern Ethiopia por Donaldson, T.J.

“…Animal productivity parameters, as affected by the drought, showed an increase in calving interval from 14.5 months to at least 17.3 months, a decrease in calving percentage from 70-80% pre-drought, to 8.7%, and a reduction of mean milk offtake of 65% of pre-drought levels. …”
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Bringing soils back to life: a conversation with Deborah Bossio por CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…One works on regenerating degraded ecosystems, the other on ecosystems services and resilience, a core theme in WLE.…”
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Soybean: A versatile grain legume for smallholder farmers in Malawi por Chikowo, Regis, Snapp, Sieglinde S., Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard

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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm por Vernooy, Ronnie, Otieno, G., Bessette, Guy, Fadda, Carlo, Galluzzi, G., Gevel, Jeske M.J, van de, Halewood, Michael, López Noriega, Isabel, Mathur, P.N., Mittra, S., Rudebjer, P.G., Steinke, J., Sthapit, B.R., Etten, Jacob van, Zonneveld, Maarten van

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Women's participation in forest management: a cross-country analysis por Coleman, E.A., Mwangi, E.

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Giving soil a voice: key messaging and pitching for impact por Braslow, Juliet

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Breeding cassava for adaptation to stress conditions: development of a methodology por Hershey, Clair H.

“…A description is given of CIAT's cassava breeding program, designed to exploit the adaptation of cassava to various physical and biological stress factors by selection over a range of moderate to high stress environments. …”
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Cassava breeding: a decade of progress from international programmes por Jennings, DL, Hershey, Clair H.

“…Los diferentes usos de la yuca requieren que el mejoramiento se concentre en 1) la calidad de raices (HCN, contenido y calidad del almidon, deterioro poscosecha y contenido de proteina); 2) tolerancia a condiciones de estres (acidez del suelo, bajo P, sequia y baja temp.) y 3) resistencia a enfermedades y plagas, con referencia especial al CAMD, Xanthomonas campestris pv. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Plan: A guide to scaling CSA por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, World Agroforestry Centre

“…CSA-Plan is a guide for CSA planning, programming and implementation. …”
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Institutional context for soil resources management in Ethiopia: a review por Amsalu, Aklilu

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Women and men in tropical dry forests: a preliminary review por Colfer, C.J.P., Elias, Marlène, Jamnadass, Ramni H.

“…From a broad review of 670 publications on gender and forests, ~130 were found to address the world’s dry forests. …”
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The consequences of human actions on risks for infectious diseases: A review por Lindahl, Johanna F., Grace, Delia

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