Search Results - "African continent"

Rangeland resource assessment across the African continent for improved ecosystem health and sustainable food systems by GMV Innovating Solutions, International Livestock Research Institute

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El Niño 2023-2024 status and its possible impact on food security in African continent by Singh, Manjari, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Kagabo, Desire

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Rainfall variability and trends over the African continent using TAMSAT data (1983-2020): towards climate change resilience and adaptation by Alahacoon, Niranga, Edirisinghe, M., Simwanda, M., Perera, E. N. C., Nyirenda , V. R., Ranagalage, M.

“…This study reveals rainfall variability and trends in the African continent using TAMSAT data from 1983 to 2020. …”
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A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting materials and quarantine measures by Blomme, Guy, Ploetz, R., Jones, D., Langhe, E. de, Price, N., Gold, C., Geering, A., Viljoen, Altus, Karamura, D., Pillay, M., Tinzaara, William, Teycheney, P.Y., Lepoint, P.C.E., Karamura, E.B., Buddenhagen, I.W.

“…There is a growing circumstantial evidence which suggests that the East African Highland banana and the tropical lowland plantain were cultivated on the African continent since before 1 AD. It is also probable that ABB cooking and AB and AAB dessert cultivars were brought to the continent from India by Arabian traders from 600 AD, and that these were disseminated throughout East Africa. …”
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Process developed by IITA researchers in Nigeria maximizes private sector production of Aflasafe products (biocontrol products) for commercial use in Senegal, Tanzania, and Nigeria benefiting 12 countries across the African continent by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Genetic variation and demographic history of Sudan desert sheep reveal two diversified lineages by Salim, B., Alasmari, S., Mohamed, N.S., Ahmed, M.-K.A., Nakao, R., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…More than 400 million sheep are raised on the African continent, the majority of which are indigenous and are primarily reared for sustenance. …”
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COVID-19 impact on informal trade: Disruptions to livelihoods and food security in Africa by Bouët, Antoine, Kurtz, Julie E., Traoré, Fousseini

“…Consequently, formal trade data paint only a limited picture of COVID-19’s disruptive effect on trade within the African continent—and of related nutrition and livelihood consequences. …”
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IAPPS Newsletter 88C by Goergen, Georg E.

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The Italo-African Institute by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…It is the oldest body in Italy concerned with cooperation with the African continent. The Institute includes a...…”
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Africa's opportunity by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…'The African continent, more than any other, urgently needs agricultural biotechnology, including transgenic crops, to improve food production. …”
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The grasscutter: an African delicacy by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The grasscutter (Thyronomys swinderianus) is found throughout the African continent south of the Sahara. Several countries incorrectly attribute the name 'agouti' to it, arid it has several dialect names: 'kibondo' in Kiswahili, 'simbiliki' in...…”
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Small ruminants network by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A network for research on small ruminants, to cover the whole of the African continent, has been set up as the result of a meeting in Bamenda, Cameroon, in January 1989. …”
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American fly threatens Africa's animal life by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Experts are putting out urgent warnings about a southern American fly - the screw worm fly - which has appeared for the first time in the African continent in Libya as a sheep parasite, and which is threatening cattle, domestic animals, important...…”
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Sorting out striga with Sesbania by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Striga hermonthica, or striga as it is commonly known, is a pernicious parasitic weed that affects millions of hectares of land in sub Saharan Africa and is becoming a major constraint to food production on the African continent. Striga attacks a...…”
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An overview of African traditional cassava processing and utilization by Hahn, S.

“…This article reviews traditional cassava processing and utilization as now practised by small-scale farmers and processors in Africa, and examines the opportunities for improving post-harvest operations in the African continent.…”
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The Dublin Process: Enhancing CAADP and CGIAR Alignment and Partnerships by CGIAR Consortium Office, Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme

“…The Dublin Process is an initiative of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), CGIAR -- a global research partnership for a food secure future, and CAADP’s Development Partners to deepen alignment and collaboration between Africa’s agricultural research, extension and education programs and the programs of the CGIAR Consortium along with other important partners, to facilitate agricultural transformation across the African continent.…”
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Livestock production in areas of high pressure crop-livestock farming systems in the East African highlands by Dijkman, J.

“…Although highland environments only cover 49% of the total African continent, they are of significant importance in East Africa. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the aetiological agents of non-malarial febrile illnesses in Africa by Wainaina, M., Silva, D.A.V. da, Dohoo, I., Mayer-Scholl, A., Roesel, Kristina, Hofreuter, D., Roesler, U., Lindahl, Johanna F., Bett, Bernard K., Al Dahouk, S.

“…Conclusion: The small number of epidemiological studies and the variety of NMFI agents on the African continent emphasizes the need for harmonized studies with larger sample sizes. …”
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Insect biodiversity for sustainable management of natural resources by Goergen, Georg E.

“…This paper discusses the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources in the African continent and the role of insect biodiversity for the sustainable development of natural resources. …”
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Women leadership at the head of the Pan-African Farmers' Organisation: the Integrated Rural Development Strategy by Ben Rejeb, Fatma

“…PAFO is a network of Farmers' Organisations across the African continent that aims to improve communication, collaboration and information/knowledge sharing among stakeholders. …”
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