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Diversifying Cropping for Sustainable Farming: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Sharif, Bhandari, Humnath

“…Bangladesh boasts a diverse agroecological landscape, and farmers have adapted their crop production systems to address climate-related risks. …”
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Fall armyworm (FAW) tolerant maize variety has lower FAW leaf damage under farmer management by Mulungu, Kelvin, Kasoma, Chapwa, Tesfaye, Amsal, Chisopo, Andrew, Marenya, Paswel

“…This study evaluated the performance of a newly released FAW-tolerant (FAWTH) maize hybrid, under smallholder farmer management across three agroecological regions in Zambia during the 2024/2025 growing season. …”
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Climate change impacts on family farming systems and local adaptation strategies in Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula by Peña, Meliza, Schröder, Lea, Euler, Michael

“…To identify concrete entry points for enhancing climate-change adaptation and mitigation at local and territorial levels. he study identified several concrete entry points for strengthening climate-change adaptation and mitigation cross the region. These include agroecological practices, diversification strategies, improved seed and genetic resource management, water harvesting and soil restoration, stronger cooperative structures, and landscape level measures such as reforestation with native species. …”
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Scaling Diversification Options In Rice-Based Systems: Insights And Lessons Learned From 2022 To 2025 by Suh, Neville Ndohnwi, Doumbia, Salif, Dossou Yovo, Elliott Ronald

“…The lessons drawn from 2022–2025 underline the need for strengthened farmer support systems, improved agroecological integration, and better financing and infrastructure for sustainable scaling.…”
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Mobilizing climate finance for effective operationalization of climate-smart agriculture institutional innovations in West and Central Africa by Ganyo, Komla Kyky, Kpadonou, G Esaie, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Ngaido, Amadou, Sobgui, Caroline Makamto, Lamien, Nieyidouba, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…While both regions are exposed to climate risks, CSA programming, investment and actions require a nuanced understanding of the region’s agroecological diversity, socioeconomic conditions, and climate vulnerabilities. …”
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Spatial changes in the use of Non Timber Forest Products in four villages of Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR by Thephavanh, M., Ponkphady, S., Boucard, A., Boissiere, M., Castella, J.C., Basuki, I., Mouaxeng-Cha, K., Vongmany, O.

“…The survey aimed at characterizing different NTFPs collection practices across (i) a gradient of accessibility, population pressure and ethnicity, and (ii) a diversity of agroecological contexts characterized by their topography, soil types and land use. …”
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Managing Potato Biodiversity to Cope with Frost Risk in the High Andes: A Modeling Perspective by Condori, B., Hijmans R.J., Ledent, J.F., Quiróz, R.

“…It included assessing their performance under Andean contrasting agroecological conditions. Independent subsets of data from four field experiments were used to parameterize, calibrate and validate a potato growth model. …”
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Assessment of the genetic diversity and population structure in temperate japonica rice germplasm used in breeding in Chile, with SSR markers by Becerra Velásquez, Viviana L., Paredes, Mario, Ferreira, Marcio E., Gutiérrez, Eduardo, Díaz, Lucy Milena

“…Most of the new introduced accessions adapt very poorly to Chilean agroecological conditions because of requirements of long days and cold tolerance. …”
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Application of thermography for monitoring stomatal conductance of Coffea arabica under different shading systems by Craparo, Alessandro Carmelo William, Steppe, K., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Läderach, Peter R.D., Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Grab, S.W.

“…The ability to rapidly quantify this parameter for C. arabica under different agroecological systems would be an indispensable tool. …”
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Effect of chicken manure application on cassava biomass and root yields in two agro-ecologies of Zambia by Biratu, G.K., Elias, E., Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Nhamo, N.

“…An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of chicken manure on cassava root and biomass yield at Kabangwe and Mansa, two locations representing agroecological zones II and III, respectively, in Zambia. …”
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An impact assessment of IITAs benchmark area approach by Douthwaite, Boru, Baker, D., Weise, Stephan F., Gockowski, J., Manyong, Victor M., Keatinge, J.D.H.

“…The IITA BAA is a way of operationalizing INRM and ecoregional research by (1) conducting research in a characterized benchmark area that contains within it farming system dynamics and diversity that are representative of a portion of a wider agroecological zone; (2) developing “best-bet” innovations and processes; and (3) developing the knowledge networks amongst key stakeholders that are necessary for scaling-out and scaling-up. …”
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Fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination of maize in the humid forest and the western highlands of Cameroon by Ngoko, Z., Marasas, W.F.O., Rheeder, J.P., Shephard, G.S., Wingfield, M.J., Cardwell, K.F.

“…Fungal incidence and mycotoxin contamination of farm-stored maize were assessed and compared in grain samples from three villages each in two agroecological zones over time. Maize samples were collected at 2 and 4 months after stocking from 72 farmers’ stores in 1996 and 1997 in the Humid Forest (HF) and Western Highlands (WHL) of Cameroon. …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) respond to rhizobial inoculation and cropping systems in farmers fields in the Guinea savanna by Sanginga, N., Carsky, R.J., Dashiell, Kenton E.

“…Pot and field experiments were conducted for 2 years using 13 farmers' fields with different cropping histories in two agroecological zones (Zaria, northern Guinea savanna and Zonkwa, southern Guinea savanna) in Nigeria. …”
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Using household survey data to identify large-scale food security patterns across Uganda by Wichern, Jannike, Heerwaarden, Joost van, Bruin, S. de, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Giller, Kenneth E., Wijk, Mark T. van

“…In contrast, indicators of crops that were more ubiquitously present across agroecological zones showed large local variation, which often overruled large-scale patterns. …”
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Microorganismos eficientes de montaña: evaluación de su potencial bajo manejo agroecológico de tomate en Costa Rica by Acosta Almánzar, Henrry A.

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Sombra y especies arbóreas en los cacaotales de Alto Beni, Bolivia by Ortiz, Meivis, Somarriba, Eduardo

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Vilda pollinatörer i ett svenskt skogsjordbrukssystem by Conrad, Lisa

A sustainable food-system? : economic sustainability of Swedish community supported agriculture (CSA) by Svensson, Annie

“…To place the research in a bigger perspective, the potential for Swedish CSA to contribute to a sustainable food-system is discussed. An agroecological approach is used where both internal- and external aspects affecting the farms and the CSA-movement are considered. …”

Evaluación del proceso de compostaje de residuos sólidos orgánicos. Respuesta agronómica de su utilización en un cultivo de cebolla (Allium cepa L.) by Orden, Luciano

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Validating Climate Smart Agriculture and One Health Technologies for Improved Climate Resilience and Productivity Throught Piloting by Yeboah, Stephen, Adomako, Joseph, Wadie, Blankson Amoabeng, Frimpong-Annin, Kofi, Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Martey, Francisca, Clottey, Victor, Damba, Osman Tahidu, Haleegoah, Joyce, Badu-Brempong, Mavis, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Obeng, Faustina, Nii-Koi, Gordon, Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain, Agboton, Cyriaque, Tamo, Manuele

“…Thirty-one (31) demonstration plots were established across eighteen (18) communities in four agroecologies (Coastal savannah, Transition, Guniea savannah, and Sudan savannah) of Ghana. …”
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