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Predicted zinc (Zn) absorption from high-Zn wheat in young children by Krebs, NF, Hambidge, KM, Ortíz Monasterio, Jose Iván, Hotz, C, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.

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Beneficial microbes: A role in food security? by Velivelli, S.L.S., Kromann, P., Lojan, P., Rojas, M., Franco, J., Suarez, J.P., Prestwich, B.D.

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Supporting iron and zinc potato biofortification through xrf fast screening technology. by Felde, T. zum, Burgos, G., Amoros, W., Sosa, P., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

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Protecting and promoting pastoralism in Africa by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Pastoralism supports tens of millions of people, makes the best use of harsh environments and provides many economic and social benefits. At the Brussels Development Briefing on ‘New Challenges and Opportunities for Pastoralism in ACP Countries’, experts highlighted policies to improve the welfare of livestock herding communities. …”
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Promoting climate-smart agriculture in ACP countries by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Even a 2°C rise in temperature by the end of the 21st century will lead to dramatic changes in agricultural productivity and land use. At the Brussels Development Briefing on ‘Climate change, agriculture and food security: proven approaches and new investments’, experts highlighted the policies required to help farmers cope with climate change.…”
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Financing agriculture for a more profitable rural economy by Mofolo, Lebo

“…Farmers and other actors in agricultural value chains find it difficult to access or provide the financial services the sector needs – services that are critical for the development of agricultural products, and are integral to upstream and downstream processes. At the Brussels Development Briefing Revolutionising finance for agri-value chains, experts considered innovative solutions that could improve the livelihoods of smallholder and rural producers, and promote economic transformation in the poorest countries.…”
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Approaches to improved understanding of vector parasite interaction within the genus Theileria and their Ixodid tick vectors by Bishop, Richard P., Musoke, A.J., Skilton, Robert A., Odongo, D., Scoles, Glen A., Knowles, Donald P., Nene, Vishvanath M.

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Is a functional potato seed system possible in a developing country? experiences from Malawi. by Masamba, Kingsley, Demo, P., Chiipanthenga, M., Chipungu, Felistus P., Benesi, I.R.M., Mwenye, O.

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Enhancing resistance of potato cultivars with phosphonate fungicides in management of late blight in Kenya. by Atieno, E., Narla, R.D., Parker, M., Forbes, G., Kimenju, J.W., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar

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Visual inspection to manage bacterial wilt in sub-saharan Africa: Improving seed quality and impacting smallholder farmers. by Parker, M., Mugo, J., Gutarra, L., Orrego, R., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar

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Is the discrimination against 13C in leaflets and tubers an appropiate trait to determine genotypic differences related to drought tolerance in potato? by Ramírez, D., Rolando, J.L., Yactayo, W., Monneveux, P., Quiróz, R.

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Moving from food crisis to food security in ACP countries by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…ACP countries must not only cope with the current food crisis and corresponding dramatic increases in food prices, but devise policies to ensure food security for future generations in the face of rapid population growth. In the Brussels Development Briefing on ‘The Geopolitics of Food’ experts agreed that there is no miracle solution to the world’s food crisis. …”
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Going to waste – missed opportunities in the battle to improve food security by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…One-third of all food produced for human consumption worldwide is lost or wasted. At a Brussels Development Briefing on ‘Addressing Food Waste in Times of Crisis’, held in June 2012, experts called for greater focus on the issue. …”
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Zinc (Zn) in biofortified crops: efficacy in human nutrition by Hambidge, KM, Krebs, NF, Miller, LV, Westcott, JE, Rosado, J, García, O., González, K., Ortíz Monasterio, Jose Iván, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H., Hotz, C

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Agronomic biofortification of cassava zinc and other micronutrients to improve human health by Lyons, GH, Ceballos, H., Genc, Y, Liu, F, Graham, RD

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Improving seed-to-ware, ware and knowledge chains in potato cultivation in eastern Africa. by Struik, Paul C., Abdurahman, A., Dersseh, W., Gebresilase, Y., Griffin, D., Weakliam, J., Woldegiorgis, G., Schulz, S., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Schulte, R.

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Multi-environment trials of potato clones as potential varieties for cereal based system of indo-gangetic plains of India. by Arya, S., Luthra, S.K., Gupta, V.I., Sharma, N., Bonierbale, Merideth W., Kadian, M.S., Chaturvedi, R.

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Relationship of wue, yield and drought tolerance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under controlled conditions. by Farfán Vignolo, E., Lozano, F., Gutiérrez Rosales, R., Blas, R., Khan, A., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

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Can an understanding of signature volatile compounds emitted by rhizobacteria be used for control of disease in potato? by Doyle Prestwich, B., Velivelli, S.L.S., Kromann, P., Lojan, P., Rojas, M., Franco, J., Suarez, J.P.

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The water we eat – tackling scarcity in ACP countries by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The rate at which we consume water has grown twice as fast as the world population over the last 100 years, and many countries regularly experience water scarcity. The Brussels Development Briefing on ‘The Water We Eat’ highlighted the measures required if future generations are to make sustainable use of finite global water supplies. …”
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