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Banana seed systems in rural low resource communities: Community training manual by Simbare, Alice, Omondi, Bonaventure Aman, Nduwimana, Innocent

“…Diseases have been threatening banana plantations across the world including Burundi; causing the lack of clean planting material. …”
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Towards understanding the diversity of banana bunchy top virus in the Great Lakes region of Africa by Niyongere, C., Lepoint, P.C.E., Losenge, T., Blomme, Guy, Ateka, E.M.

“…The genetic variability of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) isolates from the Great Lakes region of Africa (GLRA) spanning Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda was assessed to better understand BBTV diversity and its epidemiology for improved disease management. …”
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Crop improvement, adoption and impact of improved bean varieties in Sub Saharan Africa by Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel, Andrade, Robert Santiago

“…The following countries are covered: Burundi, DRCongo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.…”
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Analysis of the Yellow Bean Corridor in Tanzania by Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Sperling, L., Kadege, E., Mdachi, M., Upendo, T., Radegunda, Kessy, Mutua, Mercy M., Mbiu, J., Raya, N., Ndunguru, A., William, M., Kabungo, C., Mcharo, D., Shida, N., Kilango, M., Magelanga, Aida, Maganga, R., Kalemera, Sylvia Monica, Katungi, Enid M., Mukankusi, Clare, Malle, S., Dey, B., Templer, Noel, Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Onyango, Patricia, Buruchara, Robin Arani

“…Results show existence of an established yellow bean corridor across Tanzania and the region at large (Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia) and demonstrated a huge market pull in the Eastern and Southern Africa regions. …”
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Aquaculture technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 012 by Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

“…The countries targeted by the Aquaculture Compact are Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. …”
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Aquaculture technology toolkit catalogue: clearinghouse technical report series 012 by Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

“…The countries targeted by the Aquaculture Compact are Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. …”
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2011 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hunger: Taming price spikes and excessive food price volatility by von Grebmer, Klaus, Torero, Maximo, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Fritschel, Heidi, Wiesmann, Doris, Yohannes, Yisehac, Schofield, Lilly, von Oppeln, Constanze

“…The countries with extremely alarming 2011 GHI scores – Burundi, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Eritrea – are in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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HIV and mobility in the Lake Victoria Basin agricultural sector: A literature review by Drimie, Scott, Weinand, Julia, Gillespie, Stuart, Wagah, Margaret

“…The Lake Victoria region has the highest HIV prevalence in the East African Community, which comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. This region also has a significant concentration of commercial agricultural plantations, which rely on mobile workers, an extensive system of out-grower schemes, and linkages with neighboring communities and transportation routes. …”
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Genetic relationship of tropical region‐bred temperate japonica rice (Oryza sativa) plants and their grain yield variations in three different tropical environments by Lee, Jeom-Sig, Torollo, Gideon, Ndayiragije, Alexis, Berchmans Bizimana, Jean, Choi, Il-Ryong, Gulles, Alaine, Yeo, Un-Sang, Jeong, O-Young, Venkatanagappa, Shoba, Kim, Bo-Kyeong

“…Their genomes were characterized by genomewide single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping, and their grain yields were examined in the Philippines during the wet and dry seasons and in a high‐altitude area of Burundi (tropical Africa). Based on the genotyping, all 14 materials were found to belong to the temperate japonica rice group. …”
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Continent-wide releases of neotropical phytoseiids against the exotic cassava green mite in Africa by Yaninek, J.S., Onzo, A., Ojo, J.B.

“…N. idaeus has since become established in Benin, while T. limonicus may be established in Benin, Burundi, and Ghana.…”
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for detection of Theileria parva infections targeting the PIM and p150 genes by Thekisoe, O.M.M., Rambritch, N.E., Nakao, R., Bazie, R.S., Mbati, P., Namangala, B., Malele, I., Skilton, Robert A., Jongejan, F., Sugimoto, C., Kawazu, S.I., Inoue, N.

“…These PIM and p150 LAMP primer sets amplify DNA of T. parva isolates from cattle and buffalo from different countries including Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, indicating their ability to detect T. parva from different countries. …”
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Intensifying production among smallholder farmers: The impact of improved climbing beans in Rwanda by Sperling, L., Munyanesa, S

“…The success of improved climbers, bringing Rwanda an additional US$ 8 to 15 million per year, has stimulated promising R & D efforts in Kivu, Zaire and southern Burundi, and several other Eastern African regions have been identified as prime for climbing bean introduction.…”
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis by Waithaka, Michael, Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S., Kyotalimye, Miriam

“…The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda - and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. …”
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Ajuda em sementes para seguranca em sementes: conselhos para practicantes by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The case studies were undertaken in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe. …”
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Breeding activities in Africa by Davis, J.

“…Collaboration in bean breeding among Rwanda, Burundi, and Zaire has resulted in an integrated scheme of var. evaluation. …”
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Genotyping of Phytophthora infestans in eastern-Africa reveals a dominating invasive European lineage by Njoroge, A.W., Andersson, B., Lees, A.K., Mutai, C., Forbes, G., Yuen, J., Pelle, Roger

“…In the current study, the genetic structure of the population in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda was characterized using 12-plex microsatellite markers with the aim of testing the hypothesis that, a strain originating from Europe, 2_A1, has recently dominated the population in EAR. …”
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Potential for soil organic carbon sequestration in grasslands in East African countries: A review by Tessema, Bezaye, Sommer, Rolf, Piikki, Kristin, Söderström, Mats, Namirembe, Sara, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Tamene, Lulseged D., Nyawira, Sylvia, Paul, Birthe K.

“…This review paper quantitatively summarizes observation‐based studies on the SOC sequestration potential of grasslands in six East African countries (Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) and seeks to identify knowledge gaps related to SOC sequestration potential in the region. …”
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Soil organic carbon in agricultural systems of six countries in East Africa – a literature review of status and carbon sequestration potential by Namirembe, Sara, Piikki, Kristin, Sommer, Rolf, Söderström, Mats, Tessema, Bezaye Dr., Nyawira, Sylvia Sarah

“…To estimate this potential in East Africa, the authors reviewed 69 published studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi assessing the effect of land use conversion from native vegetation to cropland on soil organic carbon (SOC) and the extent to which carbon sequestration is feasible through BMPs. …”
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Soil organic carbon in agricultural systems of six countries in East Africa – a literature review of status and carbon sequestration potential by Namirembe, Sara, Piikki, Kristin, Sommer, Rolf, Söderström, Mats, Tessema, Bezaye, Nyawira, Sylvia

“…A systematic literature review of existing evidence on soil organic carbon (SOC) responses to agronomic best management practices (BMPs) in cultivated soils of East Africa, focusing on Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi. Examining current evidence on the extent to which BMPs can increase SOC stocks and whether net SOC sequestration is attainable in this region. …”
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Rice yellow mottle virus in rice in Rwanda: first report and evidence of strain circulation by Ndikumana, I., Gasoré, R., Issaka, S., Pinel Galzi, A., Onasanya, A., Hassani‐Mehraban, A., Fargette, D., Peters, D., Séré, Y.

“…Rwanda is a mountainous country at the eastern part of Central Africa bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Burundi in the south, Uganda in the North, and Tanzania in the east. …”
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