Search Results - "Decadence"

Identification of early and extra-early maturing tropical maize inbred lines resistant to Exserohilum turcicum in sub-Saharan Africa by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Bankole, F.A., Ajayo, B.S., Fakorede, M.A.B., Akinwale, R.O., Talabi, A.O., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Ortega Beltran, A.

“…Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) incited by the fungus Exserohilum turcicum is a foliar disease that significantly limits maize production and productivity in West and Central Africa (WCA), particularly in the mid-altitudes but during the last decade it has become a menace in lowland agro-ecologies. …”
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Storing water: a new integrated approach for resilient development by Yu, W., Rex, William, McCartney, Matthew P., Uhlenbrook, Stefan, Gnechten, Rachel von, Priscoli, J. D.

“…This paper does not introduce new data or research but rather provides a review of some of the current knowledge and issues around water storage, and outlines a new, integrated and constructive water storage agenda for the decades to come.…”
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Tropical peatlands under siege: The need for evidence-based policies and strategies by Murdiyarso, D., Lilleskov, E.A., Kolka, R.

“…These losses have mainly taken place in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, where peatland development for oil palm and pulpwood has accelerated over the past few decades. Although peatlands in the Amazon and Congo Basin are less developed, it is possible that the same unsustainable pathway would be followed in these regions, if lessons from the dire situation in Southeast Asia are not learned. …”
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Is investment in Climate-Smart-agricultural practices the option for the future? Cost and benefit analysis evidence from Ghana by Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Miller, Vail, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

“…Notwithstanding these dangers, evidence of the published literature on how best to tackle these challenges is limited. Over the recent decades, however, there has been advancement by programs channelling resources into Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices to improving smallholder livelihoods and food security. …”
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Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding by Batte, M., Nyine, M., Uwimana, Brigitte, Swennen, Rony L., Akech, V., Brown, A., Hovmalm, H.P., Geleta, M., Ortíz, R.

“…AAA) breeding is a tedious, time-consuming process, taking up to two decades to develop a consumer acceptable hybrid. Exploiting heterobeltiosis in banana breeding will help to select breeding material with high complementarity, thus increasing banana breeding efficiency. …”
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Effects of diverse mangrove management practices on forest structure, carbon dynamics and sedimentation in North Sumatra, Indonesia by Hanggara, B.B., Murdiyarso, D., Ginting, Y.R.S., Widha, Y.L., Panjaitan, G.Y., Lubis, A.A.

“…For decades, mangrove forests have been under tremendous pressure due to deforestation and conversion. …”
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Landmark NUS events and key publications by Padulosi, Stefano, Hunter, Danny

“…Not surprisingly, until the early 2000s, the neglected and underutilized species (NUS) narrative was still very limited and NUS were receiving hardly any attention from research agencies, media and donors. In the two decades before that, major actors in carrying out NUS research were The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI- now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) and the International Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC), international agencies that focused initially mostly on the documentation and conservation of the genetic diversity of NUS. …”
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Climate Action to transform Food Systems - Linking the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26 through initiatives that support greater resilience to climate change by Läderach, Peter R.D., Laganda, Gernot, Bucknall-Williams, Rhys, Liebig, Theresa Ines, Taylor, Alice, Rose, Alison, Barroso, Montserrat, Alaskary, Tuga, Baethgen, Walter, Webster, Ben, Dumas-Johansen, Marc, Ferdinand, Tyler

“…The climate crisis is a major threat to our food systems, undermining decades of progress in providing more nutritious diets to a growing global population. …”
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Assessment of Seed Producer Associations in Uganda by Namanda, S., McEwan, M., Rajendran, S., Oloka, B., Namazzi, S.

“…In Uganda, until recently, more institutionalized local seed production chain was limited to seed grains such as cereals and legumes and, to limited extent, vegetables. Over the past two decades, several initiatives have emerged to promote production of clean planting for both seed grains and plant parts of vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs), including sweetpotato. …”
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Crops that feed the world 7: Rice by Seck, P.A., Diagne, A., Mohanty, Samarendu, Wopereis, Marco C.S.

“…Rice farming will need to produce about 8–10 million tons more paddy per year over the next decade. Without area expansion this will require an annual yield increase of about 1.2–1.5%, equivalent to an average yield increase of 0.6 t ha−1 world-wide. …”
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FTA Highlight No.12 – Adaptation to Climate Change with Forests, Trees and Agroforestry by Meybeck, A., Licona Manzur, C., Gitz, V., Dawson, Ian K., Martius, C., Kindt, R., Louman, B., Djoudi, H., Duguma, L.A., Somarriba, E., Duchelle, Amy E., Gebrekirstos, Aster, Jamnadass, Ramni, Kettle, Christopher J., Lamanna, C., Minang, Peter A., Murdiyarso, D., Sinclair, F., Thomas, R.P.

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A temperature-dependent phenology model for Apanteles subandinus Blanchard, parasitoid of Phthorimaea operculella Zeller and Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen) by Cañedo, V., Dávila, W., Carhuapoma, Pablo, Kroschel, Jürgen, Kreuze, Jan F.

“…Classical biological control using parasitoids had been of primary interest during the last decades to control this pest. More than twenty parasitoid species have been reported parasitizing P. operculella. …”
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Transboundary WEF nexus analysis: a case study of the Songwe River Basin by Masia, S., Susnik, J., Jewitt, G., Kiala, Z., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Over the past decade, the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus approach has evolved to become a focus of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) development strategies. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of solar energy forecasting studies in Africa by Zwane, N., Tazvinga, H., Botai, C., Murambadoro, M., Botai, J., Wit, J. de, Mabasa, B., Daniel, S., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Key aspects of analysis included (i) scientific research trends, (ii) nature of collaboration networks, (iii) co-occurrence of keywords and (iv) emerging themes in solar energy forecasting over the last two decades, between the years 2000–2021. The results indicate that solar energy forecasting research has, on average, expanded by 6.4% and 3.3% in Africa and southern Africa, respectively. …”
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Causes of non-malarial fever in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Wainaina, Martin, 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.

“…Objectives The awareness of non-malarial febrile illnesses (NMFIs) has been on the rise over the last decades. Therefore, we undertook a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of causative agents of non-malarial fevers on the African continent. …”
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ADT: The automatic weather station data tool by Faniriantsoa, Rija, Dinku, Tufa

“…To address these data gaps, efforts over the last decade, largely driven by external donor funding, have focused on expanding meteorological observation networks in many parts of Africa, mainly through the provision of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) to National Meteorological Services (NMS). …”
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COVID-19 and household food waste in Colombia: The effects of the strict lockdown in 2020 by Mejía Tejada, Daniela, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Charry, Andrés, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic caused one of the most serious economic crises in recent decades and could become the worst economic crisis that Latin America has had in its history. …”
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Soil carbon storage potential of acid soils of Colombia's Eastern High Plains by Hyman, Glenn G., Castro, Aracely, Silva, Mayesse Aparecida da, Arango, Miguel, Bernal, Jaime, Pérez, Otoniel, Rao, Idupulapati M.

“…While the SOC measured in grasslands in the early 1990s did not persist under inadequate management over the period of two decades, the potential to accumulate SOC of Colombia's Eastern High Plains through appropriate management is high, pointing to a sustainable livestock strategy that boosts productivity and reduces emissions.…”
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Farm level analysis of smallholder farmers implementing Sustainable Intensification technologies in Malawi by Cossu, Alessandra

“…Many programs were started in the last decade in SSA with the aim of promoting new agricultural approaches and technologies for smallholder farmers and Sustainable Intensification (SI) is believed to be among the possible solution for agricultural development in such countries. …”
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Closing rice yield gaps in Africa requires integration of good agricultural practices by Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu

“…Despite decades of international research and development efforts focusing on increased rice production in Africa, there is large yield gap, and the local production still needs to be complemented by rice imports to meet consumption demands. …”
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