Search Results - "Decadence"

The political economy of food system transformation: Pathways to progress in a polarized world by Resnick, Danielle, Swinnen, Johan

“…Yet, not only are food systems changing but so are politics; a wave of populism over the last decade has caused misinformation and ideological bias to compete with rigorous analysis when informing policy recommendations. …”
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Food security in a world of natural resource scarcity: The role of agricultural technologies by Rosegrant, Mark W., Koo, Jawoo, Cenacchi, Nicola, Ringler, Claudia, Robertson, Richard D., Fisher, Myles, Cox, Cindy M., Garrett, Karen, Perez, Nicostrato D., Sabbagh, Pascale

“….: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/128023 Feeding the world in the decades leading up to 2050—decades that will see an increase in food demand spurred by population and income growth and stronger impacts of climate change on agriculture—will require increased and more sustainable agricultural production. …”
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Management of major viral and fungal diseases affecting temperate food legume crops in the Arab and Mediterranean countries by Kumari, Safaa, Kemal, Seid Ahmed

“…Surveys conducted over the past three decades have shown that the most important diseases affecting food legumes are wilt/root rot disease complex caused by Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia and Pythium spp., and foliar diseases. …”
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El consumo de carnes en Argentina 1950-2012 by Reca, Lucio Graciano, Lema, Rolando Daniel

“…This paper presents an analysis of meat consumption in Argentina between 1950 and 2012, with emphasis in the effect caused by the rise in the industrial poultry production since the last decade of the twentieth century. The analysis is part of a panoramic view of the evolution of the main sources of animal protein in the last six decades. …”
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Participatory forest management in conflict situations by Siebrand, Sander

“…During the last decades natural resource management in general and forest management in particular have changed. …”
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Influence of prescribed burning and/or mechanical site preparation on stand stem density and growth of Scots pine stands above the Arctic Circle : results 9-19 years after stand... by Sörhult, Mikael

“…Prescribed burning was commonly used for site preparation in Sweden to establish new forests until the 1960’s, when mechanical scarification was introduced. During recent decades the interest in prescribed burnings has increased again, mainly due to certifications of forestry stating that 5% of the regeneration areas should be burned on dry and mesic soils. …”

Advancing knowledge on the costs and benefits of sustainable soil fertility management in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh /India. by Falk, Thomas, Kadiyala, M.D.M., Gumma, Murali K., Kumar, S., Whitbread, Anthony M., Limberger, S., Bartels, L.

“…The area under rice and cotton has increased in the recent decades mainly owing to the (over)exploitation of groundwater. …”
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Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects by Cortada, L., Dehennin, I., Bert, W., Coyne, D.

“…The few research studies concerning this subject address this topic from a country or sub-regional perspective and generally portray nematology as ‘insufficient’. Over the past two decades, a few initiatives have been instrumental in building greater nematology expertise. …”
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Unravelling gendered practices in the public water sector in Nepal by Shrestha, Gitta, Clement, Floriane

“…Despite decades of gender mainstreaming in the water sector, a wide gap between policy commitments and outcomes remains. …”
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Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management by Tinzaara, William, Ssekiwoko, F., Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Karamura, E.

“…The disease has spread to all banana growing countries in the region in the last decade, causing yield losses of up to 80 to 100%. …”
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Review of empirical and emerging breeding methods and tools for yam (Dioscorea spp.) improvement: status and prospects by Darkwa, K., Olasanmi, B., Asiedu, R., Asfaw, A.

“…However, the crop has not shown progressive productivity gain over decades due to various production constraints. This paper reviews the progress achieved in empirical breeding endeavours and the development, status and application of emerging breeding tools and technologies to translate genetic gains in yam improvement. …”
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Advances in molecular genetics and genomics of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud) by Wambugu, P.W., Ndjiondjop, M.N., Henry, R.

“…African rice has potential for breeding for climate resilience and adapting rice cultivation to climate change. Over the last decade, there have been tremendous technological and analytical advances in genomics that have dramatically altered the landscape of rice research. …”
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When the State Brings Itself Back into GVC: The Case of the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge by Dermawan, A., Hospes, O.

“…During the last decades the role of the state in governance of Global Value Chains (GVC) for sustainability has been largely ignored. …”
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Governance of woodfuel value chains in Kenya: An analysis of policies, legislative frameworks and institutional mechanism by Sola, P., Bourne, M., Okeyo, I., Njenga, M.

“…Nonetheless, charcoal value chains have remained resilient despite the bans and moratoria throughout the decades and likely to continue in the foreseeable future. …”
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PABRA means partnership: Transforming agriculture in Africa together by Buruchara, Robin Arani, Onyango, P., Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Mutari, B., Zulu, R., Nkalubo, S., Chirwa, R., Fenta, B.

“…For two decades, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), a partnership developed and facilitated by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a CGIAR Research Center – has fostered a pan-African research and development partnership to strengthen the common bean value chain. …”
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A practical tool to enhance the chances of success of digital agriculture interventions for sustainable development in Africa and India by Nitturkar, H.

“…Effective and sustainable tools, mechanisms and strategies are needed to significantly improve the prevailing agricultural productivity, farmer remuneration, and food availability globally to be able to meet the food, livelihood, and nutritional needs of the projected population in coming decades. Digital agriculture has the potential to efficiently bring together the benefits of the advances in agricultural research and the developments in information and communication technology space to help positively transform the entire spectrum of pre-farm to post-fork activities in the agriculture sector. …”
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Temporal Climate Variability and Staple Cereals in Southern Burkina Faso by Borona, Mwenda, Mbow, Cheikh, Ouédraogo, Issa

“…Hence, this paper aims at investigating how different staple cereals respond to certain indicators of climate variability at inter-annual and inter-decadal levels in southern Burkina Faso. In our study, we use regression models and scatter plots. …”
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How can we respond to the climate security crisis Latin America? by Taylor, Alice, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Schapendonk, Frans, Kommerell, Víctor, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…Over the past decade, the world has become considerably less peaceful. …”
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The Efficacy of a Program Promoting Rice Self-Sufficiency in Ghana during a Period of Neoliberalism by Glenna, L., Ader, D., Bauchspies, Wenda, Traoré, A., Agboh-Noameshie, A.R.

“…The number of the world's food insecure rose at the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century. Despite these negative developments, however, a 2010 United Nations report argues that food security could be improved if development efforts are supported by government programs that target smallholder farmers. …”
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Developing gender-equitable ecological restoration initiatives: A synthesis of guidance to improve restoration practice by Dick Frederiksen, Sebastian, Elias, Marlène, Zaremba, Haley, Aynekulu, Ermias

“…Yet, social issues, including gender relations, often remain unaddressed in ecological restoration initiatives. As the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration begins, it is critical to learn from existing knowledge and experiences to restore degraded lands in ways that enhance the equity of restoration, and ensure that restoration initiatives and agendas leave no one behind. …”
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