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Genetic susceptibility to infectious disease in East African Shorthorn Zebu: A genome-wide analysis of the effect of heterozygosity and exotic introgression by Murray, Gemma G.R., Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Tapio, Miika, Mbole-Kariuki, Mary N., Sonstegard, Tad S., Thumbi, Samuel M., Jennings, Amy E., Wyk, Ilana Conradie van, Chase-Topping, Margo, Kiara, Henry K., Toye, Philip G., Coetzer, Koos, Bronsvoort, Barend M. de C., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…In this study we examined the inter-relationships between genome-wide heterozygosity, introgression, and death or illness as a result of infectious disease in a sample of calves from an indigenous population of East African Shorthorn Zebu (crossbred Bos taurus x Bos indicus) in western Kenya. These calves were observed from birth to one year of age as part of the Infectious Disease in East African Livestock (IDEAL) project. …”
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Options for improved livestock activity data collection and management to support measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) in Ethiopia by Wassie, Shimels Eshete, Tadesse, Million, Baker, Derek, Wilkes, Andreas, Solomon, Dawit

“…To complement an ongoing CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) project ‘Enhancing capacities for MRV of sustainable livestock action in East Africa (Kenya and Ethiopia)’, which is implemented by UNIQUE forestry and land use, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) supported CCAFS to implement a Small Research Activity (SRA) entitled ‘Building capacities for an integrated livestock MRV system in Ethiopia’. …”
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Limited Si-nutrient status of rice plants in relation to plant-available Si of soils, nitrogen fertilizer application, and rice-growing environments across Sub-Saharan Africa by Tsujimoto, Y., Muranaka, S., Saito, Kazuki, Asai, H.

“…Plant and soil samples were collected at harvesting time from 99 fields in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nigeria, and then chemically analyzed. …”
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What farm size sustains a living? Exploring future options to attain a living income from smallholder farming in the east African highlands by Marinus, Wytze, Thuijsman, Eva S., Wijk, Mark T. van, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Ven, Gerrie W. van de, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…We used survey data from three contrasting sites in the East African highlands—Nyando (Kenya), Rakai (Uganda), and Lushoto (Tanzania) to explore viable farmsizes in six scenarios. …”
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Simulating forage yields and soil organic carbon under Brachiaria hybrid cv. Cayman in Tanzania with the CROPGRO perennial forage model by Korir, Mercy Jebet, Ordóñez, Leornardo, Hoogenboom, Gerrit, Boote, Ken, Birthe, Paul, Nyawira, Sarah Sylvia

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Population genomics of Escherichia coli in livestock-keeping households across a rapidly developing urban landscape by Muloi, Dishon M., Wee, B.A., McClean, D.M.H., Ward, M.J., Pankhurst, L., Phan, H., Ivens, A.C., Kivali, Velma, Kiyong'a, Alice, Ndinda, Christine, Gitahi, N., Ouko, T.T., Hassell, James M., Imboma, Titus, Akoko, James M., Karani, Maurice K., Njoroge, Samuel M., Muinde, Patrick, Nakamura, Y., Alumasa, Lorren, Furmaga, E., Kaitho, T., Öhgren, E.M., Amanya, Fredrick, Ogendo, Allan, Wilson, D.J., Bettridge, Judy M., Kiiru, J., Kyobutungi, C., Tacoli, C., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Davila, J.D., Kariuki, S., Robinson, Timothy P., Rushton, J., Woolhouse, Mark E.J., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…Here, as part of the UrbanZoo project, we sampled Escherichia coli from humans, livestock and peri-domestic wildlife in 99 households across Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate its distribution among host species in this rapidly developing urban landscape. …”
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Genomic surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus: From sequencing to lineage assignment by Juma, John, Fonseca, V., Konongoi, Samson L., Heusden, P. van, Roesel, Kristina, Sang, R., Bett, Bernard K., Christoffels, A., Oliveira, T. de, Oyola, Samuel O.

“…We further tested our tool using genomic data that we generated by sequencing 5 samples collected following a recent RVF outbreak in Kenya. All the 5 samples were assigned lineage C by both the partial (Gn) and whole genome sequence classifiers. …”
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Insects as food and feed source in the tropics: Opportunities and constraints of forage-based insect diets by Burkart, Stefan, Espitia, Paula A., Hernández, Luis Miguel, Palmer, Neil, Cardoso, Juan Andrés

“…This has led to the development of an emerging industry, e.g., through initiatives based on black soldier fly production for fisheries in Kenya and Colombia. Organic residues and substrates, commonly used for this purpose, may, however, represent a hazard for both fishery and human health. …”
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A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric-methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data by Ndung'u, Phyllis W., Toit, C.J.L. du, Takahashi, T., Robertson-Dean, M., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Merbold, Lutz, Goopy, John P.

“…Activity data such as live weight (LW), feed quality, milk yield, and milk composition were collected from 257 smallholder farms, with a total herd of 1035 heads of cattle in Nandi and Bomet counties in western Kenya. The data collection protocol was then altered by substituting the actual LW measurements with algorithm LW (ALG), feed quality (FQ) data being sourced from the Feedipedia database, reducing the need for daily milk yield records to a single seasonal milk measurement (MiY), and by using a default energy content of milk (MiE). …”
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Framework for incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS) by Mapedza, Everisto D., Huyer, Sophia, Chanana, Nitya, Rose, A., Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Mudege, Netsayi N., Tui, S. H.-K., Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Nsengiyumva, G., Mutenje, Munyaradzi, Nohayi, Ngowenani

“…Other AICCRA Project countries are Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Senegal. This paper engages why CIS has not gained significant traction in Africa, as it has not genuinely incorporated the differential gender technological nuances.…”
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Gender-differentiated farmers' perception of climate risk and its impact, access to climate information, and adaptation strategies in Senegal by Kumar, Shalander, Pramanik, Soumitra, Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine, Gondwe, Therese, Worou, Nadine, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa), started in 2021 in six (6) African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal) with the ambition to build technical, institutional and human capacities needed to improve the transfer of climate-related information, decision-making tools and technologies in support of climate change efforts. …”
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Athi Kapiti landscape game count report conducted on 4th June 2023 by Lumumba, E., Pruiksma, M.

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Surveillance of climate-sensitive zoonotic diseases: Leptospirosis at livestock slaughterhouses in three regions of Uganda by Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Wainaina, Martin, Roesel, Kristina, Kankya, C., Dürr, S., Richter, M., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Mayer-Scholl, Anne

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A gentle push towards improved hygiene and food safety through ‘nudge’ interventions by Roesel, Kristina, Kakooza, S., Chirwa, M., Mugizi, Denis, Waiswa, J., Kivali, Velma, Bugeza, James, Étienne, D., Roychowdhury, I., Diaz, L., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

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Adaptation finance gap by Savvidou, Georgia, Canales, Nella, Haque, Nabil, Pauw, Pieter, Mbeva, Kennedy, Zamarioli, Luis

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Forest stakeholders and forestry-based mitigation options: Contributions to low-emission food systems in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Pham, T.T., Nguyen, T.T.A., Nguyen, T.V.A., Tran, N.M.H., Nguyen, T.S., Nguyen, D.Y.K., Nguyen, D.T., Tang, T.K.H.

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Comparison of Tier 1 and 2 Methodologies for Estimating Intake and Enteric Methane Emission by Balcha, Endale, Ndung’u, Phyllis, Wilkes, Andreas, Getahun, Daniel, Graham, Michael, Leitner, Sonja, Marquardt, Svenja, Mulat, Daniel, Merbold, Lutz, Worku, Tigist, Arndt, Claudia

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Innovating and scaling risk reducing measures for farmers and livestock keepers in the drylands by Whitbread, Anthony M., Akinseye, M. Folorunso, Banerjee, Rupsha R., Dhulipala, Ram, Diouf, Fatoumata Bintou, Faye, Aliou, Faye, Adama, Joseph, Emanuel Jacob, Kebe, Amy, Konte, Oumar, Paliwal, Ambica, Sow, Fafa, Wane, Abdrahmane, Worou, Nadine

“…For example, for pastoralists in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, the index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) products linked to fodder availability (biomass), have been scaled to the regional level as de-risking instruments. …”
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An Assessment of the Impact of ISNAR: 1997-2001 by Anderson, Jock R., Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, Eric Craswell, Mandivamba Rukuni

“…The latter has informed debate both at national and subregional levels (e.g. on the declining support for agricultural research, setting research priorities, etc.), while the former has assisted the development of biotechnology and biosafety policies in a number of countries, including Argentina, Cameroon, Chile, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Turkey, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.…”
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The blue carbon market in Vietnam: Future development, potential and challenges by Vu, Tan Phuong, Pham, Thu Thuy, Tran, Ngoc My Hoa, Nguyen, Thi Thuy Anh, Nguyen, Thi Van Anh, Tang, Thi Kim Hong

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