Search Results - "Revolutionary"

Immunoinformatics and MHC-Tetramers, revolutionary technologies for vaccine development by Svitek, Nicholas, Hansen, A.M., Steinaa, Lucilla, Saya, R., Awino, A., Nielsen, Morten, Buus, Soren, Nene, Vishvanath M.

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Revolutionary mobile app for monitoring crop pests and diseases by CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

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The changing landscape of Indian agriculture by Gulati, Ashok, Ganguly, Kavery

“…In tracking the revolutionary changes in the Indian agricultural sector, it is quite clear that technology, institutions, and markets have had a very important role to play. …”
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Scientists and Farmers are Revolutionizing Tropical Hillside Agriculture - Goals are to Raise Incomes, Prevent Ecological Disasters by CGIAR Secretariat

“…CGIAR news release on the importance of tropical hillsides and forests, the consequences of their degradation, and revolutionary measures being designed by CIAT to preserve them.…”
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Immunization for plants by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Bananas, rice, tobacco and vegetables are some of the crops that may benefit from a new concept in plant protection. The revolutionary method for crop disease control uses an 'activator' known as CGA 245705 which has been developed by Ciba-Geigy....…”
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Transforming Lives: Olubunmi Oke's Journey with Farmers Outreach by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…In this video, Olubunmi Tayo Oke shared how Radio IITA’s outreach program exposed her to revolutionary techniques in cassava stem cutting and seed multiplication which dramatically enhanced her farm’s productivity.…”
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Slow Magic: Agricultural R&D a Century after Mendel by Pardey, Philip G., Beintema, Neinke M.

“…The title refers to the dynamic of scientific progress as a slow cumulative process rather than one led by revolutionary breakthroughs. Presented at the stakeholders' meeting of the 2001 CGIAR Annual General Meeting.…”
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Why policies on trade and markets matter during the Nutrition Decade by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Hepburn, Jonathan

“…To contribute to the achievement of these goals, the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in April 2016, setting a revolutionary shift in the fight against malnutrition in all its forms. …”
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Uganda’s pig value chain partners adopt PigSmart platform training materials by Ahumuza, Ronnie, Ouma, Emily A.

“…This report provides evidence of how government and private sector partners leverage the PigSmart extension platform, a revolutionary digital ecosystem tailored to meet the needs of small-scale pig farmers in Uganda. …”
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Slow magic: agricultural R&D a century after Mendel by Pardey, Philip G., Beintema, Nienke M.

“…In this report we assemble and assess new and updated evidence regarding investments in agricultural R&D by public and private agencies, contrasting developments in rich and poor countries.The payoffs to investments in agricultural research are considerable, and appear to remain so, but there are new policy concerns about the roles of the public and private sectors in funding and carrying out the research, especially in light of the revolutionary changes in the underlying sciences and the incentives facing research (as intellectual property regimes become stronger and international trade in science and technologies grows). …”
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Adolescents. capabilities and aspirations across gender and generations in Amhara, Ethiopia by Gebre, B., Lecoutere, Els, Jones, N.

“…This study investigates the capabilities and aspirations of adolescent girls and boys and their evolution in Amhara against the background of three successive political regimes that governed Ethiopia over the last 90 years, the Haile-Selassie imperial regime (1930–1974), the socialist military Derg regime (1974–1991), and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (1991–2019), each with their own institutions, structures and infrastructure, and gender- and age-related relations and norms. …”
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Fostering global well-being: a new paradigm to revitalize agricultural and rural development by Bathrick, David D.

“…In this paper, David Bathrick describes the almost revolutionary changes that have taken place in the economic arena in recent years. …”
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Fostering global well-being: a new paradigm to revitalize agricultural and rural development. by Bathrick, David D.

“…After years of structural biases and general disinterest in the developing world’s agricultural sector, global trade is now forcing poorer, agrarian-based economies to assess their natural comparative advantages and quickly adapt. Almost revolutionary structures, policies, and strategies are now required to meet such challenges. …”
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In vitro screening for low methane forages and their in vivo evaluation: approaches and pathways by Marin Gomez, Alejandra, Makkar, Harinder, El-Dine Hilali, Muhi, Hatew, Bayissa, Wamatu, Jane, Asmare, Yonas, Wenzl, Peter, Gonzalez, Juan Jose, Molina, Isabel, Mazabel, Johanna, Muetzel, Stefan, Jaramillo-Botero, Andrés, Clavijo, Carolina, Arango, Jacobo

“…Revolutionary approach: Introduces novel or gene-edited LMFs, targeting >25% increases in both productivity and CH₄ emission reduction, but requiring greater adaptation and introduction efforts. …”
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Skattning av trädhöjd med hjälp av en ytmodell för laserdata by Lidén, Edvin, Söderberg, Johan

“…Laser scanning of forests has recently become a bit of a revolutionary tool in forestry. It is a smooth and cost-effective tool while it is usable over very large areas. …”

Potential Impacts of Seed-Sharing Agreements and their Implications for Seed Policies in South and Southeast Asia by Janaiah, Aldas

“…For instance, the IRRI’s first high yielding variety, IR-8 of rice and CIMMYT’s first wheat varieties of Kalyana Sona and Sonalika have brought revolutionary progress in in Asia. In subsequent years, many countries in Asia have freely accessed large number of improved germplasms of other country-origin and used for further breeding programs. …”
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Understanding systemic land use dynamics in conflict-affected territories: The cases of Cesar and Caquetá, Colombia by Río Duque, Martha Lilia del, Rodríguez, Tatiana, Pérez Lora, Ángela Patricia, Löhr, Katharina, Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio, Castro Nuñez, Augusto, Sieber, Stefan, Bonatti, Michelle

“…Although efforts to address this situation, including the 2016 peace agreement signed between Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, by Spanish acronym) are underway, these disputes continue, affecting land use dynamics. …”
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How does a network of Colombian interethnic women foster resilience to climate change and contribute to gender equality? by Howland, Fanny Cecile, Salas, Daniela

“…Colombia is a particularly interesting case, considering that in 2016 the country’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed the Peace Accords (PA), a landmark agreement to end the internal conflict. …”
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Supporting efforts to address malnutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in India: An emergency need by Menon, Purnima, de Wagt, Arjan, Reddy, Vignesh, Reddy, Kartheek, Pandav, Chandrakant Sambhaji, Avula, Rasmi, Mathews, Pratima

“…Under the strong leadership of the Prime Minister, a revolutionary program to address malnutrition was launched in 2018. …”
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Agriculture, food, and water nanotechnologies for the poor: Opportunities and constraints by Gruère, Guillaume P., Narrod, Clare A., Abbott, Linda

“…Nanotechnology is research and development that involves measuring and manipulating matter at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular levels at scales measured in approximately 1 to 100 nanometers (nm) in at least one dimension.”Materials at such small scales often exhibit different electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, and other physical properties from their bulk material counterparts, leading to the development of potentially revolutionary technologies in a variety of industries,including agriculture and food. …”
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