Search Results - "Rwanda"

Consuming Iron Biofortified Beans Increases Iron Status in Rwandan Women after 128 Days in a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial by Haas, Jere D., Luna, Sarah V., Lung'aho, Mercy G., Wenger, Michael J., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Beebe, Stephen E., Gahutu, Jean-Bosco, Egli, Ines M.

“…Methods: A total of 195 women (aged 18–27 y) with serum ferritin <20 mg/L were randomly assigned to receive either Fe-Beans, with 86 mg Fe/kg, or standard unfortified beans (Control-Beans), with 50 mg Fe/kg, 2 times/d for 128 d in Huye, Rwanda. Iron status was assessed by hemoglobin, serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), and body iron (BI); inflammation was assessed by serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum a1-acid glycoprotein (AGP). …”
Get full text

Plant pathology activities supported by CIALCA by Beed, Fenton D., Fiaboe, K.K.M., Boa, E., Smith, J.

“…IITA and CRS liaised closely to develop a regionaltraining course, so that participants from Rwanda and DRC could also learn new techniques, whileencouraging greater coordination in the future. …”
Get full text

Perceived effects of COVID-19 restrictions on smallholder farmers: Evidence from seven lower- and middle-income countries by Hammond, James, Siegal, Kim, Milner, D., Elimu, E., Vail, T., Cathala, P., Gatera, A., Karim, A., Lee, Ja-Eun, Douxchamps, Sabine, Thanh Tu, Mai, Ouma, Emily A., Lukuyu, Ben A., Lutakome, Pius, Leitner, Sonja, Wanyama, Ibrahim, Pham Thi, Trang, Thi Hong Phuc, Phan, Herrero, Mario, Wijk, Mark T. van

“…Sites in seven countries were covered: Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; and Vietnam. Findings are representative of smallholder farmers across multiple districts per country. …”
Get full text

First Report of Maize chlorotic mottle virus Infecting Maize in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Lukanda, M., Owati, A., Ogunsanya, P., Valimunzigha, K., Katsongo, K., Ndemere, H., Kumar, P. Lava

“…MCMV has been reported in maize from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. To our knowledge, this is the first report of MCMV occurrence in DRC. …”
Get full text

El estado de las NAMA-café y lineamentos regionales para iniciativas sobre café y clima en América Central, República Dominicana y México by Melo Virginio Filho, Elias de, Medina, Bayron, León Gómez, René, Vargas, Víctor, Jiménez, Gabriela, Lennox, Julie, Meléndez, Mariela, Chocooj, Mario E.

Get full text

Eastern Africa Root Crops Research Network (EARRNET) legacy; performance report: 20042007 by Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Okidi, J.

“…During the two 5-year consecutives phases ( 1994–1998 and 1999–2003) EARRNET operated considerably among the national cassava research programs of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Uganda. After 2000, the network expanded significantly with activities in Southern Sudan and Ethiopia with a mission to transform cassava into a broad-based commercial commodity for sustained food security, poverty alleviation, and income generation through integrated regional production, utilization, marketing, and trade. …”
Get full text

Many partners, big numbers? Estimating the extent of reach and use of innovations under the CGIAR Research Initiative – Diversification in East and Southern Africa by Ngoma, Hambulo, Mulungu, Kelvin H., Manyanga, Mark, Simutowe, Esau, Mhlanga, Blessing, Hanke-Louw, Nora, Waswa, Boaz, Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Givertz, Evan, Thierfelder, Christian

“…We apply this method to the CGIAR Research Initiative – Diversification in East and Southern Africa, also known as Ukama Ustawi (UU) implemented with several scaling partners, across 12 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa: Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. …”
Get full text

Reflexiones y lecciones del trabajo en zonas PDET del Catatumbo: “Mejora de la sostenibilidad ambiental mediante implementación de tecnologías en el marco de la estrategia nacional... by Agudelo Castañeda, Genaro Andrés, Carreño Olejua, Ariel René, Rojas Molina, Jairo, Bolaños Benavides, Martha Marina, Montenegro, Andrea Constanza

Get full text
Get full text

Guía de muestreo de suelo para análisis microbiológico by Gelvez Pardo, Ivonn Marcela, Moreno Rodríguez, Jenny Milena, Santos Díaz, Adriana Marcela

Get full text
Get full text

Sugli Agrilini dellAfrica tropicale, con particolare riferimento alla fauna del Togo e del Benin (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) by Curletti, G., Goergen, Georg E.

“…New taxa are described: Phthyotis n. gen., Bellamyus guineensis n. sp., Bel-lamyus camerounensis n.sp., Malawiella regina n. sp., Agrilus (Xenagrilus)klotinus n. sp., Agrilus (Robertius) luciolus n. sp., Agrilus (Robertius) lampyrus n. sp., Agrilus (Pantherina) chloris n. sp., Agrilus (Agrilus) polyphemus n. sp., Agrilus (Agrilus) acoenonoetus n. sp., Agrilus (Agrilus) inter-dictus n. sp., Agrilus (Agrilus) rwandae n. sp. Furthemore, a list of species found for the first time in Togo and Benin follows.…”
Get full text

Non-conventional Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Musaceas Crops by Riascos Ortiz, Donald, Mosquera Espinosa, Ana T., Varón de Agudelo, Francia, Gonçalves Oliveira, Claudio Marcelo, Muñoz Flórez, Jaime Eduardo

Get full text
Get full text
Get full text