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Cassava pest in retreat by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…After 13 years ofpainstaking research scientists are confident they have found the right natural enemies to control the pest. …”
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Lake Victoria s eye-openers by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Some 20 members of the cichlid fish family supposedly extinct - have adapted remarkably to the changed environment of Lake Victoria and are back in business. Scientists were surprised to learn in 1997 that local fishermen were catching cichlids...…”
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AWARENESS OF CTA by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“… George Ekukole, D Senchim, Dakar, Senegal: 'I deplore the fact that some of our graduate students are unaware of the roleof CTA and I think that some of our senior scientists/researchers are to blame for failing to pass on this vital...…”
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A woman's rightful place? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…One of ORSTOM's female research scientists recently wrote: 'It is counterproductive to see development as something purely male and such an attitude gets now here. …”
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A date with a network by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists have been emphasizing the importance of Balanites for a long time. …”
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Dryland Crops Program: Tackling the 50:20 challenge by Pixley, Kevin V., Gandhi, Harish, Ojiewo, Chris O.

“…This is possible through the efforts of over 200 scientists from partner institutions, working collaboratively to deliver impact.…”
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The Mexican yam bean by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Known as cassava-bean or yam-bean in the Caribbean islands or Pachyrhizus erosus by scientists, is a vegetable that has both the advantages of legumes and root of vegetables. …”
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ILCA improves local butter churn by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA) scientists monitored butter-making on five Ethiopian farms for a nine-month period in 1989 to see if traditional butter-making practices could be accelerated whilst leaving the basic technique...…”
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Improving agricultural publishing capabilities in ACP countries by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A great deal of valuable research is carried out in National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in developing countries, but too little reaches the people who can use it, such as other scientists who need to build on advances and innovations,...…”
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A small cereal with big promise by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Hungry rice (Digitaria exilis) has been largely neglected by scientists and plant breeders in the past, but it is now being reappraised. …”
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Forestry and livestock make use of GIS by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are now being brought into use in Africa having already proved their value in the North. Scientists in Mali are using a small scale GIS study to determine potential reserves of fuelwood in a forest in the...…”
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Workshop on the effective utilization of research results by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Making better use of the results of agricultural research in West and Central Africa was the objective of a group of scientists, extensionists, producers and traders who were brought together by CTA for a four-day workshop at the beginning of November 1…”
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Virtual palms give real results by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Palm oil production should benefit from a new computer simulation program developed by scientists at the French agricultural development agency, CIRAD (Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le Développement). …”
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Correcting zinc deficiency in pasture crops by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…For some years scientists at the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) have been growing forage crops as part of the cereal-based crop rotation, instead of leaving ground fallow. …”
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Establishing African genomics and bioinformatics programs through annual regional workshops by Sharaf, Abdoallah, Nesengani, Lucky Tendani, Hayah, Ichrak, Kuja, Josiah Ochieng, Mdyogolo, Sinebongo, Omotoriogun, Taiwo Crossby, Odogwu, Blessing Adanta, Beedessee, Girish, Smith, Rae Marvin, Barakat, Abdelhamid, Moila, Acclaim M, El Hamouchi, Adil, Benkahla, Alia, Boukteb, Amal, Elmouhtadi, Amine, Mafwila, Antoine Lusala, Abushady, Asmaa Mohammed, Elsherif, Assem Kadry, Ahmed, Bulbul, Wairuri, Charles, Ndiribe, Charlotte C, Ebuzome, Chukwuike, Kinnear, Craig J, Ndlovu, Deborah-Fay, Iraqi, Driss, El Fahime, Elmostafa, Assefa, Ermias, Ouardi, Faissal, Belharfi, Fatima Zohra, Tmimi, Fatim Zohra, Markey, Fatu Badiane, Radouani, Fouzia, Zeukeng, Francis, Mvumbi, Georges Lelo, Ganesan, Hamilton, Hanachi, Mariem, Nigussie, Helen, Charoute, Hicham, Benamri, Ichrak, Mkedder, Ikram, Haddadi, Imane, Meftah-Kadmiri, Issam, Mubiru, Jackson Franco, Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka, Rokani, Joan Bayowa, Ogwang, Joel, Daiga, Jude Bigoga, Omumbo, Judy, Ideozu, Justin Eze, Errafii, Khaoula, Labuschagne, Kim, Komi, Komi Koukoura, Tonfack, Libert Brice, Hadjeras, Lydia, Ramantswana, Madeleine, Chaisi, Mamohale, Botes, Marietjie W, Kilian, Mariëtte, Kvas, Marija, Melloul, Marouane, Chaouch, Melek, Khyatti, Meriem, Abdo, Michael, Phasha-Muchemenye, Mmatshepho, Hijri, Mohamed, Mediouni, Mohammed Rida, Hassan, Mohammed Ahmed, Piro, Mohammed, Mwale, Monica, Maaloum, Mossaab, Mavhunga, Mudzuli, Olivier, Nicholas Abraham, Aminou, Oumaima, Arbani, Oumayma, Souiai, Oussema, Djocgoue, Pierre François, Mentag, Rachid, Zipfel, Renate Dorothea, Tata, Rolland Bantar, Megnekou, Rosette, Muzemil, Sadik, Paez, Sadye, Salifu, Samson Pandam, Kagame, Samuel Paul, Selka, Sarra, Edwards, Sean, Gaouar, Semir Bechir Suheil, Reda, Shaimaa Roshdy Abdullah, Fellahi, Siham, Khayi, Slimane, Ayed, Soumia, Madisha, Thabang, Sahil, Tulsi, Udensi, Ogbuagu Ugorji, Ras, Verena, Ezebuiro, Victor, Duru, Vincent C, David, Xavier, Geberemichael, Yonas, Tchiechoua, Yves H, Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Zahra, Chen, Zhiliang, Happi, Christian, Kariuki, Thomas, Ziyomo, Cathrine, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Badaoui, Bouabid, Mapholi, Ntanganedzeni, Muigai, Anne, Osuji, Julian O, Ebenezer, ThankGod Echezona

“…This will ultimately help create a critical mass of skilled genomics and bioinformatics scientists across Africa.…”
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Frequently asked questions about in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence: practical issues by Kalaji, Hazem M., Schansker, Gert, Ladle, Richard J., Goltsev, Vasilij, Bosa, Karolina, Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I., Brestic, Marian, Bussotti, Filippo, Calatayud, Ángeles, Dabrowski, Piotr, Elsheery, Nabil I., Ferroni, Lorenzo, Guidi, Lucia, Hogewoning, Sander W., Jajoo, Anjana, Misra, Amarendra N., Nebauer, Sergio G., Pancaldi, Simonetta, Penella, Consuelo, Poli, DorothyBelle, Pollastrini, Martina, Romanowska-Duda, Zdzislawa B., Rutkowska, Beata, Serodio, Joao, Suresh, Kancherla, Szulc, Wieslaw, Tambussi, Eduardo, Yanniccari, Marcos, Zivcak, Marek

“…It also serves as a source of reference for experienced scientists.…”
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Traits and Taxonomies—Building Blocks for Understanding Diversity by Smale, Melinda, King, Amanda

“…Farmers and scientists start with different perspectives about the plants they breed and manage, and their ways of ordering or classifying them, called “taxonomies.” …”
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New control for Panama disease by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists in India believe that a new control technique may prove cost-effective in controlling Panama disease the widespread fusarial wilt that inflicts serious damage on bananas. …”
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Network for gliricidia research by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe meeting at the Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE) in June 1987, have established a gliricidia research network. …”
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Nitrogen-fixing cereals a step nearer by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Every farmer's dream of growing cereals that fix atmospheric nitrogen in the same way as leguminous plants has come a step nearer. Scientists at Nottingham University, UK, have successfully persuaded rice plants to grow nodules. …”
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