Resultados de búsqueda - "Scientist"

Yam improvement for income and food security in west Africa: effectiveness of a multidisciplinary and multiinstitutional teamwork por Maroya, N., Asiedu, Robert, Mignouna, Djana B., López Montes, Antonio José, Kleih, Uli K., Phillips, D., Ndiame, F., Ikeorgu, J., Otoo, E.

“…The overall goal of the five year project “Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa” (YIIFSWA) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria was to: (a) increase yam productivity by 40% for 2,00,000 smallholder yam farmers in Ghana and Nigeria and (b) deliver key global good research products that will contribute to the 10-year overall vision to sustainably double incomes from yams for 3 million smallholder yam farming families and contribute to ensuring food security for producers and consumers. Implemented by scientists of twenty partner specialized organizations, comprising research institutes, Universities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, YIIFSWA has impacted yam value chain stakeholders through research and development interventions. …”
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The challenge of urban flood control: the case of Accra?s Korle Lagoon por Abraham, Ernest M., Drechsel, Pay, Cofie, Olufunke O.

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Writing a scientific paper por Tripathi, B.R.

“…Few scientists find writing research papers easy. Yet much of the value of scientific research may be lost if the results are not published. …”
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In situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countries: Report of a DSE/ATSAF/IPGRI Workshop, Bonn-Rottgen (Germany) 2... por Engels, J.M.M., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung

“…The workshop was the continuation of an initiative which began in May 1990 when the Council for Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agricultural Research (ATSAF) and the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR), now International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), organized the first workshop in which German and IBPGR scientists met to ”strengthen the relationship between IBPGR and German scientists by establishing research contacs and collaboration”. …”
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COPO: a metadata platform for brokering FAIR data in the life sciences por Etuk, A., Shaw, F., González Beltran, A., Johnson, D., Laporte, Marie-Angélique, Rocca Serra, Philippe, Arnaud, Elizabeth, Devare, Medha, Kersey, Paul J., Sansone, Susanna-Assunta, Davey, R.P.

“…Demand for technical experts (data scientists and bioinformaticians) to process these data is at an all-time high, but these are not typically trained in good data management practices. …”
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Worms in smallholder livestock systems: Technologies and practices that make a difference por Gray, G.D., Connell, J.G., Phimphachanhvongsod, V.

“…Australian scientists, in partnership with Asian, African and Pacific nations have longstanding interests in applied research on helminth parasite control. …”
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Characterizing predatory publishing: A review por Kilonzi, Emily, Oliveira, Ana R.S., Mego, Lina, Gameda, S., Alonso, Silvia

“…It also requires a joint effort by scientists, editors, and publishers to develop guidance on good practices for the scientific community. …”
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Water remains a blind spot in climate change policies por Douville, H., Allan, R. P., Arias, P. A., Betts, R.A., Caretta, M. A., Cherchi, A., Mukherji, Aditi, Raghavan, K., Renwick, J.

“…It is thus essential to develop a more integrated approach to water and climate change, that would allow scientists and policymakers to “close the loop” between mitigation options, water cycle changes, hydrological impacts and adaptation.…”
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IITA-Gender Responsive Breeding Training Report por Cavicchioli, M., Zimbiti, T., Teeken, B., Nwanze, D.O., Liani, M., Parkes, Elizabeth Y., Bello, A.

“…On September 21st, 2022, scientists from various African countries specializing in plant breeding for cassava, yam, cowpea, maize, soybean, and plantain were welcomed to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan for a three-day training on Gender Responsive Breeding. …”
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Navigating power in conservation por Shackleton, R.T., Walters, G., Bluwstein, J., Djoudi, H., Fritz, L., Lafaye de Micheaux, F., Loloum, T., Nguyen, V.T.H., Rann Andriamahefazafy, M., Sithole, S.S., Kull, C.A.

“…To address challenges associated with power in conservation, we introduce the four dominant approaches to analyzing power to conservation scientists and practitioners who are less familiar with social theories of power. …”
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Gender mainstreaming in sweet potato breeding in Uganda por Ssali, Reuben T., Mayanja, Sarah, Nakitto, Mariam, Mwende, Janet, Tinyiro, Samuel Edgar, Bayiyana, Irene, Okello, Julius, Forsythe, Lora, Magala, Damalie, Yada, Benard, Mwanga, Robert O., Polar, Vivian

“…Method: To address this gap, breeders, food scientists, and social scientists (including gender specialists) systematically mainstreamed gender into the breeding program. …”
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Digitally improving the identification of aquatic macroinvertebrates for indices used in biomonitoring por Koen, R. C. J., Koen, F. J., Pattinson, N. B., Dickens, Chris W. S., Graham, P. M.

“…However, the reliance on citizen scientists for miniSASS identification introduces limitations in terms of precision, accuracy, and reliability. …”
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An analytical framework for understanding the political economy of crop diversification: A case study focused on Bangladesh por Nandi, Ravi, Krupnik, Timothy J., Kabir, Wais

“…However, it is criticized by economists, environmentalists, and social scientists(Swaminathan, 2006). The revolution was noted for its selective benefit to resource-rich farmers, due to the necessity of market-purchased inputs for high yielding cultivars. …”
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CGIAR Climate Impact Platform MELIA Framework por CGIAR Climate Change Impact Platform

“…Its "Expertise and Themes" subsystem, which organizes scientists and enhances their expertise, is central to this process. - Function: Organizing scientists into thematic groups and enhancing their expertise. - Facilitation: Providing expertise and insights for innovative research development. - Mediators: Research outputs. - Moderators: Resource availability and technology adoption rates. 2)Capacity Building and Empowerment: The platform empowers stakeholders with the skills and knowledge to implement climate-resilient practices. …”
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Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health por Poole, Nigel, Donovan, Jason, Erenstein, Olaf

“…Agriculture researchers should collaborate with other food systems stakeholders on nutrition-related challenges in cereal production, processing and manufacturing, and food waste and losses. Cereal and food scientists should also collaborate with social scientists to better understand the impacts on diets of the political economy of the food industry, and the diverse factors which influence local and global dietary transitions, consumer behavioural choices, dietary change, and the assessment and acceptance of novel and nutritious cereal-based products.…”
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Application of scaling frameworks to grazing exclosures in Ethiopia por Sircely, Jason A.

“…Finally, the roles of scientists and researchers and incentives for their involvement are assessed to illustrate how scientists can help effectively facilitate the scaling of exclosures and other sustainable land management practices.…”
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CCAFS Climate – Annual reporting 2017: Flagship 2 portfolio por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The portal is timely in delivering high resolution climate change datasets to users, both scientists and non-scientists, all over the world. …”
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Estudio de los grupos taxonómicos de las papas silvestres por Cardenas, Martin

“…The importante of wild species in the improvement of the cultivated potato is introduced with a chronological summary of the main efforts made in various countries by different scientists which are named. For each of the series represented in Bolivia, information is presented concerning characteristics of economic value or other interesting features and which are possesed by species in those series Among these are resistance to frost, virus X and Y, drought, late blight, wart, common scab, leaf roll as well as resistance, to flea beetle and habit of a long rest period Findings of many leading scientists and important publications are mentioned throughout the text, including bitherto unpublished facts of taxonomic and genetic va-tue from the Bolivian work.…”
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First partner event of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub: Sam Kariuki por Kariuki, Sam

“…Sam Kariuki, director of research and development at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), talks about the challenges of tackling AMR in Kenya and the importance of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Hub, which was launched 21 February 2019 at ILRI in Nairobi, Kenya. Scientists working at this ILRI-hosted hub aim to help reduce agriculture-associated antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Launching of the Bio-resources Innovation Network for Eastern Africa Development (Bio-Innovate) Program hosted at ILRI-Nairobi por International Livestock Research Institute

“…;This five-year program is investing USD12 million in funding about a hundred scientists and policymakers from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.…”
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