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Improvement of dairy production to satisfy the growing consumer demand in sub-Saharan Africa. A conceptual framework for research by Rey, B., Thorpe, W.R., Smith, Jimmy W., Shapiro, Barry I., Osuji, P.O., Mullins, G., Agyemang, K.

“…This document is based on the deliberations and outputs of two ILCA in-house workshops held in 1992, and of numerous individual contributions by ILCA scientists. This work has similarities with the ILCA project on smallholder market-oriented dairying. …”
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A global initiative on trypanosomosis control: A proposal from the global forum on agricultural research by Camus, E., McDermott, John J., Francois, T. le

“…GFAR plays a role of facilitator between stakeholders, in particular scientists and donors, but is not a donor itself. This paper looks into the justification for a Global Partnership Programme (GPP) and discusses the objectives, global priorities, regional priorities, main innovations; main on-going and related activities including vaccine, genetics, diagnosis, drugs, vectors, and risk assessment analysis.…”
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Assuring availability of sweetpotato planting material: scaling out “Triple S” in northern Uganda by Namanda, S., Magezi, Sylvia Ruhweza, Biryabaho, S.

“…Under the five-year HarvestPlus led project ‘Developing and Delivering Biofortified Crops in Uganda’, CIP scientists are leading the component to adapt and refine the technology to local conditions and test a strategy to promote the use of the Triple S at scale. …”
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Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity of fruit crops and wild fruit species. Proceedings of International scientific and practical conference, 23-26 August 2011, Tashken... by Turdieva, M.K., Kayimov, A.K., Baymetov, K.I., Mustafina, F.U., Butkov, E.A.

“…More than 80 scientists and development officers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, China, Czech viii Republic, Sri Lanka and Bioversity International exchanged results of their research and development projects on agrobiodiversity management, including policy issues, methodologies on assessment of agrobiodiversity distribution and diversity level, actions on increasing public awareness on value and importance of plant genetic resources, establishment of partnership and strengthening collaboration, building capacity of stakeholders to perform successfully their roles in plant diversity maintenance.…”
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How Vertical Drains can minimize seasonal waterlogging in Bihar by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…This study, implemented by IWMI scientists and supported by CCAFS, is being undertaken in Mukundpur, Vaishalli District, Bihar, India.…”
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Crop genetic diversity in the field and on the farm: principles and applications in research practices by Jarvis, Devra I., Hodgkin, T., Brown, A.H.D., Tuxill, J., López Noriega, Isabel, Smale, Melinda, Sthapit, B.R.

“…It will prove to be an essential tool in the training of agricultural and environmental scientists seeking the solutions necessary to ensure healthy, resilient ecosystems for future generations.…”
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Reviewing research priorities in weed ecology, evolution and management: a horizon scan by Neve, P., Barney, J.N., Buckley, Y., Cousens, R.D., Graham, S., Jordan, N.R., Lawton-Rauh, Amy L, Liebman, M., Mesgaran, M.B., Schut, Marc, Shaw, J., Storkey, J., Baraibar, B., Baucom, R.S., Chalak, M., Childs, D.Z., Christensen, S., Eizenberg, H., Fernández Quintanilla, C., French, K., Harsch, M., Heijting, S., Harrison, L., Loddo, D., Macel, M., Maczey, N., Merotto Jr, A., Mortensen, D., Necajev, J., Peltzer, D.A., Recasens, J., Renton, M., Riemens, M., Sonderskov, M., Williams, M.

“…To address this knowledge and practice gap, in June 2014, 35 weed and invasion ecologists, weed scientists, evolutionary biologists and social scientists convened a workshop to explore current and future perspectives and approaches in weed ecology and management. …”
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Embedding gender in conservation agriculture R4D in Sub-Saharan Africa: Relevant research questions by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Badstue, Lone B.

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Will giving up meat save the environment? by Thornton, Philip K.

“…Phil Thornton, of the International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya), and Andy Jarvis, of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (Colombia), have both joined a new climate change initiative of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. These two scientists are interviewed at the launch of the new initiative, called 'Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security'. …”
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Prioritizing sweetpotato in the context of roots, tubers and bananas by International Potato Center

“…The program has two dedicated clusters of activity on sweetpotato, led by CIP scientists, that will interact with, learn from, and add critical mass to RTB’s other work.…”
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Spotlight on sweetpotato in the context of roots, tubers and bananas by International Potato Center

“…The program has two dedicated clusters of activity on sweetpotato, led by CIP scientists, that will interact with, learn from, and add critical mass to RTB’s other work.…”
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How water and agriculture support livelihoods in the Volta by Cook, Simon E.

“…The CPWF Volta Basin Focal Project project team was led by Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD, France) with collaborating scientists from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - Ghana, CSIR Water Research Institute - Ghana, Université de Ouagadougou, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research-Ghana, Institut de Recherches en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)- Ouagadougou, Institut National des Sciences de la Société (INSS) - Ouagadougou, WorldFish Centre - Egypt, and International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).…”
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Ticks and tick-borne disease control: proceedings of a joint OAU, FAO and ILRAD workshop by Dolan, T.T.

“…Proceedings of a workshop on "Ticks and tick-borne disease control" bringing together scientists and those responsible for tick-borne disease control in countries of eastern, central and southern Africa to discuss recent research findings applicable to these diseases and to address problems encountered in their control; presents current and future methods of diagnosis, novel vaccines for tick-borne diseases and vaccines against ticks, and assesses impact and economics of disease control. …”
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Epi on Safari: A training course report by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The main objectives of the course were to: (1) introduce the postdoctoral scientists to epidemiology research at ILRI; (2) identify areas for targeted capacity strengthening through discussion and practical; and (3) get input on epidemiological real world datasets we are working on.…”
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Innovative answers to the food security question in Africa by International Livestock Research Institute

“…McMullan also complimented the enthusiasm of the scientists at BecA-ILRI in finding homegrown solutions to African agricultural challenges.…”
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Report of the TAC Ad Hoc Meeting on Aquaculture, Washington, DC, 15 October 1974 by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee Ad Hoc Committee on Aquaculture

“…Discussion of the dispersed state of aquaculture research working on specific problems at institutes and universities around and the desirability of establishing some sort of central facility at which a group of ten or twenty scientists could concentrate their expertise and serve as a secretariat, tracking, complementing, and coordinating work being done elsewhere. …”
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Harnessing Science to Solve Global Poverty and Hunger by Doherty, Peter F.

“…Doherty describes the long term nature of research on scientifically complex subjects like AIDS and East Coast Fever, and the challenges of managing this research in a way that permits scientists to pursue long term solutions rather than less consequential, shorter term results. …”
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Plant genetic resources and food security in West and Central Africa: Regional Conference, 26-30 April 2004 by Vodouhe, R., Atta-Krah, Kwesi, Achigan-Dako, Enoch G., Eyog-Matig, O., Avohou, H.

“…This conference gave a unique opportunity to scientists in WCA to assess the state of genetic resources conservation, management and use in the sub-region. …”
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Abstracts book of the 13th Arab Congress of Plant Protection, Hammamet, Tunisia, 16-21 October 2022 by Kumari, Safaa, Makkouk, Khaled, Daami-Remadi, Mejda, Najar, Asma, Ben Ghanem, Hajer, Nader, Asaad, Kassem, Mohammad, Moukahel, Abdulrahman

“…The abstracts book contains 371 abstracts (Economic entomology, fungal diseases, bacterial diseases, viral diseases, phytoplasma, nematodes, weeds, chemical pesticides, plant extracts, IPM, biological control, climate change & plant protection, pest surveillance, soil-borne pathogens, food security & plant protection, and other) presented by scientists and graduate students from CWANA Countries, USA and Europe. …”
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Genome edited wheat- current advances for the second green revolution by Awan, Muhammad Jawad Akbar, Pervaiz, Komal, Rasheed, Awais, Amin, Imran, Saeed, Nasir A., Dhugga, Kanwarpal S., Mansoor, Shahid

“…Furthermore, a recent discovery in tissue culturing enables scientists to significantly enhance regeneration efficiency in wheat by transforming the GRF4-GIF1 cassette. …”
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