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Agricultural Research Investments in Sub-saharan Africa - Recent Trends por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…This article reviews the major investment and institutional trends in agricultural research in sub-Saharan African (SSA) since the early1970s, drawing directly on a new set of data for the 1990s developed through a comprehensive survey conducted in 27 cou…”
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Aquacrop, crop water productivity model por Raes, Dirk

“…Intended for agricultural researchers and stakeholders, “Aquacrop” is a crop water productivity model developed and distributed by FAO since 2009. By evaluating different parameters, it enables yields to be improved in an environment where water is scarce. …”
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Research Group Honors Six World Food Prize Laureates por CGIAR Secretariat

“…CGIAR news release on a special ceremony during the Group's 25th anniversary celebration, honoring the six CGIAR center scientists to have been awarded the World Food Prize since the prize's inception in 1986: M. S. Swaminathan, Robert F. …”
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TAC Chairman's Report to CGIAR International Centers Week 1998 por Winkelmann, Donald L.

“…Report by TAC Chairman Don Winkelmann to CGIAR International Centers Week 1998 on TAC's activities since MTM'98 and activities planned for 1999. Topics covered were external reviews, monitoring implementation of the Research Agenda, refining the logframe and activities classification scheme, strategic studies, and comments on the discussion of TAC's own structure in the System Review.…”
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US Programs in Support of Agricultural Research in the Developing Countries por United States Agency for International Development

“…Overview of US assistance to agricultural development in developing countries since the 1950s, strategies employed, the role of USAID, support to agricultural universities and research institutions, training, technical advisors, and field programs, both developing country based and US based. …”
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Zimbabwe and the CGIAR Centers: A Study of Their Collaboration in Agricultural Research por Billing, K.J.

“…The paper reviews the impacts of CIMMYT support to the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean wheat program, and the early impacts of other CGIAR Centers in supporting the NARS' reorientation toward peasant farming since the country's independence in 1980. Written by K. …”
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Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates endemic to almond, fig, and pistachio orchards in California with potential to reduce aflatoxin contamination in these crops por Ortega Beltran, A., Moral, J., Picot, A., Puckett, R.D., Cotty, P.J., Michailides, T.J.

“…The atoxigenic biocontrol product Aspergillus flavus AF36 has been registered for use to limit aflatoxin contamination of pistachio since 2012 and for use in almond and fig since 2017. …”
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Strategic assessment of banana fusarium wilt research priorities por Scheerer, L., Staver, Charles, Dita, M., Pérez Vicente, L., Pemsl, Diemuth E.

“…Foc (tropical race 4 - TR4) was first diagnosed in Cavendish banana in Taiwan in 1967, but has since reached Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, China, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Pakistan and Myanmar, the Middle East (Jordan, Oman) and most recently Mozambique in Africa in 2013. …”
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Procedures for standard evaluation and data management of advanced potato clones. Summary guide to selecting potato clones for drought tolerance under field conditions internationa... por Cevallos, D., Souza, J. de, Salas, E., Eyzaguirre, R., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

“…Plant adaptation to drought involves several different morphological and physiological characteristics; however, no specific traits have been reported since drought responses change according to plant genotype and growth stage. …”
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CCAFS’ influence and reach in promoting CSA por Carneiro, Bia, Resce, Giuliano, Ruscica, Giosuè, Ma, Yixin, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Since its inception, CCAFS has engaged with hundreds of partner institutions, from research centers to government bodies, in order to foster policy and institutional change that enable large-scale Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) adoption. …”
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Gene flow in Phaseolus beans and its role as a plausible driver of ecological fitness and expansion of cultigens por Chacón-Sánchez, Maria Isabel, Martínez Castillo, Jaime, Duitama, Jorge, Debouck, Daniel G.

“…The genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas, is composed of more than eighty wild species, five of which were domesticated in pre-Columbian times. Since the beginning of domestication events in this genus, ample opportunities for gene flow with wild relatives have existed. …”
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Performance, Variance Components, and Acceptability of Pro-vitamin A-Biofortified Sweetpotato in Southern Africa and Implications in Future Breeding por Gasura, E., Matsaure, F., Setimela, P.S., Rugare, J.T., Nyakurwa, C.S., Andrade, M.I.

“…Furthermore, farmers accepted the dry matter content (which was >25%) and taste of all the introduced OFSP varieties. Since there was a high acceptability by farmers, introductions from CIP could help improve human nutrition. …”
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Streamflow variability and its linkage to ENSO events in the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes Basin por Worako, A. W., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Taye, Meron Teferi

“…Study Focus: Understanding the hydrological impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is of a paramount importance for society since it substantially affects the environmental and socio-economic conditions. …”
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Development of a duplex insulated isothermal PCR assay for rapid on-site detection and differentiation of genotypes 1 and 2 of African swine fever virus por Song, R., Liu, P., Yang, Y., Hu Suk Lee, Chen, C., Wu, X., Li, X.

“…Genotype II African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been plaguing Asian pig industry since 2018. Recently, genotype I ASFV was reported for the first time in China. …”
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Improved pastures and some challenges of agricultural innovation adoption por Triana Ángel, Natalia, Campuzano, Lorena, Burkart, Stefan

“…Since the 1960s, but more intensely since the 1980s, the factors affecting agricultural innovation adoption in the so-called developing world have puzzled scholars and development institutions. …”
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Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Incidence in Potato Breeding Populations with Late Blight Resistance and Identification of Breeding Lines with a Potential Fertility Restorer Mechanism por Santayana, M., Aponte, M., Kante, M., Eyzaguirre, R., Gastelo, M., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.

“…Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in potato is a common reproductive issue in late blight breeding programs since resistant sources usually have a wild cytoplasmic background (W or D). …”
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Impact of Grazing Regimes, Landscape Aspect, and Elevation on Plant Life Form Types in Managed Arid Montane Rangelands por Msadek, Jamila, Tlili, Abderrazak, Moumni, Marwa, Louhaichi, Mounir, Tarhouni, Mohamed

“…The main results showed that plant life forms are strongly affected by the grazing regime since the chamephytes (Ch_R), arido-active (AA_NM), and competitive stress-tolerant species (CS_G) are higher under seasonal grazing than control. …”
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Host plant resistance for fall armyworm management in maize: relevance, status and prospects in Africa and Asia por Boddupalli, P.M., Bruce, Anani Yaovi, Beyene, Yoseph, Makumbi, Dan, Gowda, Manje, Asim, Muhammad, Martinelli, Samuel, Head, Graham P., Parimi, Srinivas

“…Smith); FAW] has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, and since 2018 in Asia, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. …”
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Water use by short rotation Eucalyptus woodlots in southern Rwanda por Mugunga, C.P., Kool, D., Wijk, Mark T. van, Mohren, G.M.J., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…The deficit may not impact tree growth negatively since dry seasons are usually not active for tree growth. …”
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Food price shocks and diets among poor households in Egypt por Abay, Kibrom A., Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kurdi, Sikandra, Salama, Yousra

“…Imports account for more than 40% of Egypt’s calorie consumption, and the country is the world’s largest importer of wheat, with about 85% coming from Russia and Ukraine before the war began. Since then, supply disruptions, high global market prices, and other factors have led to sharp rises in domestic food inflation, which reached 31% in November. …”
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