Search Results - "South Asia"

What adults in rural South Asia eat and when they eat it: Evidence from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal by Scott, Samuel P., Patwardhan, Sharvari, Ruel, Marie T., Chakrabarti, Suman, Neupane, Sumanta, Manohar, Swetha, Moursi, Mourad, Menon, Purnima

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Evolving rural food environments in South Asia: The role of processed foods, traditional markets, and marketing influences by Bi, Afrin Zainab, Choudhury, Smaira, Kabir, A. N. M. Faijul, Challa, Kranthi Kumar, Yeggina, Pavan Kumar, Srivastava, Amit, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

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Social safety nets for a nutrition-sensitive food system in South Asia: Lessons from India by Rahman, Andaleeb

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Typology-based innovation readiness for diversification and intensification across three smallholder farming systems in South Asia by Mponela, Powell, Zepeda Villarreal, Ernesto Adair, Kafle, Sagar, Jibesh K.C., Ahmed, Sharif, Jahanara, Ishrat, Bhandari, Humnath, Khadka, Manohara, Gathala, Mahesh, Amjath-Babu, T.S., Krupnik, Timothy Joseph, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago

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Opportunities for improvement of nutritive value in sorghum and pearl millet residues in South Asia through genetic enhancement by Zerbini, E., Thomas, D.

“…This paper reviews the opportunities for the improvement of nutritive value by plant breeding, with particular reference to dual-purpose cultivars of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in South Asia.…”
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Optimizing benefits from crop residues in smallholder mixed systems in Africa and South Asia: Sampling strategy by Valbuena, Diego

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Optimizing benefits from crop residues in smallholder mixed systems in Africa and South Asia: A comparison by Valbuena, Diego

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Optimizing benefits from crop residues in smallholder mixed systems in Africa and South Asia: Modeling tools by Valbuena, Diego

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Impact of climate change on water resources and agricultural production in the Indus basin, South Asia. [Abstract only]. by Sharma, Bharat R., Xueliang Cai, Condappa, D. de

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Conservation agriculture in cereal systems of South Asia: effect on crop productivity and carbon-based sustainability index by Jat, Mangi Lal, Jat, Kumar Raj, Gupta R, Gopal R

“…Maize, wheat and rice, the major cereals grown as monoculture or in sequence, contribute the bulk of food and incomes in rural regions of South Asia. The large increases in food production are one of the greatest achievements of the second half of the 20th century, but sustaining these gains is a major challenge. …”
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Climate change impacts and potential benefits of drought and heat tolerance in chickpea in South Asia and East Africa by Singh, P., Nedumaran, S., Boote, Kenneth J., Gaur PM, Srinivas K, Bantilan, MCS

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Progressing towards climate resilient agriculture: top ten success stories from CCAFS in South Asia by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The top ten success stories from CCAFS in South Asia presented in this document, exhibit evidence on how agriculture can be transformed to become resilient and productive, thereby, protecting the farming systems from the hazards of climate change. …”
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Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America by Jat, Mangi Lal, Dagar, Jagdish Chander, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Singh, Yadvinder P., Govaerts, Bram, López Ridaura, Santiago, Saharawat, Yashpal S., Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Tetarwal, J.P., Jat, Raj K., Hobbs, Huntington, Stirling, Clare M.

“…The objectives of this paper are to summarize the available information on adaptation strategies and the mitigation options for climate change to meet the food security in South Asia and Latin America.…”
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“Taking technology to scale”: Learning from the Stress Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) project by Bergvinson, David

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Evidence based decision of the Philippines to join regional seed cooperation. by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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The Bangladesh National Food Policy and Country Investment Plans 2015, 2016 and 2017 made direct reference to the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) initiative, and the focus in the next phase is on nutrition-sensitive food systems by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Trait combinations that improve rice yield under drought: Sahbhagi Dhan and new drought-tolerant varieties in South Asia by Anantha, M.S., Patel, Devraj, Quintana, Marinell, Swain, Padmini, Dwivedi, Jawaharlal L., Torres, Rolando O., Verulkar, Satish B., Variar, Mukund, Mandal, Nimai P., Kumar, Arvind, Henry, Amelia

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National Dialogue: Innovations for promoting balanced application of macro and micro nutrient fertilizers in Indian agriculture by Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia

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Advancing sustainable innovations for a food secure future in India: Major impacts of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia by Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia

“…The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) works to reduce hunger and increase food and income security of resourcepoor farm families in South Asia through the development and inclusive adoption of new cereal varieties, sustainable agricultural technologies and policies.…”
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Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India by Yamauchi, Futoshi

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