Search Results - "South Sudan"

Genetic diversity of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) colonizing sweet potato and cassava in South Sudan by Misaka, B.C., Wosula, Everlyne N., Marchelo-d’Ragga, P.W., Hvoslef-Eide, T., Legg, James P.

“…Currently, information regarding the distribution and genetic diversity of B. tabaci in South Sudan is not available. The objectives of this study were to investigate the genetic variability of B. tabaci infesting sweet potato and cassava in South Sudan. …”
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Habitat use and spatial niche overlap of sympatric savannah tortoises at multiple spatial scales in South Sudan by Demaya, G.S., Benansio, J.S., Petrozzi, F., Vittorio, M. di, Dendi, D., Fa, J.E., Luiselli, L.

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Analysis of spatio-temporal precipitation and temperature variability and trend over Sudd-Wetland, Republic of South Sudan by Zeleke, Tadesse Terefe, Lukwas, Andu Zakaria Wani, Beketie, Kassahun Ture, Ayal, Desalegn Yayel

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The Emergence of Theileria parva in Jonglei State, South Sudan: Confirmation using molecular and serological diagnostic tools by Marcellino, Wani L., Salih, Diaeldin A., Njahira, Moses N., Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Araba, A., El Hussein, A.M., Seitzer, U., Ahmed, J.S., Bishop, Richard P., Skilton, Robert A.

“…A cross-sectional survey was carried out in four counties of Jonglei State, South Sudan, between May and June 2012 to determine the distribution and northern limit of Theileria parva, the causative agent of East Coast fever in cattle, and its tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, as a prerequisite to the deployment of relevant control strategies. …”
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Validating South Sudan as a Center of Origin for Coffea arabica: Implications for Conservation and Coffee Crop Improvement by Krishnan, Sarada, Pruvot-Woehl, Solene, Davis, Aaron P, Schilling, Tim, Moat, Justin, Solano, William, Al Hakimi, Amin, Montagnon, Christophe

“…In addition to Ethiopia, South Sudan has been postulated as a center of origin for Arabica coffee, but this has never been genetically confirmed. …”
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Stakeholders, institutional challenges and the valuation of wetland ecosystem services in South Sudan: The case of machar marshes and sudd wetlands by Mulatu, Dawit W., Ahmed, Jemal, Semereab, Etsehiwot, Arega, Tiruwork, Yohannes, Tinebeb, Akwany, Leonard O.

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Evaluation of a risk map and decision support frameworks for managing Rift Valley fever in the Republic of South Sudan by Bett, Bernard K., Araba, A., Verdugo, Cristobal, Rombe, J.

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Building resilient communities in Africa to fight famine and food crises: Ugandan farmers fight famine in South Sudan by Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

“…Earlier this year, South Sudan fell victim to the first famine declared since 2011. …”
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Expanding Regional Trade in Seed Potatoes Across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda: Policy and Investment Priorities by International Potato Center

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Synergy-building in weather and climate: Partnership between NMHS, policy makers, private sector and media training workshop for Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia by Abdi, Abduwali

“…In June 2022, the project organized a synergy-building training workshop for stakeholders from four countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda. The workshop was one of a series of training activities under work package 4 of the CONFER project on capacity building (see annex III), led by NORCAP, a member of the implementing consortium. …”
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Strengthening the resiliency of dryland forest-based livelihoods in Ethiopia and South Sudan: A review of literature on the interaction between dryland forests, livelihoods and forest governance by Lawry, S., McLain, R.J., Kassa, H.

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Inconsistent diagnosis of acute malnutrition by weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference: Contributors in 16 cross-sectional surveys from South Sudan, the Philippines, Chad, and Bangladesh by Roberfroid, Dominique, Huybregts, Lieven, Lachat, Carl, Vrijens, France, Kolsteren, Patrick, Guesdon, Benjamin

“…Data from 16 cross-sectional nutritional surveys carried out by Action Against Hunger International in South Sudan, the Philippines, Chad, and Bangladesh fed multilevel, multivariate regression models, with either WHZ−2 or MUAC125 as the dependent variable and age, sex, stunting, and 'longer legs' as the independent ones. …”
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Physiological response of soybean [Glycine max L. Merril] genotypes to drought-induced stress: preliminary screening for drought under south sudan agro-ecological (Ironstone/Mountains) conditions by Gama, P.B.S., Vuga, A.J., Chigeza, G.

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Seed system security assessment: Southern Sudan by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, South Sudan, Africa Action Help International, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Amanda Magra Universal Relief Team, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian People's Aid, Catholic Relief Services

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Building community resilience for food security in a shock-prone country by Ulimwengu, John M., Collins, Julia, Tefera, Wondwosen, Kurtz, Julie

“…This paper outlines a general framework for resilience and resilience measurement, assesses initial baseline data collected from South Sudan, and builds a novel quantitative and qualitative methodology for measuring community resilience in countries like South Sudan burdened by shocks and weak institutions.…”
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Profiling and estimation of potential markets for hybrid forages in East Africa by Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Karimi, Peggy, Flórez, Jesús Fernando, Enciso Valencia, Karen Johanna, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…At the country level in 2020, South Sudan had the highest number of dairy cattle on the African continent with 8,432,559 head with Ethiopia at third (7,556,402 head), Tanzania at fourth (7,116,771 head), and Kenya at sixth (5,112,340 head) rank. …”
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Community awareness and experiences of health workers concerning mosquito-borne viral diseases in selected districts of Gambella Region, Southwestern Ethiopia by Asebe, G., Mamo, G., Wieland, Barbara, Medhin, G., Tilahun, G., Abegaz, W.E., Legesse, M.

“…Meanwhile, community participants from Pakag, a village bordering South Sudan, expressed concern that Aedes mosquito can cause a malaria-like disease which can kill within a few days. …”
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Estimating forage seed requirements to close ruminant feed gaps in Africa by Mwendia, Solomon, Karimi, Peggy

“…Relative to national demand, feed gaps range from 15 % in Somalia to 33 % in South Sudan. As ruminants require both forage grasses and legumes to provide energy and crude protein, Estimations indicate the countries will require 13,698 tonnes of forage seeds to bridge the forage cultivation that meets dry matter deficit. …”
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Seed system security assessment : Southern Sudan : November-December 2010 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sperling, L., Katungi, E, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Southern Sudan, State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Africa Action Help International, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Amanda Magra Universal Relief Team, Catholic Relief Services, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian People's Aid, University of East Anglia

“…Juba, South Sudan…”
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Mapping livestock value chains in the IGAD region by Guthiga, Paul M., Karugia, Joseph T., Massawe, Stella C., Ogada, Maurice Juma, Mugweru, Lydiah, Ongudi, Silas, Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michelle, Mulei, Leonard

“…It focuses on the IGAD region, which includes eight member states: Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, and on a select number of livestock commodity value chains. …”
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