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Les parents sauvages des plantes cultivées by Bioversity International

“…Ce projet, financé par le Fonds pour l'environnement mondial et mis en oeuvre par le Programme des Nations Unies, reunite des partenaires de cinq pays (Arménie, Bolivie, Madagascar, Sri Lanka et Ouzbékistan) qui possèdent un grand nombre d'espèces sauvages apparentées importantes et menacées. …”
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Fields on fire: Alternatives to crop residue burning in India by Shyamsundar, Priya, Springer, Nathaniel, Tallis, Heather, Polasky, Stephen, Jat, Mangi Lal, Sidhu, Harminder S., Krishnapriya, P.P., Skiba, Natalya, Ginn, William, Ahuja, Vikram, Cummins, Jay, Datta, I., Dholakia, Hem Himanshu, Dixon, Jane, Gerard, Bruno G., Gupta, Ridhima, Hellmann, Jessica, Jadhav, Arun, Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Keil, Alwin, Ladha, Jagdish K., López Ridaura, Santiago, Nandrajog, SP, Paul, Shashi, Ritter, A, Sharma, Parbodh Chander, Singh, Rajbir, Singh, D., Somanathan, Rohini

“…Many of the 2.5 million farmers in northwestern India prepare for wheat planting by burning an estimated 23 million metric tons of rice residue in their fields (12). India's national government recognizes both the air pollution risks and the crucial role of crop residue burning. …”
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Co-developing and co-validating location-specific fertilizer and agroclimate advisory service for Wheat in Ethiopia: the Digital Green Use Case by Liben, Feyera M., Ebrahim, Mohammed, Abera, Wuletawu, Erkossa, Teklu, Bogale, Beza, Kebede, Firew, Ayele, Mengistu, Alitaseb, Tesfu, Haji, Abdurahman, Tsegu, Abera, Girmaw, Mekdes, Ayele, Kebede, Chernet, Meklit, Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…Close to 300 farmers participated in the trails which were composed of: national blanket recommendation, local optimal recommendation (based on local research institutes, Universities, etc.), and the data-driven location-specific recommendation developed by the CoW-EiA collaborative project. …”
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CGIAR Science Forum 2009 by Rabbinge, Rudy

“…Working in partnership with national agricultural research systems, with universities and public research institutes in both developed and developing countries, the CGIAR has contributed to sustainable and poverty-reducing development through the research and research-related activities of its centers. …”
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Presentations for From Farm to Table: Agrifood Systems and Trade Challenges in the Southern Cone by Piñeiro, Valeria, Elverdin, Pablo, Papendieck, Sabine, Pascuzzi, Nieves, Illescas, Nelson

“…Speakers will present an analysis of the main challenges faced by national agrifood systems in the Southern Cone, especially in relation to new regulations and barriers that may affect international trade and export conditions. …”
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A SARS-CoV-2 surveillance system in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling study for persistence and transmission to inform policy by Post, Lori Ann, Argaw, Salem T., Jones, Cameron, Moss, Charles B., Resnick, Danielle

“…Such actions may have helped prevent large outbreaks throughout much of the region, though there is substantial variation in caseloads and mortality between nations. Additionally, the health system infrastructure remains a concern throughout much of SSA, and the lockdown measures threaten to increase poverty and food insecurity for the subcontinent’s poorest residents. …”
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New risks and opportunities for food security: Scenario analyses for 2015 and 2050 by von Braun, Joachim, Rosegrant, Mark W., Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Cohen, Marc J., Cline, Sarah A., Brown, Mary Ashby, Bos, Maria Soledad

“…The progressive policy scenario outlines several of the most crucial positive steps. National governments and the international community must assume a new focus on agricultural growth and rural development, along with increasing their investments in education, social services, and health. …”
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New risks and opportunities for food security: Scenario analyses for 2015 and 2050 by von Braun, Joachim, Rosegrant, Mark W., Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Cohen, Marc J., Cline, Sarah A., Brown, Mary Ashby, Bos, Maria Soledad

“…The progressive policy scenario outlines several of the most crucial positive steps. National governments and the international community must assume a new focus on agricultural growth and rural development, along with increasing their investments in education, social services, and health. …”
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Co-designing technical innovations in the context of agroecological living landscapes by Triomphe, Bernard, Ouattara, Songdah Désiré, Kumar, Gopal, Fuchs, Lisa E., Sánchez Choy, José G., Piraux, Marc, Mannai, Amal, Telma, Sibanda, Sib, Ollo, Smith, B., Vall, Eric, Maliappan, Sudharsan, Gaderwar, Pragya, Korir, Hezekiah, Bolo, Peter, Douangsavanh, S., Dubois, Marc, Monserrate, Fredy, Tristan Febres, Maria, Kaoukou, Patrice, Rüdiger, Udo, Mhamed, Hatem Cheikh, Chimonyo, Vimbayi, Baudron, Frédéric

“…Some countries achieved strong integration with national research organizations and private sector actors, though this remained a challenge in several locations. …”
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Scaling nutrition-sensitive rice-based food systems in Africa: Africarice’s contribution to the healthydiets4africa project- 2025 progress report by Ndindeng, S.A.

“…Innovations are no longer confined to research settings but are embedded within: • Youth-led enterprises and vocational hubs, • Operational rice processing units and Living Labs, • School feeding systems and institutional procurement, • National research and extension platforms, • Donor-financed follow-on initiatives (e.g. …”
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Dynamics of livestock production systems, drivers of change and prospects for animal genetic resources by Seré Rabé, Carlos, Zijpp, A.J. van der, Persley, Gabrielle J., Rege, J.E.O.

“…Appropriate institutional and policy frameworks are required to improve animal genetic resources management and these issues are being addressed at national and intergovernmental levels, in a process led by FAO to promote greater international collaboration on animal genetic resources. …”
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IRRI: Stress tolerant for Africa and South Asia (Phase 2) by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Outcome: A participatory varietal selection protocol, including guidance on ways of including women and seeking participation at appropriate times (harvest), was developed to be used by extension agents from National Adaptation Research Services (NARS). Monitoring is required both to see how women are being included and to what extent this inclusion is influencing learning in the development of varieties and uptake of seeds used by women (both are becoming greater requirements from donors). …”
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Improved PCR-RFLP for the detection of diminazene resistance in Trypanosoma congolense under field conditions using filter papers for sample storage by Vitouley, H.S., Mungube, E.O., Allegye-Cudjoe, E., Diall, O., Bocoum, Z., Diarra, B., Randolph, Thomas F., Bauer, B., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Geysen, D., Sidibe, I., Bengaly, Z., Bossche, P. van den, Delespaux, V.

“…To address these important drawbacks, the Department of Animal Health of the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp has been actively involved in research on trypanocidal drug resistance and in 2007 was designated Reference Centre for Livestock Trypanosomiasis, Parasite Management and Diagnosis (RCLT) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and accredited to ISONORM 17025 in 2009. …”
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Disentangling the water, food and energy nexus in agriculture: a policy option for India [Abstract only] by Amarasinghe, Upali A.

“…The estimated farm power subsidy at the national level is more than USD 6 billion, which is more than the expenditure for health and education in some states. …”
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Utilizacion de raices y productos de yuca en alimentacion animal by Gómez G., G., Santos Núñez, Jorge, Valdivieso Garcia, Mauricio A.

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Assessing the Potential of Climate Smart Agriculture in Large Rice Field Models in Vietnam by Thang, Tran Cong, Khoi, Dang Kim, Thiep, Do Huy, Tinh, Thai Van, Pede, Valerien O.

“…These potentials should be accompanied by the strong support from the government through its response to climate changes in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs). However, there are still many constraints for expanding CSA application into LFMs. …”
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El balance entre la ganancia genética y la conservación en un programa de mejoramiento participativo: el caso del pijuayo (Bactris gasipaes kunth) by Cornelius, J., Clement, C., Weber, John C., Sotelo Montes, C., Van Leeuwen, J., Ugarte Guerra, Julio, Ricse Tembladera, Auberto, Arévalo López, Luis Alberto

“…The problem is explored in this paper, partly through a case study of a participatory improvement programme of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Palmae), implemented in the Peruvian Amazon by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Peruvian National Institute for Agricultural Research and Extension (INIEA). …”
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Uso y aprovechamiento del Triticale Forrajero INIA 906 - Salka en sistemas de producción animal en un escenario de cambio climático by Alejo Rivera, Juan, Aedo Palacios, Julio Florencio

“…. --- [EN] With the objetive to obtain varieties of triticale forage the Experimental Agrarian Station Andenes of the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation INIA - Cusco; begins the breeding the year 1998. …”
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New insight into the wheat chromosome 4 D structure and virtual gene order, relead by survey pyrosequencing by Helguera, Marcelo, Rivarola, Maximo Lisandro, Clavijo, Bernardo, Martis, Mihaela M., Vanzetti, Leonardo Sebastian, Gonzalez, Sergio Alberto, Garbus, Ingrid, Leroy, Phillippe, Simková, Hana, Valárik, Miroslav, Caccamo, Mario, Dolezel, Jaroslav, Mayer, Klaus F.X., Feuillet, Catherine, Tranquilli, Gabriela, Paniego, Norma Beatriz, Echenique, Carmen Viviana

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Innovación en el mercado florícola: Estrategias de transferencia al sector productivos de variedades obtenidas a partir de recursos genéticos nativos de Argentina by Facciuto, Gabriela Rosa, Stosic, Carmen Margarita, Stancanelli, Santiago, Soto, Maria Silvina, Morisigue, Daniel Enrique

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