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Market opportunities for African agriculture: A General Equilibrium examination of demand-side constraints on agricultural growth in East and Southern Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Dorosh, Paul A., Rahman, Shaikh Mahfuzur

“…The report applies a general equilibrium framework for the analysis, focusing on seven East and Southern African countries—Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—and finds that an export-led agricultural growth strategy is unlikely to generate substantial overall income growth in these countries.…”
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Lessons shared and engagements made with private and public investors by Dawes, Michael, Mushongachiware, Rodney

“…This report provides an update on work that started in 2022 on two inclusive business models supporting agroecological transitioning in Zimbabwe. Agrowth is contracting smallholder sorghum farmers in Mbire district whilst Hamara have introduced the improved Sasso chicken breed to communities in Murehwa. …”
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Gendered trait preferences for direct-seeded rice in Bihar, India by Connor, M., Munshi, S.

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Communicating information on maize hybrids through leaflets: What works from a farmer’s perspective? by Kitoto, V., Rutsaert, P., Donovan, J., Kariuki, S.

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Quality needs for peanut butter processors and consumers in Tanzania: Implications for breeding and value chain development by Mbugua, M., Rutsaert, P., Donovan, J., Muindi, P., Kariuki, S., Muteti, F.

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Strengthening One Health Education in Eastern and Southern Africa by Mari, Van Wyk, Eugenie, Wolff, Buke, Yussuf, Shauna, Richards, Pamela, Wairagala

“…For the second workshop, 26 participants were drawn from COHESA countries in Southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe) to engage in collaborative learning and professional development. …”
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Sustaining incomes from non timber forest products: introduction and synthesis by Jong, W. de, Campbell, Bruce M., Schroder, J.M.

“…This Special Issue of the International Tree Crops Journal brings together a number of studies from Bolivia, Peru, Zimbabwe and Cameroon assessing the sustainability of incomes from non-timber forest products once their commercialisation has already been achieved. …”
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A community-driven multi-criteria approach to developing indicators of sustainable resource management by Mendoza, G.A., Prabhu, Ravi, Nyirenda, R., Standa-Gunda, W., Mutimukuru, T.

“…The site used in the study was the Mafungautsi State Forest located in the Gokwe District of Zimbabwe. Thirty community participants coming from three sites were involved in the assessment.…”
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Participatory modeling and analysis of sustainable forest management: experiences and lessons learned from case studies by Mendoza, G.A., Prabhu, Ravi

“…These models have been applied to a number of case studies in the Philippines, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, and Ontario, Canada. Experiences and lessons learned from a selected set of applications are described in the paper.…”
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Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya by Chianu, Jonas N., Ohiokpehai, O, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Adesina, A.A., Groot, Hugo de, Sanginga, Nteranya

“…Using a three-tier-approach, developed based on successful soybean promotion strategies in Nigeria and Zimbabwe, this study assesses the effect of market development at household-level, community- level, and linking farmers’ groups to industrial processors on sustainable soybean promotion in Kenya. …”
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Live weight and body condition changes of Matebele does during their breeding cycle in a semi-arid environment by Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele, Bryant, M.J., Ndlovu, L.R.

“…The live weight of Matabele does kept in seven communally grazed flocks in southern Zimbabwe were established by survey over a two-year period. …”
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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm by Vernooy, Ronnie, Otieno, G., Bessette, Guy, Fadda, Carlo, Galluzzi, G., Gevel, Jeske M.J, van de, Halewood, Michael, López Noriega, Isabel, Mathur, P.N., Mittra, S., Rudebjer, P.G., Steinke, J., Sthapit, B.R., Etten, Jacob van, Zonneveld, Maarten van

“…Between 2012 and 2015, 150 researchers, research managers, gene bank managers, extension agents, university professors and staff of non-government organizations from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe acquired new knowledge and skills about the use of climate and crop modelling tools and data sources including the climate analogue tool introduced through the CGIAR research programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data by Tesfaye, K., Sonder, Kai, Caims, J., Magorokosho, Cosmos, Tarekegn, A., Kassie, Girma T., Getaneh, F., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Abate, T., Erenstein, Olaf

“…This study uses big data in refining the geospatial targeting of new drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Results indicate that more than 1.0 million hectares (Mha) of maize in the study countries is exposed to a seasonal drought frequency exceeding 20% while an additional 1.6 Mha experience a drought occurrence of 10–20%. …”
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Does farmer participatory research matter for improved soil fertility technology development and dissemination in Southern Africa? by Rusike, Joseph, Twomlow, Stephen, Freeman, H., Heinrich, G.

“…ICRISAT and its partners worked with farmers in Malawi and Zimbabwe during the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons to evaluate a range of ‘best bet’ soil fertility and water management technologies and evaluate the impact of farmer participatory research. …”
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Effect of dew point temperature and conidium age on germination, germtube growth and infection of maize and sorghum by Peronosclerospora sorghi by Bock, C.H., Jeger, M.J., Mughogho, L.K., Cardwell, K.F., Mtisi, E.

“…Dew point temperature, and the effect of conidium age was characterized for an isolate of P. sorghi from Zimbabwe. Germination and germ tube growth took place in the range 10–34°C (optimal at 10–34 and 20–33°, respectively). …”
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Measurement, reporting and verification of climate-smart agriculture: Change of perspective, change of possibilities? by Rosenstock, Todd S., Wilkes, Andreas, Nowak, Andreea C., Akamandisa, Vincent M., Bondo, Austin, Kimaro, Anthony A., Lucas, Irene, Makoko, Kondwani, Masikati, Patricia, Malozo, Mponda, Morongwe, Sepa, Ngwira, Gomezyani, Njoloma, Joyce, Nyoka, Isaac, Pedzisa, Tarisayi, Shoo, Aikande, Temu, Emmanuel, Fay, John

“…The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Unique Forestry and Land Use and Vuna have been working with stakeholders in four countries in eastern and southern Africa (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) to assess the current state of national CSA M&E and to set out country-specific roadmaps for developing systems for monitoring and reporting on CSA. …”
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Outbreak of red leaf blotch caused by Dactuliochaeta glycines, on soybeans in Nigeria by Akem, C.N., Akueshi, C.O., Uwala, O.A., Dashiell, Kenton E.

“…D. glycines has been a problem on soybeans mainly in Zambia and Zimbabwe, with yield losses of up to 50% (1). This is the first report of this important disease of soybeans under field conditions in Nigeria.…”
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Diversity for Nutrition and Enhanced Resilience (DiNER) Fairs and Voucher Programming: Evaluation and learning in the Southern Africa Region by Raboanarielina, Cara, Templer, Noel, Davis, Valerie, Wilcox, Michael, Sperling, Louise

“…This study evaluates how the DiNER Fair approach improves participating households’ food and nutrition security as well as strengthen access to seed and other agricultural inputs at the last mile in Madagascar, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.…”
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Farmer-led seed production: Community seed banks enter the national seed market by Vernooy, Ronnie, Rana, Jai Chand, Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Mbozi, Hilton, Shrestha, Pitambar

“…Pioneer case studies are presented from countries where grain legumes and dryland cereals are important crops: India, Nepal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. A mixed methodology was used to collect data, including a literature review, focus group discussion, key informant interview, and participatory observation. …”
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Chinese artificial intelligence in Africa: Digital colonisation or liberalisation? by Tinarwo, Joseph, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…The study found that the expansion of Chinese AI in the global South, using Zimbabwe and South Africa as case studies, has been associated with mixed results. …”
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