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Genome-wide diversity and demographic dynamics of Cameroon goats and their divergence from east African, north African, and Asian conspecifics by Mekuriaw, Getinet, Wouobeng, Patrick, Jaures, Kouam Simo, Mrode, Raphael A., Edea, Zewdu, Bin Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Dessie, Tadelle, Tesfaye, Kassahun, Strandberg, Erling, Berglund, Britt, Mutai, Collins, Osama, Sarah, Tassew, Asaminew, Birungi, Josephine, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Meutchieye, Felix

“…Four haplotypes were shared between goats found in Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Analysis of autosomal SNPs in Cameroon goats revealed the lowest HO (0.335±0.13) and HE (0.352±0.15) in the North-west Highland and Central Highland populations, respectively. …”
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Enhancing the use of crop genetic diversity to manage abiotic stress in agricultural production systems, 23-27 May 2005, Budapest, Hungary by Jarvis, D., Már, I., Sears, L.

“…During the workshop, the participants from Burkina Faso, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Mali, Peru, Vietnam, Tunisia, Hungary, Bolivia, Nepal, Australia, Italy and the US presented their ideas and information from their own work on enhancing the use of crop genetic diversity to manage abiotic stress. …”
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Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies by Munyi, P., Grum, M., Ndung'u-Skilton, J., Bioversity International

“…The countries involved in the project were Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Through case studies, the project analysed farming systems in semi-arid ecosystems in these countries, focussing on how these systems supported the conservation of landraces of local and global significance. …”
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Training of Trainers Workshop on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Models and Tools - 2023 by Amha, Yosef, Afiesimama, Ernest, Garanganga, Bradwell, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Solomon, Dawit, Am

“…The first of such ToT workshops was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, and the second one in Maputo, Mozambique, from 2–5 May 2023. …”
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Regional Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Model/Tool by Amha, Yosef, Garanganga, Bradwell, Magagula, Futhi, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Murombedzi, James, Solomon, Dawit

“…Since July 2022, three subsequent ToT workshops have been held in Harare-Zimbabwe, Maputo-Mozambique and Lusaka, Zambia. The Regional ToT workshop, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 21 to 24 November 2023, was the fourth such event. …”
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Integration of mid-infrared spectroscopy and geostatistics in the assessment of soil spatial variability at landscape level by Cobo Borrero, Juan G., Dercon, G., Yekeye, T, Chapungu, L, Kadzere, C, Murwira, A, Delve, Robert J., Cadisch, Georg

“…Mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) and geostatistics were integrated for evaluating soil spatial structures of three land settlement schemes in Zimbabwe (i.e. communal area, old resettlement and new resettlement; on loamy-sand, sandy-loam and clay soils, respectively). …”
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Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa by La Rovere, R., Kostandini, G., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Dixon, J., Mwangi, W., Guo, Z., Bänziger, Marianne

“…The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and Ghana. It describes cumulative economic and poverty-reduction benefits to farmers and consumers in those countries over 2007-16, from higher yields and from diminished season-to-season yield fluctuations, through the adoption by farmers of improved, drought tolerant maize varieties. …”
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Evaluation of best practices for landrace conservation: farmer evaluation by Grum, M., Gyasi, E.A., Osei, C., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana, Bioversity International

“…The countries involved in the project were Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Through case studies, the project analysed farming systems in semi-arid ecosystems in these countries, focussing on how these systems supported the conservation of landraces of local and global significance. …”
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Report on the 2023 review and 2024 activity planning workshop of the CGIAR initiative on agroecology project by Ouattara, Songdah Désiré, Orounladji, Michel, Sib, Ollo

“…The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology implementation steering team includes members of several CGIAR centres and alliances (Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT, IWMI, IFPRI, CIMMYT, CIP, WorldFish and IITA), as well as international partners (CIRAD and CIFOR-ICRAF) and national partners in each country (Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Laos, Peru, Senegal, Tunisia, Zimbabwe). In Burkina Faso, the Initiative on Agroecology is led by the CIRAD and its partners, the CIRDES and the INERA. …”
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Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Model/ Tool by Garanganga, Bradwell, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Magagula, Futhi, Amha, Yosef, Bekele, Tamirat, Rutabingwa, Frank, Recha, John W.M.

“…In this regard, the first of such ToT workshop was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in July 2022. The second was held in Maputo, Mozambique. …”
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Insect pests and diseases in Indonesian forest: an assessment of the major threats, research efforts and literature by Nair, K.S.S.

“…To understand the potential role of forest products in household livelihoods, a study of the woodcraft industry in Zimbabwe was initiated. The woodcraft industry has increased steadily since the late 1980s. …”
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Development of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa with particular reference to Kenya by Thorpe, W.R., Muriuki, H.G., Omore, Amos O., Owango, M.O., Staal, Steven J.

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Soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration over an age sequence of Pinus patula plantations in Zimbabwean Eastern Highlands by Mujuru, Lizzie, Gotora, T, Velthorst, E.J., Nyamangara, Justice, Hoosbeek, M.R.

“…This study examined pine plantations located in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe relative to carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) storage along an age series. …”
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Study on cash transfers for seed security in humanitarian settings by Keane, Jules, Brick, Dina, Sperling, Louise

“…The cases from an array of organizations and countries including Iraq, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Madagascar, and Guatemala, show that understanding the context is key to the response analysis and the choice of modality. …”
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Innovations in insuring the poor: Risk, poverty and insurance by Dercon, Stefan

“…Climate and other shocks have been shown to undermine long-term nutrition, educational achievement, and earnings in settings as diverse as India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. These studies all show that risk causes poverty to persist.…”
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Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Model/Tool, Ezulwini, Eswatini by Garanganga, Bradwell, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Magagula, Futhi, Amha, Yosef, Ambaw, Geberemedihin, Recha, John W.M.

“…In this regard, the first of such ToT workshops was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in July 2022. The second was held in Maputo, Mozambique. …”
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Uganda Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Tools and Models by Garanganga, Bradwell, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Barungi, Julian, Ssebwana, Achilley, Ndigire, Regina, Recha, John W.M.

“…The study took place in three southern African countries: Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The study was validated in 2021. Use of the Tool leads maximizing agricultural productivity while limiting the consequences of hydro-meteorological risks on the food system. …”
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Angai Eduhu Bwo Ve Etongotio Amugu Hinyomo Ono Elulung Wati Hatai Abuk Haromok (Angejuk). Aduhuio Mugo Nyomo Ono Elulung: Abuk 1 Ono 3 by Vernooy, Ronnie, Bessette, Guy, Sthapit, Bhuwon Ratna, Dibiloane, Angeline, Lettie Maluleke, Nkat, Abner Matelele, Lehlogonolo, Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia, Phora, George, Sema, Precious, Tikjana, Thabo

“…Hibeng ituhok abuk, ihuhumo hohoi obo igemit ihuna ifau ono Zimbabwe iko iyahani hunye bowve itacinga ati hulo irrohi igiemita iko Elulung Itadejo Ofiro (CTDT) iko igiema elulung wati aboitie imugo nyomo out ana jo Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe bowve Mudzi. …”
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Comparisons of hunger across states: India State Hunger Index by Menon, Purnima, Deolalikar, Anil B., Bhaskar, Anjor

“…For instance, Bihar and Jharkhand rank lower than Zimbabwe and Haiti, whereas Madhya Pradesh falls between Ethiopia and Chad. …”
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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

“…In September 2020, Cape Verde, Namibia, Eswatini, and South Africa had the highest speed of COVID-19 transmissions at 13.1, 7.1, 3.6, and 3 infections per 100,0000, respectively; Zimbabwe had an acceleration rate of transmission, while Zambia had the largest rate of deceleration this week compared to last week, referred to as a jerk. …”
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