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Open Sesame! por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Two new sesame hybrids, sesim 1 and 2, that are drought resistant, richer in oil content than local varieties, fast maturing and unlikely to bend in wind or shatter as local varieties do are being released by Uganda s Serere Agricultural Research...…”
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Boosting yields in drought-prone areas por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A drought-tolerant variety of sorghum, S-35, developed by breeders at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and partner institutes, is being widely adopted in Cameroon and Chad.…”
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Under close surveillance por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Marine resources, so crucial to the countries of the South, are being over-exploited. Regulatory measures have been put in place, but must be accompanied by close surveillance of fishing vessels to be effective. …”
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Getting the private sector into the driver's seat por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…For most, if not all, the rapid expansion of access routes depends on the right institutional and financial facilities being in place, so that...…”
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Regionalisation: a stepping-stone to integration? por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…This time, it appears that regionalisation is being promoted as a defensive...…”
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Cocoa: some premiums in store por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The cocoa plant has travelled far and wide. After being cultivated for several centuries by the Mayan Indians in central America, it was introduced to Trinidad in 1525, and continued its voyage, as it were, against the trade winds. …”
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WATER RESOURCES IN MOZAMBIQUE UNDER THREAT por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The Zambezi river is a great earner for the countries which border it, in tourism, agriculture and fisheries. But its waters are being siphoned off for irrigation and hydro-electricity to such an extent that patterns of sedimentation are shifting...…”
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NEW SEED MULTIPLICATION SCHEME por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…CIP's Seed Unit in Kenya is providing large quantities of minitubers (commercial 'seed' is not true seed) to national potato programmes in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. This material is being used for one cycle of rapid multiplication and the seed...…”
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Caribbean governments defend their banana growers por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Banana producers elsewhere in the world are questioning the competitiveness of the Caribbean banana industry; and they do not all welcome the favourable terms of trade being offered to the Caribbean producers. How are the politicians responding? …”
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Preserving prodigious plantains por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Plantain is a major staple food in the humid tropics of Africa providing more than 25% of the carbohydrates required by about 70 million people. In addition to being an important staple food for rural and urban consumers, plantain provides an...…”
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New hope for tsetse control por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A new method for controlling the tsetse fly is currently being tested. The tsetse fly is responsible for transmitting the potentially fatal disease sleeping-sickness in humans, and the similar disease, nagana, in cattle. …”
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Self-stripping sugarcane por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Harvesting sugarcane may soon become an easier task. Varieties are being developed in Colombia that drop their leaves just before the cane is ready for harvesting. …”
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Forage plants conserved por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Fodder plants and multipurpose trees that could hold the key to livestock production in Africa arc being collected by the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), which is anxious to conserve as many species as possible, otherwise some of...…”
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Climbing beans reach new heights por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Improved varieties of climbing beans are being developed jointly by scientists at the Insitut des Sciences Agronomiques do Rwanda and their counterparts at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), both at its headquarters in...…”
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Tackling malnutrition por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Poverty, exacerbated by declining soil fertility, erosion and drought, has lead to many poor households being unable to meet their...…”
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ILRI 40 years: Livestock and the environment por Steinfeld, H.

“…Feature address by Henning Steinfeld (FAO) at the ILRI@40 Conference: Livestock-based options for sustainable food and nutritional security, economic well-being and healthy lives, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6–7 November 2014.…”
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Land rights needed for agricultural development por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Susan Bamuh, President of the National Association of Professional Media Women in Cameroon discusses the importance of women being able to inherit and own land.…”
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Zimbabwe's dryland research station por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A crops specialist and a livestock specialist from the Matopos research station describe technologies being developed to support smallholder farmers experiencing drought…”
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COLME: Caribbean digital video instruction por Walker, David

“…David Walker shows how digital video productions allow extension workers to reach larger numbers of farmers, at a time when extension services are being greatly reduced.…”
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New Horizons IV por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…International Weather Forum The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is co-sponsoring and will participate in the International Weather Forum which is being organized by the French Meteorological Society in Paris from 15 to 17 October…”
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