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Can Private Sector fill the gap in Agricultural Extension? by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…But for staple commodity growers (such as cereal growers), with a small market surplus and little scope for contract farming, these systems may not be sustainable due to cost factors. …”
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Convergence and Self-Help Groups: Conduits for advancing gender equality and social inclusion in agri-food systems by Munshi, Sugandha, Kumar, Ashok, Kumar, Virender

“…Critically examining and understanding the role of social innovations primarily including collective actions and institutionalizing changes through two projects interventions Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia and Precision direct-seeded rice-based diversified systems for transforming labor requirement, yields and profitability of smallholder farmers in Odisha (DSR-Odisha), two innovative approaches that have played a critical role in creating a pathway for genderresponsive agri-food systems—working with women self-help groups (WSHGs) through livelihood missions and institutionalizing the convergence platform. …”
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Evaluation of genotypic variability and analysis of yield and its components in irrigated rice to stabilize yields in the Senegal river valley affected by climate change by Moukoumbi, Y.D., Bayendi Loudit, S.M., Sikirou, M., Mboj, D., Hussain, T., Bocco, R., Manneh, B.

“…Rice is an important cereal crop in many countries, but its production in the Senegal River Valley is hampered by adverse climatic conditions. …”
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Integrated management of chickpea and lentil viruses and their vectors in North Shewa, Ethiopia by Eshete, Beyene Bitew, Tewolde, Fekadu, Ali, Bereket, Belete, Aleme, Fantaye, Alemenew, Worku, Yifru, Kumari, Safaa, Kemal, Seid Ahmed

“…Lentil and chickpea are the most important cool season legume crops grown in cereal based cropping system in the mid highlands central Ethiopia. …”
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The potential of provitamin A maize (Zea mays L.) biofortification in sub-Saharan Africa: current status, opportunities, challenges and perspectives: A review by Mudadirwa, Derek, Thokozile Ndhlela, Olakojo, Samuel Adewolo, Gonhi, Tinovonga

“…It is the most preferred cereal crop in SSA because of its diversified uses, taste and higher grain yield potential compared to other cereals. …”
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Advanced course for Asia & North Africa on conservation agriculture: Gateway for sustainable agrifood systems by Chakraborty, Debashis, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Rana, D.S., Kalvanya, K., Singh, Y.

“…This course links the advances and multidisciplinary approach for sustainable intensification of maize and wheat-based systems and cereal & legume-based systems in general. The technologies and strategies for restoration of natural resource and climate resilient production systems with vast expertise of CIMMYT, ICAR & BISA researchers and partners across Asia, Africa, and Americas. …”
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Determinants of changes in harvested area and yields of major crops in China by Yin, Fang, Sun, Zhanli, You, Liangzhi, Müller, Daniel

“…Higher usage of machinery and fertiliser inputs increased yields of the three cereal crops, while the harvested area of soybean decreased, particularly after China’s accession to the WTO. …”
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Agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: Patterns, trends, and welfare impacts by Berhane, Guush, Abate, Gashaw T., Wolle, Abdulazize

“…The results on the association between current yield levels and per capita consumption expenditures are however mixed (i.e., while an increase in cereal yield improves food consumption expenditures, an increase in cash crop yield improves only non-food consumption expenditures). …”
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Making Seed Systems and Markets for Vegetatively Propagated Crops (VPCs) Work for the Poor: A Cross-Country Study of Kenya, Nigeria, and Vietnam by International Food Policy Research Institute, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, International Potato Center, Michigan State University

“…This challenge is distinct from the challenges facing cereal crops, and is associated with both the unique biological and economic nature of vegetative propagation. …”
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Tanzania Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In Tanzania, the project, led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), will be supporting cereal-based farming systems. Multiple participatory and adaptive agricultural interventions are currently taking place in Babati, Kongwa, and Kiteto, three districts in Tanzania, led by researchers from the IITA. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Residue Quantity and Quality, and Water Conservation on Maize Productivity and Nitrogen Dynamics on Smallholder Farms in Malawi by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Building soil organic matter requires improving both cereal and legume crops primary productivity through mineral fertilizers, and retaining the associated crop residues on the cropped lands. …”
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Women’s empowerment and crop diversification in Bangladesh: A possible pathway to climate change adaptation and better nutrition by De Pinto, Alessandro, Seymour, Greg, Bryan, Elizabeth, Bhandary, Prapti

“…Our results reveal that indeed some aspects of women empowerment, but not all, lead to a more diversified use of farmland and to a transition for cereal production to other uses like vegetables and fruits. …”
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The rapid – but from a low base – uptake of agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Patterns, implications and challenges by Berhane, Guush, Dereje, Mekdim, Minten, Bart, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…We estimate that a quarter of the area in Ethiopia planted to wheat – the fourth most important cereal in the country – is currently harvested by combine-harvesters, and they are widely used in the major wheat growing zones in the southeast of the country in particular. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Malawi by Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Chikowo, Regis, Vitellozzi, Sveva

“…Using a participatory action research framework, the program validated and promoted alternative SI options including fertilized maize, maize-legume intercropping, intercropping of two compatible legumes, cereal-legume rotation, and double-row planting of legumes. …”
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Supply-side dynamics of chickpeas and pigeon peas in India by Inbasekar, Kalimuthu, Roy, Devesh, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…Realizing the role of pulses in the cereals complex, the study shows the changing scenario in pulses production as it was crowded out by cereals with the advent of Green Revolution technologies. …”
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Influence of adding edible termite flour to Ogi powder: its chemical and phytochemical composition by Awoyale, W., Fadeni, F.R., Maziya-Dixon, B.

“…Ogi, a traditional staple food made from submerged fermented cereal grains, is high in carbohydrates and low in protein. …”
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Managing droughts in the low-rainfall areas of the Middle East and North Africa by Hazell, Peter B. R., Oram, Peter, Chaherli, Nabil

“…Virtually no scope exists for further expansion of rainfed farming and very little for irrigation, hence there is competition between mechanized cereal production and grazing in the low rainfall areas, and traditional nomadic systems of drought management through mobility are becoming difficult to maintain. …”
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Wheat production in Bangladesh: technological, economic and policy issues by Morris, Michael L., Chowdhury, Nuimuddin, Meisner, Craig A.

“…Production of wheat, the second most important cereal, has also increased, although the country still imports significant quantities of wheat to meet rapidly growing domestic demand. …”
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Efficient arabinoxylan assay for wheat: Exploring variability and molecular marker associations in Wholemeal and refined flour by Hernandez-Espinosa, Nayelli, Posadas-Romano, Gabriel, Dreisigacker, Susanne, Crossa, José, Crespo Herrera, Leonardo A., Ibba, Maria Itria

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Comparative analysis of yield and quality traits in two elite Chinese wheat varieties under varied nitrogen fertilizations and environmental conditions by Kaijie Xu, Zhaoxing Zhang, Wenfei Tian, Lei Zhi, Junliang Yan, Jun Yan, Chengyan Zheng, Yan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Zhonghu He

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