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Relationship between serum aflatoxin concentrations and the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months from Zambia by Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Gondwe, T., Akello, J., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Mukanga, M.

“…In Zambia, mothers/caregivers feed their children cereal-based complementary foods that are prone to aflatoxin contamination. …”
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Sorghum Tanzania: Climate risk assessment by Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Duku, Confidence, Groot, Annemarie, Kabuka, Godfrey, Recha, John W.M., Osumba, Joab J.L.

“…A total of 6.2 million ha is used for cereal crop production, of which 0.9 million ha (15%) is under sorghum cultivation (FAOSTAT 2017). …”
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Promotion of Weather Resilient Technologies, Practices, and Services: Wheat Crop by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, BAIF Development Research Foundation

“…Wheat is the second most important food crop of India contributing almost 40% to total cereal production in the country. It has been the major rabi crop for the three project districts across the years. …”
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Income and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission trade-offs on smallholder farms at two sites in northern Nigeria by Ayinde, T., Nicholson, C.F., Ahmed, B., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Akinola, M., Yusuf, O.

“…This study analyses the trade-offs between welfare (measured by income) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using a farm-level optimisation model that incorporates the predominant cereal (sorghum), legumes (groundnut, soybeans), livestock (cattle, goats and sheep) and trees (locust bean, camel’s foot) representative of production systems at two contrasting sites in northern Nigeria. …”
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The quality of steam-cooked rice bread is directly linked with the level of starch gelatinization and the fluidity of fermented dough by Houngbédji, M., Madodé, Y.E., Mestres, C., Akissoé, N., Manful, J., Matignon, B., Grabulos, J., Hounhouigan, Djidjoho J.

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The Status and Challenges of Sustainable Intensification of Rice-Potato Systems in Southern China by Lu, Y., Kear, P., Lu, X., Gatto, M.

“…Potato is the world's largest non-cereal crop, occupying a position critical for global food security. …”
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Host-plant defence against Striga spp.: reconsidering the role of tolerance by Rodenburg, J., Bastiaans, L.

“…Parasitic weeds of the genus Striga cause high yield losses in cereal crops across Africa. Host-plant defence against Striga spp. can be an effective control strategy. …”
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Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat by Yongfang Wan, Stewart, Theodora, Amrahli, Maral, Evans, Jessica, Sharp, Paul, Velu, Govindan, Hawkesford, Malcolm John, Shewry, Peter

“…The dietary contributions of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) from cereals are determined by concentrations, locations and chemical forms. …”
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Determinants of maize farmers market participation in Southern Ethiopia: Emphasis on demographic, socioeconomic and institutional factors by Tafesse, Alula, Gechere, Gezahagn, Asale , Alemayehu, Belay, Abrham, Recha, John W.M., Aynekulu, Ermias, Berhane, Zerihun, Osano, Philip M., Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Solomon, Dawit

“…Maize is the main cereal crop that supports the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : January 2023 by Dorosh, Paul A., Minot, Nicholas, Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Krupnik, Timothy J.

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Multiplication of early generation planting materials and demonstration of vegetatively propagated crops for mixed farming system in North Shoa, Ethiopia by Girma, Natnael, Geto, Getaneh, Ayele, Alemayehu, Firew, Tigist, Assefa, Shanbel, Managido, Demis, Kassa, Yehuala, Mamo, Dejenie, Kemal, Seid Ahmed, Bishaw, Zewdie

“…The highlands of North Shoa in Amhara region are dominated by cereals (wheat, barley and tef) followed by food legumes. …”
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Malawi Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In Malawi, the project (led by IITA) will be supporting cereal-based Farming Systems. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) leads the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities of the AR program. …”
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Evaluating the Integration of Agroecological Principles into Kenya's Legal and Policy Framework by Awiti, Alex O., Ndiwa, Aurillia M.

“…The focus on achieving high cereal yields, bolstered by public subsidies for mineral fertilizers and hybrid seeds, limits the investment in agroecological approaches. …”
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Agricultural intensification and fertilizer use by Nin-Pratt, Alejandro

“…For example, is Asia’s Green Revolution model of high-yielding cereal varieties, fertilizer, and intensive use of labor a viable approach for Africa? …”
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The political economy of food price policy in Senegal by Resnick, Danielle

“…Since independence, Senegal has been highly reliant on international markets to meet its food needs, this tendency has only increased with rapid levels of urbanization in recent decades. Poor domestic cereal harvests prior to 2007 exacerbated this import-dependence during a time of high global food prices, resulting in the cost of rice sky-rocketing. …”
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Comparative advantage in Bangladesh crop production by Shahabuddin, Quazi, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…However, at the export parity price, economic profitability of rice is generally less than economic profitability of many non-rice crops, implying that Bangladesh has more profitable options other than production for rice export. Several non-cereal crops, including vegetables, potatoes and onions have financial and economic returns that are as high as or higher than those of High Yielding Variety (HYV) rice. …”
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Prospects for food demand and supply in Central Asia by Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…Central Asia has experienced massive economic and social shocks during the past decade following the dissolution of the former Soviet Union. Demand for cereals, particularly for staple cereals and meats, has fallen significantly even as production and productivity have plummeted. …”
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Gender, rainfall endowment, and farmers’ heterogeneity in wheat trait preferences in Ethiopia by Gartaula, Hom N., Gebremariam, Gebrelibanos, Jaleta, Moti

“…Wheat is a vital cereal crop for smallholders in Ethiopia. Despite over fifty years of research on wheat varietal development, consideration of gendered trait preferences in developing target product profiles for wheat breeding is limited. …”
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Analysis of stability and G × E interaction of rice genotypes across saline and alkaline environments in India by Krishnamurthy, S.L., Sharma, S.K., Sharma, D.K., Sharma, P.C., Singh, Y.P., Mishra, V.K., Burman, D., Maji, B., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Mandal, S., Sarangi, S.K., Gautam, R.K., Singh, P.K., Manohara, K.K., Marandi, B.C., Singh, D.P., Padmavathi, G., Vanve, P.B., Patil, K.D., Thirumeni, S., Verma, O.P., Khan, A.H., Tiwari, S., Shakila, M., Ismail, Abdelbagi M., Gregorio, G.B., Singh, R.K.

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Factors influencing hybrid rice adoption: a Bangladesh case by Mottaleb, Khondoker A., Mohanty, Samarendu, Nelson, Andrew

“…As rice constitutes the major share in cereal consumption in South and East Asian countries that ranges from as low as 40 per cent in India to 97 per cent in Myanmar, to ensure food security, governments in these countries are encouraging farmers to adopt hybrid rice. …”
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