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Land Management Options in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda by Delve, Robert, Ramisch, Joshua

“…These problems have been ascribed to many different causes: social (e.g., marginalization of the poor and women), political (e.g., structural adjustment programs), economic (e.g., poor availability and/or high prices of inputs, limited market opportunities), biological (e.g., increasing population and reducing land sizes), and physical (e.g., climatic change).…”
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Integrating soil conservation and fodder production as climate adaptation strategy in Ethiopia by Guyon, Lolita, Demeke, Getamesay, Redon, Philippe, Bourgois, Francois, Mega, Tadesse, Tilahun, Abebe, Desalegn, Mesfin

“…In these rural areas, given the fertility rate, the population will double by 2050; agricultural practices must preserve the environment to maintain its productive capacity, for current and future generations; the necessity to rapidly adapt farming practices to cope with climate changes. Regarding these three challenges, Inter Aide has developed an innovative approach that consists in combining fodder production and soil and water conservation. …”
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El control biológico en un contexto de manejo integrado de enfermedades by Cotes Prado, Alba Marina, Elad, Yigal

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Hur en ökad marktemperatur påverkar fotosyntes och markrespiration i en boreal skog by André, Hanna, Bondesson, Agnes

“…The role of the boreal forest as a carbon sink can therefore affect the global climate changes in a negative way at an increased soil temperature. …”
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Domestic chicken diversity: Origin, distribution, and adaptation by Lawal, R.A., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…Its adaptability to diverse environmental conditions and demonstrated potential for breeding improvement provide a unique genetic resource for addressing the challenges of food security in a world impacted by climatic change and human population growth. Recent studies, shedding new knowledge on the chicken genomes, have helped reconstruct its past evolutionary history. …”
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Contributions of livestock-derived foods to nutrient supply under changing demand in low- and middle-income countries by Enahoro, Dolapo K., Lannerstad, Mats, Pfeifer, Catherine, Domínguez Salas, Paula

“…For almost all the countries and under a range of scenarios of economic and climatic change in 2050, we find that per capita protein supply from LDF will increase relative to that from plant sources. …”
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What determines farmers’ resilience towards ENSO-related drought? An empirical assessment in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia by Keil, Alwin, Zeller, Manfred, Wida, Anastasia, Sanim, Bunasor, Birner, Regina

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Global change and food systems by Tabo, Ramadjita, Bationo, B. André, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Kandji, S., Kihara, Job Maguta

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Relationships of stable carbon isotopes, plant water potential and growth: an approach to asses water use efficiency and growth strategies of dry land agroforestry species by Gebrekirstos, Aster, Noordwijk, Meine van, Neufeldt, Henry, Mitlöhner, Ralph

“…These results suggest that δ13C in tree rings can be useful in estimating historic changes in plant WUE and hence in screening drought tolerant species in the face of expected climate changes, as well as for assessing the functional diversity and risk reduction in mixed vegetation.…”
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Assessing drought effects on banana production and on-farm coping strategies by farmers — a study in the cattle corridor of Uganda by Nansamba, Moureen, Sibiya, Julia, Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Ocimati, Walter, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Karamura, Deborah, Karamura, Eldad

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Adoption of sustainable intensification practices: Evidence from maize-legume farming systems in Tanzania by Haile, Beliyou, Cox, Cindy M., Azzarri, Carlo, Koo, Jawoo

“…Ensuring nutritionally adequate food supply in Africa south of the Sahara requires the sustainable intensification (SI) of its agricultural sector, especially in the face of expected population growth and climatic changes. In turn, this necessitates expanding the suite of integrated technological options at hand. …”
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Potential of the small-granule cassava starch mutation for the bioethanol industry by Ceballos, H., Dufour, D.L., Sánchez, T., Morante, N, Rolland Sabaté, Agnès, Hershey, Clair H.

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Realizing the promises for high-value cassava: root quality traits by Ceballos, H., Dufour, D.L., Sánchez, T., Morante, N, Calle, F., Hershey, Clair H., Tohme, Joseph M.

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Managing water for food and agricultural transformation in Africa: key issues and priorities by Williams, Timothy O.

“…However, agri-food systems and water resources are under greater pressure than ever before due to demographic, economic and climatic changes. The nature and scale of these changes suggest that only a holistic and integrated management of all shades of water resources, green, blue and grey, will allow Africa to eliminate hunger and poverty. …”
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A global alliance declaring war on cassava viruses in Africa by Legg, James P., Attiogbevi Somado, Eklou, Barker, Ian, Beach, Larry, Ceballos, H., Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose, Elkhoury, Warid, Gerling, Dan, Helsen, Jan, Hershey, Clair H., Jarvis, Andy, Kulakow, Peter A., Kumar, L., Lorenzo, Jim, Lynam, John K., McMahon, Matthew, Maruthi, Gowda, Miano, Doug, Mtunda, Kiddo, Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Pezo, Phemba, Terry, Eugene R., Thiele, Graham, Thresh, Michael, Wadsworth, Jonathan, Walsh, Steve, Winter, Stephan, Tohme, Joseph M., Fauquet, Claude M.

“…It is naturally drought resistant and resilient to climatic changes, high temperatures, and poor soils, and in addition, cassava responds extremely well to high CO2 concentrations, making it a very important crop for the 21st century.…”
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Human impact on the forest line by Salmonsson, Jonas

“…Thus, the region has been regarded as important when studying how climate chang affects forest line vegetation. However, recent evidence from archaeological surveys in the Scandes show that the area have been used to a much larger extent than previously belived. …”
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Understanding the causes and consequences of high-carotene cassava roots by Ceballos, H., Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto, Morante, N, Sánchez, T., Calle, F., Ortíz, D., Hershey, Clair H.

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Breeding orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties for East Africa. by Mwanga, Robert O.M., Tumwegamire, Silver, Grüneberg, W.J., Agili, S., Ssemakula, G.N.

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Batata doce de polpa alaranjada como fonte de rendimento para os agricultores mocambicanos. by Andrade, M.I., Naico, A., Low, Jan W.

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A reappraisal of nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors in cassava roots by Dufour, D.L., Ricci, J, Sánchez, T., Morante, N, Morel, G, Reynes, M, Hershey, Clair H., Ceballos, H.

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