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Prospects for agricultural production and food deficits in West Asia and North Africa: the role of high-elevation areas by Oram, Peter

“…A main objective of the meeting was to look at the technical potential for improving the productivity of cereals and food legumes in the high elevation areas that compose almost half of the agricultural land of the main producing countries of West Asia and North Africa (Algeria, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, and the Yemen Arab Republic), as well as important areas of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mongolia, and China. …”
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Climate smart agriculture and food systems that reduce poverty and hunger by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Drawing on country experiences – India, Tajikistan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar – with integrated strategies, it looks at how climate strategies such as nationally determined contributions can be aligned with national agricultural and anti-poverty strategies; the need for multisector and multistakeholder action and participation; challenges to joint financing for climate action, poverty and hunger goals; and adapting government and donor systems to co-ordinate implementation.…”
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Response of mononychellus tanajoa (acari: tetranychidae) to cropping systems, cultivars, and pest Interventions by Toko, M., Yaninek, J.S., O'Neil, R.J.

“…The effects of cropping systems (cassava monocropped and intercropped with maize), pest interventions (spray of acaricide and release of an exotic phytoseiid) and cultivars (‘Agric’ and ‘TMS 30572’) on the population dynamics of the green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar), were evaluated in 2 locations (Dogbo and Intemational Institute of Tropical Agriculture) in Benin Republic, West Africa. Maize and cassava were intercropped at the beginning of the wet season. …”
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Gravel lining for improved management by Valera, A., Misra, V. S., Durga Bahadur, K.C.

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Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs by Kazbekov, Jusipbek S., Qureshi, Asad Sarwar

“…Agriculture is at the forefront of the development objectives of the republics of Central Asia (CA). Since independence in 1991, these countries have undergone transitions from being centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems, which did not include the creation of agricultural extension systems. …”
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Institutions and transition: does a better institutional environment make water users associations more effective in Central Asia? by Gunchinmaa, Tumur, Yakubov, Murat

“…This paper draws on the experiences, over four years, of three study WUAs set up in the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic. Aiming to explore the differences in institutional environment and arrangements in these three countries for establishing WUAs, as well as assessing WUA performances (particularly from users' perspectives), the study reveals that it is not only the newly-established institutional arrangements in the irrigation sector but also their internal operations, coupled with other important factors such as size of area farmed, overall viability of agriculture and a wider economic context that crucially determine overall irrigation performance.…”
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The relationship of some Elsinoë and Sphaceloma species pathogenic on cassava and other Euphorbiaceae in Central and South America by Zeigler, Robert S., Lozano, J.C.

“…Isolates of Sphaceloma and Elsinoë spp. were collected from Euphorbia brasiliensis, Eu. heterophylla, Eu. pulcherrima, Jatropha aconitifolia var. papaya, Manihot carthaginensis, and M. esculenta in Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. M. carthaginensis and J. aconitifolia var. papaya had not been reported previously as Sphaceloma hosts, and cassava had not been previously reported as a host of Elsinoë spp. …”
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Savouring diversity: first steps in implementing a strategy to support community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas by Maluleke, Nkat Lettie, Moila, P., Phora, G., Dibiloane, A., Vernooy, Ronnie, Sthapit, B.R.

“…This report presents the findings of a field mission to Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa, following a previous mission which had recommended establishing pilot community seedbanks in each province. …”
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Legal plurality: an analysis of power interplay in Mekong hydropower by Suhardiman, Diana, Giordano, Mark

“…Taking the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as a case study, we highlight the existing inconsistency and institutional discrepancies in land, water, and environmental policy related to hydropower and illustrate how they are manifested in multiple decision-making frameworks and overlapping legal orders. …”
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Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes region of Africa by Ainembabazi, John H., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Ouma, Emily A., Blomme, Guy, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M., Mignouna, Djana B., Manyong, Victor M.

“…The article examines the effect of membership in farmer groups (MFG) on adoption lag of agricultural technologies and farm performance in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. We use duration and stochastic production frontier models on farm household data. …”
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A comparative and systems approach to banana cropping systems in the Great Lakes region by Damme, J. van, Bouver, D. de, Dupriez, M., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Baret, P.V.

“…To explore the diversity and efficiency of smallholder farms, we developed an approach based on a comparative framework and a systems analysis, Five sites in three countries (Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo) were studied in parallel to take account of variations in agro-ecological and institutional conditions. …”
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Evaluating the effects of UPoCA prior to implementation: taking stock of where we were by Rusike, Joseph, Lukombo, S.S., Msemo, J., Osei-Sarfoh, A., Fannah, S., Okechukwu, R.U., Jumbo, S., Chibeba, A.M.

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Effects of fermentation length and varieties on the pasting properties of sour cassava starch by Adegunwa, M.O., Sanni, Lateef O., Maziya-Dixon, B.B.

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Towards the development of sustainable control options for the African root and tuber scale on cassava in Central Africa understanding the ecology of the associated ant Anoplolepis... by Fotso Kuate, A., Hanna, R., Tindo, M., Nage, P.

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Response of maize and cassava to potassium fertilization and alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia auriculiformis by Akonde, T.P., Leihner, D.E., Kang, B.

“…Field trials were carried out on a Dystric Nitosol at Calavi in the subhumid zone of southern Benin Republic, West Africa from 1989-1997. A split plot design with four replications was used. …”
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Promoting maize technology transfer in West and Central Africa: a networking approach by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Fakorede, M.A.B., Ajala, S.O.

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Existence of two serological subclusters of Plum pox virus, strain M by Myrta, A., Boscia, D., Potere, O., Kolber, M., Nemeth, M., Di Terlizzi, B., Cambra, Mariano, Savino, V.

“…The study involved 108 PPV isolates of different geographical origin (Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia) and hosts (almond, apricot, peach, plum and cherry). …”
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Draft Genome Sequences of Dickeya sp. Isolates B16 (NIB Z 2098) and S1 (NIB Z 2099) Causing Soft Rot of Phalaenopsis Orchids by Alic, Spela, Naglic, Tina, Llop, Pablo, Toplak, Natasa, Koren, Simon, Ravnikar, Maja, Dreo, Tanja

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Renewable energy potential and its exploitation on a regional scale by Nowak, Karolina

“…Additionally it was observed that centralized policies as found in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary enhance this process due to missing authorized regional autonomy, which could counteract and have an agenda regarding the exploitation of renewable energy potentials. …”
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Exploring the role of Integrated Water Resource Management in Lake Sevan, Armenia : a systemic approach by Kirakosyan, Tatevik

“…Lake Sevan is the biggest and the most important lake in the Republic of Armenia. It is a huge freshwater reserve and has a significant role in Armenia’s socio-economic development. …”