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Novel sources of pre-harvest sprouting resistance for japonica rice improvement by Lee, Jae-Sung, Chebotarov, Dmytro, McNally, Kenneth L., Pede, Valerien, Setiyono, Tri Deri, Raquid, Rency, Hyun, Woong-Jo, Jeung, Ji-Ung, Kohli, Ajay, Mo, Youngjun

“…Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), induced by unexpected weather events, such as typhoons, at the late seed maturity stage, is becoming a serious threat to rice production, especially in the state of California, USA, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, where japonica varieties (mostly susceptible to PHS) are mainly cultivated. …”
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Evaluating rational and healthy use options for small pelagic fish species in sub-Saharan Africa by Bunting, Stuart, Thiao, Djiga, Ahern, Molly, Ansah, Yaw B, Ward, Ansen, Wesana, Joshua, Yossa, Rodrigue, Westlund, Lena

“…Representative stakeholders from Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritania, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda engaged in a Delphi study. …”
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Navigating large scale ocean science in a Pacific small island developing state by Claassens, Louw, Hernandez, Christina, Biondi, Piera, Jaskiel, Jacob, Karanassos, Christina, Mesengei, McQuinnley, Nestor, Victor, Otto, Ikelau, Renguul, H., Rotjan, Randi, Sartori, Greta, Tatebe, Lyvonsky

“…The offshore Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) necessitated the Republic of Palau to develop its offshore research ability aimed at supporting science-based management. …”
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Climate-related bilateral official development assistance (ODA) and vulnerability: a comparative study of allocation and effectiveness by Rauniyar, S. K., Shiiba, N., Yamasaki, L., Tomoi, Hiroaki, Tomoi, Hana, West, M. K., Watanabe, A., Nomura, S.

“…From 2011 to 2021, the highest EAAPC in vulnerability was observed in the Central African Republic (0.62; 95% CI: 0.60 to 0.64), followed by Papua New Guinea (0.57; 0.55 to 0.59), Yemen (0.50; 0.49 to 0.52), and Guinea-Bissau (0.33; 0.32 to 0.34). …”
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Heterosis and line-by-tester combining ability analysis for grain yield and provitamin A in maize by Tabu, I., Lubobo, K., Mbuya, K., Kimuni, N.

“…Developing a high-yielding and provitamin A-rich maize variety is one of the best approaches to reduce malnutrition and increase production, especially in regions where maize is a staple food, such as, the former Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, it requires a good knowledge of combining ability and heterosis for grain yield and provitamin A. …”
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Mapping the climate and agronomic digital advisory services landscape in West and Central Africa: A step towards making food systems productive and climate resilient by Singh, Manjari, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Jimenez, Daniel, Talsma, Tiffany, Ouedraogo, Adama, Kagabo, Desire, Ramirez, Julian, Laderach, Peter

“…The countries under study—Burundi, Ivory coast, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda—display varying levels of vulnerability, suffering from low adaptive capacity to address climate impacts. …”
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Le marche des produits forestiers non ligneux de l'Afrique Centrale en France et en Belgique: produits, acteurs, circuits de distribution et debouches actuels by Tabuna, H.

“…Traded products come chiefly, by order of importance, from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are many (45 in total, of which 13 come from native species), but the more regularly imported are saka-saka or cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta), ndolé (Vernonia sp), fumbua or koko (Gnetum africanum and G. buchholzianum), safou or bush butter (Dacryodes edulis), many spices and condiments such as njansan (Ricinodendron heudelotii), wild mango (Irvingia gabonensis), pèbè (Monodora myristica), and two stimulants: kola nut (Cola acuminata and C. nitida) and bitter kola (Garcinia kola). …”
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Detecting large-scale diversity patterns in tropical trees: can we trust commercial forest inventories? by Réjou-Méchain, M., Fayolle, A., Nasi, Robert, Gourlet-Fleury, S., Doucet, J.L., Gally, M., Hubert, D., Pasquier, A., Billand, A.

“…The study focused on floristic data recently collected by industrial timber companies in the tropical forests of the Central African Republic (28,229 0.5-ha plots spread over 14,000 km2). …”
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Strategies for adapting to climate change in rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of data sources, Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs (PRSPs) and National Adaptation Plans for Agric... by Nzuma, Jonathan Makau, Waithaka, Michael, Mulwa, Richard Mbithi, Kyotalimye, Miriam, Nelson, Gerald C.

“…The study was conducted using a combination of extensive literature reviews and field visits to all 10 ASARECA member countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. …”
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Genetic diversity, inter-gene pool introgression and nutritional quality of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from Central Africa by Blair, Matthew W., González Martínez, L.F., Kimani, P.M., Butare, L.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity in a collection of 365 genotypes from the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, including a large group of landraces from Rwanda as well as varieties from primary centers of diversity and from neighboring countries of Central Africa, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, using 30 fluorescently labeled microsatellite markers and automated allele detection. …”
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Mitigation of the impacts of Rift Valley fever through targeted vaccination strategies by Gachohi, John M., Bett, Bernard K.

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Integrated HPAI control in kampong chicken in Indonesia—An overview on ILRI's research and lessons learned by Unger, Fred, Bett, Bernard K., Siregar, E.S., Idris, S., Randolph, Thomas F.

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The known and the unknowns: A multipathogen survey to identify diseases in cattle herds in Tanzania by Alonso, Silvia, Toye, Philip G., Jores, Joerg, Wakhungu, Judi W., Msalya, G., Grace, Delia, Unger, Fred

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Towards the atlas of human African trypanosomiasis by Cecchi, G., Paone, M., Franco, J.R., Fèvre, Eric M., Diarra, A., Ruíz, J.A.

“…Data from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from the year 2000 onwards were fully processed and the preliminary regional map of HAT distribution is presented.The use of GIS tools and geo-referenced, village-level epidemiological data allow the production of maps that substantially improve on the spatial quality of previous cartographic products of similar scope. …”
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The rising challenge of water resources management at the urban fringes - evidence from Ferghana district of Uzbekistan [Abstract only] by Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon, Wegerich, Kai

“…The agricultural sector, being the former most dominant sector in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) was the core provider of employment and basic livelihoods. …”
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Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease by Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J.N., Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K., Arinaitwe, G., Kiggundu, A.

“…Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is one of the most important diseases and currently considered as the biggest threat to banana production in the Great Lakes region of Africa including Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. …”
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Towards an assessment of on-farm niches for improved forages in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo by Paul, Birthe K., Muhimuzi-Lwaboshi, Fabrice, Bacigale, Samy B., Wimba, Benjamin M.M., Chiuri, Wanjiku L., Amzati, Gaston S., Maass, Brigitte L.

“…Inadequate quantity and quality of livestock feed is a persistent constraint to productivity for mixed crop-livestock farming in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To assess on-farm niches of improved forages, demonstration trials and participatory on-farm research were conducted in four different sites. …”
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The Climate-Smart Village approach: what research and insights from current implementation in Daga-Birame CSV in Senegal? by Sanogo, Diaminatou, Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B., Bayala, Jules, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Sall, Moussa, Diop, Mouhamadou, Camara, Baba Ansoumana, Ndour, Yacine, Sangare, Sheick K., Ky-Dembélé, Catherine, Partey, Samuel T., Ouédraogo, Jean S., Jarvis, Andy, Campbell, Bruce M.

“…The country’s economy is mainly driven by crop and livestock production contributing 17% of the GDP and employing about 70% of the population (NAPA, Republic of Senegal 2006). Like other sub-Saharan African countries, Senegal faces food insecurity as a consequence of climate variability and change combined with other global changes (Zougmoré et al., 2015).…”
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Replication Data for: Towards an assessment of on-farm niches for improved forages in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo by Paul, Birthe K., Muhimuzi-Lwaboshi, Fabrice, Bacigale, Samy B., Wimba, Benjamin M.M., Chiuri, Wanjiku L., Amzati, Gaston S., Maass, Brigitte L.

“…Inadequate quantity and quality of livestock feed is a persistent constraint to productivity for mixed crop-livestock farming in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To assess on-farm niches of improved forages, demonstration trials and participatory on-farm research were conducted in four different sites. …”
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Increasing cassava productivity in Nigeria: the commodity value chain development approach by Tarawali, G., Iyangbe, C., Ilona, Paul, Udensi, U.E., Asumugha, G.N.

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