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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 9. Ivory Coast by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…Information on animal population & distribution, and description, animal performance & productivity of Baoule cattle, N'Dama cattle, Bambara cattle, lagoon cattle, Ivory Coast zebu, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat, with note on animal diseases, research centres and development projects in Ivory Coast.…”
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies - Chapter 1. Senegal by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…Study on trypanotolerant livestock in Casamance, Sine Saloum and Senegal oriental administrative regions, partic. descriptions of cattle breeds, sheep breeds & goat breeds spec. productivity of N'Dama cattle, Djakore cattle, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat; animal diseases, herd composition & management, with data on research centres & development projects.…”
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 13. Nigeria by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…Notes on herd & flock management, research centres, and development projects.…”
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Technical constraints to ruminant livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa by Kaufmann, Ralph R. von, Fitzhugh, H.A.

“…There are three major categories of research institutions: national agricultural research centres and developed country research centres. …”
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ILCA and CGIAR research priorities for livestock and relevance to AAAP region by Fitzhugh, H.A.

“…The paper assesses the relative importance of livestock products in developing regions, and global and ecoregional roles of CGIAR for international research centres. The value of livestock product by developing region and agroecological zone (1988-89), and the allocation of ILCA research and research - related activities by CGIAR priority categories (1992) are also presented.…”
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Forestry and climate change mitigation by Gustafsson, Gustaf

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Ecoregional research in sub-humid West Africa by Smith, Jimmy W.

“…Ecoregional research is meant to fill gaps in natural resources management research, rationalise overlapping mandates, provide focal points and streamline interactions between NARS (National Agricultural Research Systems) and CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) centres. This paper describes the institutional structure and technical operation of the proposed ecoregional programme in sub-humid West Africa. …”
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Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg by Ragone, D., Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

“…Two appendices detail research contacts and research centres, both by country. (Abstract © CAB ABSTRACTS, CAB International)…”
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Transforming African food systems through bioscience by International Livestock Research Institute

“…This video was part of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Voices of Food Systems Live: 24-Hour Global Relay Conversation on 16 Oct 2020, which was hosted by Kanayo Nwanze, a UNFSS champion and the CGIAR special representative to the UNFSS, on 'Virtual tours of the coolest African food research centres you never knew about.'…”
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ILRI: mission, vision, programme and collaboration by Fitzhugh, H.A.

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) began operations in 1995 with the consolidation of two Consultative Group on International Research (CGIAR) - sponsored livestock research centres: the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), in Kenya, and the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), in Ethiopia. …”
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Advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asia and the Pacific Vol. 10: Proceedings of the 10th INIBAP-ASPNET Regional Advisory Committee meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 10-11 November 200... by Molina, A.B., Roa, V.N., Maghuyop, M.A.G.

“…On the occasion of the 10th congress, the INIBAP-ASPNET network and the national research centres review banana growing in the South-East Asian countries and the Pacific islands. …”
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Aligning agricultural research to meet food security and climate challenges—Bruce Campbell, CGIAR by Campbell, Bruce M.

“…Bruce Campbell, Director of the newly approved 10-year CGIAR research programme on climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS), discusses the challenges and opportunities of coordinating the efforts of various agricultural research centres around the world to support food security and climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. …”
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Culture of impact in agricultural research organisations: What for and how? by Ferré, Marie, Blundo Canto, Genowefa, Rodrigues, Geraldo Stachetti, Ramírez Gomez, María Margarita, Vedovoto, Graciela Luzia, Agudelo Chocontá, Beatriz Elena, Marques, Daniela Vieira, Valladao Flores, Roberto Manolio, Rodríguez Borray, Gonzalo Alfredo, de Souza, Mirian Oliveira, Goulet, Frédéric, Vásquez Urriago, Angela Rocío, Sanchez Lozano, Juliana Ivonne, Pinto, Daniela Maciel, Zambrano Moreno, Gregorio Salomón, Londono Arias, María Aidé, Zapata Tamayo, Cristóbal Alfonso, de Romémont, Aurelle

“…For this, we analyse organisational trajectories of three research organisations: the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA). …”
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Food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges in a post-pandemic world by Graziano da Silva, Silva, Jales, Mario, Rapallo, Ricardo, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Girardi, Guido, del Grossi, Mauro

“…In order to face what some authors have deemed “the Syndemic of the century”, the participation of companies, research centres, academia, NGOs, government agencies and international organizations will be necessary.…”
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Adapting social science to the changing focus of international agricultural research. Proceedings of a Rockefeller Foundation-ILCA social science research fellows workshop

“…The papers in this proceedings provide a cross section of science research in international agricultural research centres (IARCs), where the objectives and research foci within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have changed substantially in the 1990s. …”
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The role of research institutions in seed-related disaster relief: Seeds of Hope experiences in Rwanda by Buruchara, Robin Arani, Sperling, L., Ewell, P., Kirkby, Roger A.

“…The article describes the efforts of a coalition of agricultural research centres, Seeds of Hope (SOH) in the rebuilding of Rwanda, after the genocide and war of 1994. …”
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Gender time: Quality money for quality work by Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…Gender has helped the research centres to come together around one topic: technical and social scientists coming together. …”
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Conceptual models for technology adoption by small scale farmers by Ajayi, O., Nokoe, S.

“…Various national and international agricultural research centres around the world have invested much efforts in developing new technologies with great potentials for better yield than existing ones, but the level of farmers' adoption of these, which is crucial to the much needed increased production rates have been quite low. …”
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Cultivo y ensilaje de avena (Avena sativa L.) en el trópico alto del departamento de Nariño by Merchancano Rosero, José Domingo, Castro Rincón, Edwin, Hernández Oviedo, Filadelfo, Portillo López, Paola Andrea, Cadena Pastrana, Álvaro Mauricio

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Impact économique potentiel by Swallow, B.M.

“…This paper explores the potential for future economic impacts to arise from the current and future research activities of international agricultural research centres. Special attention is given to the livestock-related research conducted by ILCA. …”
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