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Maize Seed Marketing Workshop. Delivering genetic innovations to farmers: Challenges and opportunities for accelerated varietal turnover
Published 2024“…It explored how different stakeholders—from seed companies and agro-dealers to farmers and policymakers—can collaborate to increase varietal turnover in the agricultural sector. The event brought together experts and professionals from various sectors involved in seed production, distribution, and research, to address critical challenges and explore opportunities. …”
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Understanding Filipino rice farmer preference heterogeneity for varietal trait improvements: A latent class analysis
Published 2021“…On average, farmers invested the most in rice varietal trait improvements that offered opportunities to reduce losses caused by lodging, insects and diseases. …”
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DNA fingerprinting at farm level maps rice biodiversity across Bangladesh and reveals regional varietal preferences
Published 2018“…Knowledge of the crop’s distribution across agro-ecologies is important for impact assessment studies, varietal replacement strategies, and the development and implementation of agricultural policies. …”
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Gender analysis is not only about gender: reshaping the potato breeding priorities to increase varietal adoption in Kenya
Published 2024“…It explores the challenges and tradeoffs faced by public sector breeding programs and how gender analysis from a broader inclusion perspective can uncover the underlying causes of varietal adoption. Focusing on the Shangi potato variety, the case study reveals a series of lessons learned that have re-shaped the definition of breeding priorities.…”
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Varietal diversity and conservation status of banana, taro, pumpkin, and mustard green in mountainous areas of Northwest Vietnam
Published 2025“…Mai Son showed the highest level of varietal diversity in banana and pumpkin, while Sa Pa had the higher richness in mustard green and taro. …”
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Variety age and maize yield in Zambia: climate-smart benefits of varietal turnover under production stress
Published 2025“…This study examines whether slow varietal turnover (the replacement of older varieties with newer improved varieties) constrains productivity growth in Zambian maize systems. …”
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Giving new sorghum variety options to resource-poor farmers in Nicaragua through participatory varietal selection
Published 2009“…From 2002 to 2007, participatory varietal selection (PVS) was implemented in three regions with the aim of identifying new varieties matching small farmers' needs. …”
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KB Crawl: un bon rapport qualité-prix et une grande variété de paramétrage
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Testing alternative methods of varietal identification using DNA fingerprinting: results of pilot studies in Ghana and Zambia
Published 2016“…Varietal adoption based on household surveys has mostly relied on farmers’ response to varietal identification. …”
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Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production
Published 2018“…Its production is mainly for local consumption and remains insufficient to the demand. However, the varietal diversity of banana and plantain cultivated in Benin is not documented. …”
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Population dynamics of cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae) as influenced by varietal resistance
Published 2002“…The study showed that varietal resistance of cassava had a significant effect on the population growth rates of M. tanajoa. …”
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