Search Results - Development assistance.

Modern approaches for cowpea breeding by Ehlers, J.D., Diop, N.N., Ousmane, S., Muranaka, S., Wanamaker, S., Issa, D., Muchero, W., Pottorff, M., Cisse, N., Roberts, P.A., Close, T.J.

“…Initial work in evaluating and optimizing marker-assisted backcross (MABC), marker-assisted pedigree breeding (MAPB), and marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS) in cowpea breeding is described. …”
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US Programs in Support of Agricultural Research in the Developing Countries by United States Agency for International Development

“…Overview of US assistance to agricultural development in developing countries since the 1950s, strategies employed, the role of USAID, support to agricultural universities and research institutions, training, technical advisors, and field programs, both developing country based and US based. …”
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Invasive Alien Species, Agricultural Development and the "Aid Trade" by Global Invasive Species Programme

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The science of sustainable development: local livelihoods and the global environment by Sayer, Jeffrey A., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…This book attempts to redefine roles of government agencies, development assistance programmes and science in achieving a more sustainable future of rural landscapes in tropical developing countries. …”
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Sheep and goat development project, Kenya. Breeding and Research

“…As part of the Sheep and Goat Development Project being undertaken by the Government of Kenya with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Rations, studies were carried out to ascertain the feasibility of sheep and goat development in the arid and medium and high-potential areas. …”
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The long-term impact of development interventions in rural Bangladesh by Davis, Peter

“…This series of notes summarizes findings of a project entitled “What development interventions work?” undertaken by researchers of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Ltd. …”
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An investigation on communication in the Ministry of Regional Development Warsaw, Poland by Roznicka, Izabela

“…This thesis is an investigation on the communication process within the governmental institution, in this particular case it is Ministry of Regional Development in Warsaw, Poland. The investigation is based on the interviews with sample of employees from different units such as Finance and Control of Technical Aid, Coordination of Technical Aid, Monitoring International Help and other units within the department of Aid Programs and Technical Assistance. …”

QTL mapping for wheat ferulic acid concentration using 50 K SNP chip in a recombinant inbred line population of Zhongmai 578/Jimai 22 by Rabiu Sani Shawai, Wenfei Tian, Siyang Liu, Xue Gong, Jindong Liu, Shuanghe Cao, Yong Zhang, He Zhonghu

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Effectiveness of pyramided genes in conferring resistance to anthracnose disease in common bean populations by Kiryowa, Moses J., Nkalubo, Stanley T., Mukankusi, Clare, Male, Allan, Tukamuhabwe, Phineas, Rubaihayo, P., Gibson, Paul T.

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Genomic prediction of agronomic traits in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under environmental stress by Keller, Beat, Ariza-Suárez, Daniel, Hoz, Juan Fernando de la, Aparicio, Johan Steven, Portilla, Benavides Ana Elisabeth, Buendia, Hector Fabio, Mayor, Victor Manuel, Studer, Bruno, Raatz, Bodo

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Genetic mapping of stripe rust resistance in a geographically diverse barley collection and selected biparental populations by Singh, Davinder, Ziems, Laura, Chettri, Mumta, Dracatos, Peter, Forrest, Kerrie, Bhavani, Sridhar, Singh, Ravi, Barnes, Charles W., Noroña Zapata, Patricio Javier, Gangwar, Om, Kumar, Subodh, Bhardwaj, Subhash, Park, Robert F.

“…This marker can be used for reliable marker-assisted selection and pyramiding of resistance to Psh and in diversifying the genetic base of resistance to stripe rust.…”
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Methods for rural development projects: food security in practice by Hoddinott, John F.

“…This book, based on IFPRI’s field experience and interaction with a variety of partner organizations, aims to assist development practitioners in overcoming these constraints. …”
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Role of social organizers in communal irrigation development in the Philippines by Cablayan, C.M.

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Assessing development strategies and Africa’s food and nutrition security by Heidhues, Franz, Atsain, Achi, Nyangito, Hezron, Padilla, Martine, Ghersi, Gérard, Le Vallée, Jean-Charles

“…On average, a typical developing country in Africa is assisted by about 30 aid institutions in the implementation of development strategies, yet Africa is still far from achieving food and nutrition security. …”
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The role of spatial analysis in livestock research for sustainable development by Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…The role of spatial analysis in livestock research for sustainable development is pervasive because its versatility supports livestock researchers at many stages of their work. …”
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Operationalizing household food security in development projects: an introduction by Hoddinott, John F.

“…It also introduces the remaining ten guides, showing how using these can assist in easing information constraints often faced by development practitioners. …”
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Development of genomic simple sequence repeat markers for yam by Tamiru, M., Yamanaka, S., Mitsuoka, C., Babil, P., Takagi, H., López Montes, Antonio José, Sartie, A.M., Asiedu, Robert, Terauchi, R.

“…In this study, 90 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed from an enriched genomic library of yellow Guinea yam ( D. cayenensis Lam.). …”
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Development of NIRS calibration curves for sugars in baked sweetpotato by Amankwaah, Victor A., Williamson, Sharon, Reynolds, Rong, Ibrahem, Ragy, Pecota, Kenneth V., Zhang, Xiaofei, Olukolu, Bode A., Truong, Van‐Den, Carey, Edward, Zum Felde, Thomas, Ssali, Reuben, Yencho, George Craig

“…The results were comparable to those found for the calibration and cross validation in fructose, glucose, and sucrose, but were moderate for maltose due to the low variability of maltose content in the population.NIRS can be used for screening sugar content in baked sweetpotato storage roots in breeding programs and can be used to assist with the development of improved sweetpotato varieties that better meet consumer preferences. …”
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Development and evaluation of an automatic software for management zone delineation by Albornoz, Enrique Marcelo, Kemerer, Alejandra Cecilia, Galarza, Romina, Mastaglia, Nicolás, Melchiori, Ricardo Jose, Martínez, César Ernesto

“…The software design includes a simple graphical user interface and requires minimal user intervention in order to assist the end-user. The main contribution of this work was the successful development of this automatic user-friendly solution that includes all the necessary steps for management zone delineation and prescription file generation.…”
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Assessment of citrus reproductive biology for seedless mandarin production and its interaction with temperature by Montalt, Rafael

Subjects: “…Marker-assisted selection…”
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