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Challenges facing African agriculture by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Anandajayasekeram, P., Rukuni, M.

“…It enumerates a broad set of food security challenges facing African agriculture. Finally, it identifies successes in African agriculture and recent efforts aimed at scaling-up the successes.…”
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Regional nitrogen budget of the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa: Syntheses, uncertainties and perspectives by Zhou, M., Brandt, P., Pelster, David E., Rufino, Mariana C., Robinson, Timothy P., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus

“…Atmospheric oxidized N deposition contributed approximately 14% to the NANI of the Lake Victoria Basin, while either synthetic N fertilizer imports or biological N fixations only contributed less than 6% to the regional NANI. …”
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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, October - December 2014 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…There are also highlights of the climate adaptation journey taken by 16 farmers from the Nyando climate-smart villages. Finally, see how a TV program is changing farming practices by making climate information easily accessible to farmers across East Africa.…”
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Workshop report: Playing out transformative adaptation in Usambara, Tanzania by Twyman, Jennifer, Eitzinger, Anton, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Läderach, Peter R.D., Koningstein, Manon

“…The workshop started off with an introduction/icebreaker, after which historical calendars, a discussion of crop suitability and baseline data and gender questions followed. Finally a vision for the future was made, in which the groups were asked to say what they would like to see in the future concerning climate change, food security and gender. …”
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Assessing impact of flood on river dynamics and susceptible regions: geomorphometric analysis by Sharma, C.S., Mishra, Atmaram, Panda, S.N.

“…Geomorphometric analysis along with drainage network extraction was done using two different Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) i.e., Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) and Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) and compared. Finally, depressions mapping and comparative analysis of magnitude and directional change of drainage networks was carried out. …”
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Congruent phylogeographic patterns of eight tree species in Atlantic Central Africa provide insights on the past dynamics of forest cover by Dauby, G., Duminil, J., Heuertz, M., Koffi, G.K., Stevart, T., Hardy, Olivier J.

“…By contrast, southern ACA (Gabon) displayed low congruence among species that may reflect less drastic past forest fragmentation or a more complex history of vegetation changes. Finally, we also highlight the potential impact of current environmental barriers on spatial genetic structures.…”
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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, October – December 2015 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…From the field, a young farmer from Kenya shares his success story, following adoption of CSA, amidst the common tales of failing crops, erratic planting seasons and extreme weather events. Finally, find out what criteria farmers in Tanzania use to prioritize CSA.…”
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Distribution of duricrusted bauxites and laterites on the Bamiléké plateau (West Cameroon): constraints from GIS mapping and geochemistry by Momo, M.N., Yemefack, Martin, Tematio, P., Beauvais, A., Ambrosi, J.

“….%) to lower values on the lower surface (13–44 wt.%). Finally, our study documents two duricrusted lateritic surfaces arranged in a staircase manner and having different geochemical characteristics. …”
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Vers des chaînes de valeur agricoles inclusives, écologiques et durables dans les pays ACP by Westlake, M.J.

“…Notamment, les chaînes de valeur créées par une initiative privée se développent jusqu'à finalement exploiter les opportunités du marché. La libéralisation des marchés a des conséquences majeures. …”
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Empowerment through technology uptake: gender dimensions in social capital build-up by Bantilan, Cynthia, Ravula, Padmaja

“…Gender relations played a significant role in mediating the translation of economic benefits into well being of the individual, the family and community. Finally, it is suggested that further insights into the role of social networks and power relations in the village may be examined in greater detail by establishing the village network architecture especially including the marginalized groups.…”
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Exploring options for lowland rice intensification under rainfed and irrigated ecologies in East and Southern Africa: the potential application of Integrated Soil Fertility Managem... by Nhamo, N., Kyalo, Gerald, Dinheiro, V.

“…Symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) by grain legumes has been successfully applied to improve rice yields. …”
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Application of scaling frameworks to grazing exclosures in Ethiopia by Sircely, Jason A.

“…Knowledge gaps and learning opportunities in exclosure management and policy solutions are identified to draw attention to possible ‘blind-spots' and ‘win-win' solutions that may affect the widespread success of exclosures in Ethiopia and elsewhere. Finally, the roles of scientists and researchers and incentives for their involvement are assessed to illustrate how scientists can help effectively facilitate the scaling of exclosures and other sustainable land management practices.…”
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Prioritizing climate-smart agricultural land use options at a regional scale by Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Thornton, Philip K., Dunnett, Alex

“…Yield is the least limiting while emission is the most limiting factor across the entire crop-technology portfolio for climate smartness. Finally, we present a robust climate smart land use plan at district level in Bihar under current and future climate scenarios.…”
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Climate Week NYC Panel Event: Innovative Approaches for Scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture by Dinh, Dannie, Hansen, James

“…Costa Rica’s CSA strategy showcases how national policy can foster the CSA “triple win.” Finally, scaling up CSA – making smallholder agriculture more productive and resilient in the face of a changing climate, while reducing agriculture’s contribution to climate change – requires effective, sustained partnerships among governments, the private sector, the research community, and the development (including NGO) community.…”
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Fine-scale spatial genetic structure in the frankincense tree Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst. and implications for conservation by Addisalem, A., Duminil, J., Wouters, D., Bongers, F., Smulders, M.

“…The high heterozygosity, the low fixation index and the low Sp values found in this study are consistent with outcrossing as the (predominant) mating system in B. papyrifera. …”
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The effects of phytosanitary hot water treatments on West African mangoes infested with Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Self, G., Ducamp, M., Thaunay, P., Vayssières, Jean-François

“…The effect of hot water treatment by immersion at 42.0 °C, 46.5 °C or 51.0 °C was evaluated by counting identifiable sites of fruit fly oviposition before and after paring the fruit and, finally, the numbers of live and dead larvae of B. invadens were counted in the pulp. …”
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A temperature-dependent phenology model for Liriomyza huidobrensis (diptera: Agromyzidae) by Mujica, N., Sporleder, M., Carhuapoma, Pablo, Kroschel, Jürgen

“…Several nonlinear equations were fitted to each life stage to model the temperature-dependent population growth and species life history and finally compile an overall temperature-dependent pest phenology model using the Insect Life Cycle Modeling (ILCYM) software. …”
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Proyecto Regional de Frijol del CIAT para la Zona Andina (PROFRIZA). Informe de actividades y resultados en 1990-91 by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Legume establishment in pangolagrass pastures in the humid tropics by Bryan, William B., Velásquez, Efrain R.

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Analysis of genetic structure and diversity among lowland and midaltitude adapted maize inbred lines with AFLP markers by Menkir, A., Gedil, Melaku A, Franco, J.

“…The frequency based fixation index calculated using a Bayesian approach under the hypothesis of high self fertilization and analysis of molecular variance also found significant differentiation between the lowland and mid-altitude adapted maize inbred lines. …”
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