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Reducing surface and subsurface water flow effect on gullies through low cost measures [Abstract only] por Addisie, Meseret B., Ayele, Getaneh K., Gessesse, A.A., Tilahun, Seifu A., Zegeye, Assefa D., Moges, M., Schmitter, Petra S., Langendoen, E.J., Steenhuis, Tammo S.

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Evaluating the use of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization as crop management options for maize adaptation to climate change in the Nigeria savannas por Tofa, A., Kamara, A., Babaji, B.A., Adnan, A.A., Ademulegun, T., Bebeley, J.F.

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Improving the livelihoods of poor livestock-keepers in Africa through community-based management of indigenous farm animal genetic resources: 2004 Progress Report por International Livestock Research Institute

“…The purpose is the empowerment of local communities, through an improvement of their analytical, technical, managerial and organisational skills to sustainably manage AnGR, in order to reduce poverty and food insecurity. Outputs will include: 1) A framework for community-based management (CBM) of AnGR developed, its operational components tested and at least one program established and functional in each project country by the end of the project period; 2) Market opportunities for indigenous livestock quantified and institutional constraints to commercialisation and marketing identified; 3) Producer and consumer preferences for alternative livestock genotypes (and associated products) quantified, and cost-benefit analysis of alternatives conducted and results used to inform policy discussions and development; 4) Policy constraints to conservation and sustainable use of indigenous livestock identified and policy recommendations made to address the constraints and improve opportunities for poor livestock-keepers to derive increased benefits from their livestock; 5) Policy-makers sensitised to community needs and facilitate the formulation and implementation of essential policy instruments, as a result of their participation in project…”
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Assessment of microbial quality of raw cow's milk and antimicrobial susceptibility of selected milk-borne bacteria in Kilosa and Mvomero Districts, Tanzania por Kanyeka, H.B.

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Impacts of alternative investment scenarios por Kim, Soonho, Cenacchi, Nicola, Wiebe, Keith D., Sulser, Timothy B., Dunston, Shahnila, Vos, Rob, Dimaranan, Betina, Allen, Summer L., Rice, Brendan, Gustafson, Sara

“…Here we examine how alternative investment scenarios affect agricultural production, productivity, and food security for the period 2010-2050 compared to a reference scenario. …”
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Public and private investments for banana Xanthomonas Wilt control in Uganda: The economic feasibility for smallholder farmers por Gotor, Elisabetta, Cori, Viola di, Pagnani, Tiziana, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Kozicka, Marta, Caracciolo, Francesco

“…Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) poses a serious threat to livelihoods and food security for millions of households in Africa. …”
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Prices of vegetables and fruits in Ethiopia: Trends and implications for consumption and nutrition por Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Minten, Bart

“…To understand what accounts for these increases in the marketing margins for fruits and vegetables requires more research, as they contrast with stable or declining margins seen for other food crops over the study period. Third, we see significant seasonality in vegetable prices that is mostly driven by supply factors, but also by demand shifts due to increased demand in fasting periods. …”
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The ECO-ICBT database of cross-border trade in agricultural products in ECOWAS por Bouët, Antoine, Cissé, Brahima, Kam, Dieudonné, Kanoute, Elhadji Samba, Konombo, Oumar Abdou Nassur, Matitoma, Justin Motchosso, Sack, Seydou, Sy, Abdourahmane, Todina, Ngaye, Traoré, Fousseini

“…This document describes the new ECO-ICBT (ECOWAS Informal Cross Border trade) database of cross-border trade in agricultural and food products among ECOWAS countries, Chad, and Mauritania. …”
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Predicting Maize (Zea Mays) Yields in Eastern Province of Rwanda Using Aquacrop Model por Rugimbana, Claude

“…The impacts of changes in climate parameters; temperature and annual rainfall, was determined by using comparisons between the observed data (past and present) and projected data (CNRM vi Cordex Model).Climate variability results analysis revealed significant increase in minimum temperature of 9.88% and 13.09% (1.14 °C and 1.49°C ) for Bugesera and Nyagatare by 2046, while rainfall was projected to decrease by 20.65% and 20.97% (163.59 and 174.65 mm) for Bugesera and Nyagatare respectively over Eastern province area during the same period. …”
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Targetted genome editing in yam (dioscorea spp.) using the crispr/Cas9 system por David, E.S.

“…Yam is a starchy tuberous crop that provides food and income to millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. …”
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Assessing the Performance of Agricultural Development Investments A Practical Guide using the SIPmath™ Standard por Rosenstock, Todd S., Lamanna, Christine, Savage, Sam, O'Neil, Danny, Shepherd, Keith

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Operationalizing dietary diversity: a review of measurement issues and research priorities por Ruel, Marie T.

“…DD is usually measured using a simple count of foods or food groups over a given reference period, but a number of different groupings, classification systems and reference periods have been used. …”
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Improved seasonal prediction of rainfall over East Africa for application in agriculture: Statistical downscaling of CFSv2 and GFDL-FLOR por Kipkogei, O, Mwanthi, AM, Mwesigwa, JB, Atheru, ZKK, Wanzala, MA, Artan, G

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Measurement and reporting of climate-smart agriculture: technical guidance for a countrycentric process por Nowak, Andreea C., Wilkes, Andreas, Rosenstock, Todd S.

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CGIAR Review 2018 CCAFS Case study por Pillot, Didier, Dugue, Marie-Jo

“…This review was commissioned to evaluate European Commission (EC) contributions to the CGIAR Research Programme (CRP) on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in 2013-2015. EC contributions were €2.5 million per year, which represented around 3% of the total budget of the CCAFS during this period. 2. …”
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Weather-index based crop insurance as a social adaptation to climate change and variability in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Developing a participatory approach por Adiku, Samuel G.K., Debrah-Afanyede, Evelyn, Greatrex, Helen, Zougmoré, Robert B., MacCarthy, Dilys Sefakor

“…This paper presents a report on a pilot project to test a concept for operationalizing weatherindex crop insurance as a social adaptation to the climate change and variability problem in the Upper West Region of Ghana. An analysis of long-term weather variables showed rising temperature of 1.7 oC over a period of 53 years as well as major shifts in rainfall patterns. …”
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Improving sorghum productivity under changing climatic conditions: A modelling approach por Akinseye, Folorunso M., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C., Agele, Samuel O, Zemadim, Birhanu, Whitbread, Anthony M.

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Climate Investment Plan for the Agriculture Sector: A Decision Support Tool for Scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices in Gandaki Province, Nepal por Neupane, Santosh, Khatri, Laxman, Bhusal, Aastha, Neupane, Ghrishma, Shivakoti, Sabnam

“…Food production in these changing climatic/socio-economic situation and people’s access to food are the key indicators of food security. …”
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Model-based planning for post-conflict reconstruction: The case of Yemen por Breisinger, Clemens, Engelke, Wilfried, Mukashov, Askar, Wiebelt, Manfred

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Temporal change in land use by irrigation source in Tamil Nadu and management implications por Gumma, Murali K., Kajisa, K., Mohammed, I.A., Whitbread, Anthony M., Nelson, A., Rala, A., Kuppannan, Palanisami

“…Such analysis must be conducted at the basin level as it is an independent water accounting unit. …”
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