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Latin America: A Model for the Global Plant Cryopreservation Initiative por Ellis, David, Vollmer, R., Souza, F.V.D., Azevedo, V.C.R.

“…From Mexico and the Caribbean, through Central America to the Amazon and Andes, Latin America’s botanical diversity contributes significantly to global food production and security, as it is the region of domestication for crops essential to human survival, including maize, potato, cassava, sweet potato, and beans. …”
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Farming with alternative pollinators por Paparella, Antonio, Petsakos, Athanasios, Davis, Kristin E., Song, Chun

“…Consequently, pollinators are also essential for humanity, especially for their contribution to food security since they are necessary to produce various crop commodities [3]. …”
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Genetic trends in seven years of maize breeding at Mozambique's Institute of Agricultural Research por Fato, Pedro, Chauque, Pedro, Senete, Constantino Tomás, Nhamucho, Egas, Sneller, Clay, Mutiga, Samuel Kilonzo, Musundire, Lennin, Gissa, Dagne Wegary, Das, Biswanath, Boddupalli, Prasanna

“…MNMP should seek to incorporate new breeding technologies and human resources to enhance genetic gains for grain yield and other key traits in the maize breeding program, while developing and deploying high-yielding, climate-resilient maize varieties to address emerging food security challenges in Mozambique.…”
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Advanced technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields: Is hybrid rice the game changer? por Khatibi, Seyed Mahdi Hosseiniyan, Adviento-Borbe, Maria Arlene, Dimaano, Niña Gracel, Radanielson, Ando M., Ali, Jauhar

“…With the rapid growth of the human population, the increasing pressure on rice systems for extensive and intensive farming is associated with an increase in GHG emissions that is impeding global efforts to mitigate climate change. …”
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Lipidomics-based association study reveals genomic signatures of anti-cancer qualities of pigmented rice sprouts por Tiozon, Rhowell Navarro Jr., Pasion-Uy, Erstelle, Alseekh, Saleh, Sartagoda, Kristel June D., Gempesaw, Shem Jr., Tolentino, Joel H. G.

“…"Introduction: The genetic wealth present in pigmented rice varieties offer abundant variation in different sources of antioxidants to meet nutritional security targets among rice-consuming communities. …”
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Draught animal power for land-use intensification in the Ethiopian highlands por Astatke, A., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…Livestock are also an economic asset, providing financial security to smallholder farmers. The human population of Ethiopia is 57 million and is growing at the rate of 3.4 percent annually (World Bank, 1993). …”
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The role of livestock in developing communities: Enhancing multifunctionality por Swanepoel, F.J.C., Stroebel, A., Moyo, Siboniso

“…Livestock is a major contributor to food and nutritional security, and serves as an important source of livelihood for nearly 1 billion poor people in developing countries. …”
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Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia por Ayalew, W., Getahun, E., Tibbo, Markos, Mamo, Y., Rege, J.E.O.

“…Yet not much has been done to document the existing indigenous livestock breeds and the impacts of agricultural Development, increasing human populations and the booms and bursts in livestock population numbers associated with periodic good years and bad years. …”
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Staple food crops turning into commercial crops: case studies of teff, wheat and rice in Ethiopia por Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Hoekstra, Dirk

“…While household size tends to favor food security objectives, number of dependents is associated with market orientation. …”
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International agricultural research to reduce food risks: Case studies on aflatoxins por Grace, Delia, Mahuku, George S., Hoffmann, Vivian, Atherstone, Christine, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

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Assessing the impact of aflatoxin consumption on animal health and productivity por Atherstone, Christine, Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Nelson, F.

“…Aflatoxins are produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus and related species, which occur naturally in soils throughout sub-Saharan Africa. They are toxic to humans, fish and many other animals, even in low concentrations. …”
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Antimicrobial use in African agriculture and its implications por Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Robinson, Timothy P.

“…The AMR infections in animals of most potential risk to human health are likely to be zoonotic foodborne pathogens. …”
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Economic valuation of farm animal genetic resources: Methods and applications to indigenous cattle in Kenya por Ruto, E.S.K.

“…Of particular interest is the situation in developing countries where on one hand, livestock make the greatest contribution to human livelihoods and food security while on the other, genetic erosion has placed many adapted breeds that survive well in low input agriculture and extreme environments, typical of these countries, at risk of loss. …”
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Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania por Häsler, Barbara, Msalya, G., Garza, M., Fornace, K., Eltholth, Mahmoud, Kurwijila, Lusato R., Rushton, Jonathan, Grace, Delia

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Five challenges to reconcile agricultural land use and forest ecosystem services in Southeast Asia por Carrasco, Luis Roman, Papworth, S.K., Reed, J.D., Symes, W.S., Ickowitz, A., Clements, T., Peh, K.S.H., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…These challenges include lack of accessible ES valuation techniques; limited knowledge of the links between forests, food security, and human well‐being; weak demand and political will for the integration of ES in economic activities and environmental regulation; a disconnect between decision makers and ES valuation; and lack of transparent discussion platforms where stakeholders can work toward consensus on negotiated land‐use management decisions. …”
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Genetic resistance to infectious diseases : A complementary tool to antimicrobial drugs in livestock? = La resistencia genética a las enfermedades infecciosas : ¿una herramienta co... por Rossetti, Carlos Alberto, Rossi, Ursula Amaranta

“…Therefore, animal health is closely linked to food safety and security, as it is essential to ensure that the food consumed is safe and not contaminated with pesticides, residues and microorganisms that pose a risk to public health. …”
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Varietal selection of high beta-carotene cassava genotypes adapted to dry and humid Caribbean Region of Colombia por Rosero Alpala, Elvia Amparo, García J., Morelo J., Orozco Guerrero, Alfonso Rafael, De la Ossa Albis, Víctor Alfonso, Sierra C., León R., Lenis Calderón, Jorge Iván, Salazar S., Belalcazar, John, Morante Herrera, Nelson, Ceballos, Hernán

“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a four staple crop for human consume worldwide after rice, wheat and corn. …”
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Lineamientos para la creación de capacidades en agricultura urbana y periurbana: estudio de caso Turrialba, Costa Rica por Ocampo González, Claudia M.

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International Livestock Research Institute One Health initiatives in Africa: Concepts and applications por Mhone, Amos L., Akoko, James M., Ngwili, Nicholas, Grace, Delia, Mor, Siobhan M., Thomas, Lian F., Roesel, Kristina, Fèvre, Eric M., Bett, Bernard K., Moodley, Arshnee, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…The frequency and severity of zoonotic diseases, such as the current COVID pandemic, is increasing as humans encroach on wildlife habitats, and as food production systems intensify. …”
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Effekten av människans omvårdnadsstil på hundars reaktion på en främmande person por Schultzén, Maria

“…They probably attach themselves to us in different ways depending on what nursing style humans use. This study included two different nursing styles, secure (S) and unpredictable (U), applied on 11 dogs over an interaction period of 15 days. …”