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Chapter 11 - Traditional uses, processing, and markets: the case of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) by Heider, B., Paredes, N.J., Sørensen, M.

“…As an ancient Latin American and major root crop, the sweetpotato has a long domestication history involving large areas in Central and South America. …”
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Grasslands, cattle and land use in the neotropics and subtropics by Vera, Raúl R., Rivas Ríos, Libardo

“…The paper reviews trends in land use change in the tropics and subtropics of Latin America and the Caribbean, and their relation to the evolution of the cattle industry in the region. …”
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Economics by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The long-term objective of the economics section of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical is to analyze the potential impact of improved cassava technology in Latin America. On-farm trials conducted in Media Luna (Magdalena) and Mondomo (Cauca) are described as well as cassava/maize intercropping trials. …”
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Economía by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The long-term objective of the economics section of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical is to analyze the potential impact of improved cassava technology in Latin America. On-farm trials conducted in Media Luna (Magdalena) and Mondomo (Cauca) are described as well as cassava/maize intercropping trials. …”
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Climate change, agriculture, and adaptation options for Costa Rica by Sain, Gustavo, Thomas, Timothy S., Cenacchi, Nicola

“…It finds that while Central America is likely to experience some of the largest yield losses in Latin America for important regional crops, Costa Rica is one of the lesser affected countries in the region. …”
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Status of Taenia solium cysticercosis and predisposing factors in developing countries involved in pig farming by Kungu, Joseph M., Dione, Michel M., Ocaido, M., Ejobi, F.

“…Taenia solium cysticercosis is a disease of pigs and humans populations considered endemic in many developing countries of Latin America, Africa, and South East Asia having serious impact on public health and agriculture. …”
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Nematode problems in tuber crops and their sustainable management by Kolombia, Y.A., Fabiyi, O.A.

“…These crops represent the second-largest global source of carbohydrates, after cereals, in the tropical world, with a projected two billion people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America relying on them for food, feed, and income. …”
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Biological control using invertebrates and microorganisms: plenty of new opportunities by van Lenteren, Joop C., Bolckmans, Karel, Kohl, Jurgen, Ravensberg, Willem J., Urbaneja, Alberto

“…Europe is the largest commercial market for invertebrate biological control agents, while North America has the largest sales of microbials. A strong growth in use of ABC, particularly of microbial agents, is taking place in Latin America, followed by Asia. …”
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Epidemics and the future of coffee production. by Rhiney, Kevon, Guido, Zack, Knudson, Chris, Avelino, Jacques, Bacon, Christian M., Leclecr, Grégoire, Aime, M. Catherine, Bebber, Daniel P.

“…In this perspective, we draw on recent scientific research on the coffee leaf rust (CLR) epidemic that severely impacted several countries across Latin America and the Caribbean over the last decade, to explore how the socioeconomic impacts from COVID-19 could lead to the reemergence of another rust epidemic. …”
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Geminivirus transmitidos por mosca blanca en Colombia by Morales, Francisco José, Muñoz, C., Castaño Zapata, M., Velasco, Ana Cecilia

“…Whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses are considered some of the most important pathogens of food and industrial crops in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including most of the countries in Latin America. …”
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Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management? by Smith, J., Applegate, G.

“…Results from studies primarily in Asia and Latin America are analyzed in the context of the modalities of the Kyoto Protocol. …”
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Strengthen gender mainstreaming and social inclusion in innovation challenges: Recommendations by Chavarro Rodriguez, Monica, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha, Casallas Martinez, Ivon M, Yomayuza Herrera, Karoll Valentina

“…The Alliance Bioversity International and the Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), CGIAR's Accelerate for Impact (A4IP) platform and the Rockstart accelerator powered the challenge, providing technical expertise and a network of contacts in Latin America to ensure that the cocoa industry contributes to forest conservation and peacebuilding. …”
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The evolution and evaluation of dairy cattle models for predicting milk production: an agricultural model intercomparison and improvement project (AgMIP) for livestock by Tedeschi, L.O., Cavalcanti, L.F.L., Fonseca M.A., Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K.

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Why do rural youth migrate? Evidence from Colombia and Guatemala by Díaz Baca, Manuel Francisco, Moreno Lerma, Leonardo, Burkart, Stefan, Triana-Ángel, Natalia

“…Migration, from rural to urban settings is a common phenomenon in Latin America, due to social, economic, political, and other factors. …”
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Impacts of Urochloa hybrid forage seed adoption in the global tropics 2001-2023 by Burkart, Stefan, Jauregui, Rosa, Notenbaert, An, Atieno, Mary, Peters, Michael

“…While most impacts have been concentrated in Latin America, Africa and Asia represent emerging markets with significant potential for further adoption and seed market expansion.…”
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Developing tools to assess quality traits in beans for sustainable and nutritional foods in LAC by Gallego, Sonia, Orozco, Juan Camilo, Patiño, Gelver, Taleon, Victor, Andrade, Robert

“…Common bean is a staple crop in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Eastern-Southern Africa, where local preferences for specific varieties play a crucial role in their acceptance. …”
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Dairy production systems and the adoption of genetic and breeding technologies in Tanzania, Kenya, India and Nicaragua by Ojango, Julie M.K., Wasike, C.B., Enahoro, Dolapo K., Okeyo Mwai, Ally

“…The dairy value chain has been prioritized for development under the CGIAR research programme on Livestock and Fish in Tanzania (East Africa), India (South Asia) and Nicaragua (Latin America), while ILRI is involved in research on dairy development in Kenya. …”
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The social and environmental impacts of biofuel feedstock cultivation: Evidence from multi-site research in the forest frontier by German, L., Schoneveld, George C., Pacheco, P.

“…This special issue seeks to nuance this debate by shedding light on the local social and environmental impacts accruing to date from the expansion of biofuel feedstock cultivation through in-depth case studies in 6 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Findings provide a more nuanced picture of costs and benefits, and point to a host of risks that need to be proactively managed to leverage the potential of the industry as an engine of national social and economic development.…”
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El contexto del desarrollo by Cock, James H.

“…Since small cassava producers are to a large extent marginalized from the development process in Latin America, the CIAT cassava program has tried to define development strategies that are clearly oriented toward the poorer segments of the rural population, while contributing whenever possible to increasing urban welfare as well. …”
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Organic bananas in Sudan: challenges and opportunities for developing export chains by Waal, J.W.H. van der, Clercx, J., Gutiérrez Gonzalez, G., Elhassan, B., Babiker, S., Bolton, M.

“…An export chain was developed, using technology used by small farmers in Latin America, using South-South knowledge exchange, to develop a logistic chain able to handle effective exports for both market destinations. …”
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