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Project Completion Report of Index-Based Agriculture Insurance in Haor Area by Amarnath, Giriraj, Ahmed, Syed Moinuddin, Pavez, Ali T.

“…Several integrated plans and activities have been going on for a while now, at the direction of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh under the supervision of the Financial Institutions Department of the Ministry of Finance to stand by the farmers who are at risk of financial loss in flood-prone Haor areas. …”
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Projet UE-FIDA « Développement de chaînes de valeur et de paysages intelligents face au climat pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest » Rappor... by Ouédraogo, Mathieu

“…Le projet s’articule autour de plusieurs activités dont l'analyse des chaînes de valeur afin d'identifier les risques climatiques et autres contraintes auxquelles font face les chaînes de valeur et qui pourraient être résolues par des options d’agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC). …”
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Projet UE-FIDA « Développement de chaînes de valeur et de paysages intelligents face au climat pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest » Rappor... by Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Jaquet, Stéphanie, Sall, Moussa

“…Le projet s’articule autour de plusieurs activités dont l'analyse des chaînes de valeur afin d'identifier les risques climatiques et autres contraintes auxquelles font face les chaînes de valeur et qui pourraient être résolues par des options d’agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC). …”
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How climate change and land use/land cover change affect domestic water vulnerability in Yangambi Watersheds (D. R. Congo) by Chishugi, D.U., Sonwa, D.J., Kahindo, J.-M., Itunda, D., Chishugi, J.B., Felix, F.L., Sahani, M.

“…The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (YBR) landscape is situated within such forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Surprisingly, given its proximity to the Congo River, the YBR is confronted with water issues. …”
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Urban wild meat consumption and trade in central Amazonia by El Bizri, H.R., Morcatty, T.Q., Valsecchi, J., Mayor, P., Ribeiro, J.E.S., Vasconcelos Neto, C.F.A., Oliveira, J.S., Furtado, K.M., Ferreira, U.C., Miranda, C.F.S., Silva, C.H., Lopes, V.L., Lopes, G.P., Florindo, C.C.F., Chagas, R.C., Nijman, V., Fa, J.E.

“…Twenty‐one taxa were cited as consumed, mostly mammals (71.6%), followed by reptiles (23.2%) and then birds (5.2%). The declared frequency of wild meat consumption was positively correlated with the proportion of rural population as well as with the per capita gross domestic product of the municipality (administrative divisions) where the cities were seated. …”
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Butter production, processing and handling practices at smallholders level in the central highlands and southwest midlands of Ethiopia by Tola, A., Tola, Y.B., Kassa, T., Grace, Delia, Beyene, F., Tolemariam, T.

“…PHL of butter occurs in the study areas due to different reasons. Coping mechanisms to mitigate the loss includes use of umbrella to shield butter from direct sunlight and heat while traveling to and in the local markets, storing butter for overnight in buckets of cold water before transporting butter to local markets. …”
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Evaluation of Scenarios for Improving the Collection System for a Milk Factory in Ethiopia by Dijkink, Bert, Esveld, Erik, Broeze, Jan, Vollebregt, Martijntje

“…To accomplish this, the collection of milk from small farmers has to be improved, whereby the milk quality has to be assured with reasonable cost and environmental impact. A model predicting milk rejection was developed based on initial contamination and time and temperature profiles. …”
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Impacts of land use and land cover dynamics on ecosystem services in the Yayo coffee forest biosphere reserve, southwestern Ethiopia by Abera, Wuletawu, Tamene, Lulseged D., Kassawmar, Tibebu, Mulatu, Kalkidan Ayele, Kassa, Habtemariam, Verchot, Louis V., Quintero, Marcela

“…The result shows that the existing ES pairs are far from the Pareto efficient combination(s), confirming that landscape optimization for ES bundles are rarely possible on the ground due to many reasons and indicating the need for well thought land restoration strategies and land management practices that are forest type and context specific.…”
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Variation in Onset of Leaf Unfolding and Wood Formation in a Central African Tropical Tree Species by Angoboy Ilondea, B., Beeckman, H., Acker, J. van, Bulcke, J. van den, Fayolle, A., Couralet, C., Hubau, W., Kafuti, C., Rousseau, M., Kaka di-Makwala, A., Bourland, N., Deklerck, V., Kasongo Yakusu, E., Ewango, C., Mil, T. de

“…Here, we study the matching between leaf phenology (unfolding and shedding) and cambial activity for Prioria balsamifera, a key timber species in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In particular, we (i) evaluated the seasonality of cambial activity and synchrony of phenology among trees in response to climate and (ii) identified the seasonality of leaf phenology and its relation with cambial phenology. …”
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Suitability of large-scale tree plantation models in Africa, Asia and Latin America for forest landscape restoration objectives by Péroches, A., Baral, H., Chesnes, M., López Sampson, A., Lescuyer, G.

“…In tropical and subtropical areas, where tree growth is optimum and large tracts of land are available, forest restoration is presented as one of the most effective strategies for climate change mitigation. For these reasons, large-scale tree plantations are being encouraged in Africa, Asia and Latin America. …”
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Assessing the reach of climate and agricultural related content via community radio stations in Senegal by Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine, Kumar, Shalander, Worou, Nadine, Faye, Aliou, Houessionon, Prosper, Huyer, Sophia, Diedhiou, Lamine, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…While 76% of the population reached found the programs very useful for their activities, 20% found it of little usefulness. Many reasons have been referred to justifying how the information received through radio is useful. …”
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Socio-economic determinants of land use and land cover change in South-Kivu wetlands, eastern D.R. Congo: Case study of Hogola and Chisheke wetlands by Chuma, G.B., Mondo, J.M., Sonwa, D.J., Karume, K., Mushagalusa, G.N., Schmitz, S.

“…This study aimed at assessing the land use and land cover (LULC) change for the last three decades (1990–2020) in South-Kivu wetlands; mainly the Hogola and Chisheke, in Walungu territory, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Socio-economic determinants of LULC in the two wetlands were also assessed. …”
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Determining baselines and trends of Eastern chimpanzees and forest elephants in a Central African protected area after civil strife by Funk, S.M., Nkono, J., Lushimba, A., Fa, J.E., Williams, D.

“…Discovered in 2004, Eastern chimpanzees are found in the Central Uele Basin in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) within the Bili-Uéré Protected Areas Complex (BUPAC), the largest contiguous protected area in the country. …”
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Cocoa rehabilitation and establishment in cocoa-based farming systems in the humid forest zones of west Africa by Asare, R., Kofituo, R.K.

“…Preliminary findings show that majority of farmers interviewed within the study areas have aged and diseased cocoa farms and are frustrated on rehabilitation due to two reasons: i) past failed attempts by similar initiatives and ii) the fear of losing income when cocoa farms are rehabilitated as cocoa economy is their mainstay. …”
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Scoping the implementation of recommendations from previous early generation seed studies in sub-Saharan Africa by Opie, Hellen, Akpo, Essegbemon, Desmae, Haile, Okori, Patrick, Ininda, Jane, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng

“…It is therefore recommended that further investigation of gaps in implementation be carried to understand reasons for non-implementation.…”
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Assessing disease risk perceptions of wild meat in savanna borderland settlements in Kenya and Tanzania by Patel, Ekta, Martin, A., Funk, S.M., Yongo, M., Floros, C., Thomson, J., Fa, J.E.

“…Men were more worried about getting COVID-19 from live animals and perceived that wildlife should not be sold because of conservation reasons. Overall, there was a very strong inclination to stop buying wild meat if other meats were less expensive. …”
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Genetic differentiation following recent domestication events: A study of farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) populations by Barria, Agustin, Penaloza, Carolina, Papadopoulou, Athina, Mahmuddin, Mahirah, Benzie, John, Houston, Ross, Wiener, Pamela

“…We also established that the SNP array data were able to successfully resolve relationships between these diverse Nile tilapia populations. …”
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Validation of high-resolution satellite precipitation products over West Africa for rainfall monitoring and early warning by Houngnibo, Mandela C., Minoungou, Bernard, Traoré, Seydou, Maidment, Ross I., Alhassane, Agali, Ali, Abdou

“…Overall, IMERGv6-Final, MSWEPv2.2, RFE2, ARC2, and TAMSATv3.1, performed reasonably well, regardless of West African climate zones and rainy season period. …”
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The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa by Falconnier, Gatien N., Cardinael, R., Corbeels, Marc, Baudron, Frederic, Chivenge, Pauline P., Couedel, A., Ripoche, A., Affholder, F., Naudin, K., Benaillon, E., Rusinamhodzi, Leonard, Leroux, L., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Our analyses show that more mineral fertilizer is needed in SSA for five reasons: (i) the starting point in SSA is that agricultural production is “agroecological” by default, that is, very low mineral fertilizer use, widespread mixed crop-livestock systems and large crop diversity including legumes, but leading to poor soil fertility as a result of widespread soil nutrient mining, (ii) the nitrogen needs of crops cannot be adequately met solely through biological nitrogen fixation by legumes and recycling of animal manure, (iii) other nutrients like phosphorus and potassium need to be replaced continuously, (iv) mineral fertilizers, if used appropriately, cause little harm to the environment, and (v) reducing the use of mineral fertilizers would hamper productivity gains and contribute indirectly to agricultural expansion and to deforestation. …”
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E-Extension and Digital Augmentation of the Egyptian Agricultural Sector by Ahmed Atwa Attia, Atwa, Govind, Ajit

“…Many development projects that were planned outside of the village turned out to be unfamiliar with its issues and needs, making them less effective in resolving the farmers' agricultural concerns, particularly those related to agricultural operations. …”
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