Search Results - Security systems

Potential benefits of drought and heat tolerance for adapting maize to climate change in tropical environments by Tesfaye, Kindie, Kruseman, Gideon, Cairns, Jill, Zaman-Allah, Mainassara, Wegary, Dagne, et al.

“…Climate change and population growth pose great challenges to the food security of the millions of people who grow maize in the already fragile agricultural systems in tropical environments. …”
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Prediction of pulse suitability in rice fallow areas using fuzzy AHP-based machine learning methods in Eastern India by Sahoo, Satiprasad, Singha, Chiranjit, Govind, Ajit

“…In Eastern India, a widespread practice known as “rice fallow pulse” (RFP) involves using the soil’s remaining moisture to grow a short-duration pulse crop. For rainfed systems, it is an excellent practice of climate adaptation. …”
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Best practices for agroecology & climate change resilience in the dry corridor: Views from five regions in Honduras by Siles, Pablo, Guillen, Jose Francisco, Obando, Diego, Wollenberg, Eva

“… - Women’s groups favoured practices focused on food safety and security, biodiversity of cultivars, community-level resources, and farm and landscape system interventions…”
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Report of DTA pre-inception workshop retreat by Dhulipala, Ram, Muguku, K., Yassin, L., Ojanji, Wandera

“…These sessions highlighted the importance of improving data accessibility, embedding artificial intelligence in research and scaling digital decision-support systems. A dedicated fishbowl session helped clarify the structure and ambition of the artificial intelligence (AI) Hub, while a technical spotlight was given to a multilingual AI-powered agricultural large language model (AgriLLM) . …”
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Landscape complexity as determined by socioeconomic trends, climate change, and broad agricultural policies: A study on multifunctional landscapes by Cenacchi, Nicola, Petsakos, Athanasios, Robertson, Richard D., Song, Chun, Mishra, Abhijeet

“…Food systems face dire challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource overuse. …”
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Just water transitions in Egypt: civil society and equitable irrigation management by Eldabbagh, Fayrouz, Abdelwahab, Noura

“…These interventions aim to enhance WUAs’ operational capabilities (“power within”) and financial access (“power to”) while modernizing irrigation systems. For long-term systemic change, the paper advocates revitalizing joint water governance committees at the governorate level to coordinate water allocation based on cropping patterns, climate needs, and market demands. …”
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Cultivating value from waste: creating novel food, feed, and industrial applications from bambara groundnut by-products by Lungaho, M., Ojuederie, O.B., Kareem, K.T., Odesola, K.A., Popoola, J.O., Onawo, L.O., Igiebor, F.A., Uselu, A., Adegboyega, T.T., Ikhajiagbe, B.

“…Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea), a vital yet underutilized African legume, significantly boosts food security due to its nutritional value and adaptability to harsh climates and soils. …”
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Cultivating value from waste: creating novel food, feed, and industrial applications from bambara groundnut by-products by Lungaho, M., Ojuederie, O.B., Kereem, K.T., Odesola, K.A., Popoola, J.O., Onawo, L.O., Igiebor, F.A., Uselu, A., Adegboyega, T.T., Ikhajiagbe, B.

“…Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea), a vital yet underutilized African legume, significantly boosts food security due to its nutritional value and adaptability to harsh climates and soils. …”
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Modelling SOC dynamics on cropland under different regenerative agriculture practices and climate change scenario using RothC model in the Abbay basin of Ethiopia by Abera, Wuletawu, Tilaye, Amsalu, Degefie, Tibebe, Abegaz, Assefa

“…SOC potential is spatially variable, emphasizing the need for targeted investments that balance the higher gains of intensive systems with the feasibility of lower-input options. …”
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Bridging the gap: How human-centered design can help unlock bottlenecks in the diffusion of small-scale irrigation in Nigeria by Balana, Bedru, Abba, Aminu, Iraoya, Augustine Okhale, Yakasai, Musa Tukur, Yakasai, Bello, Abdullahi, Kabiru, Shuaibu, Ahmed Usman, Musa, Nuruddeen Muhammad, Kirui, Oliver K., Edeh, Hyacinth O., Ringler, Claudia

“…Ample evidence shows that small-scale irrigation (SSI) has positive impacts on agricultural productivity, poverty reduction, climate resilience and household food security, nutrition. Despite this, adoption of SSI has remained low in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, where previous research suggests potential for adoption is largest. …”
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Resilient yet productive: maize that can thrive under stress and in optimal conditions by Das, Reshmi Rani, Vinayan, Madhumal Thayil, Seetharam, Kaliyamoorthy, Ahmad, Salahuddin, Thaitad, Suriphat, Nguyen, Thanh Chi, Patel, Manish B., Kumar, Ramesh, Devraj Lenka, Zaidi, Pervez H.

“…These findings underscore the importance of targeted breeding and MET-based selection strategies in developing high-performing stress-resilient maize cultivars for climate-vulnerable agroecologies, with implications for food security, farmer livelihoods, and sustainable cropping systems in the face of escalating climate variability.…”
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Territorial mechanisms and scaling processes for climate-smart agriculture in Guatemala by Borrayo, Andrea, Lizarazo, Miguel, Martinez, Deissy, Garcia, Jorge Octavio, Diaz, Anabell, Jimenez, Benancio, van Loon, Jelle, Carranza, Carlos, Hidalgo, Lisandro, García, Marcelo

“…Guatemala’s agricultural sector faces persistent challenges linked to climate variability, soil degradation, and the high vulnerability of smallholder production systems, particularly in hillside areas and the Dry Corridor. …”
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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.

“…Expansion of biofuel feedstock cultivation in developing countries is widely embraced by producer country governments as a means to achieve energy security and stimulate rural economic development through employment and smallholder market integration. …”
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Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed by Nanthavong, K., Cherief, M., Keophoxay, Anousith, Castella, J.C.

“…This study on the use of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Nam Khan Watershed was conducted through household surveys and focus group discussions in three villages selected along a gradient of integration to market, and diversity of livelihood systems: Houayyen and Tinpha villages in Xieng Ngeun district and Longlet village in Phonxay district, Luang Prabang province. …”
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Promoting micro-irrigation technologies that reduce poverty by International Water Management Institute

“…The main vehicle of government policies to promote micro-irrigation systems are product subsidies?in certain cases up to 90 percent. …”
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Resource use and food self-sufficiency at farm scale within two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda by Bucagu, C., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Wijk, Mark T. van, Giller, Kenneth E.

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Agronomic survey to assess crop yield, controlling factors and management implications: a case-study of Babati in northern Tanzania by Kihara, Job Maguta, Tamene, Lulseged D., Massawe, P., Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…Improved agronomic management is important to reduce yield gaps and enhance food security in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was undertaken to understand contributing factors to observed yield gaps for maize in farmer fields and to demonstrate appropriate agronomic survey methods. …”
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Characterization of some Goat Populations in Ethiopia by means of Blood Protein Polymorphism by Simachew, Addis

“…Goats in Ethiopia are kept in a wide range of production systems reflecting the diversity of the environment. …”
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Nutrition challenges ahead by Chen, J., Fewtrell, M., Kennedy, G., Naska, A., Riediger, K., Roos, N., Sanders, T., Tuohy, K.M., Valtuena-Martinez, S.

“…At a global level, food security, food sustainability and decreasing the impact of food production on climate change are of paramount importance. …”
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Driving factors of agrobiodiversity: which characteristics influence intra-household potato diversity in the peruvian Andes?. by Luttringhaus, S., Polreich, S., Pradel, W., Suarez, V., Haan, Stef de

“…The conservation of potato diversity (and agrobiodiversity in general) is necessary to ensure functioning ecosystems and food security. Sufficient genetic material is the backbone of evolution and breeding. …”
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