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The Cassava Source-Sink project: opportunities and challenges for crop improvement by metabolic engineering por Sonnewald, U., Fernie, A.R., Gruissem, W., Schlapfer, P., Anjanappa, R.B., Chang, S.H., Ludewig, F., Rascher, U., Muller, O., Doorn, A.M. van, Rabbi, Ismail Y., Zierer, W.

“…It produces starchy storage roots that provide food and income for several hundred million people, mainly in tropical agriculture zones. …”
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CCAFS’ influence and reach in promoting CSA por Carneiro, Bia, Resce, Giuliano, Ruscica, Giosuè, Ma, Yixin, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Since its inception, CCAFS has engaged with hundreds of partner institutions, from research centers to government bodies, in order to foster policy and institutional change that enable large-scale Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) adoption. …”
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Draft Genomes of Two Artocarpus Plants, Jackfruit (A. heterophyllus) and Breadfruit (A. altilis) por Sahu, S.K., Liu, M., Yssel, A., Kariba, R., Muthemba, S., Jiang, S., Song, B., Hendre, P.S., Muchugi, A., Jamnadass, Ramni H., Kao, S.M.

“…Today they are grown throughout tropical to subtropical areas as an important source of starch and other valuable nutrients. There are hundreds of breadfruit varieties that are native to Oceania, of which the most commonly distributed types are seedless triploids. …”
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Assessment of willingness-to-pay for Aflasafe KE01, a native biological control product for aflatoxin management in Kenya por Migwi, B., Mutegi, C., Mburu, J., Wagacha, J., Cotty, P.J., Bandyopadhyay, R., Manyong, Victor M.

“…This study used the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) on a sample of 480 farmers in counties prone to aflatoxin contamination to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) by farmers for Aflasafe KE01, a promising biological control product for the management of aflatoxin contamination of key staples in Kenya, compare its cost with that of a similar product in use in Nigeria, and determine factors likely to affect its adoption. Four hundred and eighty households from four counties identified as aflatoxin hotspots in Kenya were purposively selected and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Maize–legume strip cropping effect on productivity, income, and income risk of farmers in northern Ghana por Rahman, N.A., Larbi, Asamoah, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Asante, M.O., Akakpo, D.B., Bedi, S.M., Hoeschle‐Zeledon, I.

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Welfare impacts of smallholder farmers’ participation in multiple output markets: empirical evidence from Tanzania por Manda, J., Azzarri, Carlo, Feleke, S., Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Claessens, Lieven, Bekunda, Mateete A.

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Climate smart interventions and indicators in Ethiopia: Expert’s knowledge and literature review por Adimassu, Zenebe, Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu, Tesfaye, Kindie, Solomon, Dawit

“…The effect of climate change on crop yields, incomes, and human health is generally expected to be adverse (Amsalu and Adem, 2009), and this presents a looming challenge for hundreds of millions of people of Ethiopia (Gemeda and Sima, 2015). …”
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Local to continent-scale variation in fitness and heritability in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars por MacQueen, Alice H., Khoury, Colin K., Miklas, Phillip N., McClean, Phillip E., Osorno, Juan M., Runck, Bryan C., White, Jeffrey W., Kantar, Michael, Ewing, Patrick M.

“…We report spatial and temporal variation in fitness (seed yield), local adaptation, and segregating genetic variation within three races of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with differing domestication histories and genetic diversities. Three‐hundred and twenty‐seven common bean genotypes had seed yield measured at subsets of 70 sites across North America between 1981 and 2015, as part of the Cooperative Dry Bean Nursery (CDBN). …”
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Genetic variability and trait association under thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom) infestation in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) por Toyinbo, J.O., Fatokun, C., Boukar, O., Fakorede, M.A.B.

“…The objectives of the study were to assess genetic variability for thrips resistance, estimate heritability of yield and other traits and investigate inter-trait relationships under thrips infestation. One hundred and fifty-six cowpea lines, including one resistant and one susceptible check, were screened for resistance under natural infestation at two locations in Nigeria, in 2016. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in maize production: Evidence from Ghana por Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Oyinbo, O., Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard, Nurudeen, A.R., Kizito, Fred, Boyubie, B.

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Picture-based insurance project: Stakeholder perspectives from India por Rajeesh, Sangeetha

“…The aim of PBI is to provide smallholder farmers with low cost, timely and accurate crop insurance by using the novelty of smartphone and remote sensing technologies, sometimes bundled with agricultural credit and advisories. This paper evaluates the outcomes of PBI in India from partner-stakeholder perspectives. …”
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Effect of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Purée and Wheat Flour Blends on β-Carotene, Selected Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties of Bread por Malavi, D.N., Mbogo, D., Moyo, M., Mwaura, L., Low, Jan W., Muzhingi, T.

“…Total β-carotene in OFSP bread ranged from 1.9–5.4 mg/100 g (on dry weight). One hundred grams of bread portion enriched with 40% and 50% OFSP purée provides more than 50% of vitamin A dietary requirements to children aged 4–8 years. …”
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Molecular characterization of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) identified from slaughtered pigs in northern Uganda por Oba, Peter, Dione, Michel M., Erume, J., Wieland, Barbara, Mutisya, Christine, Ochieng, Linnet, Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Mwiine, F.N.

“…Seventy-three (73) pigs with gross lung lesions were sampled, from which one hundred and one (101) tissue samples were taken. A real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to characterize PRRSv species. …”
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Participatory action research, social networks, and gender influence soil fertility management in Tanzania por Mponela, Powell, Manda, Julius, Kinyua, Michael, Kihara, Job Maguta

“…Binary logistic and multinomial logit models revealed that full engagement in PAR was associated with early adoption of inorganic fertilizers, either as a dichotomous decision or an ISFM bundle with improved varieties, organic matter inputs and soil and water conservation. …”
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Population differentiated copy number variation of Bos taurus, Bos indicus and their African hybrids por Jang, J., Terefe, Endashaw, Kim, K., Lee, Y.H., Belay, G., Tijjani, A., Han Jianlin, Hanotte, Olivier H., Kim, H.

“…The copy number of every CNVRs were compared between populations and CNVRs with population differentiated copy numbers were sorted out using the pairwise statistics VST and Kruskal-Wallis test. Three hundred sixty-two of CNVRs were significantly differentiated in both statistics and 313 genes were located on the population differentiated CNVRs.For some of these genes, the averages of copy numbers were also different between populations and these may be candidate genes under selection. …”
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Factors influencing the decision of cassava farmers to sell or process roots in selected states of southwest, Nigeria por Ajiferuke, O.E.

“…However, the factors affecting this decision are largely unknown. Three hundred and six cassava farmers were interviewed, with the objectives to (i) profile the socio-economic characteristics of farmers (ii) examine the price trend between January, 2019 to August, 2020, (iii) costs and returns of the farmers who sell roots and cassava products, (iv)profile the risks and mitigating strategies used by farmers (v) examine the factors that influence farmer’s decision and (vi) evaluate the effect of the decision on farmer’s welfare status. …”
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Nitrogen deficiency tolerance and responsiveness of durum wheat genotypes in Ethiopia por Aga, Tesfaye Geleta, Abera, Fetien Abay, Tufa, Tesfaye Balemi, Abebe, Kebebew Assefa, Abeyo, Bekele G., Ayana, Negash Geleta

“…Development of low-nitrogen (N) tolerant and N-responsive durum wheat genotypes is required since nitrogen efficiency has emerged as a highly desirable trait from economic and environmental perspectives. Two hundred durum wheat genotypes were evaluated at three locations under optimum (ON) and low (LN) nitrogen conditions to screen genotypes for low-nitrogen tolerance and responsiveness to an optimum N supply. …”
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Strategic Research Trials on Genotype × Environment × Management in Major Cropping Systems using Advance Generation Genotypes and Mega-varieties por Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari, Abdulraman, Rehab, El Amil, Rola, Idris, Amani A. M., Moussadek, Rachid, Attaher, Samar, Omar, Mohie, Devkota, Krishna, Juraev, Diyor, Elmarzak, Mohcin, Slimani, Mohammed

“…The objective of this collaborative research is to generate standard data set for developing the bundled agronomic solution of diverse production environments through different analytical methods; and help to develop a breeding product profile to inform breeders for developing breeding strategy.…”
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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia por Kakwasha, Keagan, Mudege, Netsayi N.

“…RAqFS works through five Work Packages bundled together to deliver socio-technical innovations and policy actions that deliver benefits to all five One CGIAR Impact Areas. …”
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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia: work package 5 Technologies Assessment por Muzungaire, Lizzy, Mudege, Netsayi, Sichone, Mercy

“…RAqFS works through five Work Packages bundled together to deliver socio-technical innovations and policy actions that deliver benefits to all five One CGIAR Impact Areas. …”
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