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Hermetic storage technologies preserve maize seed quality and minimize grain quality loss in smallholder farming systems in Mexico by Odjo, Sylvanus, Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Burgueño, Juan, Corrado, Marina, Ortner, Tim, Verhulst, Nele

“…Pest-free samples were analyzed for grain composition (starch, protein, oil, ether extracts, polyphenols contents), selected physicochemical parameters (fat acidity, an indicator of biochemical changes during storage; hundred kernel weight; flotation index, an indirect parameter of grain density; color; and germination. …”
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Effects of seed dressing and fertilizer on the common bean yields, Bean stem maggot and Root rot diseases in Southern highlands of Tanzania by Kato, Fred, Lwehabura, Jovin, Seenga, Rehema.O, Kabungo, David, Kilango, Michael, Mukankusi, Clare, Rubyogo, Jean-Claude

“…Among the most devastating biotic constraints includes the insect pests such as bean fly (Ophiomyia phaseoli), bean foliage beetle (Ootheca bennigseni) and aphids (Aphis fabae) and diseases such as bean root rots (BRR), while among the abiotic factors, the soil fertility was most prevalent. Two hundred- thirty (230) on-farm trials were established in seven bean growing districts to test the effects of seed dressing using an insecticide/fungicide Apron Star and an inorganic fertilizer-Yara Mila on crop performance (diseases, BSM incidence and grain yield) of five popular improved bean varieties and one farmer’s preferred variety as a check. …”
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Surface water quality, public health, and ecological risks in Bangladesh—a systematic review and meta-analysis over the last two decades by Bilal, H., Li, X., Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid, Mu, Y., Tulcan, R. X. S., Ghufran, M. A.

“…Results show that a considerable percentage of the population is at risk, being exposed to contaminated water. Despite hundreds of cryptosporidiosis cases reported, fecal contamination, i.e., Cryptosporidium, is totally ignored and need serious considerations to be regularly monitored in source water.…”
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High-density DArTSeq SNP markers revealed wide genetic diversity and structured population in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm in Ethiopia by Gelaw, Yonas Moges, Eleblu, John S. Y., Ofori, Kwadwo, Fenta, Berhanu Amsalu, Mukankusi, Clare, Emam, Ermias Assefa, Offei, Samuel Kwame

“…Understanding genetic diversity and population structure is crucial for designing breeding strategies. Materials Two hundred and eighty-nine germplasm were recently collected from different regions of Ethiopia and introduced from CIAT to estimate genetic diversity and population structure using 11,480 DArTSeq SNP markers. …”
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Transfers, nutrition programming, and economic well-being: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Roy, Shalini, Sraboni, Esha

“…Evidence indicates that these bundled programs, if intensive and well-implemented, can be effective in improving child nutritional status. …”
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Inclusive Innovation in Bean Value Chain Interventions: A Comparative Study of Gender Dynamics in Tanzania Malawi and Burundi by Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ketema, Dessalegn Molla, Ajambo, Susan, Puskur, Ranjitha, Kabuli, Hilda, Ndunguru, Agness, Ndabashinze, Blaise

“…Commonly used sociotechnical innovation bundles were irrigation and conservation agriculture technologies, and innovations such as group membership, seed access models and information sharing. …”
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Evaluating the gendered credit constraints and uptake of an insurance-linked credit product by Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, Ward, Patrick S., You, Liangzhi

“…Compared to men, women smallholder farmers face additional social, and economic barriers that further limit their credit access. Bundling agricultural credit with insurance, or risk contingent credit (RCC), provides a mechanism for addressing some of the credit access constraints and reducing credit rationing among smallholder farmers. …”
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Value chains for beans and maize in Honduras: Opportunities for innovations at scale by Reyes, Byron A., Colindres, Mirian, Peña, Meliza, Rodríguez, Carlos, Espada, Andrés, Rivera, Miriam, Alvarado, Milton, Donovan, Jason, Wiegel, Jenny, Stoian, Dietmar

“…The Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for Inclusion and Sustainability Initiative aims to provide evidence on what types of bundled innovations, incentive structures, and policies are most effective at creating more equitable sharing of income and employment opportunities in growing food markets, while reducing the food sector’s environmental footprint. …”
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Harnessing lime: An integrated advisory tool for enhanced food and fodder crop by Liben, Feyera, Tilaye, Asmalu, Abera, Wuletawu, Mesfin, Tewodros, Ashenafi, Ali, Seifu, Haimanot, Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…To enhance validation and scalability of the lime rate, it is good to integrate the lime recommendation map (tool) as one layer to the bundle of innovations in the Nextgen Agroadvisory Tool developed by Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT team in Ethiopia.…”
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A population genomics approach to unlock the genetic potential of lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), an underutilized tropical forage crop by Teshome, Abel, Habte, Ermias, Cheema J., Mekasha, A., Lire, H., Muktar, Meki S., Quiroz-Chavez, J., Domoney, C., Jones, Christopher S.

“…Here, we resequenced one hundred and forty-two lablab accessions, utilised whole genome genotyping approaches, and conducted multi-locational phenotyping over two years. …”
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Financing sustainable development: Shall we throw more money at the problem or start with doing better with existing resources? by Vos, Rob

“…However, the prospects for mobilizing new funding in such magnitude seem elusive if only considering the experience with creating new facilities for climate finance.…”
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No end in sight yet for the global food price crisis by Glauber, Joseph W., Hernandez, Manuel A., Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will, Rice, Brendan, Vos, Rob

“…Global food security remains at high risk; hundreds of millions of people already face acute food insecurity and their numbers are rising, according to the Global Report on Food Crises. …”
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Grandmothers’ knowledge positively influences maternal knowledge and infant and young child feeding practices by Karmacharya, Chandni, Cunningham, Kenda, Choufani, Jowel, Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…We used causal mediation to formally test the direct effect of grandmothers’ knowledge on IYCF practicesv. maternal knowledge mediating these associations.Two hundred and forty rural communities, sixteen districts of Nepal.Children aged 6–24 months (n1399), including those living with grandmothers (n748).We found that the odds of optimal breast-feeding practices were higher (early breast-feeding initiation: 2·2 times,P=0·002; colostrum feeding: 4·2 times,P<0·001) in households where grandmothers had correct knowledgev. those with incorrect knowledge. …”
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Food access and diet quality independently predict nutritional status among people living with HIV in Uganda by Kadiyala, Suneetha, Rawat, Rahul

“…The objectives of the present study were to: (i) examine the independent association between household food security, individual diet quality and nutritional status; and (ii) determine if any association between food security and nutritional status is mediated through diet quality.Cross-sectional baseline survey.Gulu and Soroti districts, Uganda.Nine hundred and two PLWHIV recruited into a study evaluating the impact of a food assistance programme supported by the World Food Programme.Food security and diet quality were measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), respectively. …”
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A strategic approach to the unfinished fortification agenda: Feasibility, costs, and cost-effectiveness analysis of fortification programs in 48 countries by Fiedler, John L., Macdonald, Barbara

“…By explicitly defining the structure and operations of the fortification interventions in a detailed and transparent manner, and incorporating a substantial amount of country-specific data, the study also provides a potentially useful starting point for policy discussions in each of the 48 countries, which—it is hoped—will help to catalyze the development of public–private partnerships and accelerate the introduction of fortification and reduction of micronutrient deficiencies.Forty-eight high-priority countries were identified, and the feasibility of fortifying vegetable oil and sugar with vitamin A and fortifying wheat flour and maize flour with two alternative multiple micronutrient formulations was assessed. One hundred twenty-two country-, food-, and fortification formulation–specific interventions were assessed to be feasible, and the costs of each intervention were estimated. …”
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Impact of Terminal Heat and Combined Heat-Drought Stress on Plant Growth, Yield, Grain Size, and Nutritional Quality in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by Benali, Aouatif, El Haddad, Noureddine, Patil, Somanagouda, Goyal, Aakash, Hejjaoui, Kamal, El-Baouchi, Adil, Gaboun, Fatima, Taghouti, Mona, Ouhssine, Mohammed, Agrawal, Shiv Kumar

“…The findings revealed a significant decrease of over 50% in plant height, biological yield, and seed yield under both stress conditions. Grain size and hundred-seed weight were the most heritable traits under normal, heat, and combined heat-drought stress. …”
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Increasing sorghum yields for smallholder farmers in Mali: the evolution towards a context-driven, on-farm, gender-responsive sorghum breeding program by Isaacs, Krista, Weltzien-Rattunde, Eva, Some, Tiare Hermann Williams, Abdoulaye Diallo, Bocar Diallo, Mamourou Sidibé, vom Brocke, Kirsten, Bakary Samake, Nebié, Baloua, Weltzien-Rattunde, Henry Frederick

“…Analyses indicated that collaborations among many institutions on-farm with community actors, research across various disciplines such as agronomy and social sciences, context-specific breeding, and long-term funding were essential to increasing gender sensitivity and responsive in the breeding efforts.…”
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Keeping toxigenic Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxin contamination at bay by deploying atoxigenic-based biocontrol products during production of groundnut and maize in Mozambi... by Augusto, J., Atehnkeng, J., Ortega-Beltran, A., Cotty, P.J., Bandyopadhyay, R.

“…Most groundnut and maize treated with the biocontrol products were below maximum levels for food in the European Union (EU; 85%; p < 0.01) and the United States (US; 99%; p < 0.01). In contrast, most non-treated maize and groundnut (ranging from 38 to 70%; p = 0.05) were above the EU and US maximum allowable levels for food. …”
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Isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus from informally marketed bovine milk in urban and peri urban areas of Debre Zeit by Desissa, F., Makita, K., Teklu, A., Zewde, G., Grace, Delia

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2009 to March 2010 to assess the level of contamination of informally marketed milk with Staphylococcus aureus at farms and milk collection centers in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. One hundred seventy raw farm bulk milk, 25 mixed bulk milk samples and 20 pasteurized and packaged milk samples were collected from 14 milk collection centers and isolation and identification of S. aureus were carried out following standard method. …”
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Marker-assisted introgression and stacking of major QTLs controlling grain number (Gn1a) and number of primary branching (WFP) to NERICA cultivars by Reyes, Vincent P., Angeles-Shim, Rosalyn B., Mendioro, Merlyn S., Manuel, Ma. Carmina C., Lapis, Ruby S., Shim, Junghyun, Sunohara, Hidehiko, Nishiuchi, Shunsaku, Kikuta, Mayumi, Makihara, Daigo, Jena, Kshirod K., Ashikari, Motoyuki, Doi, Kazuyuki

“…However, with the growing population and decreasing arable land, rice scientists must find new ways to improve rice productivity. Although hundreds of rice yield-related QTLs were already mapped and some of them were cloned, only a few were utilized for actual systematic introgression breeding programs. …”
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