Background: The article describes the institutionalization of farmer participatory research and plant breeding that has occurred in Honduras over the past 22 years and demonstrates how this approach can o er a positive response to climate change and sustainable agricultural development. In Hondur...
Humphries, S.
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Rosas JC
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Gómez, M.
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Jiménez, J.
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Sierra F
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Gallardo O
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Avila, C.
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Barahona, M.
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[Synergies at the interface of farmer-scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras]
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Synergies at the interface of farmer-scientist partnerships: agricultural innovation through participatory research and plant breeding in Honduras
Taye, M.
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Wonseok Lee
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Caetano-Anolles, K.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Seoae Cho
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Sung Jong Oh
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Hak-Kyo Lee
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Heebal Kim
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[Exploring the genomes of East African Indicine cattle breeds reveals signature of selection for tropical environmental adaptation traits]
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Exploring the genomes of East African Indicine cattle breeds reveals signature of selection for tropical environmental adaptation traits
Serum and liver retinol concentrations and blood β-carotene concentrations were studied in 30 Bos indicus heifers rendered deficient of vitamin A over 180 days and then given treatments of access to algae-based lick blocks (n = 10), injectable retinyl palmitate and molasses-based lick blocks (n =...
Parker, A.J.
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Goopy, John P.
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Callaghan, M.J.
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Vermunt, J.J.
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Nys, R. de
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[Vitamin A deficiency in Bos indicus heifers fed a wheat straw diet cannot be corrected with algae lick blocks or intramuscular injectable retinyl palmitate treatments]
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Vitamin A deficiency in Bos indicus heifers fed a wheat straw diet cannot be corrected with algae lick blocks or intramuscular injectable retinyl palmitate treatments
A series of trials were carried out using cassava. Crop growth rate increased with leaf area up to LAI 4; root growth rate increased up to LAI 3-3.5, then declined. LAI is determined by leaf size, leaf formation rate and individual leaf life. Leaf size reached a max 4 mo after planting and then d...
MIRACLE (“Making innovations work for smallholder farmersaffected by HIV and AIDS in southern Africa”) brings togetherkey stakeholders in operational and strategic level innovationplatforms. This paper outlines MIRACLE’s strategy forimproving livelihoods through improved production, processing,co...
Ellis-Jones, J.
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Gondwe, T.N.P.
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[Linking innovations systems with participatory research and extension: MIRACLE experiences from southern Africa]
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Linking innovations systems with participatory research and extension: MIRACLE experiences from southern Africa
Altshul, Helen J.
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McMillan, Larelle
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Hall, Andrew
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[The role of public research agencies in building agri-food bioscience impact and innovation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa: The challenge beyond science capability]
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The role of public research agencies in building agri-food bioscience impact and innovation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa: The challenge beyond science capability
The West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN) was instituted with the ultimate goal to help improve maize (Zea mays L.) production in West and Central Africa (WCA). One objective of the Network is to enhance the research capacity and capability of the participating na...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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Ajala, S.
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[Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach]
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Enhancing human resources for maize research and development in West and Central Africa: a networking approach
Venugopal, N.
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Mitra, S.
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Tewari, R.
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Ganaie, F.
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Shome, R.
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Rahman, Habibur
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Shome, B.R.
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[Molecular detection and typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from cattle, animal handlers, and their environment from Karnataka, Southern Province of India]
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Molecular detection and typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from cattle, animal handlers, and their environment from Karnataka, Southern Province of India
This research describes and analyses how smallholder crop livestock farmers in rural Ea Kar, Vietnam, were able to take advantage of the rising demand for meat in urban centres and transform cattle production from a traditional, extensive grazing system to a more intensive, stall-fed system that ...
Stür, Werner W.
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Khanh, T.T.
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Duncan, Alan J.
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[Transformation of smallholder beef cattle production in Vietnam]
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Transformation of smallholder beef cattle production in Vietnam
Wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever (WA-MCF), a fatal disease of cattle caused by alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1), is one of the most important seasonal diseases of cattle in wildebeest endemic areas, with annual incidence reaching 10%. Here we report efficacy of over 80% for a vac...
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Russell, George
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Grant, Dawn
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Mutisya, Christine N.
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Omoto, Lazarus
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Dobson, Elizabeth
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Lankester, Felix
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Nene, Vishvanath
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[A randomised vaccine field trial in Kenya demonstrates protection against wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever in cattle]
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A randomised vaccine field trial in Kenya demonstrates protection against wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever in cattle