This study examined the nutrition and food security impacts of a project that was designed to improve availability of disease-free planting materials of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) in rural Tanzania. Difference-in-difference and matching techniques were employed to estimate cau...
Mashisia, K.
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Okello, J.J.
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Wambugu, S.
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Sindi, K.
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Low, J.W.
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McEwan, M.
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[Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania]
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Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania
A study was conducted to design productive, profitable, irrigation water¸ nitrogen and energy use efficient intensive cereal systems (rice-wheat; RW and maize-wheat; MW) in North-West India. Bundling of conservation agriculture (CA) with sub-surface drip irrigation termed as CA+ were compared wit...
Jat, Hanuman S.
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Sharma, Parbodh C.
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Datta, Ashim
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Choudhary, Madhu
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Kakraliya, Suresh K.
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Singh, Yadvinder
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Sidhu, Harminder S.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Re-designing irrigated intensive cereal systems through bundling precision agronomic innovations for transitioning towards agricultural sustainability in North-West India]
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Re-designing irrigated intensive cereal systems through bundling precision agronomic innovations for transitioning towards agricultural sustainability in North-West India
Rice production systems are an important source of agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Mitigation techniques, such as alternate wetting and drying, have been developed but have often not taken into consideration the constraints imposed by the practices and preferences of farmers. Since G...
Tariq, Azeen
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de Neergaard, Andreas
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Jensen, Lars S.
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Sander, Bjoern Ole
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Trinh, Mai Van
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Vu, Quynh Duong
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Wassmann, Reiner
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de Tourdonnet, Stephane
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[Co-design and assessment of mitigation practices in rice production systems: A case study in northern Vietnam]
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Co-design and assessment of mitigation practices in rice production systems: A case study in northern Vietnam
Irrigated rice cultivation is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are emitted not only throughout the growing season but also in the fallow period between crops. A study was conducted for two transition periods between rice crop...
Sander, Bjoern Ole
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Samson, Marianne
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Sánchez, Pearl B.
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Valencia, Katherine P.
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Demafelix, Evyan A.M.
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Buresh, Roland J.
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[Contribution of fallow periods between rice crops to seasonal GHG emissions: effect of water and tillage management]
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Contribution of fallow periods between rice crops to seasonal GHG emissions: effect of water and tillage management
Global discourses have advocated women's empowerment as a means to enhance food security. Our objective was to critically review the causal linkages between women's empowerment and food availability and access. We relied on mixed methods and a cross-country analysis, using household survey data f...
Clement, Floriane
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Leder, Stephanie
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Saikia, Panchali
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Karki, Emma
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis]
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From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis
The food systems upon which humanity depends face multiple interdependent environmental, social and economic threats in the 21st Century. Yet, the governance of these systems, which determines to a large extent the ability to adapt and transform in response to these challenges, is underresearched...
Bers, Caroline van
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Delaney, Aogán
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Eakin, Hallie
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Cramer, Laura
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Purdon, Mark
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Oberlack, Christoph
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Evans, Tom
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Pahl-Wostl, Claudia
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Eriksen, Siri
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Jones, Lindsey
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Korhonen-Kurki, Kaisa
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[Advancing the research agenda on food systems governance and transformation]
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Advancing the research agenda on food systems governance and transformation
Within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), although nematodes are viewed among the most important threats to crop production and food security, the presence of trained nematologists working within this discipline has traditionally been viewed as scarce. The few research studies concerning this subject addr...
Cortada, L.
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Dehennin, I.
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Bert, W.
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Coyne, D.
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[Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects]
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Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects
Between 1991 to 1996, more than 50 Musa hybrids and 10 landraces were evaluated under field and screenhouse conditions for virus symptoms resembling those caused by banana streak badnavirus (BSV). The symptoms included chlorotic streaks, leaf deformation, stunting, cigar leaf death, distortion of...
Dahal, G.
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Gauhl, F.
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Pasberg‐Gauhl, C.
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Hughes, J.D.A.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Lockhart, B.E.L.
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[Evaluation of micropropagated plantain and banana (Musa spp.) for banana streak badnavirus incidence under field and screenhouse conditions in Nigeria]
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Evaluation of micropropagated plantain and banana (Musa spp.) for banana streak badnavirus incidence under field and screenhouse conditions in Nigeria
The widely recognized role of roots, tubers and bananas (RT&Bs) in achieving food security and providing income opportunities in the world’s poorest regions will be challenged by socioeconomic and climate related drivers. These will affect demand and production patterns and increase pressure on f...
Petsakos, A.
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Prager, S.D.
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González, Carlos Eduardo
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Gbegbelegbe, S.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Hareau, G.
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Chibwana, A.
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Sulser, T.B.
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[Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas.]
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Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas.
Purpose _ We examine the joint demand for components of a household’s diet diversity and its relationship with household and regional characteristics that embody diverse food access and utilization constraints within the framework of the dietary patterns of rice producers in Peru. Methodology/app...
Useche, Pilar
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru]
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Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru