West Africa is a very vulnerable part of the world to the impacts of climate change due to
a combination of exposure and low adaptive capacity. Climate change has induced an increase in
rainfall variability which in turn has affected the availability of water resources, ecosystem services
and agr...
Ouédraogo, Issa
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Diouf, Ndeye Seynabou
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Ndiaye, Ousmane
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal]
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Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal
This article examined the factors influencing the adoption of the drought-tolerant Maize(DT) varieties and their effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savannaagro-ecological zone of northeastern Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from 200farmers who were selected through a mu...
Idrisa, Y.L.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Mohammed, S.T.
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Ibrahim, A.A.
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[Analysis of droughttolerant maize adoption and its effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savanna of Northeastern Nigeria]
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Analysis of droughttolerant maize adoption and its effect on food security among farmers in the Sudan Savanna of Northeastern Nigeria
Approaches to food security primarily focus on technological solutions, seeking to produce more food, preferably with fewer resources. It has been argued that access to food involves issues of resource distribution and social marginalization. Governance is seen as one of the keys to redressing th...
Galiè, Alessandra
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Jiggins, Janice
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Struik, Paul C.
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Grando, S.
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Ceccarelli, S.
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[Women’s empowerment through seed improvement and seed governance: Evidence from participatory barley breeding in pre-war Syria]
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Women’s empowerment through seed improvement and seed governance: Evidence from participatory barley breeding in pre-war Syria
Background:
The trees and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of the Congo Basin play a key role in alleviating food insecurity among millions of people around the world. Although many studies have been conducted both nationally and regionally on issues of food insecurity in the Congo Basin, litt...
Donn, P.
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Ngondi, J.L.
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Chupezi Tieguhong, J.
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Midoko Iponga, D.
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Tchingsabe, O.
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Fungo, R.
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Tchatat, M.
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Kahindo, J.M.
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[Poverty and poor education are key determinants of high household food insecurity among populations adjoining forest concessions in the Congo Basin]
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Poverty and poor education are key determinants of high household food insecurity among populations adjoining forest concessions in the Congo Basin
Banana is a key crop in the livelihoods of many people in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. For more than a decade now, the crop has been threatened by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) which has spread throughout the region but at different rates. The disease attacks all banana cult...
Nkuba, J.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Night, G.
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Niko, N.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Ndyetabula, I.
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Mukandala, L.
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Ndayihazamaso, P.
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Niyongere, C.
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Rwomushana, I.
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Opio, F.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa]
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Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa
The processes underlying environmental, economic, and social unsustainability derive in part from the food system. Building sustainable food systems has become a predominating endeavor aiming to redirect our food systems and policies towards better-adjusted goals and improved societal welfare. Fo...
Ng’endo, Mary
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Keding, G.B.
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Bhagwat, S.
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Kehlenbeck, K.
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[Variability of on-farm food plant diversity and its contribution to food security: a case study of smallholder farming households in Western Kenya]
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Variability of on-farm food plant diversity and its contribution to food security: a case study of smallholder farming households in Western Kenya
Anderman, T.L.
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Remans, R.
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Wood, S.
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DeRosa, K.
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DeFries, R.
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[Synergies and trade-offs between cash crop production and food security: a case study in rural Ghana]
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Synergies and trade-offs between cash crop production and food security: a case study in rural Ghana
Allen, T.
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Prosperi, P.
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Cogill, B.
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Flichman, G.
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[Agricultural biodiversity, social-ecological systems and sustainable diets]
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Agricultural biodiversity, social-ecological systems and sustainable diets
Galluzzi, Gea
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Estrada, R.D.
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Apaza, V.
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Gamarra, M.
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Pérez, A.
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Gamarra, G.
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Altamirano, A.
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Caceres, G.
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Gonza, V.
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Sevilla, R.
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Jager, M.
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[Participatory breeding in the Peruvian highlands: opportunities and challenges for promoting conservation and sustainable use of underutilized crops]
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Participatory breeding in the Peruvian highlands: opportunities and challenges for promoting conservation and sustainable use of underutilized crops