To understand how agriculture and poverty interact, we analysed water availability, productivity and institutions for the Andes basins. Water limits agricultural productivity in the southern basins but is plentiful in the northern basins where steep slopes or poor land and water management limit ...
Mulligan, M.
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Rubiano, J.
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Hyman, Glenn
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White, D.
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García, J.
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Saravia, M
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Gabriel Leon, J.
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Selvaraj, J.
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Guttierez, T
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Saenz Cruz, L.L.
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[The Andes basins: biophysical and developmental diversity in a climate of change]
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The Andes basins: biophysical and developmental diversity in a climate of change
Insect pests and plant diseases reduce cassava yields substantially, posing a threat to food security throughout the developing world. While agricultural scientists have recognized these threats, few assessments of the geographic distribution of cassava pests and diseases have been made at the gl...
Herrera Campo, Beatriz Vanessa
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Hyman, Glenn
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Bellotti, A.
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[Threats to cassava production: known and potential geographic distribution of four key biotic constraints]
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Threats to cassava production: known and potential geographic distribution of four key biotic constraints
Tropical agriculture must feed a growing population under increasingly challenging environmental conditions. Cassava has particularly critical roles to play. It is the third-most important tropical crop after rice and maize, providing livelihoods and food security for hundreds of millions of peop...
Hyman, Glenn
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto
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Palmer, Neil
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Creamer, Bernardo
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[Cassava and overcoming the challenges of global climatic change: report of the second scientific conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century]
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Cassava and overcoming the challenges of global climatic change: report of the second scientific conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century
Cassava is attacked by a complex of arthropod pests across the tropical regions of the world where the crop is grown. Root yield losses have been recorded for several pests, including mites, mealybugs, whiteflies, hornworm, lacebugs, thrips and burrower bugs. Agronomic characteristics such as veg...
Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Herrera Campo, Beatriz Vanessa
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Hyman, Glenn
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[Cassava production and pest management: present and potential threats in a changing environment]
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Cassava production and pest management: present and potential threats in a changing environment
Despite recent success in reducing forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon, additional forest conservation efforts, for example, through ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation’ (REDD+), could significantly contribute to global climate-change mitigation. Economic incentives, suc...
Börner, J.
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Wunder, Sven
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Hyman, Glenn
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Nascimento, N
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[Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects]
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Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects