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Reiners, William A.Lockwood, Jeffrey A.Reiners, Derek S.Prager, Steven D.[100 years of ecology: what are our concepts and are they useful]100 years of ecology: what are our concepts and are they useful

Degraded lands—lands that have lost some degree of their natural productivity through human activity—account for over 20 percent of forest and agricultural lands in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some 300 million hectares of the region’s forests are considered degraded, and about 350 million he...


Vergara, WalterGallardo Lomeli, LucianaRios, Ana R.Isbell, PaulPrager, Steven D.Camino, Ronnie de[The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America]The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America

The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients cont...


Mockshell, JonathanMartey, EdwardEtwire, Prince M.Khoury, Colin K.Prager, Steven D.[Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers]Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers

This paper presents the first global map of food systems sustainability based on a rigorous protocol. The choice of the metric dimensions, as well as the individual indicators included in the metric, were initially identified from a thorough review of the existing literature. A rigorous inclusion...


Béné, ChristophePrager, Steven D.Achicanoy, Harold A.E.Álvarez Toro, PatriciaLamotte, LeaBonilla, CamilaMapes, Brendan R.[Global map and indicators of food system sustainability]Global map and indicators of food system sustainability
Perez, LissetRios, David A.Giraldo Mendez, Diana CarolinaTwyman, JenniferBlundo Canto, Genowefa M.Prager, Steven D.Ramírez Villegas, Julián[Determinants of vulnerability of bean growing households to climate variability in Colombia]Determinants of vulnerability of bean growing households to climate variability in Colombia

Agriculture, whether in the Corn Belt of the United States, the massive rice producing areas of Southeast Asia, or the bean harvest of a smallholder producer in Central America, is the basis for feeding the world. Agriculture systems are highly complex and heterogeneous in both space and time. Th...


Prager, Steven D.[DA-01 - Geographic Information Science & Technology in Agriculture]DA-01 - Geographic Information Science & Technology in Agriculture

Production of livestock and dairy products in Sub-Saharan Africa struggles to keep pace with growing demand. The potential exists to close this gap in a climate-friendly way through the introduction of improved forage varieties of the Brachiaria genus. We assess the potential economic impact of t...


Schiek, BenGonzález, Carlos EduardoMwendia, Solomon W.Prager, Steven D.[Got forages? Understanding potential returns on investment in Brachiaria spp. for dairy producers in Eastern Africa = Comprender los retornos potenciales de la inversión en Brachiaria ssp. para los productores de leche en el Este de África]Got forages? Understanding potential returns on investment in Brachiaria spp. for dairy producers in Eastern Africa = Comprender los retornos potenciales de la inversión en Brachiaria ssp. para los productores de leche en el Este de África
Petsakos, AthanasiosPrager, Steven D.González, Carlos EduardoGama, Arthur ChibwanaSulser, Timothy B.Gbegbelegbe, SikaKikulwe, Enoch M.Hareaua, Guy[Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas]Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas

In an increasingly globalized world, invasive species cause major human, financial, and environmental costs. A cosmopolitan pest of great concern is the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), which invaded Asia in 2008. Following its arrival, P. manihoti inflicted meas...


Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.Zhang, W.Prager, Steven D.Kramer, D.B.Delaquis, ErikGonzález, Carlos EduardoWerf, W. van der[Biological control of an invasive pest eases pressures on global commodity markets]Biological control of an invasive pest eases pressures on global commodity markets
Fernandes, KatiaMuñoz, AngelRamírez Villegas, JuliánAgudelo, DiegoLlanos-Herrera, LizethEsquivel, AlejandraRodriguez-Espinoza , JefersonPrager, Steven D.[Improving seasonal precipitation forecast for agriculture in the Orinoquía Region of Colombia]Improving seasonal precipitation forecast for agriculture in the Orinoquía Region of Colombia

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