CCAFS has a unique strategic partnership approach to address climate-related challenges facing agriculture in developing countries. CCAFS achieves impact and outcomes through its work with 42 Strategic Partners, 13 of which are CCAFS Strategic Research Partners. Additional financial resources are...
Costelloe, Christine
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Styles, David
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McKeown, Peter
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Engelund Friis, Anette
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Spillane, Charles
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[A strategic approach to collaborative resource mobilization for climate change, agriculture and food security research, Findings from a MScCCAFS research project involving CCAFS Strategic Research Partners]
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A strategic approach to collaborative resource mobilization for climate change, agriculture and food security research, Findings from a MScCCAFS research project involving CCAFS Strategic Research Partners
Background: Biofortification of staple crops is a cost effective and sustainable approach that can help combatvitamin A and other micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. PCR -based DNA markers distinguishingalleles of three key genes of maize endosperm carotenoid biosynthesis (PSY1, l...
Azmach, G.
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Gedil, M.
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Menkir, A.
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Spillane, Charles
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[Markertrait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines]
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Markertrait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines
Background
Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficie...
Hummel, Marijke
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Honing, A. van der
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Gama, Arthur Chibwana
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Vugt, Daniel van der
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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Spillane, Charles
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[Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi]
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Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi
Climate change is affecting global population and agriculture. Through climate-smart agriculture practices in climate-smart villages, it promotes adaptation, builds resilience to climatic stresses and ensures food security. This research thesis aims to support the planning and decision-making pro...
Nägeli Juan, Laia
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Murray, Una
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McKeown, Peter C.
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Styles, David
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Spillane, Charles
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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[Implementation of the Climate-Smart village approach]
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Implementation of the Climate-Smart village approach
Index insurance is an agricultural risk management tool that can provide a safety net for smallholder farmers experiencing climate risk. While uptake and scale-out of index insurance may be slow among smallholders, we can learn from experiences that demonstrate where crop insurance can protect sm...
Born, Lorna
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Spillane, Charles
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Murray, Una
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[Integrating gender into index-based agricultural insurance: a focus on South Africa]
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Integrating gender into index-based agricultural insurance: a focus on South Africa
This Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of agricultural biodiversity in a series of specially commissioned chapters. It draws on multiple disciplines including plant and animal genetics, ecology, crop and animal science, food studies and nutrition, as well as soci...
Hunter, D.
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Guarino, Luigi
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Spillane, Charles
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McKeown, P.C.
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[Routledge handbook of agricultural biodiversity]
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Routledge handbook of agricultural biodiversity