Scores of assessments of the impacts of agricultural research have been carried out over the years. However, few appear to have been used to improve decision making and the effectiveness of research programmes. The Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative emerged within the Consultativ...
Watts, J.
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Horton, D.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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La Rovere, R
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Thiele, Graham
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Prasad, S
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Staver, Charles
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[Transforming impact assessment : Beginning the quiet revolution of institutional learning and change]
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Transforming impact assessment : Beginning the quiet revolution of institutional learning and change
The agricultural sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo continues tosuffer from declining productivity after a decade of civil unrest andunderinvestment. Plantain and banana (Musa spp.) are considered the second mostimportant staple crop after cassava (Manihot esculenta). The Congo basin is a...
Hauser, S.
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Dheda, B.
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Vangu, G.
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Mobambo, P.
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Staver, Charles
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[An innovation capacity analysis to identify strategies for improving plantain and banana (Musa spp.) productivity and value addition in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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An innovation capacity analysis to identify strategies for improving plantain and banana (Musa spp.) productivity and value addition in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bananas (Musa spp.) belong to the most important global food commodities, and their cultivation represents the world's largest monoculture. Although the plant-associated microbiome has substantial influence on plant growth and health, there is a lack of knowledge of the banana microbiome and its ...
Koberl, M.
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Dita, M.
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Martinuz, A.
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Staver, Charles
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Berg, G.
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[Agroforestry leads to shifts within the gammaproteobacterial microbiome of banana plants cultivated in Central America]
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Agroforestry leads to shifts within the gammaproteobacterial microbiome of banana plants cultivated in Central America
The potential for bananas to produce year round is best expressed when water is abundant and daily temperatures are in the range of 20-30°C. Zones with these conditions produce fruit for the global market. However, banana production, mainly for national markets, has developed in many subtropical ...
Bergh, I. van den
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Staver, Charles
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Turner, D.W.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Brown, D.
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[Climate change in the subtropics: The impacts of projected averages and variability on banana productivity]
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Climate change in the subtropics: The impacts of projected averages and variability on banana productivity
Rietveld, A.M.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Mpiira, S.
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Staver, Charles
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[The effect of banana Xanthomonas wilt on beer-banana value chains in Central Uganda: an exploratory study]
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The effect of banana Xanthomonas wilt on beer-banana value chains in Central Uganda: an exploratory study