Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is an important emerging and non-curable infectious plant pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa that can cause up to 100% yield loss, negatively impacting sustainable access to food and income to more than 100 million banana farmers. This study disentangles adopters into pa...
Kikulwe, E.M.
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Kyanjo, J.L.
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Kato, E.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Rockefeller; E.
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Mpiira, S.
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Ocimati, W.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Gotor, E.
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Stoian, D.
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Karamura, E.
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[Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt: Evidence from impact of adoption of cultural control practices in Uganda]
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Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt: Evidence from impact of adoption of cultural control practices in Uganda
This article presents a review of seven guides for gender-equitable value chain development (VCD). The guides advocate persuasively the integration of gender into VCD programming and raise important issues for designing more inclusive interventions. However, gaps persist in their coverage of gend...
Stoian, D.
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Donovan, J.
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Elias, M.
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Blare, T.
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[Fit for purpose? A review of guides for gender-equitable value chain development]
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Fit for purpose? A review of guides for gender-equitable value chain development
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Ferris, S.
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[Special Issue: Value chain development in agriculture: improved support for smallholders and SMEs]
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Special Issue: Value chain development in agriculture: improved support for smallholders and SMEs
Value chain development (VCD) is a common term in today’s development lexicon1, where its use tends to conjure passionate ideas about how development programming can support smallholder participation in growing markets in the interest of economic growth, job creation, gender empowerment, and sust...
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Ferries, S.
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[Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development]
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Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development
Some of the global chocolate industry's biggest players, such as Ferrero, Mars, and Hershey, have expressed their commitment to achieve a sustainable cocoa sector by the year 2020. As the world's second largest producer of cocoa, Ghana is also interested in moving towards sustainable cocoa produc...
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Foundjem, D.
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Degrande, A.
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[Fairtrade cocoa in Ghana: taking stock and looking ahead]
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Fairtrade cocoa in Ghana: taking stock and looking ahead
Candela, S.
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Stoian, D.
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Somarriba, E.
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Villalobos, M.
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[Formas y efectos de la gobernanza forestal en los territorios indigenas Bribri y Cabecar de Alta Talamanca, Costa Rica]
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Formas y efectos de la gobernanza forestal en los territorios indigenas Bribri y Cabecar de Alta Talamanca, Costa Rica
Community forestry is seen as a promising option to improve the often-precarious situation of rural families while at the same time contributing to conserve forests. National and international organizations are promoting community forestry, aiming for a clear set of features that include: legal f...
Pokorny, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
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Pacheco, P.
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Porro, N.M.
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Louman, Bastian
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Stoian, D.
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[Challenges of community forestry in tropical America]
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Challenges of community forestry in tropical America
Stoian, D.
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Gottwald, C.
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Ruiz, S.
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Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Bojanic, A.
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[NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies]
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NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies
This paper summarizes the main findings of “Communitarian forest management in Tropical America: Experiences, lessons and challenges for the future”, jointly produced by a group of researchers closely related to CFM in Latin America. Local peoples and communities in rural Latin America are the tr...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
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Stoian, D.
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Louman, B.
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Pacheco, P.
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Porro, N.M.
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[Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical]
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Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical
Postharvest losses (PHL) result in direct food and income losses to farmers and consumers globally. PHL reduction strategies offer unique opportunities to contribute to sustainable food systems for increased food security and farm incomes for more than 200 million food insecure people in sub-Saha...
Kikulwe, E.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Nowakunda, K.
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Stoian, D.
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Naziri, D.
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[Postharvest losses and their determinants: A challenge to creating a sustainable cooking banana value chain in Uganda.]
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Postharvest losses and their determinants: A challenge to creating a sustainable cooking banana value chain in Uganda.