There have been repeated calls for a ‘new professionalism’ for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the capacities required to face global patterns of change and their implicatio...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Apgar, J.M.
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Schwarz, Anne-Maree
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Attwood, S.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Clayton, T.
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[A new professionalism for agricultural research for development]
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A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
Thornton, Philip K.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Kinyangi, James
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Climate change, agriculture and food security: linking research and action in East and West Africa]
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Climate change, agriculture and food security: linking research and action in East and West Africa
Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, D.
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Neves Soares Oliveira, C.
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Borelli, Teresa
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Andrade Cardoso Santiago, R.
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Coradin, Lídio
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Hunter, D.
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[Brazilian underutilised species to promote dietary diversity, local food procurement, and biodiversity conservation: a food composition gap analysis]
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Brazilian underutilised species to promote dietary diversity, local food procurement, and biodiversity conservation: a food composition gap analysis
A 70% increase in food production is required over the next four decades to feed an ever-increasing population. The inherent difficulties in achieving this unprecedented increase are exacerbated by the yield-depressing consequences of climate change and variations and by the pressures on food sup...
Mba C
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Guimaraes EP
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Ghosh, K.
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[Re-Orienting crop improvement for the changing climatic conditions of the 21st century]
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Re-Orienting crop improvement for the changing climatic conditions of the 21st century
Staiger-Rivas, Simone
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Hewlitt, A
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Horton, D.
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Russell, N.
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Toomey, G
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[Major meetings as entry points for knowledge sharing: a case from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research]
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Major meetings as entry points for knowledge sharing: a case from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Tutwiler, A.
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Padulosi, S.
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Hunter, D.
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[Securing sustainable and nutritious food systems through mainstreaming agricultural biodiversity: an interdisciplinary study]
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Securing sustainable and nutritious food systems through mainstreaming agricultural biodiversity: an interdisciplinary study
New bean varieties translate into increased on-farm yields only if farmers obtain access to desired seed. Conventional models of legume seed delivery in Africa, centralized with the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), prove to be slow and of limited reach. This article describes a nove...
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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Sperling, L.
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Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel
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Buruchara, Robin A.
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[Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships]
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Bean seed delivery for small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: the power of partnerships
‘Does research in collaboration with partners has any impact on shaping global forest policy?’ is a question being asked more frequently. Often, the challenges faced by most academic research institutions while working with partners and trying to measure impacts are in terms of: a. Interpreting i...
Bose, P.
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[Influencing the international forest policy: the role of collaborative research]
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Influencing the international forest policy: the role of collaborative research
Mahogany has become the flagship species in debates about the feasibility of sustainable forest management in the tropics. Communities that own and control approximately 500,000 ha of permanent forest estate in Quintana Roo, Mexico, and an NGO that manages over 100,000 ha in neighboring Belize, h...
Snook, L.K.
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[Partnerships and sustainable forest management: towards sustaining mahogany (Swietenia Macrophylla) in the Maya forest of Mexico and Belize]
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Partnerships and sustainable forest management: towards sustaining mahogany (Swietenia Macrophylla) in the Maya forest of Mexico and Belize
A significant shift has taken place in global forest tenure, with a doubling of the forest area under community ownership (or administration over the past 15 years). There is every indication that communal tenure will double again over the next 15 years. Recognition of traditional and indigenous ...
Molnar,A.
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Gomes, D.
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Sousa, R.
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Vidal, N.
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Hojer, R.F.
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Arguelles, L.A.
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Kaatz, S.
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Martin, A.
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Donini, G.
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Scherr, Sara J.
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White, A.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Community forest enterprise markets in Mexico and Brazil: new opportunities and challenges for legal access to the forest]
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Community forest enterprise markets in Mexico and Brazil: new opportunities and challenges for legal access to the forest