The class of root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops encompasses banana and plantain, cassava, potato, sweet potato, taro, yam and a number of lesser cultivated and consumed root and tuber crops. RTB are the second most important group of crops in LDCs after cereals. RTB are vital for food security, w...
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a preventable tragedy that affects millions of people, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these people rely on diets based on cassava as a source of calories. During the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to identify sources o...
Ceballos, H.
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Davrieux, Fabrice
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Belalcázar, John
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Andersson, Meike S.
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[Carotenoids in Cassava Roots]
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Carotenoids in Cassava Roots
Kalikoski, Daniela C.
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Jentoft, Svein
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Charles, Anthony
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Salazar Herrera, Daniella
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Cook, Kate
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Béné, Christophe
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Allison, Edward H.
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[Understanding the impacts of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture: applying a poverty lens]
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Understanding the impacts of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture: applying a poverty lens
Badakshan is located in the extreme northeastern comer of Afghanistan and has not yet come under Taliban control. The province is virtually cut off from the rest of the country and is traditionally food deficient. The 20-year-old conflict in the region has further aggravated the situation, causin...
Nuestra especie entró en grupos pequeños al continente americano a través de Beringia hace 20-15 000 años. Compartió con Siberia Oriental el chamanismo y con él la búsqueda de plantas y hongos alucinógenos y, como consecuencia, el conocimiento detallado de la flora y el continuo interés por exper...
Debouck, Daniel G.
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[Domesticaciones americanas: cuando la recursividad humana con ayuda de algunas plantas hace maravillas contra el peso de la geografía y de la migración original]
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Domesticaciones americanas: cuando la recursividad humana con ayuda de algunas plantas hace maravillas contra el peso de la geografía y de la migración original
Rice-fish farming: A food security alternative Rice-fish farming is a biological or clean production system that consists of the simultaneous farming of rice and fish on the same land and at the same time; in other words, in the plots flooded for rice cultivation. Rice is the main product and has...
La rizipiscicultura es un sistema de producción biológica o producción limpia, que consiste en la siembra simultánea de arroz y peces en un mismo terreno y al mismo tiempo, es decir, en los lotes que se inundan para el cultivo. El arroz es el producto principal y el de mayor importancia económica...
Degiovanni Beltramo, Víctor M.
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Atencio García, Víctor Julio
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Charry Mercado, Roger E.
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[Rizipiscicultura: alternativa para la seguridad alimentaria]
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Rizipiscicultura: alternativa para la seguridad alimentaria
Por su posicion y fisiografia, Colombia presenta una gran diversidad de zonas climaticas y cuenta con abundantes recursos agricolas y de agua dulce, una biodiversidad excepcional y gran riqueza en recursos naturales. La agricultura se caracteriza por monocultivos tecnificados por region (v.gr. ca...
Hodson de Jaramillo, Elizabeth
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Castaño, Jairo
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Poveda, Germán
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Roldán, Gabriel
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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[Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Colombia]
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Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Colombia
Woldearegay, Kifle
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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Kizito, Fred
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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[Fostering Food Security and Climate Resilience Through Integrated Landscape Restoration Practices and Rainwater Harvesting/Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Ethiopia]
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Fostering Food Security and Climate Resilience Through Integrated Landscape Restoration Practices and Rainwater Harvesting/Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Ethiopia
Tabo, Ramadjita
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Bationo, B. André
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Amadou, B.
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Marchal, D
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Lompo, F
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Gandah, M.
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Hassane, O
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Diallo, M.K.
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Ndjeunga, J
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Fatondji, D.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Sogodogo, D.
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Taonda, JBS
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Sako, K
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Boubacar, S
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Abdou, A
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Koala, Saidou
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[Fertilizer microdosing and "warrantage" or inventory credit system to improve food security and farmers' income in west Africa]
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Fertilizer microdosing and "warrantage" or inventory credit system to improve food security and farmers' income in west Africa
Vlek, Paul L.G.
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Le, QB
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Temene, L
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[Assessment of land degradation, Its possible causes and threat to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Assessment of land degradation, Its possible causes and threat to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa