Biofortification of crops as part of the effort to combat micronutrient deficiencies especially in developing countries gaining global recognition. Recent award of world food price to biofortification of staple crops has further energized efforts to promote the cultivation and consumption of biof...
Okello, J.J.
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Muoki, P.
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Kwikiriza, N.
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Wambaya, J.
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Heck, S.
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[Effect of agriculture-nutrition education and extension services on early adoption and diffusion of biofortfied crops: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya]
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Effect of agriculture-nutrition education and extension services on early adoption and diffusion of biofortfied crops: The case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya
Laos has vast surface water resources. However, in areas located far away from surface water sources or those that are prone to surface water scarcity, groundwater is gaining recognition as a valuable source of water for agricultural development. Households in Ekxang village on the Vientiane Plai...
Clement, C.
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Vinckevleugel, J.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Xiong, K.
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Valee, L.
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Sotoukee, T.
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Shivakoti, B. R.
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Vongsathien, K.
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[Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial]
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Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial
Steinke, Jonathan
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Mgimiloko, Majuto G.
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Graef, Frieder
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Hammond, James
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Etten, Jacob van
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[Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach]
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Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that affect farmer’s decision to allocate
credit for livestock production. The results are expected to contribute to the understanding of what
motivates smallholders to allocate credit to agricultural production in general and livestoc...
By 2013, there was remarkable achievement in Malawi in terms of bean varietal output, but information on farm level use of these varieties, their contribution to bean productivity and household food security was lacking. An ex-post study was conducted to assess the extent of adoption of improved ...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[CS Agriculture to launch two highly nutritious flours to address nutrition security]
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CS Agriculture to launch two highly nutritious flours to address nutrition security
The availability of free and open access to large amounts of crop and weather data—combined with data mining approaches—enabled researchers to spot the main limiting factors of crop productivity at a site-specific scale, combine it with seasonal climate predictions, and get the information to far...
Jiménez, Daniel
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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[Unlocking Big Data’s Potential to Strengthen Farmers’ Resilience: The Platform for Big Data in Agriculture]
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Unlocking Big Data’s Potential to Strengthen Farmers’ Resilience: The Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
Alemayehu, Tesfahun
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Bruno, Jasmine
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Getachew, Fasil
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Sonaiya, Emmanuel B.
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Bamidele, Oladeji
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Adebambo, Olufunmilayo
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Adeyinka, Isaac A.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Household baseline data in Nigeria: Monitoring delivery of chicken genetic gains]
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Household baseline data in Nigeria: Monitoring delivery of chicken genetic gains
This chapter assessed the influence of socioeconomic factors, plot characteristics, food security, and climatic variables on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies in southern Tanzania. Using data collected from 357 households and 464 agricultural plots, a multivariate probi...
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, Kelvin
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Acosta, Mariola
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Läderach, Peter
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[Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania]
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Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
Peña Varón, Jenny Faisury
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[Identificación de los problemas alimentarios y nutricionales de la población vulnerable y sus causas]
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Identificación de los problemas alimentarios y nutricionales de la población vulnerable y sus causas