East Africa is undergoing rapid expansion of pig rearing, driven by increasing pork consumption. Introduction and expansion of pig production systems in this biodiverse landscape may create new risks, including zoonotic pathogen transmission. Historically, biosecurity measures have primarily been...
Ekman, S.M.S.
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Macamo, C.S.
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[Brazilian Development Cooperation in Agriculture: A Scoping Study on ProSavana in Mozambique, with Implications for Forests]
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Brazilian Development Cooperation in Agriculture: A Scoping Study on ProSavana in Mozambique, with Implications for Forests
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has accepted trade liberalization and globalization as important policy directions. West African trade with Europe and the United States is already much greater than trade with other developed countries or intra-regional trade, although tradi...
Hughes, J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Makinde, K.
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Olembo, S.
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[Institutional aspects of sanitary and phytosanitary issues in ECOWAS trade]
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Institutional aspects of sanitary and phytosanitary issues in ECOWAS trade
This chapter draws attention to the link between VCD and smallholder livelihood strategies that comprise a complex mix of subsistence and market-oriented activities and that are diversified to meet multiple livelihood goals and mitigate risks; and the authors address the related implications for ...
Stoian, D.
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Donovan, J.
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Fisk, J.
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Muldoon, M.
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[Value-chain development for rural poverty reduction: a reality check and a warning]
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Value-chain development for rural poverty reduction: a reality check and a warning
Díaz Bonilla, Eugenio
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Saini, Eugenia
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Henry, Guy
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Creamer, Bernardo
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Trigo, Eduardo
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[Tendencias estratégicas mundiales e investigación y desarrollo agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe: Un marco para análisis]
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Tendencias estratégicas mundiales e investigación y desarrollo agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe: Un marco para análisis
Cassava is a regional crop in India, 97 percent of the production coming from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. On a countrywide basis, cassava makes only a small contribution to total calorie intake; in the south, however, it ranks 2nd to rice. Data are presented on production and utilization...
La yuca es un cultivo regional en India; el 97 por ciento de la produccion proviene de los estados de Kerala y Tamil Nadu. A nivel nacional, la yuca representa un pequeno aporte al consumo total de calorias; en el sur, sin embargo, ocupa el segundo lugar despues del arroz. Se presentan datos sobr...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change]
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Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change
Trade is important for economic development and growth; however, it is also the principal means of introducing invasive pests and disease vectors that can cause environmental damage and economic losses and pose a serious risk to biodiversity. Invasive pests and trade have created a two-way linkag...
Youm, O.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Togola, A.
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Robertson, S.
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Nwilene, F.E.
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[International trade and exotic pests: the risks for biodiversity and African economies]
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International trade and exotic pests: the risks for biodiversity and African economies
Results of a study on bean cultivation in El Salvador are given. Aspects analyzed were as follows: consumption structure (apparent, per capita, and rural-urban; preferences, consumption and cooking ways, and nutritive value); area, production, and yields (at national and regional levels, by cropp...
Portillo de Villegas, ME
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Gaona R, J
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[El frijol en El Salvador: implicaciones para la investigacion agricola]
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El frijol en El Salvador: implicaciones para la investigacion agricola