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This compilation of the national status reports from the seven participating countries of the ITTO Project is thesecond joint documentation of national activities for the conservation and management of forest genetic resources in South and South-east Asian countries. The reports in this publicati...


Jalonen, R.Choo, K.Y.Hong, L.T.Sim, H.C.[Forest genetic resources conservation and management: Status in seven South and Southeast Asian countries]Forest genetic resources conservation and management: Status in seven South and Southeast Asian countries

This technical bulletin first establishes the context of European landrace diversity conservation and use; it reviews how landrace inventories can be generated, using practical examples of such inventories for European countries; it then provides specific case studies of the on farm management of...


Veteläinen, M.Negri, V.Maxted, N.[European landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use]European landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) production is constrained by biotic and abiotic factors, among which Cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) is ranked a key insect pest that severely limits its potential for provision of food and nutritional security to millions of people in sub‐Saharan Africa. The use of ent...


Nweke, A.Akutse, K.S.Ulrichs, C.Fiaboe, K.K.M.Maniania, N.K.Ekesi, S.[Efficacy of aqueous and oil formulations of a specific Metarhizium anisopliae isolate against Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under field conditions]Efficacy of aqueous and oil formulations of a specific Metarhizium anisopliae isolate against Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under field conditions

Dairy intensification is a widely used means of achieving food security, improving farmer incomes and enhancing overall economic growth. However, intensification is dependent upon the availability and suitability of natural resources to sustain growth in production. Here, land and water footprint...


Bosire, Caroline K.Rao, E.J.O.Muchenje, V.Wijk, Mark T. vanOgutu, J.O.Mekonnen, M.Auma, Joseph O.Lukuyu, Ben A.Hammond, James[Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management]Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management

The factsheet presents some initial findings of a multi-country climate change survey carried out in Peru, Zimbabwe and Vietnam in 2012-2013 by the Asociación para la Naturaleza y el Desarrollo Sostenible (ANDES), Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT), the Southeast Asia Regional Initiati...


Bioversity InternationalAsociación para la Naturaleza y el Desarrollo SostenibleCommunity Technology Development TrustSoutheast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community EmpowermentOxfam Novib[Briefing note: Building on farmers' perception and traditional knowledge: biodiversity management for climate change adaptation strategies]Briefing note: Building on farmers' perception and traditional knowledge: biodiversity management for climate change adaptation strategies

Donn, P.Ngondi, J.Tieguhong, J.C.Tchatat, M.Iponga, D.[Contribution des aliments forestiers a la securite alimentaire dans le Bassin du Congo]Contribution des aliments forestiers a la securite alimentaire dans le Bassin du Congo

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) (Geminiviridae:Begomovirus) is undoubtedly the most important constraint to the production of cassava in Africa at the outset of the 21st century. Although the disease was recorded for the first time in the latter part of ...


Legg, J.P.Fauquet, Claude M.[Cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa]Cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa

Town hall meeting with the DG Sanginga, titled "Transforming IITA to a Project-based institution.


International Institute of Tropical Agriculture[General Staff meeting with the DG]General Staff meeting with the DG

This paper discusses past and present approaches to managing tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis in Africa and describes the three main weaknesses of these approaches, i.e., inappropriate objectives, inadequate links between research and policy-making and a lack of recognition that trypano...


Omamo, S.W.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.[Managing animal trypanosomosis in Africa: Issues and options]Managing animal trypanosomosis in Africa: Issues and options
Autor: Hill, D.H.

This article on the types, breeds and management of cattle and buffalo in Africa describes both traditional management systems and recent innovations, and considers the factors determining productivity, the environmental impact of pastoralism and the genetic improvement of African cattle. Topics ...


Hill, D.H.[The cattle and buffalo of Africa: Management]The cattle and buffalo of Africa: Management

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