Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important tropical root crop that provides food security and income generation for many farmers. Cassava ranks as the third most important source of calories in the tropics and provides sustenance to 800 million people worldwide. Cassava is also an efficie...
Utsumi, Y
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Sakurai, T
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Umemura, Yoshimi
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Ayling, Sarah
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Ishitani, Manabu
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Narangajavana, J
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Sojikul, P
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Triwitayakorn, Kanokporn
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Matsui, M
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Manabe, R
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Shinozaki, K
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Seki, M
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[RIKEN Cassava Initiative: establishment of a cassava functional genomics platform]
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RIKEN Cassava Initiative: establishment of a cassava functional genomics platform
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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Mango, Nelson
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Adekunle, Adewale
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Fatunbi, Oluwole
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[Creating food self reliance among the smallholder farmers of eastern Zimbabwe: : exploring the role of integrated agricultural research for development]
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Creating food self reliance among the smallholder farmers of eastern Zimbabwe: : exploring the role of integrated agricultural research for development
Background:
Wildlife has been traditionally used by forest communities as a source of protein, and the Peruvian Amazon is no exception. The articulation of colonist and indigenous communities to urban centers and markets results in changes in livelihood strategies and impacts on wildlife populati...
Francesconi, Wendy
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Bax, Vincent
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Blundo Canto, Genowefa M.
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Willcock, Simon P.
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Cuadros, Sandra
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Vanegas, Martha
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Quintero, Marcela
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Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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[Hunters and hunting across indigenous and colonist communities at the forestagriculture interface: an ethnozoological study from the Peruvian Amazon]
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Hunters and hunting across indigenous and colonist communities at the forestagriculture interface: an ethnozoological study from the Peruvian Amazon
One of the great challenges in agricultural development and sustainable intensification is the assurance of social equity in food security oriented interventions. Development practitioners, researchers, and policy makers alike could benefit from prior insight into what interventions or environmen...
López Ridaura, Santiago
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Frelat, Romain
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Valbuena, Diego
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Krupnik, Timothy J.
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Jate, M.L.
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[Climate smart agriculture, farm household typologies and food security An ex-ante assessment from Eastern India]
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Climate smart agriculture, farm household typologies and food security An ex-ante assessment from Eastern India
Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-p...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Totin, Edmond
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Solomon, Dawit
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Shirsath, Paresh
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Pede, Valerien
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Läderach, Peter
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Körner, Jana
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Hegger, Dries
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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Driessen, Peter P.J.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement]
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Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
Despite the Amazon’s natural wealth, food insecurity is a major concern among indigenous communities. Yet, little is known about the socio-ecological dynamics shaping the contributions of local ecosystems to food security. In this study we examine how ecological features interact with normative s...
Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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Harvey, Celia A.
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Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S.
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Vanegas-Cubillos, Martha
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Schreckenberg, Kate
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[The Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Food Insecurity among Subsistence-Oriented Indigenous Communities in Amazonia: a Qualitative Examination of Coping Strategies among Riverine Communities along the Caquetá River, Colombia]
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The Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Food Insecurity among Subsistence-Oriented Indigenous Communities in Amazonia: a Qualitative Examination of Coping Strategies among Riverine Communities along the Caquetá River, Colombia