This poster describes a selected set of good practices for diversity maintenance that were studied and systematically documented from 36 communities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as part of the ‘Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity: Promoti...
Sthapit, B.
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Lamers, H.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[Good practices for diversity, livelihoods and ecosystem services: what can we learn from tropical fruit farming communities in Asia?]
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Good practices for diversity, livelihoods and ecosystem services: what can we learn from tropical fruit farming communities in Asia?
The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a vital crop in East and Central Africa serving as a food and cash crop and playing an important nutritional role by providing between 20 and 25% of proteins. Unfortunately bean yields have consistently remained lower than potential yield. One reason being ...
Ssekandi W.
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Mulumba J.W.
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Colangelo, P.
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Nankya R.
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Karungi J.
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Otim, M.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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[Modeling the use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) infestation in Uganda]
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Modeling the use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) infestation in Uganda
Diversification of pastures and the incorporation of key plant functional groups (legumes) generally improve nutrient cycling and often lead to increased carbon sequestration in the soil. Furthermore, the inclusion of trees in the pastures improve soil properties while creating a microclimate mor...
Arango, Jacobo
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Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
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Gutierrez, Jhon F.
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Hincapie, Belisario
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Vazquez, Eduardo
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Teutscherova, Nikola
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Gaviria, Xiomara
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Molina, Isabel
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Barahona, Rolando
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
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Peters, Michael
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[Integral assessment of productive and environmental parameters of a forage-based silvopastoral system]
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Integral assessment of productive and environmental parameters of a forage-based silvopastoral system
Crane, Todd A.
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Bullock, Renee
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Kihoro, Esther
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Onyango, Joel
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[Greening dairy value chains - Realizing environmental and social benefits of intensification]
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Greening dairy value chains - Realizing environmental and social benefits of intensification
Agriculture contributes approximately 32% to the country’s GDP in 2015, mostly through food crop production, which accounted for approximately 65% of the agricultural GDP. Nearly 60% of of the economically active population is employed in the sector. Women make up roughly half of the workforce an...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[East Africa: Tanzania - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]
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East Africa: Tanzania - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
Agriculture is the main economic sector, accounting for 27% of GDP, employing 73% of the labor force and contributing 46% of total exports. Agricultural production is primarily based on small scale subsistence farming, comprising a system of mixed agriculture with perennial and annual crops, as w...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[East Africa: Uganda - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]
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East Africa: Uganda - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
Muñoz Gómez, Brenda
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Enciso, Karen
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Burkart, Stefan
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[Estimation of the optimal nitrogen dose in a Brachiaria humidicola-corn rotation system in the Colombian Eastern Plains]
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Estimation of the optimal nitrogen dose in a Brachiaria humidicola-corn rotation system in the Colombian Eastern Plains
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Africa RISING: Making partnerships work for sustainable intensification]
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Africa RISING: Making partnerships work for sustainable intensification