The availability of the banana reference genome sequence (D’Hont et al., 2012) and Next Generation Sequencing technologies have boosted research that helps to better understand the banana (Musa spp.) genetic diversity held in the Bioversity International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC). New i...
Bioversity International
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[Unravelling the genetic basis of banana traits using next generation sequencing technologies]
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Unravelling the genetic basis of banana traits using next generation sequencing technologies
Innovation in the food and agriculture sector is frequently short-circuited by a lack of trust and communication between actors in the market chain. To overcome these problems and stimulate innovation, the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) brings together small farmers, market agents, an...
Bernet, T.
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Devaux, A.
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Thiele, Graham
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López, G.
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Velasco, C.
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Manrique, K.
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Ordinola, M.
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[The participatory market chain approach: stimulating pro-poor market-chain innovation]
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The participatory market chain approach: stimulating pro-poor market-chain innovation
Pessimistic views are often advanced about the future of agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa, where rapid population and declining food production growth trends have been observed. This has especially been the case with regard to semi-arid Africa where rainfall is low and irregular, an...
Sanders, J.H.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Ramuswamy, S.
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[A strategy for technology development for semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa]
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A strategy for technology development for semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Colombia
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Productos de tecnología agrícola para cambiarle la cara a Colombia]
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Productos de tecnología agrícola para cambiarle la cara a Colombia
The Global Community tries to make progress on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that UN member states adopted in 2015. Key among these are SDG 2: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture”; SDG 6: “Ensure availability and sustainable man...
Ringler, Claudia
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Willenbockel, Dirk
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Perez, Nicostrato
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Zhu, Tingju
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[The impact of a carbon tax on fossil fuels on the WEF nexus]
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The impact of a carbon tax on fossil fuels on the WEF nexus