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CGIAR germplasm health units apply a systems approach to germplasm seed health protection for conservation and safe international distribution
Germplasm seed exchange from CGIAR genebanks and breeding is important to global
agricultural research and development programs. Seed as a pathway for pest spread is an
inherent risk for international seed exchanges. ...
Reflection on innovation processes in a smallholder goat development project in Mozambique
There is an increasing interest among researchers, practitioners and donors in using agricultural innovation systems approaches to reach development outcomes. Limited practical experiences have been shared on the dynamics ...
Community-Based Breeding Program is an attractive option for genetic improvement of small ruminants
In small ruminants, centralized breeding schemes, entirely managed and controlled by governments – with minimal, if any, participation by farmers – were developed and implemented in many developing countries. Such programs ...
The Subjective Well-being Effects of Imperfect Insurance that Doesn’t Pay Out
In this paper we estimate the effects of an imperfect insurance coverage on subjective well-being of a poor, rural population, by exploring whether insurance in force improves subjective well-being and whether insurance ...
Opportunities and limitations of multidimensional crop improvement in grain legumes to support increased productivity in mixed crop livestock systems
While rising demand for animal sourced food (ASF) in emerging and developing countries increases feed demand, shrinking natural resource base particularly arable land and water limit feed production. Consequently crop ...
Choice of breeding method for improving yield and yield stability in faba bean
Faba bean (Viciafaba L.) is partially allogamous crop with outcrossing rate varied from 0.3 to 0.83 with
an average of 0.5' Breeding methods applied to this crop depends on the levels of outcrossing and the
genetic basis ...
Productive Spillovers of the Take-up of Index-Based Livestock Insurance¥
Does the provision of livestock insurance raise the unintended consequence of stimulating excessive herd accumulation and less environmentally-sustainable herd movement patterns? The impact of insurance is theoretically ...
Water and livestock
Projected increased demand for food in developing countries over the next 30 years implies a correspondingly great need for additional agricultural water unless integrated research and development can achieve much higher ...
The Impact of Land Use Change on the 3-D Structure of Shrubland and Savanna Dryland Ecosystems
A terrestrial LiDAR scanner was used to compare the vegetation of two nearby sites with different management regimes.
Drylands cover 41% of the terrestrial land surface and provide $1 trillion in ecosystem goods and
services ...
Reminder Nudge, Attribute Nonattendance, and Willingness to Pay in a Discrete Choice Experiment
Attribute non-attendance (ANA) is one of the choice simplification strategies respondents employ in
choosing among alternatives in stated preference elicitation methods. Studies have shown the importance
of accounting for ...