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Germplasm Seed Movement and Global Plant Health
Global seed transfers through trade, and collection and distribution of genetic resources by
genebanks are important pathways for the transboundary spread of seed-borne pests,
especially viruses that the insect vectors can ...
Increasing lowland rice yields of smallholder farmers through the adoption of good agricultural practices in the forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana
Rice is an important food crop in Ghana. However, its production has constantly been below 40%
of the demand, and most of the requirements meet from imports. Such low production level is
largely attributed to farmers’ ...
Agricultural livelihood systems typology for coping with diversity in smallholder farming system research: A demonstrative case in South-western Burkina Faso
Smallholder farms’ populations are characterized by their heterogeneity giving the diversity of farms’ livelihood settings. Integrated farming system modelling therefore requires a preliminary clear identification of the ...
Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification can take smallholder farmers out of poverty. The emphasis in programming often implicitly emphasizes focusing on farm ...
Report on small-scale mechanization opportunities for feed and forage production in Mali
The report shows the results of this 2-week survey, including feed processing machines available in Mali (imported and manufactured) and farmer organizations and innovation platforms involved in feed business
Poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa: Rethinking objectives and entry points
Agriculture in Africa is expected to meet the dual objectives of providing food and helping people to escape poverty. African agriculture is dominated by smallholdings and donors generally target their agricultural support ...
Production, marketing, and consumption of small ruminants in Mali
This report contains information about Mali's agricultural sector, and breeds of small ruminants in Mali, reproduction system, production parameters of small ruminants in traditional system, constraints to the production ...
A review of goat reproduction in East and Horn of Africa
While goats are an important pillar of livestock and agriculture sectors in East and Horn of Africa,
little research is being published and access to unpublished data is very difficult. This working
paper attempts to review ...
Old and New Innovations for Wheat Food Security
The video reports the presentation of Filippo Bassi, director of ICARDA's Wheat program , during the World Food Research & Innovation Forum held the 9th May 2016 in Italy. Dr. Bassi opens the presentation with an introductory ...
Stakeholder Mapping Tool: Stakeholder Mapping, Social Network and Multi-Stakeholder Strategies Analysis in Mali’s Small Ruminant Value Chain
Cartographie des Acteurs & des Parties Prenantes, Analyse des Réseaux Sociaux & Stratégies Multipartites
de la Chaîne de Valeur des Petits Ruminants au Mali