Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 19
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 ...
Assessment of different supplemental feeding strategies including cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) for higher sheep productivity in Chakwal, Pakistan
Small ruminant production remains the main source of income of rural population living in arid and semi-arid regions of Pakistan. Sheep and goats raised in these areas are generally confronted with severe nutritional ...
Drivers and major changes in agricultural production systems in drylands of South Asia: assessing implications for key environmental indicators and research needs
The South Asian dryland (arid and semiarid)
ecosystems have been exhibiting considerable agricultural production system changes. In
fact, today, there are scientific consensus that this nature of agricultural production ...
Impact of improved legume varieties on technical efficiency of crop production in Ethiopia: Application of doubly-robust treatment effects model
This paper presents the impact of improved food legume varieties on technical efficiency and productivity of crop production in a farming system where mono-cropping of cereals is the norm. Data on 600 randomly selected ...