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The Food and Nutrition Security Policy for Zimbabwe in the Context of Economic Growth and Development
Zimbabwe has committed itself to a number of global, regional and national policy frameworks. The Food and Nutrition Security Policy provides a practical way forward towards fulfilling at least five of these existing ...
Sowing density effect on common bean leaf area development
Sowing density is a major management factor that affects growth and development of grain
crops by modifying the canopy light environment and interplant competition for water and
nutrients. While the effects of sowing ...
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 ...
A gendered analysis of community profiles of target sites for small ruminant value chain interventions in Ethiopia
Community profiling was conducted to provide an in-depth gendered understanding of the characteristics of the small ruminant value chain intervention sites in Ethiopia. Gender analysis tools and participatory rural ...
Phenotypic differences in adaptation to combined stress of inadequate P supply and drought (BASE 80 trial)
A field trial was conducted during the dry season (May to July 2016) at Darien, Valle del Cauca-Colombia, The BASE (Bean Abiotic Stress Evaluation). The BASE trial included 80 bean genotypes: 58 belong to Mesoamerican gene ...
Community of Practice Partnership (COPP) for the Application of Genomic-assisted Cassava Breeding - 2020
Technology innovations are key to increase cassava production on the continent. Genomics has a central role in crop improvement and is increasingly being used owing to the decrease in cost of technologies. Analysis of plant ...
Gender capacity assessment feedback and validation report for the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia
Gender Capacity Assessment (GCA) was conducted in April - May, 2015 with six research and development partners of ILRI/ICARDA to give momentum to the implementation of strategic interventions that will directly address the ...
200098 CIAT Gap Funding Forage and Breeding Activities - Final Technical Report_ Jan. - Dec. 2017
Gap Funding Forage Selection and Breeding Activities Feeds & Forages Flagship, Livestock CRP Final technical report, and the innovation platform meeting report.