Assessing impacts of COVID-19 and their responses among smallholder farmers in Brazil, Madagascar and Tanzania [0.03%]
评估巴西、马达加斯加和坦桑尼亚小农应对新冠肺炎疫情及其影响的情况
Katharina Löhr,Paschal Mugabe,Ana Paula Dias Turetta et al.
Katharina Löhr et al.
This study investigates the impacts of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on smallholder farmers and their coping strategies in three contrasting Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The case studies include Brazil (South region), Madagas...
Gender inclusivity through maize breeding in Africa: A review of the issues and options for future engagement [0.03%]
非洲通过玉米育种实现性别包容性：未来参与的问题与选择方案综述
Rachel C Voss,Jason Donovan,Pieter Rutsaert et al.
Rachel C Voss et al.
With the prioritization of social inclusion in agricultural development, donors and research centers have shown growing interest in gender-intentional varietal development and delivery. Breeding maize varieties that respond to gender-based ...
Characterizing cassava farmer typologies and their seed sourcing practices to explore opportunities for economically sustainable seed business models in Rwanda [0.03%]
刻画木薯农民类型及其种子来源做法以探索卢旺达经济可持续种子商业模式的机会
Fleur Kilwinger,Samuel Mugambi,Rhys Manners et al.
Fleur Kilwinger et al.
The overdependency on local cassava varieties and informal seed sources by farmers in Rwanda has contributed to the spread of cassava viral diseases. The use of improved planting materials made available through formal seed sources, that as...
Tailoring rice varieties to consumer preferences induced by cultural and colonial heritage: Lessons from New Rice for Africa (NERICA) in The Gambia [0.03%]
根据文化和殖民遗产所引起消费者的喜好培育水稻品种的报告——来自非洲新稻(NERICA）在冈比亚的种植经验教训
Kofi Britwum,Matty Demont
Kofi Britwum
Rice breeding priorities in Africa often focus on agronomic gains. However, being a net importer of rice, the continent's varietal replacement success also crucially hinges on new varieties' market competitiveness vis-à-vis imports. Market...
E Ronner,J Sumberg,D Glover et al.
E Ronner et al.
How to stimulate technological change to enhance agricultural productivity and reduce poverty remains an area of vigorous debate. In the face of heterogeneity among farm households and rural areas, one proposition is to offer potential user...
Ken E Giller,Renske Hijbeek,Jens A Andersson et al.
Ken E Giller et al.
Agriculture is in crisis. Soil health is collapsing. Biodiversity faces the sixth mass extinction. Crop yields are plateauing. Against this crisis narrative swells a clarion call for Regenerative Agriculture. But what is Regenerative Agricu...
"Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps." A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR [0.03%]
突破40%的采纳上限：关注育种体系中的缺口——致特吉阿瑞发展中国家育种体系研究的一封信
Margaret A McEwan,Conny Jm Almekinders,Jorge Jl Andrade-Piedra et al.
Margaret A McEwan et al.
Seed systems research is central to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Improved varieties with promise for ending hunger, improving nutrition, and increasing livelihood security may be released, but how do they reac...
Linda Jl Veldhuizen,Maja Slingerland,Lauren Barredo et al.
Linda Jl Veldhuizen et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a crash course for many in working from home using various online tools, many of which can be used to organize e-conferences. An e-conference is a fully online event with multiple sessions and virtual discussi...
Not only the seed matters: Farmers' perceptions of sources for banana planting materials in Uganda [0.03%]
种子不是唯一因素：乌干达农民对香蕉种植材料来源的认知
Fleur Bm Kilwinger,Pricilla Marimo,Anne M Rietveld et al.
Fleur Bm Kilwinger et al.
The adoption of improved seed and other planting material in developing countries shows mixed results despite their potential to increase agricultural productivity. To arrive at a better understanding of the observed adoption rates, a lot o...
Options for agricultural service cooperatives in a postsocialist economy: Evidence from Romania [0.03%]
后社会主义经济体农业合作社的服务合作选择——来自罗马尼亚的证据
Axel Wolz,Judith Möllers,Marius Mihai Micu
Axel Wolz
Almost three decades since the collapse of the socialist regime, Romania's farm structure is characterized by a distinct dual pattern. The far majority of farms is relatively small, while a small number manages about half of the total utili...