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COVID 19: Lets act now: the urgent need for upscaling agroecology in Uganda (2020)

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020
The COVID 19 pandemic has ravaged most parts of the world leading to multiple negative effects as restrictions in movement have ensued. Uganda as a country has not been spared with such pandemics also known to disrupt food systems.
Francis Richard Jumba, Tadeo Tibasiima, Eriah Byaruhanga, Joshua Aijuka, Holger Pabst, Julie Matovu Nakalanda, Clovis Kabaseke   +6 more
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Agricultural and environmental drivers of variation in the composition of food crops: A scoping review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Agricultural management and environmental conditions influence the biochemical composition of food crops; however, the specific drivers of this variation remain insufficiently understood, despite their importance for climate change adaptation and human health.
Kat Morgan, Teresa Warne, Sahar Toulabi, Fangzhou Li, Amanda Birnbaum, Shawn Ehlers Cheang, Cheng‐Yu Weng, Warangkana Srichamnong, Simab Kanwal, Linda Nana Esi Aduku, Charles Apprey, Kifle Habte Balcha, Herman Erick Lutterodt, Madeleine McGuinness, Bo Wallace, Layla Manoochehri, Alex C. McAlvay, Mary Ann Nunoo, Pearl Boamah Agyekum, Reginald A. Annan, Charlene van Buiten, Mariana Barboza, John de la Parra, Selena Ahmed, Sarah Brinkley   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Training promoters. Methodological Guide to Agroecology: Local agroecology schools build everyone’s capacities

, 2015
This guide is intended as a tool to help strengthen ancestral abilities, skills and knowledge required by participants in agroecology training. It will also reinforce topics already covered or orient and heighten their practical application, to resolve ...

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Impact of plant breeding on the responsiveness of maize and wheat varieties to an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbiont

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Field inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) offers a promising route to improve sustainable agriculture and food production, yet results are often variable. We investigated the mycorrhizal growth response of maize and wheat varieties recommended for farmers and found substantial variation under greenhouse conditions.
Ido Rog, Marco Malinowski, Dylan Baumann, Raphaël Boussageon, Stefanie Lutz, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of cattle production systems in Nigeria grassland agroecology

Circular Agricultural Systems
This study explores herd production characteristics and phenotypic traits of indigenous dairy cattle in the grassland agroecology of Nigeria. The study highlighted the crucial role of agroecology as a modifier of cattle production operations and ...
Akeem B. Sikiru, Bisong O. Otu, Olayinka J. Makinde, Saoban Saheed, Stephen S. A. Egena, Ibrahim R. Muhammad   +5 more
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Reconsidering how to dry orthodox seeds for improved ex situ conservation outcomes

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Ex situ seed conservation is an essential tool in our efforts to conserve wild and cultivated plant diversity, as mentioned in the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the Sustainable Development Goals. While there are established standards which seed banks follow, it is important that we continue to evaluate protocols and optimize processes ...
Fiona R. Hay, Richard H. Ellis, Dustin Wolkis, Katherine J. Baum, Charlotte Lusty, Olorunnisola Salvador, Olaniyi Oyatomi, Michael F. Lyngkjær   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

KEY CONCEPTS OF AGROECOLOGY SCIENCE. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2016
A systematic review was conducted with the objective of determining the key concepts that are currently used in theoretical work in agroecology. They were obtained from titles and keywords of theoretical articles and books that included the term ...
Luis Fernando Gómez-Echeverri, Leonardo Alberto Ríos-Osorio, María Luisa Eschenhagen-Durán   +2 more
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URBAN AGROECOLOGY IN CAMPO GRANDE, BRAZIL [PDF]

Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2019
Sustainable agriculture has a different meaning from region to region, most of scientific literatures highlight a dichotomy between developed and developing countries approaches.
Corina Paula NEMEȘ
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Interactive effects of microplastics and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grassland communities

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Grassland plant communities contribute significantly to global biodiversity but face numerous man‐made pressures which may interfere with their ecological functions. One such pressure receiving increasing scientific, political, and public attention is microplastic pollution.
Benedikt Speißer, Yanjie Liu, Mark van Kleunen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between agroecological objectives and political realities: governance, structural constraints and trade-offs of transition in Tunisia

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This paper explores the policy framework and the structural barriers that shape Tunisia’s transition to agroecology. The study builds on an analysis of strategies recently issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries and the ...
Inès Zouari, Salma Jallouli, Rita Jalkh, Rita Jalkh, Haïfa Benmoussa, Youssef Trifa, Sawsen Ayadi, Mélanie Requier-Desjardins, Mélanie Requier-Desjardins, Mehdi Ben Mimoun   +9 more
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