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Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis

Frontiers in Sociology, 2023
This study describes what did and did not work in the prioritization of preferred traits within the value chain of yam and associated food products (boiled and pounded yam) in Nigeria.
Benjamin Okoye, Miriam Ofoeze, Mercy Ejechi, Samuel Onwuka, Solomon Nwafor, Nnaemeka Onyemauwa, Blessing Ukeje, Chinwe Eluagu, Jude Obidiegwu, Olamide Olaosebikan, Tessy Madu   +10 more
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Farmers' management of rice varietal diversity in the mid-hills of Nepal: implications for on-farm conservation and crop improvement [PDF]

, 2009
Season-long monitoring of on-farm rice (Oryza sativa, L.) plots in Nepal explored farmers' decision-making process on the deployment of varieties to agroecosystems, application of production inputs to varieties, agronomic practices and relationship ...
B. R. Sthapit, Bellon, Brown, C. J. Garforth, Ceccarelli, Chaudhary, Dawson, Frankel, Gyawali, Gyawali, Hobbs, Jarvis, Jarvis, Khush, Kieft, Perales, R. B. Rana, Rana, Rana, Sadiki, Sthapit, Tripp, Zimmerer   +22 more
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Increasing sorghum yields for smallholder farmers in Mali: the evolution towards a context-driven, on-farm, gender-responsive sorghum breeding program

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This case study explores a decades long evolution towards a gender-responsive sorghum breeding program in Mali. With known disparities in men and women’s access to the resources that improve agricultural productivity and evidence that gender roles and ...
Krista Isaacs, Eva Weltzien, Hermann Some, Abdoulaye Diallo, Bocar Diallo, Mamourou Sidibé, Kirsten vom Brocke, Kirsten vom Brocke, Bakary Samake, Baloua Nebié, Fred W. Rattunde   +10 more
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Quinoa in Ecuador: Recent Advances under Global Expansion

Plants, 2021
Quinoa is a highly diverse crop domesticated in the Andean region of South America with broad adaptation to a wide range of marginal environments. Quinoa has garnered interest worldwide due to its nutritional and health benefits.
Leonardo Hinojosa, Alex Leguizamo, Carlos Carpio, Diego Muñoz, Camilo Mestanza, José Ochoa, Carmen Castillo, Angel Murillo, Elena Villacréz, Carlos Monar, Nicolas Pichazaca, Kevin Murphy   +11 more
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Participatory breeding: tool for conservation of neglected and underutilized crops

Acta Agronómica, 2015
Although a significant number of plant species to be recognized as food, only a small fraction meets the protein demand of the world population. Breeding crops, with a very narrow genetic base, most likely will not counteract the adverse effects of ...
Creucí Maria Caetano, Richard Danilo Peña Cuellar, José Luis Maigual Juajibioy, Linda Nataly Vásquez Ávila, Diego Geraldo Caetano Nunes, Bruna Rafaela Caetano Nunes de Pazdiora   +5 more
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Participatory plant breeding in Denmark [PDF]

, 2010
Plant breeding gets more and more concentrated on a couple of multinational companies, and financing plant breeding via the traditional royalty founded certification system exclusive for the specific needs in organic farming is not profitable in most ...
Andersen, Rikke, Borgen, Anders
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The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
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Spider plant (Cleome gynandra) breeding priorities and preferences among landraces in Zimbabwe

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research
Background: Participatory approaches such as participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and participatory variety selection (PVS) methods empower farmers to play a greater role in the decision-making process and in shaping the future improvement of crops ...
Munyaradzi Mativavarira, Kennedy Simango, Edmore Gasura, Patrick Kasasa, Hilton Mbozi, Priscah Makamure   +5 more
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Encuesta a productores para orientar el fitomejoramiento de frijol en Ecuador

Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2007
Encuesta a productores para orientar el fitomejoramiento de frijol en Ecuador. Se realizó una encuesta a más de cincuenta productores de frijol de los valles de Chota y Mira, ubicados al norte de Ecuador, en el año 2003, con la finalidad de recabar ...
Emmalea Garver Ernest, Esteban Falconí Castillo, Eduardo Peralta Idrovo, James Nelly   +3 more
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Participatory Plant Breeding Methods for Organic Cereals [PDF]

, 2005
Formal breeding methods were not always suitable to address the very large diversity of both environmental conditions and end-user needs. Both were frequently encountered either in marginal areas of developing countries or in organic farms of EEC ...
Desclaux, D.
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