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A Journey Between Science and the Arts: Templates for the Depiction of the Pineapple (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native to America, the pineapple—Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.—delighted the Europeans who came across it. The fruit was mentioned by the voyagers and missionaries who observed and tasted it in the Americas and, from the 1500s onwards, infused reports, chronicles and natural history treatises with colour and flavour.
Teresa Nobre de Carvalho
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Adoption Scale Analysis of Improved Cocoyam Production, Production and Storage Technologies across Gender in Enugu North Agricultural Zone of Enugu State Nigeria

This study was undertaken to determine the adoption of improved cocoyam production, processing and storage technologies among small-holder cocoyam farmers in Enugu-North Agricultural Zone in Enugu state.
Amaefula, A.B, Dimelu, M.U, Agbaeze, C.C, Okoye, B.C, Okoroafor, O.N, Okoye, A.C   +5 more
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The evidence on crop postharvest loss reduction interventions for sub-Saharan African and South Asian food systems: a systematic scoping review update 2024 [PDF]

Reducing postharvest losses (PHLs) is an integral part of sustainable and resilient food systems. This study updates a systematic scoping review of PHL reduction interventions from the 1970s to 2019, for 22 crops across 57 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Stathers, Tanya, Engelbert, Mark, Holcroft, Deirdre, Marion, Pierre, Ravat, Zafeer   +4 more
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How Input Subsidies Boost Food Security in Developing Countries: Micro‐Level Evidence From Zambia

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While previous studies have examined the effects of input subsidies on income and yields, we study their impact on food security, measured through household dietary diversity, a key dimension of nutritional well‐being—examined across specific pathways.
Terence Jude Wood, John N. Ng'ombe, Stephen Prah, Victoria G. Tanoh   +3 more
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Innovative agriculture through information and communication technology (ICT) for optimized food production among root and tuber crop farmers in Abia State, Nigeria

, 2023
P. E. Amadi, P. C. Odor, C. Kalu
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Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Product development for root and tuber crops : 3. Africa

, 1992
AGRICONGO (Institut de recherche et d'appui pour le développement agricole en zones tropicales) developed a project entitled new farming systems (NFS).
Trèche, Serge, Boukambou, G., Legros, O., Brochier, J.   +3 more
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Unmanned aerial vehicle–based spatiotemporal phenotyping and growth modeling for forecasting potato yield

The Plant Phenome Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract Monitoring spatial variations in plant growth and forecasting yield before harvest provides valuable insights for optimizing agronomic decision‐making in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivation. Although unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)‐based remote sensing has recently enabled the development of tuber fresh weight (TW) estimation models, their
Yuto Imachi, Kunihiro Tanaka, Minato Miyauchi, Kyosuke Miyamoto, Masahiro Okada, Pieter M. Blok, Wei Guo, Hiroyoshi Iwata   +7 more
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Commercially Exploited Seaweed Species in Africa: Occurrences, Chemical Composition, Current Value Chain and Opportunities for Value Addition

Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 18, Issue 4, September 2026.
Commercially exploited seaweed species in Africa, their biochemical composition, current uses, and value chain are reviewed. Potential value‐addition of seaweed is suggested regionally in Africa amongst countries producing similar seaweed species. ABSTRACT Africa has a wide range of coastal environments that support a diverse array of seaweed species ...
Mondli Abednicko Masanabo, Marthe Jordbrekk Blikra, Trond Løvdal, Dagbjørn Skipnes, Morten Sivertsvik, Aditya Parmar, M. Naushad Emmambux   +6 more
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Impact of Root and Tuber Expansion Programme Technology Adoption on Poverty and Food Security Status of Cassava- Farming Households in Southwestern Nigeria

, 2011
A Thesis in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of IbadanAdoption of yield ...
Obisesan, A. A
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