Lu, Chaoqun Zhang, Jien Yi, Bo Calderon, Ignacio Feng, Hongli Miao, Ruiqing Hennessy, David Pan, Shufen Tian, Hanqin
Published in
Environmental Research Letters
Increasing food and biofuel demands have led to the cascading effects from cropland expansions, raised fertilizer use, to increased riverine nitrogen (N) loads. However, little is known about the current trade-off between riverine N pollution and crop production due to the lack of predictive understanding of ecological processes across the land-aqu...
Togola, A. Datinon, B. Laouali, A. Traoré, F. Agboton, C. Ojo, J.A. Ongom, P.O. Pittendrigh, B.R. Boukar, O. Tamo, M.
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Open Access Journal / Cowpea is an important and climate-resilient grain legume for human and livestock nutrition worldwide. Its grains represent a valuable source of protein for rural families in Sub-Saharan Africa while its haulms offer nutritious fodder for livestock, especially, in the Sahel regions. Cowpea production, unfortunately, faces subs...
Karapetsas, Nikolaos; Bilas, George; Gobin, Anne; 1760; Pavlidis, Vasileios; Katragkou, Eleni; Alexandridis, Thomas;
status: published
Tran, Thierry Van Kin Taborda Andrade, Luis Alejandro
An efficient small-scale flash drying technology was scaled out from 2019 to 2022 by the CGIAR team CIAT-CIRAD-IITA. The innovation was adopted by 5 cassava flour processors and 1 equipment manufacturers from D.R. Congo. This flash drying innovation package has positively impacted the environment and considerably increased the profitability of cass...
Makinde, S.A. Badu-Apraku, B. Ariyo, O.J. Porbeni, J.B.
Open Access Journal / Low soil nitrogen (low-N), Striga hermonthica infestation and vitamin A deficiency in normal endosperm maize are major challenges confronting maize production and nutrition of the people of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Development of pro-vitamin A (PVA) maize hybrids with combined resistance/tolerance to the two stress factors is...
Nguyen, Anh-Thu van Huellen, Sophie Newby, Jonathan Craig
Lao PDR is undergoing a rapid agrarian transformation, underpinned by a growing commercial production of commodity crops such as cassava by smallholder farmers. The global nature of commodity crop markets increases the exposure of potentially vulnerable smallholder farmers to global price dynamics. We apply a cross-scalar and mixed-methods approach...
Jha, Prakash K. Beebe, Steve Alvareztoro, Patricia Mukankusi, Clare Ramirez-Villegas, Julian
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the second most important source of dietary protein and the third most important source of calories in Africa, especially for the poor. In East Africa, drought is an important constraint to bean production. Therefore, breeding programs in East Africa have been trying to develop drought resistant varieties of c...
Alizadeh, Khoshnood Gathala, Mahesh Kumar Mohammadi, Reza Amri, Ahmed
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
Pixley, Kevin V. Cairns, Jill E. Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago Ojiewo, Chris O. Abba Dawud, Maryam Drabo, Inoussa Mindaye, Taye Nebie, Baloua Asea, Godfrey Das, Biswanath
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Climate change poses daunting challenges to agricultural production and food security. Rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events have already demonstrated their effects on local, regional, and global agricultural systems. Crop varieties that withstand climate-related stresses and are suitable for cultivation i...
Abrahams, M. Sibanda, M. Dube, T. Chimonyo, V. G. P. Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Timely, accurate spatial information on the health of neglected and underutilised crop species (NUS) is critical for optimising their production and food and nutrition in developing countries. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with multispectral sensors have significantly advanced remote sensing, enabling the provision of near-real-time data...
