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Publisher : CIMMYT
ISBN 13 : 9706481206
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Integrated Approaches to Higher Maize Productivity in the New Millennium written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 2004 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : CIMMYT
ISBN 13 : 9789706481320
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (813 download)
Download or read book Insect Resistant Maize for Africa Annual Report 2003-2004 written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gordon Conway
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501744429
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Food for All in Africa written by Gordon Conway and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa requires a new agricultural transformation that is appropriate for Africa, that recognizes the continent's diverse environments and climates, and that takes into account its histories and cultures while benefiting rural smallholder farmers and their families. In this boldly optimistic book, Sir Gordon Conway, Ousmane Badiane, and Katrin Glatzel describe the key challenges faced by Africa's smallholder farmers and present the concepts and practices of Sustainable Intensification (SI) as opportunities to sustainably transform Africa's agriculture sector and the livelihoods of millions of smallholders. The way forward, they write, will be an agriculture sector deeply rooted within SI: producing more with less, using fertilizers and pesticides more prudently, adapting to climate change, improving natural capital, adopting new technologies, and building resilience at every stage of the agriculture value chain. Food for All in Africa envisions a virtuous circle generated through agricultural development rooted in SI that results in greater yields, healthier diets, improved livelihoods for farmers, and sustainable economic opportunities for the rural poor that in turn generate further investment. It describes the benefits of digital technologies for farmers and the challenges of transforming African agricultural policies and creating effective and inspiring leadership. Food for All in Africa demonstrates why we should take on the challenge and provides ideas and methods through which it can be met.
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Publisher : CIMMYT
ISBN 13 : 9706481842
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Meeting the challenges of global climate change and food security through innovative maize research. Proceedings of the National Maize Workshop of Ethiopia, 3; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 18-20 April, 2011 written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jörg Romeis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402083734
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Integration of Insect-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs written by Jörg Romeis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insect pests remain one of the main constraints to food and fiber production worldwide despite farmers deploying a range of techniques to protect their crops. Modern pest control is guided by the principles of integrated pest management (IPM) with pest resistant germplasm being an important part of the foundation. Since 1996, when the first genetically modified (GM) insect-resistant maize variety was commercialized in the USA, the area planted to insect-resistant GM varieties has grown dramatically, representing the fastest adoption rate of any agricultural technology in human history. The goal of our book is to provide an overview on the role insect-resistant GM plants play in different crop systems worldwide. We hope that the book will contribute to a more rational debate about the role GM crops can play in IPM for food and fiber production.
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Publisher : CIMMYT
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book An Analysis of the Bottlenecks affecting the production and deployment of maize seed in eastern and southern Africa. written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Akbar Hossain
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1838802614
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (388 download)
Download or read book Maize written by Akbar Hossain and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maize is a staple cereal after wheat and rice. It is an important source of carbohydrate, protein, iron, vitamin B and minerals for many poor people in the world. In developing countries maize is a major source of income in resource-poor farmers. As maize is used both as silage and as crop residue and the grains of maize are usually used for food, starch and oil extraction industrially, the demand for maize is rising day by day. Therefore, it is imperative for improvement of maize to meet the increasing demand. This book entitled "Maize - Production and Use" highlights the importance of maize and the improved management approaches for improving the productivity of maize in the era of changing climate.
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Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Seed Business Management in Africa written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Seed Business in Africa written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Felista Wanjiku Ndung’u
Publisher : IPR Journals and Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9914728065
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Modern Methods of Agriculture Management written by Felista Wanjiku Ndung’u and published by IPR Journals and Book Publishers. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOPICS IN THE BOOK Heterotic Orientation of The Inbred Lines Yield of the Testcrosses across the Different Environments Impact of Coffee Certification on Smallholder Coffee Farming in Embu County, Kenya
Author : Paul van Mele
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 9781845938444
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (384 download)
Download or read book African Seed Enterprises written by Paul van Mele and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. This title takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa.
Author : Pradeep Sharma
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323885993
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (238 download)
Download or read book Bioinformatics in Agriculture written by Pradeep Sharma and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioinformatics in Agriculture: Next Generation Sequencing Era is a comprehensive volume presenting an integrated research and development approach to the practical application of genomics to improve agricultural crops. Exploring both the theoretical and applied aspects of computational biology, and focusing on the innovation processes, the book highlights the increased productivity of a translational approach. Presented in four sections and including insights from experts from around the world, the book includes: Section I: Bioinformatics and Next Generation Sequencing Technologies; Section II: Omics Application; Section III: Data mining and Markers Discovery; Section IV: Artificial Intelligence and Agribots. Bioinformatics in Agriculture: Next Generation Sequencing Era explores deep sequencing, NGS, genomic, transcriptome analysis and multiplexing, highlighting practices forreducing time, cost, and effort for the analysis of gene as they are pooled, and sequenced. Readers will gain real-world information on computational biology, genomics, applied data mining, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. This book serves as a complete package for advanced undergraduate students, researchers, and scientists with an interest in bioinformatics. Discusses integral aspects of molecular biology and pivotal tool sfor molecular breeding Enables breeders to design cost-effective and efficient breeding strategies Provides examples ofinnovative genome-wide marker (SSR, SNP) discovery Explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of computational biology with focus on innovation processes Covers recent trends of bioinformatics and different tools and techniques
Author : Baffour Badu-Apraku
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319648527
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book Advances in Genetic Enhancement of Early and Extra-Early Maize for Sub-Saharan Africa written by Baffour Badu-Apraku and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on the principles and practices of tropical maize improvement with special emphasis on early and extra-early maize to feed the increasing population in Sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the similarities and differences between results obtained in temperate regions of the world and WCA in terms of corroboration or refutation of genetic principles and theory of maize breeding. The book is expected to be of great interest to maize breeders, advanced undergraduates, graduate students, professors and research scientists in the national and international research institutes all over the world, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. It will also serve as a useful reference for agricultural extension and technology transfer systems, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), seed companies and community-based seed enterprises, policy makers, and all those who are interested in generating wealth from agriculture and alleviating hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Author : Peter B. R. Hazell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199689342
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book New Directions for Smallholder Agriculture written by Peter B. R. Hazell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arising from an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) project this book explores the most promising innovations in technology, institutional, and policy approaches for creating additional and better farm business opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Author : Stephen Whitfield
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317534727
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Adapting to Climate Uncertainty in African Agriculture written by Stephen Whitfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Future climatic and agro-ecological changes in Africa are uncertain and associated with high degrees of spatial and temporal variability and this change is differently simulated within divergent climate-crop models and in controlled crop breeding stations. Furthermore, uncertainty emerges in local contexts, not just in response to climatic systems, but to social, economic, and political systems, and often with implications for the appropriateness and adoption of technologies or the success of alternative cropping systems. This book examines the challenges of adaptation in smallholder farming in Africa, analysing the social, economic, political and climatic uncertainties that impact on agriculture in the region and the range of solutions proposed. Drawing on case studies of genetically modified crops, conservation agriculture, and other 'climate smart' solutions in eastern and southern Africa, the book identifies how uncertainties are framed 'from above' as well experienced 'from below', by farmers themselves. It provides a compelling insight into why ideas about adaptation emerge, from whom, and with what implications. This book offers a unique perspective and will be highly relevant to students of climate change adaptation, food security and poverty alleviation, as well as policy-makers and field practitioners in international development and agronomy.
Author : Ephraim Nkonya
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319191683
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development written by Ephraim Nkonya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Author : Bernard Vanlauwe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319076620
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa written by Bernard Vanlauwe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humid highlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized by high population densities and require intensification. The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) has set up a research for development platform in various mandate areas in DR Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, aiming to identify improved production, market, and nutrition options and facilitating the access for development partners to these options. This platform is supported by capacity building, multi-stakeholder dialogue, and monitoring and evaluation efforts. The conference, facilitated by CIALCA, aimed to (i) take stock of the state-of the art in agricultural intensification in the highlands of SSA and (ii) chart the way forward for agricultural research for development in the humid highlands of SSA, and more specifically in the recently launched Humidtropics Consortium Research Programme, through keynote, oral and poster presentations, and strategic panel discussions.
