Navigating toward resilient and inclusive seed systems
OT Westengen, SP Dalle… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Food systems face new climatic and socioecological challenges and farmers need a
diversity of new plant varieties to respond to these. While plant breeding is important …
diversity of new plant varieties to respond to these. While plant breeding is important …
Agroforestry—The next step in sustainable and resilient agriculture
MH Wilson, ST Lovell - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
Agriculture faces the unprecedented task of feeding a world population of 9 billion people by
2050 while simultaneously avoiding harmful environmental and social effects. One effort to …
2050 while simultaneously avoiding harmful environmental and social effects. One effort to …
Which practices co‐deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land degradation and desertification?
There is a clear need for transformative change in the land management and food
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …
[HTML][HTML] Farmer seed networks make a limited contribution to agriculture? Four common misconceptions
The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development
and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by …
and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by …
Yield reduction under climate warming varies among wheat cultivars in South Africa
Understanding extreme weather impacts on staple crops such as wheat is vital for creating
adaptation strategies and increasing food security, especially in dryland cropping systems …
adaptation strategies and increasing food security, especially in dryland cropping systems …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change impacts and relevance of smallholder farmers' response in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya
In the recent decades, extreme weather events have increased in frequency, intensity and
magnitude threatening and increasing the vulnerability of rural livelihoods particularly in the …
magnitude threatening and increasing the vulnerability of rural livelihoods particularly in the …
The impact of interventions in the global land and agri‐food sectors on Nature's Contributions to People and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Interlocked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation require
transformative interventions in the land management and food production sectors to reduce …
transformative interventions in the land management and food production sectors to reduce …
Cassava trait preferences of men and women farmers in Nigeria: implications for breeding
B Teeken, O Olaosebikan, J Haleegoah, E Oladejo… - Economic Botany, 2018 - Springer
Nigeria is the world's largest cassava producer, hosting a diverse array of cassava farmers
and processors. Cassava breeding programs prioritize “common denominator” traits in …
and processors. Cassava breeding programs prioritize “common denominator” traits in …
Integrating BLUP, AMMI, and GGE Models to Explore GE Interactions for Adaptability and Stability of Winter Lentils (Lens culinaris Medik.)
Lentil yield is a complicated quantitative trait; it is significantly influenced by the environment.
It is crucial for improving human health and nutritional security in the country as well as for a …
It is crucial for improving human health and nutritional security in the country as well as for a …
Interlinkages between desertification, land degradation, food security and greenhouse gas fluxes: synergies, trade-offs and integrated response options
Executive summary The land challenges, in the context of this report, are climate change
mitigation, adaptation, desertification, land degradation, and food security. The chapter also …
mitigation, adaptation, desertification, land degradation, and food security. The chapter also …