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Author : Anonim
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9290603720
Author : Jan Low,Moses Nyongesa,Sara Quinn,Monica Parker
Publisher : CABI
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780644202
Sweetpotato and potato are expanding faster than any other food crops in sub-Saharan Africa. There is growing investment in research to address bottlenecks in value chains concerning these two crops, and growing interest from the private sector in investing in them. This book addresses five major themes on sweetpotato and potato: policies for germplasm exchange, food security and trade in Africa; seed systems; breeding and disease management; post-harvest management, processing technologies and marketing systems; nutritional value and changing behaviours.
Author : Stathers, T.,MacEwan, M.,Gibson, R.,Mwanga, R.,Carey, E.,Namanda, S.,Abidin, E.,Low, J.,Malinga, J.,Agili, S.,Andrade, M.,Mkumbira, J.
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
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Author : Hugo Campos,Oscar Ortiz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030286835
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of consumption. Being the only vegetatively propagated species among the world’s main five staple crops creates both issues and opportunities for the potato: on the one hand, this constrains the speed of its geographic expansion and its options for international commercialization and distribution when compared with commodity crops such as maize, wheat or rice. On the other, it provides an effective insulation against speculation and unforeseen spikes in commodity prices, since the potato does not represent a good traded on global markets. These two factors highlight the underappreciated and underrated role of the potato as a dependable nutrition security crop, one that can mitigate turmoil in world food supply and demand and political instability in some developing countries. Increasingly, the global role of the potato has expanded from a profitable crop in developing countries to a crop providing income and nutrition security in developing ones. This book will appeal to academics and students of crop sciences, but also policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the potato and its contribution to humankind’s food security.
Author : Andrade, M., Barker, I.,Cole, D.,Fuentes, S.,Gruneberg, W. ,Kapinga, R.,Kroschel, J. ,Labarta, R., Lemaga, B., Loechl, C.,Low, J.,Ortiz, O., Oswald, A.,Thiele, G.
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
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Author : Dudenhoefer, D.,Durroux-Malpartida, V.
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The stories presented in this report illustrate how improved collaboration among RTB centers is making a real difference. This includes harnessing the potential of genomics to accelerate the development of improved RTB varieties, facilitating collaborative responses to critical crop diseases and improving postharvest options. During its second year, the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) expanded its geographic reach and its network of partners while launching a series of collaborative initiatives aimed at resolving the most serious constraints faced by smallholder farmers growing RTB crops. While this work was initiated within a framework of seven disciplinary themes, RTB started a process to transition from an output-focused research agenda to one based on outcomes and impacts.
Author : Graham Thiele,Michael Friedmann,Hugo Campos,Vivian Polar,Jeffery W. Bentley
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Agricultural genome mapping
ISBN : 9783030920227
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries. These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and perishable produce. The innovations create value, food, jobs and new sources of income while improving the wellbeing and quality of life of their users. Women are often key players in the production, processing and marketing of roots, tubers and bananas, so successful innovation needs to consider gender. These crops and their value chains have long been neglected by research and development, hence this book contributes to filling in the gap. The book features many outcomes of the CGIAR Research Program in Roots, Tubers and Banana (RTB), which operated from 2012-21, encompassing many tropical countries, academic and industry partners, multiple crops, and major initiatives. It describes the successful innovation model developed by RTB that brings together diverse partners and organizations, to create value for the end users and to generate positive economic and social outcomes. RTB has accelerated the scaling of innovations to reach many end users cost effectively. Though most of the book's examples and insights are from Africa, they can be applied worldwide. The book will be useful for decision makers designing policies to scale up agricultural solutions, for researchers and extension specialists seeking practical ideas, and for scholars of innovation.
Author : Peter Scott,Richard Strange,Lise Korsten,Maria Lodovica Gullino
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030578992
Of the global population of more than 7 billion people, some 800 million do not have enough to eat today. By 2050, the population is expected to exceed 9 billion. It has been estimated that some 15% of food production is lost to plant diseases; in developing countries losses may be much higher. Historically, plant diseases have had catastrophic impact on food production. For example: potato blight caused the Irish famine in 1845; brown spot of rice caused the Great Bengal Famine of 1943; southern corn leaf blight caused a devastating epidemic on the US corn crop in 1970. Food security is threatened by an ongoing sequence of plant diseases, some persistent for decades or centuries, others more opportunistic. Wheat blast and banana xanthomonas wilt are two contrasting examples of many that currently threaten food production. Other emerging diseases will follow. The proposed title aims to provide a synthesis of expert knowledge to address this central challenge to food security for the 21st century. Chapters [5] and [11] are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Author : Robert Zeigler
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781486308101
Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades. Advances in technology offer an array of opportunities to meet this demand, but history shows that these can be fully realised only within an enabling policy environment. Sustaining Global Food Security makes a compelling case that recent technological breakthroughs can move the planet towards a secure and sustainable food supply only if new policies are designed that allow their full expression. Bob Zeigler has brought together a distinguished set of scientists and policy analysts to produce well-referenced chapters exploring international policies on genetic resources, molecular genetics, genetic engineering, crop breeding and protection, remote sensing, the changing landscape of agricultural policies in the world’s largest countries, and trade. Those entering the agricultural sciences and those who aspire to influence public policy during their careers will benefit from the insights of this unique set of experiences and perspectives.
Author : Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128143841
Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement evaluates traditional cultivation practices used by smallholder farmers, providing a synthesis of the latest information on increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations. The book catalogs smallholder cultivation practices and recommends innovative strategies for improving the agriculture sector including: management practices that reduce net carbon emissions; technologies that improve soil structures and conserve the natural resources base; means of empowering female resources along value chains; and government commitment to adopt policies that enhance agriculture productivity by encouraging farmers to use environmentally sound cultivation technologies. Traditional farming techniques often produce negative impacts on the environment and ecosystem resulting in outbreaks of diseases and pests. In addition to the region’s recurrent droughts, these outbreaks of numerous diseases and pests, weeds and other invasive plants put thousands at risk of poverty and hunger, as well as malnutrition. This book presents enhanced agricultural production technologies for ensuring adequate food production, safety and nutritional quality for the population of Southern Africa and forms the basis for an increased SADC regional effort in food production through which financial and trade institutions can improve stakeholder capacities, encourage micro-enterprise development and enhance employment and regional trade. Provides a critical synthesis of data and information for increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations Evaluates traditional and scientific interventions that address food security issues of the poor farmers in the region Presents agro-ecologies of countries in the region and how they relate to various cultivation practices Catalogs smallholder cultivation practices and recommends innovative strategies for improving the agriculture sector
Author : Debbie Rees,Regina Kapinga,Van Quirien Oirschot
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Sweet potato industry
ISBN : 0859545482
Author : Jules Janick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118358597
Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. It is a serial title that appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.
Author : Thomas S. Walker,Jeffrey Alwang
Publisher : CABI
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780644011
Following on from the CGIAR study by Evenson and Gollin (published by CABI in 2003), this volume provides up-to-date estimates of adoption outcomes and productivity impacts of crop variety improvement research in sub-Saharan Africa. The book reports on the results of the DIIVA Project that focussed on the varietal generation, adoption and impact for 20 food crops in 30 countries. It also compares adoption outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa to those in South Asia, and guides future efforts for global agricultural research
Author : Gad Loebenstein,George Thottappilly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402094750
In the last four decades of the twentieth century the use of sweetpotato was diversified beyond their classification as subsistence, food security, and famine-relief crop. In developing countries they serve both as human food and for feeding livestock. In Western countries they appeal to health conscious consumers because of their nutritional aspects. The sweetpotato is very high in nutritive value, and merits wider use on this account alone. The book has 2 parts. A general one giving up-to-date information on the history, botany, cultivars, genetic engineering, propagation, diseases and pests, nutritional data and marketing; and a second part presenting data on sweetpotato growing practices in different areas of the world. The information should be useful to researchers, practitioners and crop administrators in different countries.
Author : A. Ker,International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Agricultural systems
ISBN : 9780889367937
Farming Systems of the African Savanna: A continent in crisis
