The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh March 22, 2022 Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) are institutional phytosanitary units of the CGIAR designed to facilitate bioresource transfer for...Read More
Antioxidant, anti-obesity, nutritional, and other beneficial effects of different chili pepper: A review Antioxidant, anti-obesity, nutritional, and other beneficial effects of different chili pepper: A review March 18, 2022 The chili pepper is an important spice that is also used in therapeutic diets due to the...Read More
Simulating potential impacts of future climate change on post-rainy season sorghum yields in India Simulating potential impacts of future climate change on post-rainy season sorghum yields in India March 15, 2022 This research paper makes robust and systematic efforts to quantify the plausible future climate change impacts on...Read More
One size does not fit all—Addressing the complexity of food system sustainability One size does not fit all—Addressing the complexity of food system sustainability March 11, 2022 Since the global COVID-19 pandemic, the urgent need for enhanced food system sustainability through a major shift...Read More
Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines March 9, 2022 Women were slightly more empowered in farm household decision-making if they were engaged in off-farm employment and...Read More
Moving beyond reaching women in seed systems development Moving beyond reaching women in seed systems development March 4, 2022 The importance of seed systems to empower women has so far been neglected. Applying gender analysis to...Read More
Mapping and monitoring the rice crop in Vietnam: Experience using RIICE technologies Mapping and monitoring the rice crop in Vietnam: Experience using RIICE technologies March 1, 2022 Remote sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies (RIICE) has been applied over main...Read More
Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review February 22, 2022 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)is the model of crop protection that has prevailed since its creation in the...Read More
Profit efficiency of smallholder vegetable farms in Nepal: Implications for improving household income Profit efficiency of smallholder vegetable farms in Nepal: Implications for improving household income February 18, 2022 Vegetable farming is an important sub-sector to increase income, reduce poverty, and improve nutrition, particularly in the...Read More
Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh February 15, 2022 Due to Bangladesh’s frequent water shortages, sufficient water to irrigate rice fields is increasingly scarce. Additionally, due...Read More