Mapping expected returns to fertilizer investments across SubSaharan Africa
Low and uneven fertilizer use in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) persists despite extensive agronomic evidence of yield responsiveness. A key constraint is...
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Targeting agricultural lime investments in maizebased systems of Malawi Tanzania and Zambia A brief summary of highlevel evidence to inform soil health policy
This technical report synthesizes agronomic trial evidence and spatially explicit ex-ante modeling to assess the productivity and economic returns to...
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Targeting soil acidity investments at scale in Kenya
Soil acidity is a long-recognized one of the many constraints to agricultural production in Kenya and has motivated extensive agronomic research on...
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T10SLRE A novel ensemble learning approach for rapid and nondestructive prediction of bread loaf volume in wheat using NIR spectroscopy
Bread loaf volume is a critical indicator of wheat processing quality, but conventional bread-making tests are laborious and time-consuming. This...
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Incorporating multifunctional value chain actors varietal trait preferences in sweetpotato breeding programs A pathway towards inclusive innovation
CONTEXT: Conventional breeding programs have hitherto been farmer-centric, prioritizing improvement of agronomic traits while neglecting trait...
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How communities in fragile settings shape climate resilience
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Assessing spatial suitability for agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia using expertbased and datadriven approaches
Despite its well documented role in improving agricultural productivity, agricultural mechanization adoption remains very low in Ethiopia. Within the...
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Carbon footprint of milk production systems in El Salvador differences between specialized dairy and dualpurpose herds and mitigation opportunities