The potato of the future: opportunities and challenges in sustainable agri-food systems

A Devaux, JP Goffart, P Kromann, J Andrade-Piedra… - Potato Research, 2021 - Springer
In the coming decades, feeding the expanded global population nutritiously and sustainably
will require substantial improvements to the global food system worldwide. The main …

Navigating toward resilient and inclusive seed systems

OT Westengen, SP Dalle, TH Mulesa - … of the national academy of sciences, 2023 - pnas.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling readiness: science and practice of an approach to enhance impact of research for development

M Sartas, M Schut, C Proietti, G Thiele, C Leeuwis - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Scaling of innovations is a key requirement for addressing societal challenges in sectors
such as health, agriculture, and the environment. Research for development (R4D) …

Pluralistic seed system development: a path to seed security?

TH Mulesa, SP Dalle, C Makate, R Haug… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seed security is central to crop production for smallholder farmers in develo** countries,
but it remains understudied in relation to long-term seed sector development. Here, we …

“Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR

MA McEwan, CJM Almekinders… - Outlook on …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Seed systems research is central to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals. Improved varieties with promise for ending hunger, improving nutrition, and …

Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs

J Donovan, P Rutsaert, D Spielman… - Outlook on …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Where CGIAR breeding programs rely on the private sector for the multiplication and
distribution of improved cultivars, persistent challenges have dampened their impact on …

Conception of Improved Blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) Production Technology and its Propagation among Farmers for the Development of a Sustainable Seeds …

S Marimuthu, C Vanitha, U Surendran, S El-Hendawy… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Having a strong seed system that could spur agricultural expansion would be the first and
most important step toward achieving food security in the nation of India. The main objective …

[HTML][HTML] Moving beyond reaching women in seed systems development

R Puskur, NN Mudege… - … : Past, present, and …, 2021 - books.google.com
S be (Galiè Similarly, eed is critical 2013) women's and to food can empowerment security a
powerful as the and agent first gender link of change in equality the (Reddy food are value …

Production, acceptability, nutritional and pasting properties of orange-flesh sweet potato, cowpea and banana flour mix

AF Olaniran, CE Okonkwo, OO Osemwegie… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Promoting the intake of foods rich in vitamin A is key to combating the increase in vitamin A
deficiency. This research focused on the utilization of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (a …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated seed health strategy and phytosanitary risk assessment: Potato in the Republic of Georgia

KFA Onofre, GA Forbes, JL Andrade-Piedra… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Potato is an essential food staple and a critical crop for rural livelihoods in the
Republic of Georgia, where many phytosanitary risks threaten production. OBJECTIVE The …