Tags: crops

ILRI News on crops

19 Jun 2019

The business in seed potato: New technology spurs hope for better incomes

The Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) program implemented by a consortium of CGIAR centers, sought to harness the technologies and innovations within the research system ‘to sustainably reduce poverty and hunger in Kenya with the objective of increasing inclusive...

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ILRI clippings

20 Sep 2018

Susan MacMillan

‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought—and could help spare habitats

‘Breed More Dairy Cows’ poster from Vietnam. ‘New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the “least bad” option for feeding the world while saving its species—provided use of such “land-efficient” systems prevents further conversion of wilderness to farmland. Our results suggest...

AVCD program blog

25 Jul 2018

Vivian Atakos

Better incomes and health through orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Kenya

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Publications on crops

Journal Article

Published2019

Women's agency in changing contexts: A case study of innovation processes in Western Kenya

Journal Article

Published2019

Ectopic Overexpression of Teff Grass (Eragrostis tef) Phi-class Glutathione S-transferase 1 (EtGSTF1) Enhances Prokaryotic Cell Survivability against Diverse Abiotic Stresses

Journal Article

Published2019

Elevation of condensed tannins in the leaves of Ta-MYB14-1 white clover (Trifolium repens L.) outcrossed with high anthocyanin lines

Presentation

Published2019

Feeds and forage research and development under SIMLESA project: Achievements and lessons

Journal Article

Published2019

Nitric oxide-induced proteomic analysis in rice leaves

Poster

Published2019

Opportunities from mobile NIRS

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ILRI Projects on crops

Jan 2019Dec 2020

Feed the Future - Accelerated Value Chain Development Program phase II

The Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development program seeks to widely apply technologies and innovations for selected value chains in order to competitively and sustainably increase productivity, contributing to inclusive agricultural growth, nutrition and food security in the...

Oct 2017Sep 2022

Kenya crops and dairy market systems development activity (KCDMSD)

The Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity (KCDMSD) is a five-year (Oct 2017–Sept 2022) program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is funded as part of Feed the Future, the US government’s global hunger, and food security initiative that helps...