Background
An understanding of farmers' preferences of new banana cultivars and their characteristics is critical for developing and selecting cultivars that meet consumer needs. Therefore, phenotypic selection in a genetically variable population remains an important aspect of plant breeding.
Methods
The lower Mekong region, encompassing Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, heavily relies on agriculture for livelihoods. However, both the historical and current agricultural systems face a plethora of sustainability challenges, including in relation to the health of soils to support agricultural production and livelihoods.
Digital innovations, for instance, in extension, finance, and logistics can play an important role in agri-food systems. They can address bottlenecks in access to extension services, marketing systems, suitable financial products, reliable weather information, transport services and logistics as well as supply chain management.
Terra-i+ is a website that uses remote sensing technology to help supplier-sourced agribusinesses monitor and report on geospatial data for purpose of EU Deforestation Regulation compliance, certification management, and carbon project management.
The CWANA (Central and West Asia and North Africa) region was once considered the birthplace of civilizations and played a significant role in sustaining ancient empires like the Romans through its agricultural productivity. The area is characterized by diverse agroclimatic conditions, which vary across the countries in this extensive region in terms of climate, soil, and topography.
Soil salinization is a significant form of land degradation in agricultural areas. Remote sensing is a better way to assess soil salinity than traditional methods, as it provides non-destructive and repetitive informative assessment for monitoring and mapping soil salinity. Different sensors can identify soil salinity in remote sensing data through direct and indirect indicators.
Evidence suggests that intensive tillage, crop residue removal/burning, and frequent soil wetting-drying cycles in rice-wheat rotations have led to declining soil organic matter and increased greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and a consequent deterioration of soil quality (Jat et al., 2023).
Background
The social science and agribusiness research program at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has supported the Institute’s research and delivery efforts since 1967. This Compendium highlights the main achievements of IITA’s social science and agribusiness research over the 55 years from 1967 to 2022.
Methodology
This brochure is a guide for effective sorghum crop management, covering crucial topics such as land preparation, optimal sowing and seeding rates, fertilizer application, thinning and weed management. It highlights the importance of pest management, specifically addressing issues related to shoot fly, stem borer and bird control.
In Nigeria, rice remains a major staple food source for the rapidly growing population of an estimated 210 million people. However, traditional rice production carried out in flooded soil is associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly anthropogenic methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in Nigeria.
This brochure is a guide to cultivation of green gram. It provides the ideal climatic conditions for cultivation of the crop, covering aspects such as land preparation, seed rate, sowing, weed control, optimal fertilizer application and harvesting. It provides insights into managing common insect pests and diseases.