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Best management practices for commercial tilapia reproduction in Northeast Africa

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december, 2022

Tilapia hatcheries are the most common type of fish hatchery in Egypt, as well as many other countries
globally. Their success has helped supply fish farms with quality tilapia seed, which in turn has increased
farmed fish production in many parts of the world. With the fish farming industry growing so quickly,

Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia): a minor legume with major potential to address global agricultural challenges

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december, 2022
Global

Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia) is an orphan legume of Vigna genus, exhibiting wide adaptability and has the potential to grow well in arid and semi-arid areas, predominantly across different eco-geographical regions of Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent.

Women representation in soil science: gender indicators in the University Program of Interdisciplinary Soil Studies

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december, 2022
Venezuela

Introduction. In the world, 33% of soils are degraded, and 2.9 million people are affected by land degradation, with problems associated with food security, conflicts over natural resources, and migration with different impacts on men or women.

Global mapping of volumetric water retention at 100, 330 and 15 000 cm suction using the WoSIS database

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december, 2022
Global

Present global maps of soil water retention (SWR) are mostly derived from pedotransfer functions (PTFs) applied to maps of other basic soil properties. As an alternative, ‘point-based’ mapping of soil water content can improve global soil data availability and quality.

Systems thinking is needed to address the global water crisis

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december, 2022
France

We are pleased to report that NEXUS Gains has made substantial progress since its launch in April 2022, as outlined in our annual technical report. Energy, food production, and ecosystems are driven by water, which is central to our nexus approach. To ensure the sustainability of the program, we have invested considerable time in building teams and partnerships in our target basins.

Operations research and machine learning to manage risk and optimize production practices in agriculture: good and bad experience

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december, 2022
Global

The potential for operations research with farmer supplied data coupled with machine learning to improve crop management is explored through a series of case studies from developing countries. The information provided by the farmers ranged from solely yield to a description of the management of the crop and some details of the growth environment.

Evolution of fungal and non-fungal eukaryotic communities in response to thermophilic co-composting of various nitrogen-rich green feedstocks

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december, 2022
Tanzania

Thermophilic composting is a promising soil and waste management approach involving diverse micro and macro-organisms, including eukaryotes. Due to sub-optimal amounts of nutrients in manure, supplemental feedstock materials such as Lantana camara, and Tithonia diversifolia twigs are used in composting.