Can small-scale farming systems serve as an economic engine in the former homelands of South Africa?

Autor: V. N. Mathinya, A. C. Franke, G. W. J. van de Ven, K. E. Giller

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 7 (2023)

Small-scale farming plays a critical role in the food security of Africa. An analysis of households in two former homelands provided critical insights into the future of small-scale farming in South Africa. From a survey of 132 households, 57 from Em

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Evaluating combined effects of pesticide and crop nutrition (with N, P, K and Si) on weevil damage in East African Highland Bananas.

Autor: Hannington Bukomeko, Godfrey Taulya, Antonius G T Schut, Gerrie W J van de Ven, Jerome Kubiriba, Ken Giller

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 3, p e0282493 (2023)

Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus, Germar) is a major pest in East African Highland Banana. The influence of crop nutritional status on weevil damage is poorly understood. Nutrient availability affects the nutritional quality of plants for weevils

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Farming Systems, Food Security and Farmers' Awareness of Ecosystem Services in Inland Valleys: A Study From Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

Autor: Tesfahun Alemayehu, Guy Marius Assogba, Silke Gabbert, Ken E. Giller, James Hammond, Aminou Arouna, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Gerrie W. J. van de Ven

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 6 (2022)

Inland valleys (IVs) in West African countries have increasingly been used for crop production, including rice cultivation. Though it is widely assumed that IVs have a high potential to contribute to food security of West African countries, a compreh

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Mapping spatial distribution and geographic shifts of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in Uganda

Autor: Dennis Ochola, Bastiaen Boekelo, Gerrie W. J. van de Ven, Godfrey Taulya, Jerome Kubiriba, Piet J. A. van Asten, Ken E. Giller

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2022)

East African highland banana (Musa acuminata genome group AAA-EA; hereafter referred to as banana) is critical for Uganda’s food supply, hence our aim to map current distribution and to understand changes in banana production areas over the past fi

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Long-term follow-up of children exposed in-utero to progesterone treatment for prevention of preterm birth: study protocol of the AMPHIA follow-up

Autor: Rebecca C Painter, Martijn A Oudijk, Jaap Oosterlaan, Martijn J J Finken, Cornelieke S H Aarnoudse-Moens, Madelon van Wely, Eva Pajkrt, Marjon A de Boer, M Kramer, Tessa J Roseboom, Aleid G van Wassenaer-Leemhuis, J J Duvekot, N M Vink, M A Oudijk, J van Eyck, H C J Scheepers, S Smits, Noor E Simons, D P van der Ham, W J Van Wijngaarden, D N M Papatsonis, Emilie V J van Limburg Stirum, Anneloes van Baar, Arianne C Lim, Janneke van t Hooft, B M C Akerboom, J Olsthoorn, M A de Boer, J J H Bakker, S M Ratsma, J Catineau, N M van der Velde, D H Schippers, M E M H Westerhuis, K Slobben, T E Vogelvang, T Voogt, J van de Ven, W M van Baal, G Meertens, N van Gemund, A van Oosten, A Ritman, C A van Meir, M R Douma, N C W van Rijn, R J P Rijnders, M Linders, M Sueters, M L Tendeloo-Klarenbeek, E C Haagen, E Gortmaker, T A van Dooren, L E Hamming, FJ Kortweg, J O E H van Laar, S van Weelden, P C M van der Salm, M S Post, J A Kroese, J Sikkema, S Arendsen-Meijer, M de Hundt, B Kruitbosch-Groen, E S A van den Akker, E Moll, M G van Pampus, L Videler-Sinke, F Makhloufi, R ScholtenG Zijderveld, H A Bremer, A van der Ster, K de Boer, M J Pelink, K C Vollebregt, F van de Crommenacker, W M Klerkx, K Swarts, S V Koenen, L C M van Egeraat, E C van Asbeck, J Beutler, V de Zeeuw, S J Gordijn, J H M Keurentjes, M N Bekker, ME de Reus, H H J Monteiro, R van de Laar, AB Hooker, J Langenveld, J Willems-Robberts

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 9 (2021)

Introduction Preterm birth is one of the main problems in obstetrics, and the most important cause of neonatal mortality, morbidity and neurodevelopmental impairment. Multiple gestation is an important risk factor for preterm birth, with up to 50% de

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