Efficiency in Farming systemsSurvey – enhancing cooperation with IITA

General interest

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Biotechnology and genetic improvement

1 Conserving and accessing genetic resources

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Breeding cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava and maize for yield and suitability for crop production systems

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Breeding cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava and maize with tolerance or resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in response to climate change

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Breeding cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava and maize with traits that satisfy the changing demands of processors and consumers

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Maximize genetic improvement research by utilizing the latest in technologies and information ensuing from advances in genomics and transgenic.

6Promoting systems for pest and disease-free planting material for farmers

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Plant Production and Health Management

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Diagnosing, identifying and cross-boundary monitoring of emerging biotic threats and new invaders

2Developing strategies for mitigating effects of pest and diseases stresses coupled with climate changes

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Designing and management options for controlling soil-borne noxious organisms such as nematodes, aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus fungi, and Striga

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Phenotyping physiological and metabolic traits including photosynthetic activity and assimilate partitioning, transpiration and water use efficiency

5 Developing integrated pest management practices

6Facilitate the development of community-based seed systems

7Improving availability of foundation and certified seeds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Natural Resource Management

1 Adaptation to progressive climate change

2 Adaptation through managing climate risk

3 Pro-poor climate change mitigation

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Enhancing the knowledge on soil (micro)organisms, including rhizobia and mycorrhiza that improve access to/use efficiency of nutrients

5Developing Integrated Soil Fertility Management practices for target cropping systems

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Developing decision support tools to analyze trade-offs among land management and livelihood strategies

7Developing analytical methods and tools for the management of multiple use landscapes

8 Assessing and managing soil carbon stocks

9Managing soil health for enhanced ecosystem services

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Promoting agricultural intensification in order to reduce deforestation and infringing of agricultural activities in forest margins in particular 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Social Science and Agribusiness

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Identification of conducive policies and institutional arrangements for smallholder producers

2 Linking small producers to markets

3 Strategic gender research

4Forecast scenarios of key drivers of agricultural intensification

5Measuring impacts of interventions across a large spectrum of innovations

6 Bio-fortification of staple food

7Prevention and control of agriculture-associated diseases

8Integrated agriculture, nutrition, and health programs and policies

9 Post-harvest handling for value addition

10Agro-enterprise development to stimulate value addition and agribusiness

11Agro-enterprise development to stimulate value addition and agribusiness

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Reducing the drudgery of work through development of efficient field practices and ergonomic tools

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