Search Results - "Almekinders, C. J. M."

How Kenyan Potato Farmers Evaluate the Seed: Implications for the Promotion of Certified Seed Potato by Atieno, E. O., Kilwinger, F. B. M., Almekinders, C. J. M., Struik, P. C.

“…Improving the quality of seed potatoes that smallholder farmers plant continues to represent one of the most important challenges of the potato sector in most…”
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Collaborative research on Conservation Agriculture in Bajío, Mexico: continuities and discontinuities of partnerships by Martínez-Cruz, T. E., Almekinders, C. J. M., Camacho-Villa, T. C.

“…Agricultural technologies are debated and contested. Studying the socio-political life of agricultural research can help us to understand why some particular…”
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Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda by Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Almekinders, C.J.M., Ebanyat, P., Giller, K.E.

“…•Climbing beans were more widely grown in southwestern than in eastern Uganda.•99% of the farmers adapted the best-bet climbing bean technology.•On average,…”
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Village poultry consumption and marketing in relation to gender, religious festivals and market access by Aklilu, H.A, Almekinders, C.J.M, Udo, H.M.J, Zijpp, A.J. van der

“…This study aimed to examine village poultry consumption and marketing in Ethiopia in relation to gender, socio-cultural events and market access. The main…”
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Can conventional breeding programmes provide onion varieties that are suitable for organic farming in the Netherlands? by Osman, A. M, Almekinders, C. J. M, Struik, P. C, Lammerts van Bueren, E. T

“…Main stream commercial onion breeders do not select varieties for organic farming, but solely for conventional farming. Seed companies consider the organic…”
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Potato breeding in the Netherlands: a successful participatory model with collaboration between farmers and commercial breeders by Almekinders, C. J. M., Mertens, L., van Loon, J. P., Lammerts van Bueren, E. T.

“…Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) is mostly considered relevant to smallholder agriculture in developing countries. PPB involves getting farmers to…”
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The Use of True Potato Seed as Pro-poor Technology: The Efforts of an International Agricultural Research Institute to Innovating Potato Production by Almekinders, C. J. M., Chujoy, E., Thiele, G.

“…The International Potato Center (CIP) and collaborating institutions implemented an intensive research programme over a period of 25–30 years on the use of…”
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Current status of the TPS technology in the world by Almekinders, C.J.M. (Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (Netherlands). Vakgroep Agronomie), Chilver, A.S, Renia, H.M

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Local seed systems and their importance for an improved seed supply in developing countries by Almekinders, C.J.M. (Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (Netherlands). Vakgroep Agronomie), Louwaars, N.P, Bruijn, G.H. de

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Soil fertility gradients shape the agrobiodiversity of Amazonian homegardens by Junqueira, A.B., Souza, N.B., Stomph, T.J., Almekinders, C.J.M., Clement, C.R., Struik, P.C.

“…•We studied homegardens on Amazonian anthropogenic soils and their surroundings.•We focused on relationships between soil variation and agrobiodiversity.•Soil…”
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How do climbing beans fit in farming systems of the eastern highlands of Uganda? Understanding opportunities and constraints at farm level by Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Marinus, W., Almekinders, C.J.M., Ebanyat, P., Giller, K.E.

“…Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification in the East-African highlands, but their introduction requires a major change in the cropping…”
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Identifying crop productivity constraints and opportunities using focus group discussions: A case study with farmers from Tigray by Kraaijvanger, R., Almekinders, C.J.M., Veldkamp, A.

“…•Focus group discussions reflected contextual diversity.•Farmer groups considered soil fertility measures an important opportunity.•Quantification of focus…”
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Understanding perceptions of potato seed quality among small-scale farmers in Peruvian highlands by Urrea-Hernandez, C., Almekinders, C.J.M., van Dam, Y.K.

“…•The study shows differences between expert and farmer perception of seed quality•The results show that farmers have more integrated perception of seed…”
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Basket of options: Unpacking the concept by Ronner, E, Sumberg, J, Glover, D, Descheemaeker, KKE, Almekinders, CJM, Haussmann, BIG, Kuyper, TW, Posthumus, H, Ebanyat, P, Giller, KE

“…How to stimulate technological change to enhance agricultural productivity and reduce poverty remains an area of vigorous debate. In the face of heterogeneity…”
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Culturally embedded practices of managing banana diversity and planting material in central Uganda by Kilwinger, F.B.M., Rietveld, A.M., Groot, J.C.J., Almekinders, C.J.M

“…Formal seed systems aim to provide farmers with high-quality planting material that meets evolving demands and cultivation challenges. East African banana…”
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Shoot development and flowering in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by ALMEKINDERS, C. J. M, STRUIK, P. C

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Adapting spring wheat breeding to the needs of the organic sector by Osman, A.M., Almekinders, C.J.M., Struik, P.C., Lammerts van Bueren, E.T.

“…•Spring wheat is an important component in Dutch organic farming•Spring wheat breeding is part of and influenced by a larger crop production system•Organic…”
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The joint development of JM-12.7: A technographic description of the making of a bean variety by Almekinders, C.J.M.

“…Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) is one of the areas of Participatory Technology Development (PTD) in which collaboration of researchers and farmers has been…”
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How resource poor households value and access poultry: Village poultry keeping in Tigray, Ethiopia by Aklilu, H.A., Udo, H.M.J., Almekinders, C.J.M., Van der Zijpp, A.J.

“…This study examines the role of poultry in the livelihoods of rural households and the ownership of poultry and related technology in three locations with…”
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Adapting Value for Cultivation and Use testing to stimulate the release of improved varieties for the organic sector. The case of spring wheat in The Netherlands by Osman, A. M., Bonthuis, H., Van den Brink, L., Struik, P. C., Almekinders, C. J. M., van Bueren, E. T. Lammerts

“…Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU), the mandatory variety testing system for agricultural crops in the European Union (EU), has been used as a policy…”
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