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View article: Supply and Demand of Processed Potato Products in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda: Variety Requirements of Processing Companies and Implications for Trait Prioritization for Breeding
Supply and Demand of Processed Potato Products in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda: Variety Requirements of Processing Companies and Implications for Trait Prioritization for Breeding Open
The potato processing industry in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda is expanding rapidly. This study assesses the current situation and outlook of the local industrial potato processing sector and the alignment of the industry’s variety requiremen…
View article: Supply and demand of processed potato products in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda: variety requirements of processing companies and implications for trait prioritization for breeding
Supply and demand of processed potato products in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda: variety requirements of processing companies and implications for trait prioritization for breeding Open
The potato processing industry in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda is expanding rapidly. This study assesses the current situation and outlook of the local industrial potato processing sector and the alignment of the industry’s variety requiremen…
View article: Ancient Potato Varieties of the Canary Islands: Their History, Diversity and Origin of the Potato in Europe
Ancient Potato Varieties of the Canary Islands: Their History, Diversity and Origin of the Potato in Europe Open
The journey of the potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) from South America to the rest of the world has generated a prolific literature regarding the discovery of this crop, its early consumption and cultivation in the Old World. An important pa…
View article: Inclusive innovation in agricultural value chains: lessons from use of a systems approach in diverse settings
Inclusive innovation in agricultural value chains: lessons from use of a systems approach in diverse settings Open
Systems approaches are widely promoted for inclusive innovation, but their use and results are seldom evaluated. We assessed applications of the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA), which combines elements of innovation system and v…
View article: Native Potatoes: From Forgotten Crop to Culinary Boom and Market Innovation
Native Potatoes: From Forgotten Crop to Culinary Boom and Market Innovation Open
Native potato production is an important livelihood strategy for most rural Andean families. An inclusive value chain development approach triggered innovation processes in Peru’s potato sector, benefiting small-scale producers and value c…
View article: Managing complexity and uncertainty in agricultural innovation through adaptive project design and implementation
Managing complexity and uncertainty in agricultural innovation through adaptive project design and implementation Open
The recent shift towards agricultural innovation systems recognises that agricultural development is complex and must involve multiple actors. This makes innovation through a project framework inherently challenging. This article draws les…
View article: Breakthrough instruments and products steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence using the FluoTime 300 spectrometer with a FluoMic add-on
Breakthrough instruments and products steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence using the FluoTime 300 spectrometer with a FluoMic add-on Open
This report highlights the combination of the FluoTime 300 photoluminescence spectrometer with a FluoMic add-on as a powerful tool for photophysical research and applications, yielding spectral, temporal, and spatial information on a wide …
View article: Vibrant Mountain Communities. Regional Development in Mountains: Realizing Potentials,Tackling Disparities
Vibrant Mountain Communities. Regional Development in Mountains: Realizing Potentials,Tackling Disparities Open
Native potatoes are important in livelihood strategies for
\nmost poor Andean families. A systems-oriented approach for
\nfostering pro-poor development in value chains has helped
\nto identify business opportunities, facilitate collaborat…
View article: Collective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approach
Collective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approach Open
Research and development approaches that incorporate elements of collective action, agricultural
\ninnovation systems, and value-chain development (VCD) are increasingly popular, but there has
\nbeen little systematic analysis of their use…
View article: Enhancing Value Chain Innovation Through Collective Action: Lessons from the Andes, Africa, and Asia
Enhancing Value Chain Innovation Through Collective Action: Lessons from the Andes, Africa, and Asia Open
The development community has shown increasing interest in the potential of innovation systems and value chain development approaches for reducing poverty and stimulating greater gender equity in rural areas. Nevertheless, there is a short…
View article: Global Food Security, Contributions from Sustainable Potato Agri-Food Systems
Global Food Security, Contributions from Sustainable Potato Agri-Food Systems Open
In the coming decades, feeding the expanded global population nutritiously and sustainably will require substantial improvements to the global food system worldwide. The main challenge will be to produce more food with the same or fewer re…
View article: Factors influencing participation dynamics in research for development interventions with multi-stakeholder platforms: A metric approach to studying stakeholder participation
Factors influencing participation dynamics in research for development interventions with multi-stakeholder platforms: A metric approach to studying stakeholder participation Open
Multi-stakeholder platforms have become mainstream in projects, programmes and policy interventions aiming to improve innovation and livelihoods systems, i.e. research for development interventions in low- and middle-income contexts. Howev…
View article: Factors Influencing Stakeholder Participation Dynamics in Research for Development Interventions with Multi-Stakeholder Platforms; A metric approach to studying stakeholder participation
Factors Influencing Stakeholder Participation Dynamics in Research for Development Interventions with Multi-Stakeholder Platforms; A metric approach to studying stakeholder participation Open
The data represents the participation of stakeholders to 411 different events organized by an research for development intervention; Humidtropics, innovation platforms in Uganda between 2013 and 2016.
View article: INNOVATION PLATFORMS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION PLATFORMS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT Open
SUMMARY Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development outcomes, …
View article: Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review
Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to take stock of the current state of knowledge about inclusive value-chain development (VCD) in the context of international agricultural research; and second, to draw out the implicati…
View article: Structure and Host–Guest Interactions of Perylene–Diimide Dyes in Zeolite L Nanochannels
Structure and Host–Guest Interactions of Perylene–Diimide Dyes in Zeolite L Nanochannels Open
Green open access version of the paperStructure and Host-Guest Interactions of Perylene-Diimide Dyes in Zeolite L NanochannelsGigli L Arletti R Tabacchi G Fabbiani M Vitillo J Martra G Devaux A Miletto I Quartieri S Calzaferri G Fois ESee …
View article: Guidelines for innovation platforms in agricultural research for development : decision support for research, development and funding agencies on how to design, budget and implement impactful innovation platforms
Guidelines for innovation platforms in agricultural research for development : decision support for research, development and funding agencies on how to design, budget and implement impactful innovation platforms Open
Innovation Platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development outcomes, and henc…
View article: Can Andean potatoes be agronomically biofortified with iron and zinc fertilizers?
Can Andean potatoes be agronomically biofortified with iron and zinc fertilizers? Open
The aim of this study was to investigate the proof-of-concept that Andean potato (Solanum tuberosum L., Andigenum Group) can be agronomically biofortified with iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) fertilizers. Greenhouse and field experiments were cond…
View article: Lapses, infidelities, and creative adaptations: Lessons from evaluation of a participatory market development approach in the Andes
Lapses, infidelities, and creative adaptations: Lessons from evaluation of a participatory market development approach in the Andes Open
Chapter 13 (Horton et al.) tries to assess the impact of a PMCA. The chapter provides a clear example in which neither experimental nor quasi-experimental approaches could be implemented. In PMCA, practitioners gather various market-chain …
View article: Multistakeholder platforms for linking small farmers to value chains: Evidence from the Andes
Multistakeholder platforms for linking small farmers to value chains: Evidence from the Andes Open
Analyses of work in the Andes (Chapter 8; Cavatassi et al. 2011) indicate that platforms that bring stakeholders together around value chains can result in new products, processes, norms, and behaviors that benefit poor farmers in ways tha…
View article: Thionine Dye Confined in Zeolite L: Synthesis Location and Optical Properties
Thionine Dye Confined in Zeolite L: Synthesis Location and Optical Properties Open
The process of light conversion is at present deeply investigated to develop more efficient devices for artificial photosynthesis, water splitting, photovoltaic applications, and targeting therapeutic agents. This process is induced by nan…