A5053615805- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Agricultural and Food Production Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant and soil sciences
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Business Strategies and Innovation
Boston College
1973-2025
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2013-2023
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2005-2023
Tolbrug Specialistische Revalidatie
2023
Bioversity International
2021-2023
Parallax Research (United States)
2021
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2020
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2004-2019
Utah State University
2016
Huntsman (United States)
2016
Farmers in mixed crop-livestock systems produce about half of the world's food. In small holdings around world, livestock are reared mostly on grass, browse, and nonfood biomass from maize, millet, rice, sorghum crops their turn supply manure traction for future crops. Animals act as insurance against hard times farmers with a source regular income sales milk, eggs, other products. Thus, faced population growth climate change, small-holder should be first target policies to intensify...
Different types of studies have shown that Campylobacter pylori does not belong in the genus Campylobacter. Ribonucleic acid sequencing has indicated C. might Wolinella, but we describe five major groups taxonomic features Wolinella differ markedly from those pylori, including ultrastructure and morphology, cellular fatty acids, menaquinones, growth characteristics, enzyme capabilities, indicating should be included Wolinella. Thus, propose establishment a new genus, Helicobacter,...
As global demand for livestock products (such as meat, milk and eggs) is expected to double by 2050, necessary increases future production must be reconciled with negative environmental impacts that cause. This paper describes the LivestockPlus concept demonstrates how sowing of improved forages can lead sustainable intensification mixed crop-forage-livestock-tree systems in tropics producing multiple social, economic benefits. Sustainable not only improves productivity tropical forage-based...
Ruminant livestock production in the tropics, particularly when based on pastures, is frequently blamed for being detrimental to environment, allegedly contributing to: (1) degradation and destruction of ecosystems, including loss soil, water biodiversity; (2) climate change (global warming). In this paper we argue that, rather than detrimental, tropical forage legumes can have a positive impact mainly due key attributes that characterize Leguminosae (Fabaceae) family: symbiotic nitrogen...
Abstract When an organization tries to realize better its central mission, it is often important maintain both line and staff units' integration with the mission while flexibly innovatively responding evolving changing external markets environments. However, internal flexibility/innovation needs conflict. Thus, how resolve these conflicting becomes somewhat of a dilemma (Lorsch Allen, 1973; Nielsen, 1981, 1983d).
Abstract Scarcity of quantity and quality feed has been a key constraint to productivity smallholder crop-livestock systems. Tropical forages include variety annual perennial grasses, herbaceous dual-purpose legumes, multipurpose trees shrubs. They have promoted in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for increasing livestock household income through higher herbage, while contributing soil improvement food crop yields. For the first time, we quantitatively reviewed 72 experimental studies from across...
A survey on smallholder livestock production with emphasis monogastric animals was conducted in 20 villages of seven so-called 'groupements' South Kivu province DR Congo, situated along a north to south-west axis the town Bukavu center. This land adjacent Lake is located at elevations ranging around 900- 1900 m asl, experiencing tropical highland climate. diagnostic helped rapidly obtain in-depth knowledge constraints and opportunities this environment. Correspondence analysis multiple...
Forage-based livestock production plays a key role in national and regional economies, for food security poverty alleviation, but is considered major contributor to agricultural GHG emissions. While demand products predicted increase, there political societal pressure both reduce environmental impacts convert some of the pasture area alternative uses, such as crop conservation. Thus, it essential develop approaches sustainable intensification systems mitigate emissions, addressing...
Up to 70% of the nitrogen (N) fertilizers applied agricultural systems is lost due nitrification and denitrification. Nitrification a microbiological process that generates nitrate (NO3 ) promotes loss N by leaching denitrification are only known biological processes generate nitrous oxide (N2O), powerful greenhouse gas contributing global warming. There an urgent need suppress in soil improve recovery use efficiency (NUE) mitigate climate change (Subbarao et al. 2012). Certain Brachiaria...
Forage grasses and legumes are the principal source of nutrition for most ruminant livestock in developing countries. Raising yields forage crops can increase availability affordability products as well reduce pressure on increasingly scarce land resources by enabling greater herd densities existing pasture. However, economic significance cultivated countries is not well-understood. We provide estimates present area production value review evidence extent adoption CGIAR-derived improved...
Despite technological developments and regulatory improvements, most actors in the insect sector still face many challenges uncertainties. While previous research mainly focused on perception of domain-specific risks or has been limited to specific stages supply chain, this study aims determine how stakeholders perceive importance past barriers future along European chains, identify applied risk management strategies. Data were collected from across four chain (rearers (n=23), processors...
Innumerable authors have indicated that new product failure rates been alarmingly high [3, 10, 11]. With development becoming vital to a firm's maintenance or enhancement of its market position, it is increasingly necessary seek ways minimize failure. Confrontation this problem involves developing more comprehensive understanding why and how products are adopted by consumers so marketing strategy may be effectively designed implemented. Research studies attempting understand the process...
Frequency of use a product and market context offer new perspectives for selecting the superior segmentation correlate.