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2. The tricot approach: an agile framework for decentralized on-farm testing supported by citizen science. A retrospective

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de Sousa, Kauê, van Etten, Jacob, Manners, Rhys, Abidin, Erna, Abdulmalik, Rekiya O., Abolore, Bello, Acheremu, Kwabena, Angudubo, Stephen, Aguilar, Amilcar, Arnaud, Elizabeth, Babu, Adventina, Barrios, Mirna, Benavente, Grecia, Boukar, Ousmane, Cairns, Jill E., Carey, Edward, Daudi, Happy, Dawud, Maryam, Edughaen, Gospel, Ellison, James, Esuma, Williams, Mohammed, Sanusi Gaya, van de Gevel, Jeske, Gomez, Marvin, van Heerwaarden, Joost, Iragaba, Paula, Kadege, Edith, Assefa, Teshale M., Kalemera, Sylvia, Kasubiri, Fadhili Salum, Kawuki, Robert, Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Kilango, Michael, Kulembeka, Heneriko, Kwadwo, Adofo, Madriz, Brandon, Masumba, Ester, Mbiu, Julius, Mendes, Thiago, Müller, Anna, Moyo, Mukani, Mtunda, Kiddo, Muzhingi, Tawanda, Muungani, Dean, Mwenda, Emmanuel T., Nadigatla, Ganga Rao V. P. R., Nanyonjo, Ann Ritah, N’Danikou, Sognigbé, Nduwumuremyi, Athanase, Nshimiyimana, Jean Claude, Nuwamanya, Ephraim, Nyirahabimana, Hyacinthe, Occelli, Martina, Olaosebikan, Olamide, Ongom, Patrick Obia, Ortiz-Crespo, Berta, Oteng-Fripong, Richard, Ozimati, Alfred, Owoade, Durodola, Quiros, Carlos F., Rosas, Juan Carlos, Rukundo, Placide, Rutsaert, Pieter, Sibomana, Milindi, Sharma, Neeraj, Shida, Nestory, Steinke, Jonathan, Ssali, Reuben, Suchini, Jose Gabriel, Teeken, Béla, Tengey, Theophilus Kwabla, Tufan, Hale Ann, Tumwegamire, Silver, Tuyishime, Elyse, Ulzen, Jacob, Umar, Muhammad Lawan, Onwuka, Samuel, Madu, Tessy Ugo, Voss, Rachel C., Yeye, Mary, and Zaman-Allah, Mainassara

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2024
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5. Innovative approaches to integrating gender into conventional maize breeding: lessons from the Seed Production Technology for Africa project

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Voss, Rachel C., primary, Cairns, Jill E., additional, Olsen, Michael, additional, Muteti, Francisca Ndinda, additional, Magambo Kanyenji, George, additional, Hamadziripi, Esnath, additional, Ligeyo, Dickson, additional, Mashingaidze, Kingstone, additional, Collinson, Sarah, additional, Wanderi, Susan, additional, and Woyengo, Vincent, additional

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2023
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10. Challenges for sustainable maize production of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

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Cairns, Jill E., Chamberlin, Jordan, Rutsaert, Pieter, Voss, Rachel C., Ndhlela, Thokozile, and Magorokosho, Cosmos

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Sub saharan, Scope (project management), Emerging technologies, Sustainability, Production (economics), Portfolio, Business, Investment (macroeconomics), Productivity, Biochemistry, Agricultural economics, Food Science
Abstract

Maize production must increase three-fold in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the needs of future generations. Sustainably increasing maize production will require a portfolio of complementary technologies and policies. In this review we highlight four challenges to achieve this improvement. Improved nutritional density of maize in farmers’ fields and increased adoption of new varieties and faster varietal replacement. Increased fertilizer use should increase maize yields but there is increasing evidence that low and variable returns on investment can limit uptake. Finally, adoption of new technologies is not uniform, with lower rates of adoption by female farmers. Without addressing gender specific challenges to adoption, technologies will never achieve their desired impacts. Given the scope of the challenge, strategies to improve maize productivity must overcome these constraints as part of an integrative approach.

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2021
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12. On- and non-farm adaptation in Senegal: understanding differentiation and drivers of farmer strategies.

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Voss, Rachel C.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation, SOIL erosion, FARMERS, SEMI-structured interviews, CLIMATE change
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Rainfed farmers in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa have long adapted to variable growing conditions. Today, in response to intersecting pressures from climate change, soil fertility loss, and socioeconomic change associated with globalization, these farmers are working to build more resilient livelihood systems. This study examines farmers' perceptions of environmental change and socioeconomic transition in Senegal and the drivers and constraints on their adaptive responses, with particular attention to the interplay of on- and non-farm livelihood strategies amid concerns about changing weather. Semi-structured interviews with 47 farmers provide insight into individual lived experiences while surveys and multinomial regression drawing data from approximately 500 farmers point to broader patterns in perceptions and adaptive strategies. The findings indicate that most Senegalese farmers perceive substantial environmental change that is amplifying ongoing processes of agrarian change, increasing reliance on non-farm livelihoods and youth migration in particular. While the most resource-constrained farmers rely primarily on prayer—likely an expression of limited alternative strategies—those most concerned about weather changes turn to diversified livelihood strategies. This study illustrates an evolving relationship between farmers and non-farm work amid environmental and socioeconomic change in rural Africa, with implications for development initiatives aimed at supporting farmer adaptation to climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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