Last mile seed delivery approaches in Sudan and beyond: an annotated bibliography

Hugo De Groote Paswel Marenya (2023, [Libro])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SEED SYSTEMS SEED INDUSTRY BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Dosimetría termoluminiscente de cristales de KCl:Eu2+ y KBr:Eu2+ irradiados con luz UV y radiación ionizante.

Rodrigo Meléndrez Amavizca (1996, [Tesis de doctorado])

Recientemente, se han realizado desarrollos muy importantes relacionados con la fabricación e investigación de nuevos materiales termoluminiscentes. Estos deben ser adecuados para la detección y medición de la radiación ionizante (rayos x, α, β y ϒ) y no ionizante (luz ultravioleta). El estudio de estos materiales tiene muchas aplicaciones médicas; por ejemplo en rayos x, quimioterapia y en investigaciones científicas relacionadas con el cáncer humano y el medio ambiente (agujero de ozono). En el presente trabajo, estudiamos las propiedades termoluminiscentes de los cristales de KCl:Eu2+ irradiados con luz UV (202 y 240 nm), rayos x, α, β, y ϒ. En el caso del KBr:Eu2+, solamente irradiamos con luz UV (202 y 240 nm) y rayos x suaves; sin embargo, en el último caso escogimos distintos tratamientos térmicos (773 y 873 K) durante media hora. Las curvas de TL del KCl:Eu2+ irradiado con radiación ionizante y luz UV (202 nm) muestran características comunes; un pico de alta intensidad alrededor de 470 K y uno de baja intensidad cerca de 370 K. Sin embargo, para muestras irradiadas con luz de 240 nm, el pico de TL de 470 K es bajo en intensidad mientras el pico de TL de 370 K tiene una alta intensidad. Las curvas de TL del KBr:Eu2+ irradiado con luz UV de 202 nm al igual que con rayos x suaves son muy similares. Irradiando con luz UV de 240 nm obtenemos una curva de TL más complicada (deconvolución de seis picos de TL). Todos los picos tienen una respuesta lineal de la TL integrada como función del tiempo de irradiación, excepto el primer pico (337 K) el cual no tiene dicho comportamiento que podría ser debido a su fuerte fading. En resumen, los detectores termoluminiscentes de KCl:Eu2+ y KBr:Eu2+ son adecuados para aplicaciones dosimétricas tanto para radiación ionizante como no ionizante. Además, hemos obtenido las curvas de excitación de TL de cristales mixtos KBrxCl1-x : Eu2+. En los casos de x ≥ 0.50 encontramos dos picos; el primero está centrado en 205 nm, asociado con la banda a del KBr puro (Kristianpoller N. e Israeli M., 1970). El segundo pico está en la región de 230 a 240 nm, dependiendo del ion Eu2+ en el cristal mixto. Los picos de 230 y 238 nm en el KClLEu2+ y KBr:Eu2+ respectivamente, son los límites para x=0 y x=1 en los cristales mixtos. Para el caso de x ≤ 0.40 solamente observamos el segundo pico. Los resultados de nuestro trabajo están de acuerdo con los obtenidos por (Aguirre de Carcer et al, 1988). Las bandas de luminiscencia de la termoluminiscencia que observamos en el KCl:Eu2+ estén centrados en 419 nm, debidos a los dipolos de europio y es posible que tengamos a dos bandas anchas traslapadas en 439 y 478 nm, que son debidas a precipitados metaestables del tipo EuCl2. En el caso del KBr:Eu2+ tenemos dos bandas, una centrada en 423 nm, debida a la emisión de europio y otra en 459 nm debida a precipitados metaestables del tipo EuBr2.

Recently, there have been many significant developments related with the fabrication and performance of new thermoluminescent (TL) materials. These materials must be adequate to detect and measure ionizing (x-rays, x, α, β, and ϒ) and non-ionizing (UV light) radiation. These materials have many medical applications; for example in x-rays, chemotherapy and scientific research related with human cancer and the environment (the ozone hole). In the present work, we study the thermoluminescent properties of the KCl:Eu2+ single crystals irradiated with UV light (202 and 240 nm), x-rays, x, α, β, and ϒ. In the case of the KBr:Eu2+, we have irradiated only with UV light (202 and 240 nm) and soft x-rays, however in the last case, we have chosen different annealing treatments (773 and 873 K) during half an hour. The TL glow curves of KCl:Eu2+ irradiated with ionizing radiation and UV light (202 nm) show common features; a high intensity peak around 470 K and a low intensity one near 390 K. However, for samples irradiated with 240 nm UV light the 470 K TL peak is low in intensity while the 370 K TL peak has high TL intensity. The glow curves of TL for the KBr:Eu2+ irradiated with UV light of 202 nm as well as with soft x-rays is very similar. Irradiation with UV light of 240 nm give rise to a TL glow curve more complicated (deconvolution of six TL peaks). All peaks have a linear response when the integrated TL is plotted as a function of irradiation time, except for the first peak (337 K). This could be due to its strong fading properties. In short, the KCl:Eu2+ and KBr:Eu2+ thermoluminescent detectors are suitable for dosimetric application with either ionizing or non-ionizing sources of irradiation. Furthermore, we have obtained the TL excitation curves of KBrxCl1x:Eu2+ mixed crystals. In the cases of x ≥ 0.50 we have found two peaks; the first one is centered at 205 nm, and associated with the band of pure KBr (Kristianpoller N. and Israeli M., 1970). The second peakis in the region of 230 to 240 nm, depending of the Eu2+ ion on the host of mixed crystals. The 230 and 238 nm peaks in KCl:Eu2+ and KBr:Eu2+ crystals respectively, are the limit case for x=0 and x=1 in the mixedcrystals. In the case of x ≤ 0.40 we have observed only the second peak. The results of our work are in agreement with that of Aguirre de Carcer et al, (1988). The luminescence of the TL bands that we have observed in KCl:Eu2+ are centered at 419 nm, due to the europium dipoles, and it is possible that we have two overlapped broad bands at 439 and 478 nm, due to metastable EuCl2- type precipitates. In the case of KBr:Eu2+, these are two bands, one centered at 423 nm, associated to the europium emission and a second one in 459 nm attributed to a metastable EuBr2 -type precipitate.

Dosimetría temoluminescente, Cristales - Termoluminiscencia CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA FÍSICA OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES FÍSICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES FÍSICAS

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

Rachel Voss Jill Cairns Michael Olsen Esnath Tatenda Hamadziripi (2023, [Artículo])

The integration of gender concerns in crop breeding programs aims to improve the suitability and appeal of new varieties to both women and men, in response to concerns about unequal adoption of improved seed. However, few conventional breeding programs have sought to center social inclusion concerns. This community case study documents efforts to integrate gender into the maize-focused Seed Production Technology for Africa (SPTA) project using innovation history analysis drawing on project documents and the authors’ experiences. These efforts included deliberate exploration of potential gendered impacts of project technologies and innovations in the project’s approach to variety evaluation, culminating in the use of decentralized on-farm trials using the tricot approach. Through this case study, we illustrate the power of active and respectful collaborations between breeders and social scientists, spurred by donor mandates to address gender and social inclusion. Gender integration in this case was further facilitated by open-minded project leaders and allocation of funding for gender research. SPTA proved to be fertile ground for experimentation and interdisciplinary collaboration around gender and maize breeding, and has provided proof of concept for larger breeding projects seeking to integrate gender considerations.

Crop Breeding On-Farm Trials Tricot CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GENDER CROPS BREEDING ON-FARM RESEARCH SOCIAL INCLUSION CITIZEN SCIENCE MAIZE

Abduction according to Peirce: reflections from the south on the crisis of representation brought on by COVID-19

Paulina Aroch (2023, [Artículo, Artículo])

In this article, I reflect on the importance of abductive thinking for processes of material and conceptual reinvention in the context of the current public health crisis. Inseparable from the climate change engulfing the planet, this crisis provides the basis for a semiotic revolution. Therefore, I interrogate Peirce’s work without losing sight of my own time and place of interlocution. COVID-19 has brought with it a crisis of representation which, in contrast to that unleashed by the Holocaust and World War II, and to which the Frankfurt School responded, demands responses from the Global South. Beginning from Dussel’s call to defend life as a matter of ethical urgency in the face of its irresponsible objectification within colonial capitalist modernity –which arguably triggered the pandemic–, I trace a “nocturnal map” that registers the present meaning-making crisis, and allows for a reimagining and remaking of the world from elsewhere.

estudios de la comunicación semiótica crítica Sur Global crisis de representación COVID-19 HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA Critical theory interdisciplinarity Global South crisis of representation

Research for development approaches in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands

Million Gebreyes James Hammond Lulseged Tamene Getachew Agegnehu Rabe Yahaya Anthony Whitbread (2023, [Artículo])

This study presents processes and success stories that emerged from Africa RISING's Research for Development project in the Ethiopian Highlands. The project has tested a combination of participatory tools at multiple levels, with systems thinking and concern for sustainable and diversified livelihoods. Bottom-up approaches guided the selection of technological interventions that could address the priority farming system challenges of the communities, leading to higher uptake levels and increased impact. Joint learning, appropriate technology selection, and the creation of an enabling environment such as the formation of farmer research groups, the establishment of innovation platforms, and capacity development for institutional and technical innovations were key to this study. The study concludes by identifying key lessons that focus more on matching innovations to community needs and geographies, systems orientation/integration of innovations, stepwise approaches to enhance the adoption of innovations, documenting farmers' capacity to modify innovations, building successful partnerships, and facilitating wider scaling of innovations for future implementation of agricultural research for development projects.

Action Research Systems Thinking CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS SCALING UP INTEGRATED CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS

Sistemas agroalimentarios sustentables: aumento de rentabilidad con uso eficiente de insumos y preservación del medio ambiente

Jelle Van Loon (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION COVID-19 CONFLICTS CLIMATE CHANGE

Gender analysis of household seed security : A case of maize and wheat seed systems in Nepal

Hom Nath Gartaula (2022, [Libro])

Seed Security Mountains CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SEED SYSTEMS MAIZE WHEAT ROLE OF WOMEN WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION

Women, economic resilience, gender norms in a time of climate change: what do we know?

Cathy Farnworth Anne Rietveld Rachel Voss Angela Meentzen (2023, [Artículo])

This literature delves into 82 research articles, published between 2016 and 2022, to develop a deep understanding of how women manage their lives and livelihoods within their agrifood systems when these systems are being affected, sometimes devastatingly, by climate change. The Findings show that four core gender norms affect the ability of women to achieve economic resilience in the face of climate change operate in agrifood production systems. Each of these gender norms speaks to male privilege: (i) Men are primary decision-makers, (ii) Men are breadwinners, (iii) Men control assets, and (iv) Men are food system actors. These gender norms are widely held and challenge women’s abilities to become economically resilient. These norms are made more powerful still because they fuse with each other and act on multiple levels, and they serve to support other norms which limit women’s scope to act. It is particularly noteworthy that many institutional actors, ranging from community decision-makers to development partners, tend to reinforce rather than challenge gender norms because they do not critically review their own assumptions.

However, the four gender norms cited are not hegemonic. First, there is limited and intriguing evidence that intersectional identities can influence women’s resilience in significant ways. Second, gender norms governing women’s roles and power in agrifood systems are changing in response to climate change and other forces, with implications for how women respond to future climate shocks. Third, paying attention to local realities is important – behaviours do not necessarily substantiate local norms. Fourth, women experience strong support from other women in savings groups, religious organisations, reciprocal labour, and others. Fifth, critical moments, such as climate disasters, offer potentially pivotal moments of change which could permit women unusually high levels of agency to overcome restrictive gender norms without being negatively sanctioned. The article concludes with recommendations for further research.

Economic Resilience Intersectional Identities Women Groups Support CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ECONOMICS RESILIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE GENDER NORMS AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS WOMEN

Bundling subsurface drip irrigation with no-till provides a window to integrate mung bean with intensive cereal systems for improving resource use efficiency

Manish Kakraliya madhu choudhary Mahesh Gathala Parbodh Chander Sharma ML JAT (2024, [Artículo])

The future of South Asia’s major production system (rice–wheat rotation) is at stake due to continuously aggravating pressure on groundwater aquifers and other natural resources which will further intensify with climate change. Traditional practices, conventional tillage (CT) residue burning, and indiscriminate use of groundwater with flood irrigation are the major drivers of the non-sustainability of rice–wheat (RW) system in northwest (NW) India. For designing sustainable practices in intensive cereal systems, we conducted a study on bundled practices (zero tillage, residue mulch, precise irrigation, and mung bean integration) based on multi-indicator (system productivity, profitability, and efficiency of water, nitrogen, and energy) analysis in RW system. The study showed that bundling conservation agriculture (CA) practices with subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) saved ~70 and 45% (3-year mean) of irrigation water in rice and wheat, respectively, compared to farmers’ practice/CT practice (pooled data of Sc1 and Sc2; 1,035 and 318 mm ha−1). On a 3-year system basis, CA with SDI scenarios (mean of Sc5–Sc8) saved 35.4% irrigation water under RW systems compared to their respective CA with flood irrigation (FI) scenarios (mean of Sc3 and Sc4) during the investigation irrespective of residue management. CA with FI system increased the water productivity (WPi) and its use efficiency (WUE) by ~52 and 12.3% (3-year mean), whereas SDI improved by 221.2 and 39.2% compared to farmers practice (Sc1; 0.69 kg grain m−3 and 21.39 kg grain ha−1 cm−1), respectively. Based on the 3-year mean, CA with SDI (mean of Sc5–Sc8) recorded −2.5% rice yield, whereas wheat yield was +25% compared to farmers practice (Sc1; 5.44 and 3.79 Mg ha−1) and rice and wheat yield under CA with flood irrigation were increased by +7 and + 11%, compared to their respective CT practices. Mung bean integration in Sc7 and Sc8 contributed to ~26% in crop productivity and profitability compared to farmers’ practice (Sc1) as SDI facilitated advancing the sowing time by 1 week. On a system basis, CA with SDI improved energy use efficiency (EUE) by ~70% and partial factor productivity of N by 18.4% compared to CT practices. In the RW system of NW India, CA with SDI for precise water and N management proved to be a profitable solution to address the problems of groundwater, residue burning, sustainable intensification, and input (water and energy) use with the potential for replication in large areas in NW India.

Direct Seeded Rice Subsurface Drip Irrigation Economic Profitability Energy and Nitrogen Efficiency CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE RICE SUBSURFACE IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WATER PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMIC VIABILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY

Targeted nitrogen management to increase cereal production while reducing nitrogen consumption in India

Tek Sapkota Sieglinde Snapp (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CEREAL PRODUCTS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS CEREALS NITROGEN RICE WHEAT MAIZE