This study analyses pig breeding operations and the demands of smallholder pig producers in Nghe An province of northcentral Vietnam, a province that has developed rapidly over the last decade. The study was highly participatory in nature, involving a large range of stakeholders. Specifically, it...
Author(s)
Marshall, K.; Le Thi Thanh Huyen
Publisher
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
Citation
Pig breeds and breeding operations in Nghe An province, Vietnam, with a focus on the smallholder pig sector, 2016, pp vi + 45 pp.
A commercial molecular assay based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) was developed by Eiken Chemical Company Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). TB-LAMP has minimal laboratory infrastructure and biosafety requirements, and has been...
Publisher
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Citation
The use of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: policy guidance, 2016, pp 38 pp.
This is the first document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world's plants based on review of published literature, scrutinized global databases and synthesized new datasets. The output presented here represents a status report on the current knowledge of global vegetation as it...
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, UK
Citation
State of the world's plants report - 2016, 2016, pp 80 pp.
This paper explores US consumers' views relevant to the consumption of organic foods and genetically modified (GM) foods, as well as their trust in the scientists connected with these foods. Overall, 55% of Americans believe organically grown produce is healthier than conventionally grown...
Author(s)
Funk, C.; Kennedy, B.
Publisher
Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
The new food fights: U.S. public divides over food science, 2016, pp 99 pp.
This is the final report of a project, which aims to develop more durable resistance to stem rust (Puccinia graminis) through the combination of diverse sources of adult plant resistance and seedling resistance genes effective against Ug99 and its derivatives. The specific objectives were to (1)...
Author(s)
Bariana, H.; Spielmeyer, W.
Publisher
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia
Citation
Molecular markers for broadening the genetic base of stem rust resistance genes effective against strain Ug99, 2016, pp 25 pp.
This study was conducted to characterize and quantify the genetic diversity of native sandalwood (Santalum yasi) in Fiji and Tonga for use in future tree improvement and germplasm conservation programs. This was achieved by surveying planted and wild populations of natural and introduced sandalwood ...
Author(s)
Bush, D.; Thomson, L.; Broadhurst, L.; Dutt, S.; Bulai, P.; Faka'osi, T.; Havea, M.; Napa'a, S.; Vainikolo, L.
Publisher
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia
Citation
Assessing genetic diversity of natural and hybrid populations of Santalum yasi in Fiji and Tonga, 2016, pp 33 pp.
This project aimed to develop the application of DNA markers to verify legal sourcing of teak for supply chains in Indonesia and Myanmar. Building on an earlier Proof of Concept project to develop the markers, this second stage is a larger body of research and development that undertook the...
Author(s)
Thomas, D.; Mehm Ko Ko Ghi; Dormontt, E.; Rimbawanto, A.
Publisher
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia
Citation
Developing a DNA chain of custody method to verify legally sourced teak in Indonesia and Myanmar, 2016, pp 33 pp.
The project focussed on demonstrating the technical feasibility of using DNA markers to prove provenance of teak timber from Indonesia, and explored the process by which the use of DNA markers could be used to verify legality of Indonesian teak timber products, grown by smallholder farmers.
Author(s)
Lowe, A.; Dormontt, E.; Rimbawanto, A.
Publisher
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia
Citation
Proof on concept: verification of chain of custody of teak in Indonesia using DNA markers, 2015, pp 32 pp.
If the Netherlands, alongside Germany, France, Poland, and Hungary, decides to ban genetically modified (GM) soy in animal feed, the use of soy products in animal feed in these five countries will have to decrease by 40 to 50% to ensure that the EU demand for non-GM soy does not exceed the supply...
Author(s)
Wagenberg, C. P. A. van; Hoste, R.
Publisher
LEI Wageningen UR, Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation
Effecten van een verbod op het gebruik van genetisch gemodificeerde soja als veevoedergrondstof: Quick scan van de gevolgen voor Nederland, 2015, pp 27 pp.
The European Commission proposed the opportunity for individual EU Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs in food or feed on their territory (a national 'opt-out'). The economic impact on individual sectors of the feed and food chain (the vegetable oil and meal industry, trade,...
Author(s)
Hoste, R.; Wagenberg, C. van; Wijnands, J.
Publisher
LEI Wageningen UR, Den Haag, Netherlands
Citation
Economic impact of the Commission's 'opt-out' proposal on the use of approved GM crops: Quick assessment of the medium-term economic consequences, 2015, pp 51 pp.