From our Board Chair

Julia Marton-Lefèvre serves up good news
2018 was a tough year. Seemingly every day another headline appeared in the international news media on the increasing urgency of the climate change or biodiversity loss emergencies. When the newspapers were not talking about the planet’s increasingly fragile health, human health came under the spotlight, in particular the rise of diet-related illnesses and premature deaths. It’s easy to get despondent at what appears to be a lack of policies and action to tackle these problems.
So I am going to buck the trend and serve up some good news – a hero of the hour has arrived to save the day! Biodiversity can provide the tools and pathways to get us out of trouble, to a safe operating space for humanity. By eating it and planting it, we not only improve dietary diversity for people, but also the health of the farming systems that provide food and income security for millions of people around the world. The even better news? By using more of it in diets, markets and production systems, we will safeguard it for the future.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Today’s global challenges of poverty, malnutrition, climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity loss call for new solutions, innovations, and stronger partnerships that can deliver higher impact.
To respond to these challenges, and building on their complementary mandates and long collaboration, in 2018, Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) committed to joining forces to create an Alliance.

Why agricultural biodiversity matters

2018 research highlights
Healthy diets from sustainable food systems
Productive and resilient farms, forests and landscapes
Effective genetic resources conservation and use
Scientific publications

In the research highlights section of the Annual Report, you will find stories based on scientific papers and tools produced by Bioversity International scientists working with partners.
These highlights represent just a small selection of the 145 papers produced in 2018.
Click here for the full list
Funding and research partners
Bioversity International works with partners around the world including a wide range of funders and research partners who share our vision and mission to deliver scientific evidence, management practices and policy options to use and safeguard agricultural and tree biodiversity to attain sustainable global food and nutrition security.
Bioversity International is proud to be a CGIAR Research Centre. Supported by CGIAR Trust Fund members and in close collaboration with the other 14 CGIAR Centres and hundreds of partner organizations, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector, in 2018 Bioversity International participated in:
- Three Agri-Food System CGIAR Research Programs (Forests, Trees and Agroforestry; Grains, Legumes and Dryland Cereals; and Roots, Tubers and Bananas)
- Four Global Integrating Programs (Agriculture for Nutrition and Health; Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security; Policies, Institutions and Markets; and Water, Land and Ecosystems)
- Two Research Support Platforms (Genebank Platform; and Platform for Big Data in Agriculture)
We thank all of our partners for their critical and continued support.
Financial information
In 2018, total revenue was US$30.5 million and expenditure $32.3 million, resulting in a deficit of $1.6 million. This deficit was purposefully incurred as part of the 3-year development plan for the period 2017–2019, which applied reserves to invest in the growth of Bioversity International by incurring operational deficits in those three years. 2020 will be planned and managed to result in a breakeven position. Despite the deficit recorded, operational reserves remain at a healthy level, equivalent of 127 days of average expenditure, well above the minimum target of 90 days set by the Board of Trustees. This application of reserves has allowed strategic maintenance or increase in staff capacity in key areas, and to shift the income portfolio to increase financial resilience.
For more information, download our 2018 Financial Statements
Board of Trustees
Bioversity International Board of Trustees
Chair
Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Vice Chair
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Carl Hausmann
Christina Frankopan
Marion Guillou
Agnes Kalibata
Claudio Lenoci
Trilochan Mohapatra
Brent Swallow
M. Ann Tutwiler
Douglas van den Aardweg
Bioversity International UK Trustees
Bioversity International created a UK registered charity (no. 1131854) in October 2008 to increase awareness and support for its research agenda and activities. Bioversity International UK is governed by an independent Board of Trustees:
Chair
Trish Malloch Brown
Christina Frankopan
Gillian Kettaneh
M. Ann Tutwiler
Doug van den Aardweg
Bioversity International USA, Inc Trustees
Bioversity International USA, Inc aims to engage and inspire a wide range of partners and donors to ensure that agricultural biodiversity nourishes people and sustains the planet. It is led by a committed and highly regarded Board of Trustees:
Chair
M. Ann Tutwiler
Richard China
Jessica Fanzo
John Hamer
Trish Malloch Brown
Javier Mateo-Vega
Sara Scherr
Dan Silverstein
Credits
Writing: Carlo Angelico, Nora Capozio, Jeremy Cherfas, Samantha Collins, with contributions from many of our scientists
Contributors: Maria Garruccio, Annie Huie, Allison Poulos, Consuelo Tenente
Design: Pablo Gallo
Project Manager: Nora Capozio
List of 2018 scientific publications
Books
Da Silva Júnior, J.F.; da S. Muniz, A.V.C.; da S. Lédo, A.; Maia, M.C.C.; Carvalhaes, M.A.; da C. Silva, S.M.; Dulloo, E.; Alercia, A. (2018) Descriptors for Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes). Bioversity International, Rome, Italy and Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation, Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, SE, Brazil 56 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-075-2; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90693.
Joint Capacity Building Programme (2018). Decision-making tool for national implementation of the Plant Treaty’s multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing. Rome, Italy: Bioversity International, 92 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-082-0; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93396.
Programa conjunto de creación de capacidad (2018) Herramienta de toma de decisiones para la implementación nacional del sistema multilateral de acceso y distribución de beneficios del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos. Rome, Italy: Bioversity International, 100 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-089-9; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97878.
Programme conjoint de renforcement des capacités (2018). Outil décisionnel pour la mise en oeuvre nationale du système multilatéral d’accès et de partage des avantages aux termes du Traité international sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture. Rome, Italy: Bioversity International, 100 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-090-5; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98234.
Book chapters
Blomme, G.; Ocimati, W. (2018) Xanthomonas bacterial wilt. In: Chapter 5: Diseases caused by bacteria and phytoplasmas. Handbook of diseases of banana, abacá and enset. (Jones, D.R. (ed.)). Wallingford (UK) CAB International. pp. 296-313. ISBN: 9781780647197https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100804
Bourdeix, R.; Stoian, D.; Johnson, V. (2018) Introduction to the Global Coconut Strategy. In: A Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Coconut Genetic Resources 2018-2028. Montpellier (France): Bioversity International. p. 2-34. ISBN: 978-92-9043-984-4; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98963.
Cavender-Bares, J.; Arroyo, M.T.K.; Abell, R.; Ackerly, D.; Ackerman, D.; Arim, M.; Belnap, J.; Castañeda Moya, F.; Dee, L.; Estrada-Carmona, N.; Gobin, J.; Isabell, F.; Köhler, G.; Koops, M.; Kraft, N.; Mcfarlane, N.; Martínez-Garza, C.; Metzger, J.P.; Mora, A.; Oatham, M.; Paglia, A.; Pedrana, J.; Peri, P.L.; Piñeiro, G.; Randall, R.; Robbins, W.W.; Weis, J.; Ziller, S.R. (2018). Chapter 3. Status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem functions underpinning nature’s benefit to people. In: Rice, J.; Seixas, C.S.; Zaccagnini, M.E.; Bedoya-Gaitán, M.; Valderrama, N. (eds.). The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Americas. Bonn (Germany): Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, p. 207-363; hdl.handle.net/10568/99093.
Dey de Pryck, J.; Elias, M.; Sijapati Basnett, S. (2018) Globalization and employment in forests and tree product value chains: are women losing out? In: Forestry in the midst of global changes. (Farcy, C. et al. (eds.)) Boca Raton, FL (USA): CRC Press. p. 347-381. ISBN 9781138197084; hdl.handle.net/10568/99300.
Donovan, J.; Stoian, D.; Foundjem, D.; Blare, T. (2018). Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets. In: Davis, K., Bohn, A., Franzel, S., Blum, M., Rieckmann, U., Raj, S., Hussein, K. & Ernst, N. (eds). What Works in Rural Advisory Services? Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 73-76 ISBN: 978-3-9523901-8-4; hdl.handle.net/10568/98581.
Ekesa, B.; Nabuuma, D.; Mpiira, S.; Johnson, V.; Nkuba, D.; Kennedy, G.; Staver, C. (2018). Multi-level participatory approaches to mobilize dietary diversity for improved infant and young child feeding in banana-based agri-food systems of rural East Africa. In: Kalipeni, E.; Iwelunmor, J.; Grigsby-Toussaint, D.; Moise, I. (Eds.). Public Health, Disease and Development in Africa. London: Routledge. 24 p. ISBN: 9781138631250; hdl.handle.net/10568/98949.
Fadda, C.; van Etten, J. (2018) Generating farm-validated variety recommendations for climate adaptation. In: Rosenstock T. (et al.(eds.)) The climate-smart agriculture papers. Cham (Switzerland): Springer. p. 127-138. ISBN 978-3-319-92797-8; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99195.
Kennedy, G.; Raneri, J.E.; Stoian, D.; Attwood, S.; Burgos, G.; Ceballos, H.; Ekesa, B.; Johnson, V.; Low, J.W.; Talsma, E. F. (2018). Roots , tubers and bananas contributions to food security. In: (Ferranti, P. et al. (eds.)) Reference Module in Food Science, Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability. Vol 3. p. 231-256. hdl.handle.net/10568/97427.
Rice, J.; Rodríguez Osuna, V.; Zaccagnini, M.E.; Bennet, E.; Buddo, D.; Estrada-Carmona, N.; Garbach, K.; Vogt, N.; Barral, M.P. (2018). Chapter 1: Setting the scene. In: Rice, J.; Seixas, C.S.; Zaccagnini, M.E.; Bedoya-Gaitán, M.; Valderrama, N. (eds.): The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Americas. Bonn (Germany): Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, p. 4-61 IPBES/6/INF/4/Rev.1; hdl.handle.net/10568/99092.
Staver, C. (2018) Good agricultural practices: an end or a starting point for more sustainable banana production? In Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas. Vol. 1 Cultivation techniques. (Kema, G.; Drenth, A. (eds.)) Burleigh Dodds. p. 159-194. ISBN:9781786761569; hdl.handle.net/10568/97672.
Tartanac, F.; Swensson, L.F.J.; Polo Galante, A.; Hunter, D. (2018). Institutional food procurement for promoting sustainable diets. In: (Burlingame, B.; Dernini, S. (eds.)), Sustainable diets: linking nutrition and food systems. Wallingford (UK): CABI p.240-247 ISBN: 9781786392848; hdl.handle.net/10568/99342.
Tinzaara, W.; Stoian, D.; Ocimati, W.; Kikulwe, E.; Otieno, G.; Blomme, G. (2018) Challenges and opportunities for smallholders in banana value chains. In Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas. Vol. 1 Cultivation techniques. (Kema, G.; Drenth, A. (eds.)) Burleigh Dodds. ISBN:9781786761569; hdl.handle.net/10568/97671.
Wei Zhang, Dulloo, E.; Kennedy, G.; Bailey, A.; Sandhu, H.; Nkonya, E. (2018). Chapter 8: Biodiversity and ecosystem services. In: Clayton Campanhola & Shivaji Pandey (eds.) Sustainable Food and Agriculture - An Integrated Approach. Academic Press, p. 137-152 ISBN: 9780128121344; hdl.handle.net/10568/99308.
Brochure
Chakrabarti, S.; de la Peña, I.; Garrett, J. (2018). Developing nutrition-sensitive value chains in Indonesia. Findings from IFAD research for development. Rome, Italy: IFAD, 22 p. ISBN: 978-92-9072-802-3; hdl.handle.net/10568/93444.
Conference papers and proceedings
Adheka, J.G.; Dhed'a, D.B.; Blomme, G.; Karamura, D.; Swennen, R.; De Langhe, E. (2018) Plantain diversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and future prospects. In: III All Africa Horticultural Congress. (Adeoye, I.B. et al. (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae 1225, p. 261-268. ISSN:0567-7572. hdl.handle.net/10568/100678
Ajambo, S.; Rietveld, A.; Nkengla, L.W.; Niyongere, C.; Dhed’a, D.B.; Olaosebikan, D.O.; Nitunga, E.; Toengaho, J.; Lava Kumar, P.; Hanna, R.; Sufo Kankeu, R.; Omondi, A. (2018) Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in Sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 219-228. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/98371.
Blomme, G.; Ocimati, W.; Groot, J.C.J.; Ntamwira, J.; Bahati, L.; Kantungeko, D.; Remans, R.; Tittonell, P. (2018) Agroecological integration of shade-and drought-tolerant food/feed crops for year round productivity in banana-based systems under rain-fed conditions in Central Africa. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 41-54. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/97856.
Calberto, G.; Blake, D.; Staver, C.; Carvajal, M.; Brown, D. (2018) The frequency and effects of weather events on banana productivity - results of a global survey. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 179-186. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/98368.
de Langhe, E.; Laliberte, B.; Chase, R.; Domaingue, R.; Horry, J.P.; Karamura, D.; Rouard, M.; Ruas, M.; Sardos, J.; Thomas, J.; Van den Bergh, I.; Van den Houwe, I.; Roux, N. (2018) The 2016 Global Strategy for the conservation and use of Musa genetic resources - key strategic elements. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 71-78. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/98351.
Haddad, F.; Rocha, L.S.; Soares, A.C.F.; Martins, I.P.S.; Teixeira, L.A.J.; Staver, C.; Dita, M. (2018) Management of Fusarium wilt of bananas in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 137-146. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/98366.
Koberl, M.; Dita, M.; Nimusiima, J.; Tumuhairwe, J.B.; Kubiriba, J.; Staver, C.; Berg, G. (2018). The banana microbiome: stability and potential health indicators. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 1-8. ISBN: 9789462611924.; hdl.handle.net/10568/97062.
Ocimati, W.; Groot, J.C.J.; Tittonell, P.; Taulya, G.; Blomme, G. (2018). Effects of Xanthomonas wilt and other banana diseases on ecosystem services in banana-based agroecosystems. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 19-32. ISBN: 9789462611924.; hdl.handle.net/10568/97698.
Padulosi, S.; Sthapit, B.; Lamers, H.; Kennedy, G.; Hunter, D. (2018) Horticultural biodiversity to attain sustainable food and nutrition security. In: Proceedings of the International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1205 p. 21-34 ISBN: 978-94-62612-00-6; hdl.handle.net/10568/99724.
Pattison, A.B.; Molina, A.B.; Chao, C.P.; Viljoen, A.; Lindsay, S.J. (2018) Integrating management practices to support banana production in the presence of Fusarium wilt. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 129-136. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/98359.
Scheerer, L.; Pemsl, D.; Dita, M.; Perez Vicente, L.; Staver, C. (2018) A quantified approach to projecting losses caused by Fusarium wilt Tropical race 4. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 211-218. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/98369.
Staver, C.; Turmel, M.; Siles, P.; Mpiira, S.; Bustamante, O.; Calberto, G.; Dita, M.; Omondi, A.; Alvarez, E.; Zheng, S. (2018). Step by step tools to identify ecological intensification alternatives for banana cropping systems. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 9-18. ISBN: 9789462611924.; hdl.handle.net/10568/97676.
Tinzaara, W.; Ocimati, W.; Kubiriba, J.; Karamura, E. (2018) Ecologically sustainable technologies for management of highland banana pests in East and Central Africa. In: Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. (Van den Berg, I. et al (eds.)) Acta Horticulturae no. 1196, p. 105-112. ISBN: 9789462611924; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98357.
Van den Bergh, I.; Risede, J.-M.; Johnson, V. (eds.) (2018) Proceedings. X International Symposium on Banana: ISHS - ProMusa Symposium on Agroecological Approaches to Promote Innovative Banana Production Systems. Montpellier (France) 10-14 October 2016. Acta Horticulturae no. 1196. Leuven (Belgium): ISHS. 264 p. ISBN: 9789462611924; hdl.handle.net/10568/97061.
Journal articles
Adheka, J., Komoy, J., Tamaru, C., Sivirahauma, C., Dhed’a, D.B., Karamura, D., ... & Blomme, G. (2018). Banana diversity in the Oriental provinces, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Acta Horticulturae, 1196, 255-264.; hdl.handle.net/10568/92879.
Adheka, J.G., Dhed’a Djailo, B., Karmaura, D., Blomme, G., Swennen, R. & De Langhe, E. (2018). The morphological diversity of plantain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientia Horticulturae, 234,126-133.; hdl.handle.net/10568/93004.
Alakonya, A.E., Kimunye, J., Mahuku, G., Amah, D., Uwimana, B., Brown, A. & Swennen, R. (2018). Progress in understanding Pseudocercospora banana pathogens and the development of resistant Musa germplasm. Plant Pathology, 1-12.; hdl.handle.net/10568/92349.
Alders, R.; Hunter, D.; Schönfeldt, H.; Stellmach, D.; Bagnol, B. (2018) Secure, safe, sustainable and ethical food systems. Development Bulletin 79 p. 101-103 ISSN: 1035-1132; hdl.handle.net/10568/93438.
Allen, T.; Prosperi, P.,; Cogill, B.; Padilla, M.; Peri, I. (2018) A Delphi approach to develop sustainable food system metrics. Social Indicators Research, Online first paper (26 FEB 2018). ISSN: 0303-8300; hdl.handle.net/10568/96223.
Amah, D., van Biljon, A., Brown, A., Perkins-Veazie, P., Swennen, R. & Labuschagne, M. (2018). Recent advances in banana (Musa spp.) biofortification to alleviate vitamin A deficiency. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-39.; hdl.handle.net/10568/97109.
Badstue, L.; Lopez, D.E.; Umantseva, A.; Williams, G.; Elias, M.; Farnworth, C.R.; Rietveld, A.; Njuguna-Mungai, E.; Luis, J.; Najjar, D.; Kandiwa, V. (2018). What drives capacity to innovate? Insights from women and men small-scale farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security 3(1) p. 54-81 ISSN: 2413-922X; hdl.handle.net/10568/99068.
Badstue, L.; Petesch, P.; Feldman, S.; Prain, G.; Elias, M.; Kantor, P. (2018). Qualitative, comparative, and collaborative research at large scale: An introduction to GENNOVATE. Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security 3(1) p. 1-27 ISSN: 2413-922X; hdl.handle.net/10568/99066.
Balan, R.K.; Ramasamy, A.; Hande, R.H.; Gawande, S.J.; Krishna Kumar, N.K. (2018) Genome-wide identification, expression profiling, and target gene analysis of microRNAs in the Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera:Thripidae), vectors of tospoviruses (Bunyaviridae). Ecology and Evolution, 8: p. 6399–6419. ISSN: 2045-7758; hdl.handle.net/10568/99320.
Balima, L.H.; Nacoulma, B.M.I.; Ekue, M.R.M.; N’Guessan Kouame, F.N.; Thiombiano, A. (2018) Use patterns, use values and management of Afzelia africana Sm. in Burkina Faso: implications for species domestication and sustainable conservation. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:23. ISSN: 1746-4269; hdl.handle.net/10568/93353.
Bangata, B.M.; Mobambo, M.K.; Kasongo, M.; Shungu, D.; Vuvu, K.; Vangu, P.; Omondi, A.; Staver, C. (2018) Évaluation du potentiel prolifératif de six cultivars de bananier (cv. AAB, ABB, et AAA) par macropropagation en République Démocratique du Congo. Journal of Applied Biosciences 127 p. 12770-12784. ISSN 1997-5902.; hdl.handle.net/10568/99503.
Batte, M., Mukiibi, A., Swennen, R., Uwimana, B., Pocasangre, L., Hovmalm, H.P., ... & Ortiz, R. (2018). Suitability of existing Musa morphological descriptors to characterize East African highland ‘matooke’bananas. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-13.; hdl.handle.net/10568/89020.
Baurens, F.C.; Martin, G.; Hervouet, C.; Salmon, F.; Yohoume D.; Ricci, S.; Rouard, M.; Habas, R.; Yahiaoui, N.; D’Hont, A. (2018) Recombinations and large structural variations shape the mosaic genomes of interspecific edible bananas. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Online first November 6 2018. ISSN: 0737-4038; hdl.handle.net/10568/99403.
Bentley, J.W.; Andrade-Piedra, J.L.; Demo, P.; Dzomeku, B.; Jacobsen, K.; Kikulwe, E.; Kromann, P.; Lava Kumar, P.; McEwan, M.; Mudege, N.; Ogero, K.; Okechukwu, R.; Orrego, R.; Ospina, B.; Sperling, L.; Walsh, S.; Thiele, G. 2018. Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: a multi-stakeholder framework. Journal of Crop Improvement. ISSN 1542-7528. Published online 18 Jun 2018:23 p.; hdl.handle.net/10568/93374.
Blomme, G.; Jacobsen, K.; Tawle, K.; Yemataw, Z. (2018) Agronomic practices with a special focus on transplanting methods for optimum growth and yield of enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] in Ethiopia. Fruits 73(6) p.349-355. ISSN:0248-1294; hdl.handle.net/10568/99096.
Blomme, G.; Yemataw, Z.; Tawle, K.; Sinohin, V.; Gueco, L.; Kebede, R.; Lalusin, A. (2018). Assessing enset fibre yield and quality for a wide range of enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] landraces in Ethiopia. Fruits 73(6) p.328-341. ISSN: 0248-1294.; hdl.handle.net/10568/99070.
Bocanegra-González, K.T.; Thomas, E.; Guillemin, M.L.; de Carvalho, D.; Gutiérrez, J.P.; Alcázar Caicedo, C.; Moscoso Higuita, L.G.; Becerra, L.A.; González, M.A. (2018). Genetic diversity of Ceiba pentandra in Colombian seasonally dry tropical forest: implications for conservation and management. Biological Conservation Vol. 227 ISSN: 0006-3207; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97421.
Bougma, L.A.; Ouerdraogo, M.H.; Sawadogo, N.; Sawadogo, M.; Balma, D.; Vernooy, R. (2018). Perceptions paysannes de l’impact du changement climatique sur le mil dans les zones sahélienne et soudano-sahélienne du Burkina Faso. Afrique Science 14(4) p. 264 - 275 ISSN: 1813-548X; hdl.handle.net/10568/97658.
Buregyeya, H.; Tumuhimbise, R.; Kubiriba, J.; Talengera, D.; Nowankunda, K.; Arinaitwe, G.; Tushemereirwe, W.K.; Karamura, D.; Karamura, E.; Rubaihayo, P. (2018). Development of two high-yielding, consumer-acceptable apple banana hybrids (Musa species, AAB genome group) with resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 10(6) p. 128-133. ISSN: 2006-9758; hdl.handle.net/10568/98598.
Campos, N.A., Swennen, R. & Carpentier, S.C. (2018). The plantain proteome, a focus on Allele specific proteins obtained from plantain fruits. Proteomics, 18(3-4), 1-5.; hdl.handle.net/10568/92999.
Caron, P.; Ferrero y de Loma-Osorio, G.; Nabarro, D.; Hainzelin, E.; Guillou, M.; Andersen, I.; Arnold, T.; Astralaga, M; Beukeboom, M.; Bickersteth, S.; Bwalya, M.; Caballero, P.; Campbell, B.M.; Divine, N.; Fan, S.; Frick, M.; Friis, A.; Gallagher, M.; Halkin, J.P.; Hanson, C.; Lasbennes, F.; Ribera, T.; Rockstrom, J.; Schuepbach, M.; Steer, A.; Tutwiler, A.; Verburg, G. (2018). Food systems for sustainable development: proposals for a profound four-part transformation. Agronomy for Sustainable Development Vol. 38(41), 12 p. ISSN: 1774-0746; hdl.handle.net/10568/97577.
Cenci, A.; Chantret, N.; Rouard, M. (2018) Glycosyltransferase Family 61 in Liliopsida (Monocot): The story of a gene family expansion. Frontiers in Plant Science 9 p.1843 ISSN: 1664-462X; hdl.handle.net/10568/99166.
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van Zonneveld, M.; Larranaga, N.; Blonder, B.; Coradin, L.; Hormaza, J.I.; Hunter, D. (2018) Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species. PNAS 115(13) p. 3326-3331 ISSN: 0027-8424; hdl.handle.net/10568/93073.
van Zonneveld, M.; Loo, J.; Maselli, S.; Madrid J.J.; Echevarria, J.L. (2018) Bridging molecular genetics and participatory research: how access and benefit-sharing stimulate interdisciplinary research for tropical biology and conservation. Biotropica ISSN: 0006-3606; hdl.handle.net/10568/89972.
van Zonneveld, M.; Thomas, E.; Castaneda-Alvarez, N.P.; Van Damme, V.; Alcazar, C.; Loo, J.; Scheldeman, X. (2018) Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation. Diversity and Distributions 24 p.718–729. ISSN: 1366-9516; hdl.handle.net/10568/93382.
Venkatesan, A.; Tagny Ngompe, G.; El Hassouni, N.; Chentli, I.; Guignon, V.; Jonquet, C.; Ruiz, M., Larmande, P. (2018) Agronomic Linked Data (AgroLD): A knowledge-based system to enable integrative biology in agronomy. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0198270. ISSN: 1932-6203; hdl.handle.net/10568/99412.
Vinceti, B.; Termote, C.; Thiombiano, N.; Agundez, D.; Lamien, N. (2018). Food tree species consumed during periods of food shortage in Burkina Faso and their threats. Forest Systems 27(2) e006 ISSN: 2171-5068; hdl.handle.net/10568/97009.
Wainwright, W.; Drucker, A.G.; Maxted, N.; Magos Brehm, J.; Ng’uni, D.; Moran, D. (2018) Estimating in situ conservation costs of Zambian crop wild relatives under alternative conservation goals. Land Use Policy, Online first 27 November 2018. ISSN: 0264-8377; hdl.handle.net/10568/99064.
Wood, S.A.; Smith, M.R.; Fanzo, J.; Remans, R.; DeFries, R.S. (2018). Trade and the equitability of global food nutrient distribution. Nature Sustainability Vol. 1(1) p.34. ISSN: 2398-9629; hdl.handle.net/10568/99506.
Wood, S.L.R.; Jones, S.K.; Johnson, J.A.; Brauman, K.A.; Chaplin-Kramere, R.; Fremier, A.; Girvetz, E.; Gordon, L.J.; Kappel, K.V.; Mandle, L.; Mulligan, M.; O’Farrell, P.; Smith, W.K.; Willemen, L.; Zhang, W.; DeClerck, F.A. (2018) Distilling the role of ecosystem services in the Sustainable Development Goals. Ecosystem Services, 29, Part A; p. 70-82. ISSN: 2212-0416; hdl.handle.net/10568/89846.
Yadav, R.K.; Gurung, R.; Dhakal, R.; Gautam, S.; Adhikari, A.R.; Ghimire, K.H.; Sthapit, B.R, (2018) On-farm diversity assessment and evaluation of finger millet genotypes in the mid-hills of Nepal. Journal of Aridland Agriculture, 4:07-12 ISSN: 2455-9377; hdl.handle.net/10568/96225.
Yemataw, Z.; Bekele, A.; Blomme, G.; Muzemil, S.; Tesfaye, K.; Jacobsen, K. (2018) A review of enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] diversity and its use in Ethiopia. Fruits 73(6) p.301-309 ISSN 0248-1294; hdl.handle.net/10568/99067.
Yemataw, Z.; Blomme, G.; Muzemil, S.; Tesfaye, K. (2018). Assessing qualitative and phenotypic trait diversity in Ethiopian enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] landraces. Fruits 73(6) p. 310-327. ISSN:0248-1294; hdl.handle.net/10568/99069.
Yemataw, Z.; Tawle, K.; Blomme, G.; Jacobsen, K. (2018). Traditional enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] sucker propagation methods and opportunities for crop improvement. Fruits 73(6) p.342-348. ISSN: ISSN 0248-1294; hdl.handle.net/10568/99072.
Yemataw, Z.; Tawle, K.; Bolton, M.; Kebede, R.; Blomme, G. (2018) Integration of shade-tolerant forage legumes under enset [Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman] plants in south-western Ethiopia. Fruits 73(6) p.365-375. ISSN:0248-1294; hdl.handle.net/10568/99108.
Zavinon, F.; Adoukonou-Sagbadja, H.; Ahoton, L.; Vodouhe, R.; Ahanhanzo, C. (2018) Quantitative analysis, distribution and traditional management of pigeon pea [Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp.] Landraces’ diversity in Southern Benin. European Scientific Journal 14(9) p.184-211 ISSN: 1857–7881; hdl.handle.net/10568/96897.
Zhang, L.; Yuan, T.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, D.; Bai, T.; Xu, S.; Wang, Y.; Tang, W.; Zheng, S. (2018). Identification and evaluation of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in Musa acuminata Pahang. Euphytica Vol. 214, 12 p. ISSN: 0014-2336; hdl.handle.net/10568/99458.
Zheng, S.-J.; Garcia-Bastidas, F.; Li, X.; Zeng, L.; Bai, T.; Xu, S.; Yin, K.; Li, H.; Fu, G.; Yu, Y.; Yang, L.; Nguyen, H.; Douangboupha, B.; Khaing, A.A.; Drenth, A.; Seidl, M.F.; Meijer, H.J.G.; Kema, G.H.J. (2018) New geographical insights of the latest expansion of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 into the Greater Mekong Subregion. Frontiers in Plant Science 09 article 457. ISSN:1664-462X; hdl.handle.net/10568/97042.
Reports
De la Peña, I.; Garrett, J.; Gelli, A. (2018). Nutrition-sensitive value chains from a smallholder perspective: A framework for project design. IFAD Research Series Issue 30, 51 p. ISBN: 978-92-9072-853-5; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99241.
Garrett, J.; Ruel, M. (2018). Background paper (Annex 3: Linking Nutrition with Sustainable Cities and Communities - SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) prepared for UNSCN Expert Group Meeting, Nutrition and the SDGs, New York, June 19-20, 2018. 67 p.; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99266.
Gebru, M.; Remans, R.; Brouwer, I.; Baye, K.; Melesse, M.B.; Covic, N.; Habtamu, F.; Abay, A.H.; Hailu, T.; Hirvonen, K.; Kassaye, T.; Kennedy, G.; Lachat, C.; Lemma, F.; McDermott, J.; Minten, B.; Moges, T.; Reta, F.; Tadesse, E.; Taye, T.; Truebswasser, U.; Vandenberg, M. (2018). Food systems for healthier diets in Ethiopia: Toward a research agenda. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), IFPRI Discussion Paper 1720, 51 p.; https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98257.
Training materials
de la Peña, I.; Garrett, J. (2018). Nutrition-sensitive value chains: A guide for project design. Volumes II: Resources. Rome (Italy); IFAD 96 p. ISBN: 978-92-9072-865-8; hdl.handle.net/10568/99243.
de la Peña; I.; Garrett, J. (2018). Nutrition-sensitive value chains: A guide for project design. Volume I. Rome (Italy): IFAD 85 p. ISBN: 978-92-9072-769-9; hdl.handle.net/10568/99242.