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On-line Journals

  • AGORA: Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture.
    The AGORA site provides free access to almost 900 journals from major scientific publishers in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science, and related social sciences. Agora makes available agricultural information from the best of the academic journals to not-for-profit national academic, research or government institutions in low-income countries. For registration, contact agora@fao.org
  • DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
    This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Aims to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 2333 journals in the directory. Currently 671 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 105170 articles are included in the DOAJ service.
  • JSTOR
    JSTOR maintains an archive of scholarly journals in many disciplines and makes the full text of the articles widely available. Because JSTOR is an archive, current issues (usually the most recent 5 years) are not available, while its backfiles of journals may begin as early as the 1800s. Under the Open Africa initiative, JSTOR has waived all fees for higher education and not-for-profit research institutions in Africa.
    Information on how to apply for the fee waiver.
  • SciELO: Scientific Electronic Library Online
    Through SciELO, researchers can find scientific journals published on the Internet, which particular focus on the literature of Latin American and Caribbean countries.
    There are 279 searchable serials, from collections of journals published in Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Spain, and Venezuela... More countries and more subject areas are being added.
  • eJDS: eJournals Delivery Service
    The electronic Journals Delivery Service (eJDS) distributes individual scientific articles, free of charge, via email to scientists in developing country institutions where low bandwidth or complete lack of internet connection makes access to current scientific literature difficult or impossible. The goal is to provide current literature to support the ongoing research of scientists.
    In order to be able to use the free eJournals Delivery Service, it is necessary to register by e-mail to: ejournals@ictp.trieste.it and writing in the mail body: http://www.ictp.trieste.it/ejournals/application.html. The eJDS system will reply with the requested Application Form as an e-mail attachment.

  • INASP/PERI: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications/Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information
    This network was designed to support research in developing and transitional countries by providing access to scientific and scholarly information through electronic means. INASP/PERI gives access to hundreds of on-line Full Text Journals and Databases to not-for-profit institutes that meet its criteria. Countries eligible for inclusion are based on GDP and/or HDI ranking. Members can access more than 10,700 full-text online journals, current awareness databases, and document delivery services of major scientific, technical, medical, social science, and humanities materials from a wide range of sources.
    For more information contact inasp@inasp.info.

Marketing

  • Berlinet C, Ducruet V, Brat P, Brillouet J-M, Reynes M and Guichard E (2003) Effects of PET packaging on teh quality of an orange juice made from concentrate. International Conference Engineering and Food 9. [Pdf 52kB]
  • This site provides access to interesting papers presented at the Research Workshop on Collective Action and Market Access for Smallholders, October 2-5 2006, Cali, Colombia: http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_marketrel.asp


Genetic resources

  • Bourke, R.M. An overview of edible fruit and nuts in Papua New Guinea. Paper presented at Papua New Guinea Fruit and Nut Workshop, University of Vudal, October 2005. [pdf 1MB]

  • Bourke, R.M. Indigenous edible nuts in Papua New Guinea. Paper presented at Papua New Guinea Fruit and Nut Workshop, University of Vudal, October 2005. [pdf 255kB]
  • Bourke, R.M. Indigenous fruit in Papua New Guinea. Paper presented at Papua New Guinea Fruit and Nut Workshop, University of Vudal, October 2005. [pdf 201kB]
  • Bourke, R.M. Potential for further commercial development of introduced fruit. Paper presented at Papua New Guinea Fruit and Nut Workshop, University of Vudal, October 2005. [pdf 195kB]
  • Bourke, R.M. Production patterns for fruit and nut species in Papua New Guinea and some implications for marketing. Paper presented at Papua New Guinea Fruit and Nut Workshop, University of Vudal, October 2005. [pdf 130kB]

  • Garí, J. A. Review of the African millet diversity. Paper for the International workshop on fonio, food security and livelihood among the rural poor in West Africa. [pdf 373kB]

  • Janick, J. 1992. NEW FRUITS FROM OLD GENES. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 297:25-42

  • Regional workshop on conservation and sustainable use of breadfruit genetic resources in the Pacific. SPC, Suva, Fiji, 29 Nov. 2002. [pdf 625kB]

Domestication

  • Akinnifesi, F.K., Kwesiga, F., Mhango, J., Chilanga, t., Mkonda, A., Kadu, C.A.C., Kadsere, I., Mithofer, D., Saka, J.D.K., Sileshi, G, Ramadhani, T., and Dhiliwayo, P., 2006. Towards the development of miombo fruit trees as commercial tree crops in Southern Africa. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. Vol. 16, pp. 103-121. [pdf 519kB]. Publishers. A B Academic Publishers.
  • Kadzere, I., Watkins, C.B., Merwin, I.A., Akinnifesi, F.K., Saka, J.D.K., and Mhango, J., 2006. Fruit variability and relationships between color at harvest and quality during storage of uapaca kirkiana (Muell. Arg.) fruit from natural woodlands. Hortiscience 41(2). 352-356. [pdf 515kB]

  • Leakey, R.R.B., Tchoundjeu, Z., Schreckenberg, K., Shackleton, S. E. and Shackleton, C. M. 2005. Agroforestry Tree Products (AFTPs): Targeting poverty reduction and enhanced livelihoods. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 3 (1). 1-23. [pdf 396kB]

  • Leakey, R.R.B 2002. The domestication of indigenous trees as the basis of a strategy for sustainable land use. TWNSO Africa regional workshop, Muscat, Oman, 22-24 April 2002. [pdf 840kB]

  • Penn, J.W. Jnr., 2006. The Cultivation of Camu Camu (Myrciaria Dubia): A tree planting programme in the Peruvian Amazon. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. Vol. 16, pp. 85-101. [pdf 245kB]. Publishers. A B Academic Publishers.

  • Schreckenberg, K., Awono, A., Degrande, A., Mbosso, C., Ndoye, O., and Tchoundjeu, Z., 2006. Domesticating indigenous fruit trees as a contribution to poverty reduction. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. Vol. 16, pp. 35-51. [pdf 142kB]. Publishers. A B Academic Publishers.

Applications/uses

  • Weyerhaeuser, H; Tenningkeit, T; Yufang, S and Kahrl, F. (n.d.) Biofuels in China: An analysis of the opportunities and challenges of Jatropha curcas in Southwest China. [Pdf 1.06MB]

  • Dalrymple, D.G. 2006. Artemisia, Agriculture and Malaria in Africa: The Interplay of Tradition, Science and Public Policy. Working Paper (#1). Roll Back Malaria. [pdf 491kb]

  • Fahey, Jed W. (2005) Moringa oleifera: A Review of the Medical Evidence for Its Nutritional, Therapeutic, and Prophylactic Properties. Part 1. Trees for Life Journal 2005, 1:5 [pdf 441Kb]
    Online version at http://www.TFLJournal.org/article.php/20051201124931586

  • Garí, J. A. 1999. "Reflexiones ecológico-políticas sobre la quinua." 1er Taller Internacional sobre Quinua; Universidad Nacional Agraria - La Molina. Lima (Perú), 10-14 Mayo 1999. [pdf 58kB]

  • Garí, J. A. 2003. Agrobiodiversity strategies to combat food insecurity and HIV/AIDS impact in rural Africa. Population and Development Service, FAO, Rome, Italy (preliminary edition).

  • Garí, J. A. 2004. Plant diversity, sustainable rural livelihoods and the HIV/AIDS crisis. UNDP and FAO. [pdf 3.6MB]

  • Leakey R.R.B. 1999. Potential for novel food products from agroforestry trees: a review. Food Chemistry 66:1-14 [pdf 247kB]

Awareness creation

  • Spielman, D.J., Hartwich, F and von Grebmer, K. (2007) Sharing Science, Building Bridges, and Enhancing Impact. Public–Private Partnerships in the CGIAR. IFPRI Discussion Paper 0070. [pdf 445kB]
  • Easterly, W., 2006. Planners vs Searchers in Foreign Aid. [pdf 274kB]
  • Ferraro P. J. and Pattanayak, S.K. 2006. Money for Nothing? A Call for Empirical Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation Investments. PLoS Biology. 4(4): 482-488. e105. [pdf 89kB] available online: www.plosbiology.org
  • Ndoye, O., Awono, A., Schreckenberg, K. and Leakey, R. 2004. Commercialising indigenous fruit for poverty alleviation. A policy briefing note for governments in the African humid tropics region. ODI, London and CIFOR, Cameroon. 2 pp. [pdf 480kB]
  • Janick, J. 1999. The search for new food resources. Plant Biotechnology 16(1): 27-32. [Pdf 114kB]