Abstract Background Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a biotrophic fungal pathogen responsible for the Asian soybean rust disease causing important yield losses in tropical and subtropical soybean-producing countries.P.pachyrhizi triggers important transcriptional changes in soybean plants during infection, with several hundreds of genes being either up- or
Security Sector Reform, Local Ownership and Community Engagement
Local ownership is widely considered to be one of the core principles of successful Security Sector Reform (SSR) programmes.Nonetheless, there remains a gap between policy and practice.This article examines reasons for this gap, including concerns regarding limited capacity and lack of expertise, time and cost constraints, the allure of quantifiabl
Water Resources, Forced Migration and Tensions with Host Communities in the Nigerian Part of the Lake Chad Basin
The Lake Chad region is facing a nexus of interconnected problems including fragility, violent conflict, forced displacement, and scarcity hiboost 4k smart link of water and other resources, further aggravated by climate change.Focusing on northeast Nigeria, this study aims to answer the following questions: (1) What role does access to water and f