Getting the focus right: production constraints for six major food crops in Asian and African farming systems

By S. Waddington, Xiaoyun Li, J. Dixon, Glenn Hyman, M. de Vicente. Food Security, 2010

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Production constraints and breeding approaches for cowpea improvement for drought prone agro-ecologies in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020, background): “However, the full economic potential of cowpea could be realized if other value added products, especially those targeted at the ever-growing urban population, are introduced (Waddington et al., 2010).”
Gene Pyramiding for Sustainable Crop Improvement against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses (2020, background): “There are several yield-reducing factors in food grains, and it is estimated that annual losses are about 25% and 6–25% globally due to biotic and abiotic stresses, respectively [6,7].”
Threats to cassava production: known and potential geographic distribution of four key biotic constraints (2011, background): “Although socioeconomic factors, market conditions and abiotic constraints negatively affect cassava production, pests and diseases are well known to substantially reduce yields, resulting in multi-billion dollar crop losses (Fondong et al. 2000; Bellotti et al. 2002; Hillocks and Jennings 2003; Legg”