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Qualitative report on: qualitative baseline investigation on the current practices and institutional arrangements in breeding by CGIAR – NARES- and private sector to define breeding objectives by Edosa, G.H., Nchanji, E., Webber, H., Pede, V., Polar, V., Teeken, B.

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Farmers' private savings for retirement by Pettersson, Louise, Ringborg, Elin

“…There are only a small number of studies, which have investigated retirement savings among farmers. Although, it is known that retirement is one reason for why farmers have private savings, but it has not been studied why farmers have private savings for retirement. …”
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Policy impact for nonindustrial private forest landowners by Lindahl, Ebba, Olsson, Peter

“…An ongoing investigation initiated by the government of Sweden is examining the tax structure for private entities and persons who are owners or partners in trading companies. …”
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Economics of farmers' demand for private irrigation in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Salau, Sheu, Adeoti, Adetola I., Okoli, Silas

“…Small-scale private irrigation (SPRI) schemes make up much of the irrigated areas in Nigeria. …”
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PSNP and sustainable land management in Ethiopia: A formative qualitative investigation by Tefera, Mulugeta, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene

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The private sector is already creating climate-smart value by Rosenstock, Todd S., Lubberink, Rob, Gondwe, Sera, Manyise, Timothy, Dentoni, Domenico

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Sustainable management of private and communal lands in northern Ethiopia by Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Swinton, S.M.

“…Using 1998/99 data from a survey of 100 Tigray villages, the paper next investigates the management of communal lands (grazing lands and wood lots), emphasizing on engagement of the communities in collective natural resources (NRM) and effectiveness of collective NRM.…”
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Investigating discouraging and encouraging emic reasons to apply eco-efficient farming methods by Beck, Lilian-Marleen

“…Land grabbing and pressure, deforestation, and land privatization undermine traditional land management systems. …”
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How do private labels affect innovation in the food industry? by Glimvall, Sofia

“…Private labels have become a more popular topic to investigate, although so far, not much attention has been given towards the potential impacts private labels have on innovation. …”
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Public private partnerships for irrigation: Expanding access or increasing inequality by Bernier, Quinn, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…This policy note offers guidance on how to work toward these objectives, presenting emerging findings from a research project implemented by IFPRI together with partners from Ghana and Tanzania, investigating Models of Public Private Partnerships for Irrigation Development. …”
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Economy and policy of pre–commercial thinnings in Lithuanian private forestry by Mickevicius, Karolis

“…This thesis investigates how well does pre-Commercial thinnings (PCT) match silvicultural requirements in Lithuania as well as how adequately are the policy instruments steering the application of thinnings. …”

Investigation of veterinary service delivery and service providers on dairy cattle farms in central Ethiopia by Kebede, G., Moje, N., Shafi, A., Kassahun, R., Merera, O., Leta, S., Waktole, H., Megersa, B., Amenu, Kebede

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Set aside areas in certified private forest estates in Southern Sweden by Attocchi, Giulia

“…In southern Sweden this mechanism becomes very relevant, since the small private forest is the most common form of ownership. …”
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The climate-smart agriculture papers: Investigating the business of a productive, resilient and low emission future by Rosenstock, Todd S., Nowak, Andreea C., Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

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Demand characteristics for small-scale private irrigation technologies: Knowledge gaps in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Adeoti, Adetola I., Okoli, Silas, Salau, Sheu, Rhoe, Valerie

“…Small-scale private irrigation (SPRI) schemes make up most of the irrigated area in Nigeria, although they constitute only about three percent of the cultivated area in the country. …”
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Unveiling the Potential: is the private sector poised to revolutionize the solar irrigation market in Ethiopia? by Adamseged, Muluken Elias, Abegaz, Dagmawi Melaku, Minh, Thai Thi

“…Using solar-powered pump technology in Ethiopia as a case study, we aim to investigate the factors influencing technology adoption and the private sector's emergence to take over the market. …”
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Biosafety decisions and perceived commercial risks: The role of GM-free private standards by Gruère, Guillaume P., Sengupta, Debdatta

“…We herein investigate the observed discrepancy between real and perceived commercial risks associated with the use of genetically modified (GM) products in developing countries. …”
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Corporate social responsibility and supply agreements in the private sector: Decreasing land and climate pressures by Kissinger, Gabrielle

“…Based on a comprehensive literature survey and 15 interviews with key organizations, companies and financiers or lenders, this report investigates: current private sector climate change mitigation activities in agriculture and food production, highlighting current innovations affecting production and supply chains of key commodities; explores how CSR and supply chain commitments can improve their contribution to reductions in agricultural GHG emissions; and surveys the role of governments, finance and investment in promoting sustainability in the agricultural sector. …”
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The double tragedy of irrigation systems in Tamil Nadu, India: assessment of the replacement of traditional systems by private wells by Kajisa, Kei

“…This paper investigates the impact of the replacement of traditional communal irrigation systems called tanks by modern irrigation systems, that is, private wells with pumps, using a village and household data set collected in Tamil Nadu, India. …”
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Milk protein genes polymorphism in indigenous and crossbred cattle from a private dairy farm in Ethiopia by Tewodros, R., Meseret, Selam, Mohammed, S., Dadi, H., Nigussie, H.

“…However, further investigations with large sample size and association study with milk composition is required to substantiate the current result.…”
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