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Stay in the game: A randomized controlled trial of a sports and life skills program for vulnerable youth in Liberia por Beaman, Lori, Herskowitz, Sylvan, Keleher, Niall, Magruder, Jeremy

“…Over the past two decades, sports programs have proliferated as a mode of engaging youth in development projects. …”
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Covid-19 and lockdown policies: A structural simulation model of a bottom-up recession in four countries por Robinson, Sherman, Levy, Stephanie, Hernández, Victor, Davies, Rob, Gabriel, Sherwin, Arndt, Channing, van Seventer, Dirk Ernst, Pleitez, Marcelo

“…We review different modelling strategies and argue that, given the nature of the bottom-up recession caused by the pandemic/lockdowns, simulation models of the shocks should be based on a social accounting matrix (SAM) that includes both disaggregated sectoral data and the national accounts in a unified framework. …”
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Constructing a nutrition deficiency index: Applications for the Democratic Republic of the Congo under a decade of humanitarian crises por Mirindi, Patrice L., Das, Mousumi, Mirindi, Patrick N., Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Given this background, we intend to analyze the nutritional profile of households for a period spanning almost a decade using the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES). …”
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Technology intensification and farmers’ welfare: A case study from Karnataka, a semi-arid state of India por Kapoor, Shreya, Pal, Barun Deb, Singhal, Aditi, Anantha, K. H.

“…The research is built on a primary survey conducted in pilot districts of the state in 2018 over a sample of 1,465 farmer households. …”
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The HarvestPlus REU/A2Z-AED 2007-2008 Uganda 24-Hour Recall Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute, Academy for Educational Development

“…This dataset is composed of two 24-hour recall surveys conducted by HarvestPlus in 2007 as a baseline for its Reaching End Users (REU) project and by AED in 2008 in the context of the A2Z project. …”
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Technology intensification and farmers’ welfare: A case study from Karnataka, a semi-arid state of India por Kapoor, Shreya, Pal, Barun Deb, Singhal, Aditi, Anantha, K.H.

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A novel Immuno-Polymerase chain reaction protocol incorporating a highly purified Streptavidin-DNA conjugate por Shan, J., Toye, Philip G.

“…We have developed an immuno-polymerase chain reaction protocol which includes a highly purified streptavidin-DNA conjugate. The protocol comprises standard ELISA methodology and washing buffers together with a real-time PCR read-out system. …”
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Isometamidium concentrations in the sera of cattle maintained under a chemoprophylactic regime in a tsetse-infested area of Zimbabwe por Eisler, M.C., Maruta, J., Nqindi, J., Connor, R. J., Ushewokunze‐Obatolu, U., Holmes, P.H., Peregrine, A.S.

“…An experiment was carried out to determine the concentrations of the trypanocidal drug isometamidium chloride in the sera of cattle maintained under a chemoprophylactic regimen at Rekomitjie, Zimbabwe, an area of high tsetse challenge in the Zambezi valley. …”
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Now hiring: A high-risk job, with a touch of botanical classicism; yet, irreplaceable for saving biodiversity por Debouck, Daniel G

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Is SAFTA trade creating or trade diverting? A computable general equilibrium assessment with a focus on Sri Lanka por Bouët, Antoine, Mevel, Simon, Thomas, Marcelle

“…Using the 2004 MAcMapHS6-v2 database on measures of applied protection at the HS6 level and MIRAGE, a computable general equilibrium global model, this study examines the effects of SAFTA on trade and net income in the region. …”
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Learning from the licensing of a papaya variety developed by the public sector in Costa Rica: A case study por Salazar, Silvia, Jiménez, Luis, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

“…The goal of the present case study is to describe the process that the University of Costa Rica's Office for Knowledge Management and Transfer (PROINNOVA) undertook to license the seeds of a new papaya variety, named Pococi, developed jointly by the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA, for its acronym in Spanish) from Costa Rica, in order to understand the institutional challenges that must be addressed by potential license seeking organizations in Costa Rica to ensure successful transactions. …”
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Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence por Ruel, Marie T., Levin, Carol E.

“…This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature, highlights some of the lessons learned, and identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. …”
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Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence por Ruel, Marie T., Levin, Carol E.

“…This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature, highlights some of the lessons learned, and identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. …”
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Can food-based strategies help reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies? a review of recent evidence por Ruel, Marie T.

“…Micronutrient malnutrition is still a problem of unacceptable proportions in developing countries. …”
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Can a water market avert the "double-whammy" of trade reform and lead to a "win-win" outcome? por Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry L.

“…This paper focuses on the linkages between water and trade policies, using Morocco as a case. This country is typical of many in that policy protects its import competing agricultural and industrial sectors while water in irrigated agriculture is priced below its marginal value product. …”
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A dynamic evaluation of the effects of a free trade area of the Americas: an intertemporal, global general equilibrium model por Diao, Xinshen, Somwaru, Agapi

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Foodgrain supply, distribution, and consumption policies within a dual pricing mechanism: a case study of Bangladesh por Ahmed, Raisuddin

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Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis por von Braun, Joachim

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Do village organizations make a difference in African rural development?: A study for Senegal and Burkina Faso por Bernard, Tanguy, Collion, Marie-Hélène, de Janvry, Alain, Rondot, Pierre, Sadoulet, Elisabeth

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Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis por Braun, Joachim von

“…World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable, and politically risky period. …”
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