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Using a role-playing game to inform the development of land-use models for the study of a complex socio-ecological system por Washington-Ottombre, C., Pijanowski, B.C., Campbell, D.J., Olson, J., Maitima, J., Musili, A., Kibaki, T., Kaburu, H., Hayombe, P., Owango, E., Irigia, B., Gichere, S., Mwangi, A.

“…We present an integrated methodology composed of a role-playing game on land adjudication from which we extract narrative and spatially explicit drivers of land-use decisions. …”
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Interception and identification by deep sequencing of a "caulimo-like" virus in a potato germplasm accession imported from South America por Abad, J.A., Li, R., Fuentes, S., Kreuze, Jan F., Loschinkohl, C., Bandla, P.

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Do local land institutions make a dime’s worth of a difference in rural land markets?: evidence from Malawi por Matchaya, Greenwell C.

“…Moreover the tested hypotheses emerge from a theoretical model that is unique to the literature on rural land markets and land tenure.…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A. por Girard, Amy W., Grant, F., Okuku, H.S., Akelo, V., Wanjala, R., Levin, C., Cole, D., Low, Jan W.

“…The 2013 Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series identified evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions as a research priority. The Mama SASHA study in Western Kenya links delivery of vitamin A (VA) rich orange-flesh sweet potato (OFSP) to antenatal care to improve VA and nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and their children. …”
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A systems perspective for achieving economic growth and livelihood resilience: towards a multi-chain approach to value chain development por Stoian, D., Donovan, J.

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A gender perspective to value chain analysis for wood-furniture industry upgrading: A case of Jepara, Central Java - Indonesia por Nansereko, S.C.

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Identification of an A2 population of Phythophthora andina attacking tree tomato in Peru indicates a risk of sexual reproduction in this pathosystem por Forbes, G., Gamboa, S., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., Oliva, R.F., Pérez, W.

“…Most strikingly, in contrast to the Ecuadorian and Colombian P. andina isolates from tree tomato, the Peruvian isolates have the A2 mating type. The presence of both mating types in the Andean population of P. andina attacking tree tomato indicates a risk of sexual reproduction and the presence of long‐lasting oospores in this pathosystem.…”
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Moving slowly towards the light: a review of efforts to create a global system for PGRFA over the last half-century por Halewood, Michael

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A single mutation in the GSTe2 gene allows tracking of metabolically based insecticide resistance in a major malaria vector por Riveron, J., Yunta, C., Ibrahim, S., Djouaka, R.F., Irving, H., Menze, B., Ismail, H., Hemingway, J., Ranson, H., Albert, A., Wondji, C.S.

“…Furthermore, we show that GSTe2 is under strong directionalselection in resistant populations, and a restriction of gene flow is observed between African regions, enabling theprediction of the future spread of this resistance.Conclusions: This first DNA-based metabolic resistance marker in mosquitoes provides an essential tool to track theevolution of resistance and to design suitable resistance management strategies.…”
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Contribution des femmes a ladoption des varietes de mais tolerantes a la secheresse au Nord Benin por Baco, M.N., Affoukouk, T., Moumouni, I., Yallou, C., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…This study presents the results of a process of a participatory varietal selection of drought tolerate maize in districts of Kandi, Banikoara and Malanville. …”
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A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach por Awan, Usman K., Anwar, Arif A., Ahmad, Waqas, Hafeez, M.

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Annual water, sediment, nutrient and organic carbon fluxes in river basins: a global meta-analysis as a function of scale por Mutema, M., Chaplot, V., Jewitt, G.P.W., Chivenge, Pauline P., Blöschl, G.

“…1), accompanied by decreasing TOCL and TNL. Climate was a major control masking the effects of other factors. …”
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Building a resilient city for whom? Exploring the gendered processes of adaptation to change: A case study of street vendors in Hanoi. por Kawarazuka, Nozomi

“…The study concludes with a series of policy recommendations for building a climate resilient city for the poor.…”
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Watershed moments: a photographic anthology celebrating 30 years of research for a water-secure world (1985–2015 and beyond) por International Water Management Institute

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Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into "Bread" in Africa por Abass, A., Awoyale, W., Alenkhe, B., Ndavi, M., Asiru, B., Manyong, Victor, Sanginga, N.

“…Reducing both hunger and high expenditure on food imports is a priority for most developing African countries. …”
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Homologue: A computer system for identifying similar environments through the tropical world, versión Beta a.0 [CD-ROM] por Jones, Peter G., Díaz, William, Cock, James H.

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Throughfall and soil properties in shaded and unshaded coffee plantations and a secondary forest: a case study from Southern Colombia por Gaitán, Lucía, Armbrecht, Inge, Graefe, Sophie

“…Shade trees in coffee plantations, however, are known to produce ecological benefits, such as intercepting rainfall and lowering its velocity, resulting in a reduced net-rainfall and higher water infiltration. …”
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The challenges and benefits of employing a mobile research fellow to facilitate team work on a large, interdisciplinary, multi-sited project por Sugden, Fraser, Punch, S.

“…The article shows how such a ‘floating’ research fellow can play a valuable role in facilitating communication between research teams and project leaders, as well as in building capacity and introducing disciplinary specific skills. …”
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Food safety from a global perspective to a country perspective addressing challenges along smallholder pig systems in Vietnam por Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sinh Dang Xuan, Phuc Pham Duc, Pham Van Hung, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Marshall, Karen, Duong Van Nhiem, Grace, Delia

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A fuzzy logic slope-form system for predictive soil mapping of a landscape-scale area with strong relief conditions por Bui, Le Vinh, Stahr, Karl, Clemens, Gerhard

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