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Potential impacts of a green revolution in Africa: The case of Ghana por Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Al-Hassan, Ramatu M.

“…Given the huge public investments required, this paper aims to assess the potential impacts of a green revolution. Results from a CGE model for Ghana show that green revolution type growth is strongly pro‐poor and provides substantial transfers to the rest of the economy, thus providing a powerful argument to raise public expenditure on agriculture to make a green revolution happen in Africa. …”
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Potential of carbon markets for small farmers: A literature review por De Pinto, Alessandro, Magalhaes, Marilia, Ringler, Claudia

“…While agriculture accounts for an estimated 10 to 14 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, its role as a mitigating force is receiving increasing attention. …”
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A 2006 social accounting matrix for Nigeria: Methodology and results por Nwafor, Manson, Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida

“…The 2006 Nigeria SAM was built for the dynamic CGE (DCGE) model that examined the agriculture growth and investment options for reducing poverty in the country. This report provides a detailed description of this SAM, while the DCGE analysis using the SAM can be found in Diao et al. (2010).…”
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The Fakara: a semi-arid agro-ecosystem under stress por Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Ayantunde, Augustine A.

“…These activities are taking place in Fakara, a natural region, in an administrative district (canton) of western Niger, taking stock of the wealth of knowledge on the functioning of this semi-arid agro-ecosystem that resulted from a series of extensive studies carried out in this site from the 80’s onward. …”
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Unveiling the dynamic future of Ethiopian lakes: A call for conservation por Abera, Wuletawu, Getaneh, Yonas

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Observing wetland microenvironments as part of a whole in Southern Africa por Wood, Adrian, Thawe, Patrick, Mbewe, Alick

“…Governments in Southern Africa tend to under-estimate the importance of small seasonal wetlands for food security, but NEXUS Gains observes that these microenvironments are a crucial lifeline during drought years…”
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The era of climate crisis in Nepal: A call for urgent action por Nepal, Santosh

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Managing environmental flows in Nepal’s rivers for a hydropowered future por KC, Jibesh, Nepal, Santosh, Shah, Ram Devi Tachamo, Eriyagama, Nishadi

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A functional analysis of inflorescence architecture in Musa L. (Musaceae) por Turner, David W., Gibbs, D. Jane, Ocimati, Walter, Blomme, Guy

“…However, Hb is determined by a change in flower type—from fruit forming to non‐fruit forming. …”
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From local to global: a framework to monitor river health por Tickner, David, Kuehne, Lauren, Lynch, Abby, Sadiki, Mpho, Dickens, Chris

“…This webinar evaluates the readiness of these indicators for implementation at a global scale; charts a road map that identifies data and technical priorities and opportunities to advance global river health monitoring by 2030; and presents recommendations for coordinated action and investment by policy makers, research funders, and scientists to develop and implement a framework to support conservation and restoration of river health globally…”
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Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet por Roberts, Callum, Bene, Christophe, Bennett, Nathan, Boon, James S., Cheung, William W. L., Cury, Philippe, Defeo, Omar, De Jong Cleyndert, Georgia, Froese, Rainer, Gascuel, Didier, Golden, Christopher D., Hawkins, Julie, Hobday, Alistair J., Jacquet, Jennifer, Kemp, Paul, Lam, Mimi E., Le Manach, Frédéric, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Micheli, Fiorenza, Morato, Telmo, Norris, Catrin, Nouvian, Claire, Pauly, Daniel, Pikitch, Ellen, Amargos, Fabian Piña, Saenz-Arroyo, Andrea, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Teh, Louise, Watling, Les, O’Leary, Bethan C.

“…More exacting sustainability standards are needed to respond to a fast-changing world and support United Nations SDGs. …”
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Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition por Levin, Carol E., Long, Jennifer, Simler, Kenneth R., Johnson-Welch, Charlotte

“…These areas of agreement can serve as a foundation for forging an effective integrative strategy to improve nutrition that includes gender-sensitive agricultural approaches. -- Authors' Abstract…”
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The demand for crop genetic resources from a national collection por Day-Rubenstein, Kelly, Smale, Melinda

“…Who uses a genebank? What kind of germplasm is requested and for what purpose? …”
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Evaluating transfer programs within a general equilibrium framework por Coady, David, Harris, Rebecca Lee

“…The authors set out a general equilibrium model for the evaluation of a domestically financed transfer program, which helps to combine the results from a computable general equilibrium model with disaggregated household data.Using a Mexican cash transfer program as an illustration, they use the approach to show that the substantial welfare gains that result from the switch from universal food subsidies to targeted cash transfers reflect both the improved targeting efficiency of the latter as well as a relaxation of the trade-off between equity and efficiency objectives when designing tax systems.…”
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Evaluating transfer programs within a general equilibrium framework por Coady, David, Harris, Rebecca Lee

“…The authors set out a general equilibrium model for the evaluation of a domestically financed transfer program, which helps to combine the results from a computable general equilibrium model with disaggregated household data.Using a Mexican cash transfer program as an illustration, they use the approach to show that the substantial welfare gains that result from the switch from universal food subsidies to targeted cash transfers reflect both the improved targeting efficiency of the latter as well as a relaxation of the trade-off between equity and efficiency objectives when designing tax systems.…”
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Food and agricultural policy for a globalizing world: preparing for the future por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

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Information and communications technologies and IFPRI's mandate: a conceptual framework por Chowdhury, Nuimuddin

“…A cluster of information and communications technologies (ICTs) has not only pervasively penetrated the world of communications and entertainment, but also affected the way we earn and spend, heal and learn, save and search, and share information, both important and banal. …”
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Institutions and institutional capacity for biotechnology: a case study of India por Rhoe, Valerie, Shantharam, Sivramiah, Babu, Suresh Chandra

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Modeling the effects of trade on women: a closer look at Bangladesh por Fontana, Marzia

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Plant breeding: a new tool for fighting micronutrient malnutrition por Bouis, Howarth E.

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