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Sustainable and equitable agricultural mechanization? A gendered perspective on maize shelling por Fischer, Gundula, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Mutungi, C.

“…In this study, we apply the question to mechanized maize shelling in Tanzania as a case in point. Data from a survey with 400 farmers and from semi-structured interviews with 21 key informants are combined for a gender analysis that relies on Kabeer's concept of four institutional sites (household, community, market and government). …”
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Bananas of Samoa: A catalogue of banana diversity seen on the island of Upolu por Sachter-Smith, Gabriel L., Sardos, Julie

“…This is a catalogue of the banana diversity seen on the island of Upolu (Samoa) during the banana expedition that took place from July, 22nd 2019 to August, 2nd 2019. …”
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Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Kenya: A Primer for Development Practitioners por Wanjira, E.O., Muriuki, J., Ojuok, I.

“…The focus during this period will be to “massively scale up the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems as a proven measure to fight the climate crisis and enhance food security, water supply and biodiversity”. …”
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Prosopis juliflora – a potential game changer in the charcoal sector in Kenya por Sola, P., Njenga, M., Koech, G., Wanjira, E.O., Kirimi, M., Siko, I., Bourne, M., Muriuki, J.

“…Prosopis juliflora, locally known as ‘mathenge’, is a shrub or small tree that is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, and is an invasive species in Kenya. …”
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A One Health approach to child stunting: Evidence and research agenda por Gharpure, R., Mor, Siobhan M., Viney, M., Hodobo, T., Lello, J., Siwila, J., Dube, K., Robertson, R.C., Mutasa, K., Berger, C.N., Hirai, M., Brown, T., Ntozini, R., Evans, C., Hoto, P., Smith, L.E., Tavengwa, N.V., Joyeux, M., Humphrey, J.H., Berendes, D., Prendergast, A.J.

“…Recognizing that the health of people, animals, and the environment are connected, we present the rationale and research agenda for considering a One Health approach to child stunting. We contend that a One Health strategy may uncover new approaches to tackling child stunting by addressing several interdependent factors that prevent children from thriving in LMICs, and that coordinated interventions among humans, animals, and environmental health sectors may have a synergistic effect in stunting reduction.…”
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A synthesis of PIM Flagship 5 activities during 2017–2019 por McLain, R.

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Plant genetic resources: A review of current research and future needs por Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan

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Brachiaria grass, a climate-smart ‘wonder grass’ for livestock farmers por Mundia, Mwihaki

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FielDHub: A shiny app for design of experiments in life sciences por Murillo, Didier A., Gezan, Salvador A., Heilman, Ana M., Walk, Thomas C., Aparicio, Johan Steven, Horsley, Richard D.

“…One of the problems that life scientists often face is the lack of freely available and user-friendly interactive tools to create designs that fit their needs. A few open-source DOE R packages options exist including agricolae (de Mendiburu & Yaseen, 2020) and blocksdesign (Edmondson, 2021), but they require users to be familiar with the R programming language and do not have a graphical user interface (GUI).…”
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Assessing community vulnerability to COVID-19 in Kenya: A spatial outlook por Guthiga, Paul M., Kirui, Leonard, Karugia, Joseph T., Ahid, M.

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Quo vadis global forest governance? A transdisciplinary delphi study por Begemann, A., Giessen, L., Roitsch, D., Roux, J.L., Lovrić, M., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Boerner, J., Beeko, C., Cashore, B., Cerutti, P.O., Jong, W. de, Fosse, L.J., Hinrichs, A., Humphreys, D., Pülzl, H., Santamaria, C., Sotirov, M., Wunder, Sven, Winkel, G.

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A report of monitoring and coaching partners on community conversation implementation and uptake por Lemma, Mamusha, Tigabie, A., Mekonnen, Mesfin

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Impact of agricultural programs on youth engagement in agribusiness: a case study por Adeyanju, D.F., Mburu, J., Mignouna, Djana B.

“…Furthermore, the results showed a positive impact of the program on youths’ likelihood to engage in agribusiness. …”
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Water balance component analysis of a spring catchment of western Nepal por KC, Jibesh, Dhaubanjar, S., Pandey, Vishnu P., Subedi, R.

“…This research aimed at understanding changing hydrological processes through hydrologic modeling in a spring catchment. A micro-catchment named 'Sikharpur' of West Seti watershed of Nepal was selected to get insights into the process influencing the spring system. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture investment portfolios in Guyana: a way forward por Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Lizarazo, Miguel, Eitzinger, Anton, Mwongera, Caroline, Sandoval, Danny, Rosales, Judith, Bullen, Pauline, Daggers, Louisa, Benn, Dina, Nanlall, Satesh

“…The agriculture sector requires a transformation towards climate-resilient agriculture systems. …”
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Evaluation of Scenarios for Improving the Collection System for a Milk Factory in Ethiopia por Dijkink, Bert, Esveld, Erik, Broeze, Jan, Vollebregt, Martijntje

“…The milk for a factory in Sululta (Ethiopia) is currently collected at ambient temperature. …”
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A global meta-analysis of climate services and decision-making in agriculture por Born, Lorna, Prager, Steven, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Imbach, Pablo

“…Notably, a focus on climate modelling and prediction has largely resulted in a lack of consideration of the demand-side when producing climate services. …”
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Routing field channels through a tertiary unit with heterogeneous fields por Anwar, Arif A., Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif

“…The extensive irrigation systems of South Asia are predominately a hierarchy of canals delivering water to a tertiary unit. …”
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Keeping a seed of solutions when energy and climate become unpredictable por Debouck, Daniel G.

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Monitoring of Suspended Sediments in a Tropical Forested Landscape With Citizen Science por Njue, N., Gräf, J., Weeser, B., Rufino, Mariana C., Breuer, Lutz, Jacobs, S.R.

“…To overcome such challenges in data scarce regions like Kenya, a participatory citizen science approach can be a promising strategy for monitoring water resources. …”
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