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Agricultural development addresses food loss and waste while reducing greenhouse gas emissions por Galford, Gillian L., Peña, Olivia, Sullivan, Amanda K, Nash, Julie, Gurwick, Noel, Pirolli, Gillian, Richards, Meryl B., White, Julianna M., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…Our research team investigated changes in FLW in projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future. This was a unique opportunity to conduct ex-ante estimates of the impacts of FLW interventions across 20 value chains in 12 countries, based on project documents and interviews with USAID and project staff. …”
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Reducing deforestation and improving livestock productivity: greenhouse gas mitigation potential of silvopastoral systems in Caquetá por Landholm, David M., Pradhan, Prajal, Wegmann, Peter, Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio, Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos, Kropp, Juergen P

“…To address these questions we use data on livestock population characteristics and historic land cover changes reported from a survey covering 158 farms and model the carbon sequestration occurring in three different scenarios of progressively-increased SPS complexity using theCO2 fix model.Wefind that, even with moderate tree planting densities, the implementation of SPSs can reduceGHGemissions by 2.6MgCO2e ha−1 yr−1 in relation to current practices, while increasing agriculture productivity and contributing to the restoration of severely degraded landscapes.…”
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Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) for food security: an evaluation of end-user traits of improved varieties in Swaziland por Gondwe, T., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Mdziniso, P., Maziya-Dixon, B.B.

“…The improved varieties have high seed weight, which is an essential factor that farmers consider when choosing a variety to adopt. In terms of addressing nutritional security, the crop is suitable for addressing protein-energy malnutrition and formulating blends for baby foods in Swaziland.…”
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Medium-term seed storage of diverse genera of forage grasses, evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals, and regeneration standards por Ellis, R.H., Nasehzadeh, M., Hanson, Jean, Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Woldemariam, Yeshi

“…Advice is provided on calculating monitoring intervals for different combinations of initial viability with a wide range of potential regeneration standards.…”
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Él y Ella, tiempo e ingreso: Dinámicas intra-hogar e impacto sobre la nutrición de hogares agrícolas Guía metodologica: Diseño e implementación de herramientas para la recolección... por Muriel, Juliana, Twyman, Jennifer, Lopera, Diana Carolina, Useche, Pilar, González, Carolina, Talsma, Elise F., Consenza, Emma

“…El Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), junto con la Universidad de Florida, dentro del contexto del programa de Métodos y Métricas Innovadores para Acciones Agrícolas y Nutricionales (IMMANA)[1], diseñó un proyecto de investigación para el desarrollo de nuevas metodologías para entender como los procesos de toma de decisiones dentro del hogar respecto al uso del tiempo y la asignación de ingresos a diferentes tipos de alimentos impactan la nutrición de varios miembros del hogar. …”
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On-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken strains for smallholder poultry production systems in sub- Saharan Africa por Bamidele, O., Sonaiya, Emmanuel B., Adebambo, Ayotunde Olufunmilayo, Assefa, G., Abegaz, Solomon, Esatu, Wondmeneh, Goromela, E.H., Mbaga, S.H., Dessie, Tadelle

“…The biological potential of improved dual purpose chicken strains was evaluated in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria. A total of 8 strains (Funaab Alpha, Horro, Noiler, ShikaBrown, Koekoek, Kuroiler, Sasso, and Sasso-RIR) were tested on-station, in deep litter houses at two test centres in each country for 72-weeks. …”
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Determinants of adoption of climate-smart agriculture technologies in rice production in Vietnam por Duyen, Tran Nhat Lam, Rañola, Roberto F., Sander, Björn Ole, Wassmann, Reiner, Nguyen, Dinh Tien, Nong, Nguyen Khanh Ngoc

“…Design/methodology/approach Determinants of adoption of CSATs and the adoption effects on NRI are analyzed by using a multinomial endogenous switching regression framework. …”
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Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa por Nkengla-Asi, L., Olaosebikan, O.D., Che, V.S., Ngatat, S., Zandjanakou-Tachin, Martine, Hanna, R., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Data were analyzed using a systematic content analysis approach. Results show inequalities stemming from inherent gender and social norms related to access to and decision making over productive resources limiting especially women farmers’ ability to effectively engage in training programs that could lead to adoption of recommendations and technologies. …”
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Gathering honey from wild and traditional hives in the Miombo woodlands of the Niassa National Reserve, Mozambique: What are the impacts on tree populations? por Ribeiro, Natasha Sofia, Snook, Laura K., Nunes de Carvalho Vaz, Iva Carla, Alvesa, Teresa

“…Bark beehives are prefer-entially made fromJulbernardia globiflora(‘Ntchenga’) while wild honey is gathered fromnatural cavities in a diversity of tree species, typically by felling the tree. …”
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The future of smallholder farming in India: Some sustainability considerations por Bisht, Ishwari Singh, Rana, Jai Chand, Ahlawat, Sudhir Pal

“…The transition to more sustainable methods of farming by selling the farm produce “locally” helps both consumers and farmers alike and is considered a future strength of smallholder Indian agriculture.…”
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Rapid analysis of country-level mitigation potential from agriculture, forestry and other land uses in Mexico por Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Ortíz Monasterio, Jose Iván, Sonder, Kai, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Richards, Meryl B., Leyva, Juan Carlos, García, Miguel Angel

“…Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Jalisco, Sonora, Veracruz, Durango, Chihuahua, Puebla, Michoacán and Guerrero) had a total AFOLU mitigation potential between 2.5 to 6.5 Mt CO2eq, other states had AFOLU mitigation potentials of less than 2 Mt CO2eq…”
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The use of the wetting front detector as an irrigation-scheduling tool for pepper production in the upper east region of Ghana: evidence from field experiment and farmers' percepti... por Adimassu, Zenebe, Balana, Bedru, Appoh, Richard K., Nartey, Eric Gbenatey

“…We compare the effect of the wetting front detector on yield and water productivity with farmers' practices (FP) and irrigation requirements based on crop water requirement calculation (IRCWR). A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of the wetting front detector, FP and IRCWR combined with six fertilizer rates. …”
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Andean potato diversity conserved in the International Potato Center genebank helps develop agriculture in Uganda: the example of the variety ‘Victoria’ por Bernal-Galeano, V., Norton, G., Ellis, David, Anglin, Noelle L., Hareau, Guy, Smale, Melinda, Jamora, Nelissa, Alwang, J., Pradel, W.

“…The International Potato Center (CIP) genebank conserves and facilitates access to highly diverse germplasm of potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers as a global public good for food security. While it is generally understood that material from the CIP genebank has played an important role in the release of many CIP-related varieties grown by smallholder farmers in lower-income countries, the contribution has not been evaluated in quantitative terms. …”
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Changes in chemical and microbiological quality of semi-processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larval meal during storage por Kamau, E., Mutungi, C., Kinyuru, J., Imathiu, S., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Ekesi, S., Nakimbugwe, D., Fiaboe, K.

“…Edible insects are receiving attention as a protein source in the food and feed sector. However, successful commercialisation requires mass production matched with appropriate processing and storage techniques. …”
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Informal food chains and agrobiodiversity need strengthening—not weakening—to address food security amidst the COVID-19 crisis in South America por Zimmerer, Karl S., Haan, Stef de

“…Our methodology relies on research in Peru with a focus on the cites and surrounding areas of Lima, Arequipa, Cusco, Huancayo, and Huánuco. …”
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Africa's growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people por Bett, Bernard K., Grace, Delia, McDermott, John J.

“…As we see clearly now with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is believed to have originated from virus-infected meat or live animals sold in a traditional “wet” food market in Wuhan, China, our hopes for the end of infectious disease were badly misplaced. …”
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Pod surface characteristics in wild and cultivated Vigna species and resistance to the coreid bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) por Koon, P., Osisanya, E.O., Jackai, L.E.N., Tamo, O., Reeves, J., Hughes, Jacqueline d'Arros

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Estimation of sediment load for Himalayan rivers: case study of Kaligandaki in Nepal por Chinnasamy, Pennan, Sood, Aditya

“…This has hindered the investments on run-of-river hydropower projects as high and unpredicted sedimentation has increased losses in hydropower production. Therefore, there is a need to understand key physical processes driving sedimentation in these regions, with the available data. …”
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Catalog of technical options for fecal sludge management in Bangladesh por Ulrich, Andreas, Ekasanti, Prawisti, Jayathilake, Nilanthi, Taron, Avinandan

“…Fecal sludge management (FSM) in rapidly urbanizing contexts requires an integrated approach that spans the full sanitation service chain containment, emptying, transport, treatment, and resource recovery. A variety of containment systems are employed based on population density and treatment standards, including traditional pit latrines, septic tanks, anaerobic baffled reactors (ABRs), sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), and membrane bioreactors (MBRs). …”
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Barriers affecting sustainable agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers in the Eastern Free State of South Africa por Myeni, L., Moeletsi, M., Thavhana, M., Randela, M., Mokoena, L.

“…Descriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model were used to analyze data. …”
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