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Response of runoff processes to temperature rise in basins with different glacier ratios in the monsoon-influenced southern Tibetan Plateau por Wang, L., Zhang, F., Nepal, Santosh, Xiang, Y., Tang, H., Shi, X., Zeng, C., Ahmad, I., Yu, Z.

“…These findings would help deepen the understanding of runoff processes on the Tibetan Plateau and other alpine regions, thus providing a scientific basis for water resources management under climate change.…”
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AgriTech4Morocco Innovation Challenge Bootcamp Report por Menza, Gianpiero, Zaccari, Claudia

“…The AgriTech4Morocco Innovation Challenge is an initiative designed by the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), funded by Digital Development Partnership administered by the World Bank, and implemented with the support of Impact Lab. …”
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Genetic Diversity of Cryptosporidium in Children in an Urban Informal Settlement of Nairobi, Kenya por Mbae, Cecilia, Mulinge, Erastus, Waruru, Anthony, Ngugi, Benjamin, Wainaina, James, Kariuki, Samuel

“…This study investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species, genotypes and subtypes in children, both hospitalized and living in an informal settlement in Nairobi. This was a prospective cross-sectional study in which faecal specimen positive for Cryptosporidium spp. by microscopy from HIV infected and uninfected children aged five years and below presenting with diarrhoea at selected outpatient clinics in Mukuru informal settlements, or admitted to the paediatric ward at the Mbagathi District Hospital were characterized. …”
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Advances in water research: enhancing sustainable water use in irrigated agriculture in South Africa por Nhamo, L., Mpandeli, S., Liphadzi, S., Hlophe-Ginindza, S., Kapari, M., Molwantwa, J., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Its scarcity is compounded by climate change and increasing demand from a growing population. In South Africa, over 60% of the available freshwater resources are used in agriculture, mainly in irrigated agriculture. …”
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Estimation of shallow groundwater abstraction for irrigation and its impact on groundwater availability in the Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia por Fantaye, S. M., Wolde, B. B., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Taye, Meron Teferi

“…However, the abstraction amount and its impact are not well understood. In this study, a new methodological approach was utilized to estimate the irrigation water abstraction amount, which is based on groundwater level monitoring before, during, and at the end of the irrigation season (2021/2022). …”
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Effects of land use land cover change on streamflow of Akaki Catchment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia por Negash, E. D., Asfaw, Wegayehu, Walsh, C. L., Mengistie, G. K., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru

“…To investigate the effect of LULC changes on streamflow, a semi-distributed HEC-HMS model was calibrated and validated using daily discharge data at multiple sites. …”
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Effects of the EU food safety regulation on cadmium on the cacao value chains of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru por Charry, Andres, Atkinson, Rachel, Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Perea Ramirez, Carolay, Thomas, Evert, Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet

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Report on improving smallholder women farmers’ access to finance for small-scale irrigation technologies por Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation

“…India, among others, is investing billions of Indian Rupees in subsidies to ramp up their use; and partnerships among private firms, NGOs, governments, researchers, and investors are trying to expand their uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. A major downside is that most irrigation pumps are being acquired by relatively wealthy male farmers, exacerbating already high levels of inequality in rural communities. …”
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Whole genome resequencing reveals genetic diversity and selection signatures of Ethiopian indigenous cattle adapted to local environments por Terefe, Endashaw, Belay, G., Tijjani, Abdulfatai, Jianlin Han, Hanotte, Olivier H.

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Spatial changes to climatic suitability and availability of agropastoral farming systems across Kenya (1980–2020) por Lawrence, T.J., Vilbig, J.M., Kangogo, G., Fèvre, Eric M., Deem, S.L., Gluecks, Ilona V., Sagan, V., Shacham, E.

“…Productive global agriculture is under a convergence of pressures, and particularly climate change and population growth. …”
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The roles of community nutrition scholars in changing mothers' child feeding, food preparation, and hygiene practices in southern Bangladesh por Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Ibrahim, F., Rahaman, E.H.M.S., Prain, Gordon

“…Introduction: This qualitative study evaluates a nutrition and hygiene education program led by trained community nutrition scholars for 5,000 mothers of small children in the Khulna and Satkhira districts in southern Bangladesh. …”
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Modelo empresarial de competitividad e inclusión de productores de piña de pequeña escala en el Valle del Cauca: Caso Pidelpa y Acprogran por Diaz Ramirez, Lizette Maritza, Jager, Matthias, Velasquez Ramirez, Daniela, Hurtado Bermudez, Jhon Jairo

“…En este panorama, la competitividad de los encadenamientos productivos precisa de la implementación de estrategias que, además de buscar el mejoramiento en los índices de calidad y productividad, dinamicen la generación de valor en todos los eslabones, al tener en cuenta que el verdadero punto de partida es el consumidor, ya que es quien marca las pautas del ciclo que une a la producción con el mercado.…”
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SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT OF ORANGE FLESHED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES AT NORTHERN REGION OF BANGLADESH por Hossain, M.M., Heck, S., Chanda, D., Rahaman, E.H.M.S., Uddin, S., Hasan, M.M., Kabir, M.H.

“…ABSTRACT The present experiment was conducted with four Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) released orange fleshed sweetpotato varieties and a local cultivar as check at Sadar Upazila of Gaibanda and Pirgachha Upazila of Rangpur district during 2019-20 cropping season for their suitability assessment. …”
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Taxonomic and Ecogeographic Predictors of Resistance Against Phthorimaea operculella Zeller in Wild Potato Tubers por Horgan, F.G., Portalanza, D., Pelletier, Y., Quiring, D.T.

“…The frequency of resistant accessions was similar across phylogenetic clades, but resistance was more frequent in accessions with an endosperm balance number (EBN) of 1 or 4 and a ploidy level of 4 × or 6 × . There was no apparent relation between altitude of origin and tuber resistance. …”
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Coverage of nutrition and health interventions in India: Insights from the National Family Health Surveys por Christopher, Anita, Gune, Soyra, Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Menon, Purnima, Singh, S. K., Dwivedi, L. K., Pedgaonkar, Sarang, Puri, Parul, Chauhan, Alka

“…Data on women of reproductive age (15-49 years) with a child below five years of age from the most recent birth was used to compute these indicators. …”
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Control over future payouts and willingness to pay for insurance: Experimental evidence from Kenyan farmers por Kramer, Berber, Waweru, Carol, Malacarne, Jonathan G.

“…Agriculture contributes 22.4 percent of the country’s GDP, with a majority of the producers being smallholder farmers (KNBS, 2022). …”
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Ecological shocks and children’s school attendance and farm work in Ghana por Martey, Edward, Etwire, Prince M., Mockshell, Jonathan, Armah, Ralph, Akorsikumah, Eli

“…In this paper, we examine the effect of ecological shocks of pest and weed invasion on children’s school attendance and working hours on the farm using the seventh round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS). We employ a multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR) model that corrects for selection bias and endogeneity originating from both observed and unobserved heterogeneity. …”
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Metagenomic characterization reveals virus coinfections associated with Newcastle disease virus among poultry in Kenya por Panyako, P.M., Ommeh, S.C., Kuria, S.N., Lichoti, J.K., Musina, J., Nair, V., Nene, Vishvanath M., Oyola, Samuel O., Munir, M.

“…Cloacal (n = 599) and oral–pharyngeal (n = 435) swab samples were collected and pooled into 17 and 15 samples, respectively. A total of 17,034,948 and 7,751,974 paired-end reads with an average of 200 nucleotides were generated from the cloacal and oral–pharyngeal swab samples, respectively. …”
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Increasing traditional vegetable consumption in Cavite, Philippines: Understanding consumer and market vendor preferences por Gonzales, Bambi, Chavez, Hidelisa D. de, Sister, Lorna E, Anunciado, Ma. Shiela, Monville-Oro, Emilita, Gonsalves, Julian Francis, Hunter, Danny, Borelli, Teresa, Mendonce, Sharon

“…By addressing the gaps in awareness and knowledge about these food plants and their growth requirements, improving the supply chain to meet consumer and vendor requirements, and improving women consumers’ access to education and information, we can work towards a future where these nutritious, locally-adapted, and culturally significant crops are widely known and available.…”
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Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa por Saito, Kazuki, Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Ali, I., Johnson, J.M., Mujawamariya, Gaudiose, Rodenburg, J.

“…For alleviating these constraints, a wide range of technologies have been developed and introduced over the last three decades. …”
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