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Synthetic ion-exchange resins: Soil and environmental studies por Skogley, Earl O., Dobermann, Achim

“…A review of the literature is presented as an aid to better understanding, and to provide additional sources for details concerning resin applications. …”
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Structure and agency: understanding water policy changes in West Africa por Cherlet, Jan, Venot, Jean-Philippe

“…There is, however, much discussion about whether highly aid-dependent governments can really ‘own’ policy reforms in their countries. …”
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Assessing the impact of a food supplement on the nutritional status and body composition of HIV-infected Zambian women on ARVs por Zulu, Rodah M., Byrne, N.M., Munthali, GK, Chipeta, J, Handema, R, Musonda, M, Hills, AP

“…High-energy protein supplement (HEPS) is particularly promoted; however, the impact of this food supplement on the nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) beyond weight gain has not been assessed. …”
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Predicting the effect of vaccination of the transmission dynamics of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) por O'Callaghan, C.J., Medley, G.F., Peter, T.F., Mahan, S.M., Perry, Brian D.

“…A new generation of inactivated vaccines for heartwater is being developed and there is an urgent need to investigate the impact of their use on transmission dynamics and livestock production economics as an aid in the design of cost-effective, integrated, control programmes. …”
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The concept of rangeland carrying capacity in sub-Saharan Africa - myth or reality por Leeuw, P.N. de, Tothill, J.C.

“…Up to the 1950s constraints of feed shortages for livestock were outweighed by those of disease, concern over looming imbalances between supply and demand of grazing resources led to large investments in projects of water Development, many of which were financed by foreign aid. This provision of water to hitherto under-used grazing lands further stimulated herd growth, but at the same time encouraged more settled modes of production and reduced mobility. …”
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Understanding and strengthening informal seed markets por Sperling, L., McGrath, S.

“…It analyses farmers' rationales for using such markets and their strategic actions in selecting out seed from grain. Conceptual aids for differentiating among market goods - grain, 'implicit seed' and seed - are presented, including tracing of agro-ecological seed sources, traders' seed management behaviour and seed/grain price patterns. …”
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Recommendations for specific breeds and species for conservation by management and preferred techniques por Adeniji, K.O.

“…In cases where governments are unable to finance such centres, international organizations and donor agencies could be approached for aid in funding these centres. A case in point is the African Development Bank which is financing the conservation effort on the Lagune breed in the Republic of Benin. …”
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Protéger et promouvoir le pastoralisme en Afrique por Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale

“…On compte parmi ces politiques : la protection des droits à la terre et à l'eau et l'aide apportée aux pasteurs pour préserver leurs actifs ; le renforcement des économies pastorales et la promotion de l'apport de valeur ajoutée et de la diversification ; l'autonomisation des pasteurs et la promotion du dialogue avec les décideurs politiques ; et les investissements dans des services de première nécessité pour les pasteurs.…”
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Less noise in the household: the impact of Farmer Field Schools on Gender Relations por Friis-Hansen, Esbern, Duveskog, Deborah, Taylor, Edward W.

“…This approach provides an alternative to the widespread strategies of aid agencies that seek to enhance standing of women by targeting them as individuals.…”
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Commercial and inclusive value chains: Doing good and doing well por Harper, Malcolm, Belt, John, Roy, Rajeev

“…And, that this can be done without subsidy, without donor or government aid, and without appeal to ‘corporate social responsibility’; it is simple good business. …”
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Analysis of spatial determinants of poverty in rural Uganda. por Muhumuza, T.

“…It was undertaken based on the theoretically informed expectation that certain spatial characteristics of where an individual or household lives can be important determinants of whether those residents will attain an adequate level of welfare to meet their basic needs. With the aid of small area estimation techniques, and a spatial regression models, the study combined sub county poverty estimates from the 2002 high resolution poverty maps obtained from the most recent Population and Household Census (2002), and the National Household Survey data (2002/2003), with up-to- date spatial data (2000-2006) to analyse the impact of these characteristics on poverty in the country. …”
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Manual on framework for river health assessment in Thailand por Shinde, Victor R., Mukand S., Babel, Suttharom, Prangpisut

“…The project was supported by CGIAR’s Programme on Water, Land and Ecosystem (Greater Mekong) and Australian Aid. The authors of this Manual—Victor R. Shinde, Mukand S. …”
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Estimation of aquifer recharge measured by the isotopic fractionation of water vapor and the hydrological balance of the soil in the dry tropical forest of Costa Rica por Barrientos Peña, Andrea Noemí

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Lynx behaviour around reindeer carcasses por Falk, Håkan

“…My results can be helpful in future predation studies, where it can aid interpretation of GPS-data and distinguish kill sites of reindeer from other clustered positions.…”

Conference on International Agricultural Development, Bellagio, Italy, May 17-19, 1972 (Bellagio V) por Bellagio Group

“…The Bellagio Group, composed of the heads of agricultural research programs in various agencies, or their representatives, continued to meet for some time after the creation of the CGIAR, under the auspices of the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, and the IDRC. This is an aide-memoire summarizing the discussions at Bellagio V, a conference on approaches to accelerating the agricultural development process, held at the Villa Serbelloni in May 1972.The conference was organized around five topics:1. …”
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A review of projections of demand and supply of livestock-derived foods and the implications for livestock sector management in LSIL focus countries. por Enahoro, Dolapo K., Njiru, Nelly M., Thornton, Philip K., Staal, Steven J.

“…Scenario analysis and sectoral reviews aid the understanding of emerging opportunities and the potential of existing systems to harness them. …”
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Tissue culture of root and tuber crops at IITA por Ng, S.Y.C.

“…In vitro microtuber production of yams is an alternative that could aid international distribution of virus-tested clonal materials. …”
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Genome assembly of six polyploid potato genomes por Kyriakidou, M., Anglin, Noelle L., Ellis, David, Tai, H.H., Stromvik, M.V.

“…Here, we report draft genomes from six polyploid potato landraces representing five taxa, illustrating how Third Generation Sequencing can aid in assembling polyploid genomes.…”
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ILCYM - Insect Life Cycle Modeling. A software package for developing temperature-based insect phenology models with applications for local, regional and global analysis of insect... por Sporleder, M., Carhuapoma, Pablo, Juarez, H., Gamarra, H., Simon, R., Kroschel, Jürgen

“…With the current version of ILCYM the authors intend to share the knowledge gained in insect pest population modeling research at the Agroecology/IPM unit at CIP and provide an open-source computer aided tool, especially for researcher in developing countries, that facilitates the development of own using advanced modeling techniques without being experts in the field.…”
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Dynamic conservation and utilization of forest tree genetic resources: indicators for in situ and ex situ genetic conservation and forest reproductive material por Lefèvre, F., Alia, R., Bakkebø Fjellstad, K., Graudal, Lars, Oggioni, S.D., Rusanen, M., Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe, Bozzano, M.

“…The Forest Europe process had adopted a general set of Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management as a tool to aid forest policy formulation and decision making, forest monitoring, and communication. …”
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