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Sero-prevalence and factors associated with anti-Brucella antibodies in slaughter livestock in Uganda by Bugeza, James, Roesel, Kristina, Moriyon, I., Mugizi, Denis, Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Kivali, Velma, Kankya, C., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…The interventions should adopt a risk-based approach with regions at higher risk being given top priority. …”
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Implementing Cloud Computing for the Digital Mapping of Agricultural Soil Properties from High Resolution UAV Multispectral Imagery by Pizarro, S., Pricope, N.G., Figueroa, D., Carbajal, C., Quispe, M., Vera, J., Alejandro, L., Achallma, L., Gonzalez, I., Salazar, W., Loayza, H., Cruz, J., Arbizu, C.I.

“…The spatial heterogeneity of soil properties has a significant impact on crop growth, making it difficult to adopt site-specific crop management practices. Traditional laboratory-based analyses are costly, and data extrapolation for mapping soil properties using high-resolution imagery becomes a computationally expensive procedure, taking days or weeks to obtain accurate results using a desktop workstation. …”
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Transformative adaptation: From climate-smart to climate-resilient agriculture by Hellin, Jonathan, Fisher, Eleanor, Taylor, Marcus, Bhasme, Suhas, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María

“…Success has tended to be measured in terms of the number of farmers adopting CSA with less focus given to the impacts especially on human development. …”
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Modeling genotype × environment × management interactions for a sustainable intensification under rainfed wheat cropping system in Morocco by Mamassi, Achraf, Balaghi, Riad, Devkota, Krishna, Bouras, Hamza, El‑Gharous, Mohamed, Tychon, Bernard

“…In Moroccan rainfed areas, production problems linked to crop management practices result principally from a shortage in the provision of knowledge to Moroccan small farmers, or their indigent economic situation that limits farmers’ capacity to adopt, qualitatively and quantitatively, efficient strategies. …”
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Uneven ground? Intersectional gender inequalities in the commercialized cassava seed system in Tanzania by Liani, M.L., Cole, Steven M., Mwakanyamale, Devis F., Baumung, L., Saleh, N., Webber, A., Tufan, Hale Ann, Kapinga, R.

“…For the commercialized cassava seed system to be more socially inclusive and sustainable, we argue that there is need to adopt gender-aware approaches to address the underlying barriers and biases that exclude women and other social groups. …”
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The Fisheries Co-Management Guidebook: Emerging research for the effective management of small-scale fisheries by Smallhorn-West, Patrick, Abesamis, Rene, Notere Boso, Delvene, Cinner, Joshua, Cohen, Philippa, Gelcich, Stefan, Harrison, Hugo, Jones, Geoffrey, Jupiter, Stacy, Khan, A K M Firoz, Lau, Jacqueline, Lawless, Sarah, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Mills, David, Mills, Morena, Peckham, Hoyt, Pressey, Robert, Raj, Sushil, Ruano-Chamorro, Cristina, Tilley, Alexander, Tullos, Jada, Ullah, Md. Hadayet

“…The aim is to synthesize emerging research that, if adopted, would substantially improve impacts across both ecological and social dimensions. …”
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Co-designing and scaling sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems in Laos by Mienmany, Soytavanh, Atieno, Mary, Jalonen, Riina, Weyerhaeuser, Horst, Peters, Michael, Newby, Jonathan Craig, Vongkhamho, Simone

“…Farmers practice MFS based on their available inputs and labor with insufficient technical and innovation skills, although some larger landowners have adopted good practices such as crop rotation and silvopasture. …”
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Integrating Agroecology and One Health: A Path to Sustainable Food Systems and Improved Health by Tebourbi, Ons, Frija, Aymen, Alary, Veronique, Idoudi, Zied, Mannai, Amal, Rekik, Mourad

“…This integration provides a means to effectively tackle the multifaceted and interconnected challenges confronting food systems, particularly those related to the health of the environment, animals, and humans. Adopting best agricultural practices and technologies can help achieve this. …”
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Bringing nutritional security and women empowerment through Nutri-SMART Villages by Singh, S.R.K., Raut, A.A., Srivastava, Varsha, Burman, R.R., Gautam, U.S.

“…In this purview, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh under the guidance of ICARATARI Jabalpur and with the Department of Women and Child Development are working in this direction since 2016. They adopted one village where the malnutrition status of women and children were high, to make them nutrition secure for achieving nutritional security and transformed it into a Nutri-SMART Village (NSV). …”
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School meals and food systems: Rethinking the consequences for climate, environment, biodiversity, and food sovereignty by Pastorino, Silvia, Hughes, Darren, Schultz, Linda, Owen, Samantha, Morris, Kate, Backlund, Ulrika, Bellanca, Raffaella, Hunter, Danny, Kaljonen, Minna, Singh, Samrat, Eustachio Colombo, Patricia, Milani, Peiman, Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition

“…First, those that can create immediate benefits for children and the planet, including: adopting nutritious, diverse, whole foods menus; switching to clean, efficient and sustainable energy for cooking; minimizing food and package waste; and empowering children by establishing life-long healthy and sustainable food habits through holistic food education. …”
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CIAT/PABRA Ukama Ustawi (UU) annual nutrition deliverables: Summary report for 2023 by Munthali, Justice, Chideya, Yohane, Rubyogo, Jean Claude

“…More than 29 recipes were promoted in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The recipes were adopted from existing recipe booklets. However, 1 recipe booklet was developed using UU project funds in Kenya. …”
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Prevalence of clinical and subclinical mastitis in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu, Kenya by Hansen, N.S., Jensen, R.

“…Lastly, this study explores the POC-t’s adoptability by dairy farmers and animal health service providers (AHSPs) in Kenya. …”
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Dairy herd health and welfare management training report: Bahir Dar Zuria District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Ferede, Y., Lemma, Mamusha, Temesgen, Wudu

“…An experiential and collaborative learning approach was adopted to identify gaps in farmers' knowledge and attitudes and introduce new knowledge and improved practices to address these gaps. …”
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Silvopasture for improved smallholder crop-livestock systems: A case study of sustainable intensification in the Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR by van Wijngaarden, Kim, Cossu, Alessandra, Jalonen, Riina, Atieno, Mary, Ritzema, Randall, López Ridaura, Santiago, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…Additionally, farmer’s receptiveness to adopting silvopastoral elements in their farms was explored through focus group discussions.…”
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Mobile money mitigates the negative effects of weather shocks: Implications for risk sharing and poverty reduction in Bangladesh by Matsuura, Masanori, Islam, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful, Tauseef, Salauddin

“…In recent years, mobile phones have been widely adopted in developing countries contributing to economic growth. …”
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Natural and anthropogenic impacts on mangrove carbon dynamics: a systematic review protocol by Gilang Qur’ani, C., Lee, B., Sasmito, S.D., Maulana, A.M., Seol, M., Wiradana, P.A., Leksono, B., Watiniasih, N.L., Baral, H.

“…(Citation2019) for literature search, screening, and data extraction will be adopted. Data analysis will involve comparing carbon storage and sequestration under locally and regionally varying climatic conditions and anthropogenic influences. …”
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Is respectful care provided by community health workers associated with infant feeding practices? A cross sectional analysis from India by Diamond-Smith, Nadia, Gopalakrishnan, Lakshmi, Walker, Dilys, Fernald, Lia, Menon, Purnima, Patil, Sumeet R.

“…Interactions that are more respectful were associated with a greater likelihood of adopting all child-feeding behaviors except timely initiation of breastfeeding. …”
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Understanding the interactions of genotype with environment and management (G×E×M) to maize productivity in Conservation Agriculture systems of Malawi by Mhlanga, Blessing, Gama, Mphatso, Museka, Richard M., Thierfelder, Christian

“…This means that smallholder farmers in Malawi should adopt hybrids and CA-based systems for enhanced yields but could also consider OPVs where the climate is highly variable. …”
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Institutional challenges to the implementation of nationally determined contributions in Latin America and Caribbean countries: Institutional architecture requirements, issues aris... by Echebarria, Koldo

“…The pledge and review method were introduced first in 1991; however, in 1997, the international community chose to adopt legally binding emission reduction targets in the Kyoto Protocol. …”
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The cost of COVID-19 on the Indonesian economy: A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier approach by Pradesha, Angga, Amaliah, Syarifah, Noegroho, Anang, Thurlow, James

“…The government of Indonesia adopted this approach by gradually introducing in certain regions the Large-scale Social Restriction (PSBB) policy from early April 2020. …”
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