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Training of street vendors of ready-to-eat chicken in Ouagadougou on best practices in hygiene using a food safety champion approach by Dione, Michel M., Ilboudo, Guy S., Madjdian, D., Badu, V.D., Asseldonk, M. van, Snoek, H., Tacken, G., Kagambèga, A., Lallogo, Valérie R., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…Objective The Pull-Push project “Urban food markets in Africa: Incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach” strives to sustainably reduce the burden of foodborne disease by improving the food safety of fresh foods sold within urban informal markets in Burkina Faso by adopting the Pull-Push approach. This approach utilizes a behavior change strategy to impact two aspects of the food system. …”
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Ground Zero? Let’s get real on regeneration! Report: Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from post-harvest residue management in coffee and cocoa production systems by Lourenço, Késia Silva, Barthel, Matti, Velthof, Gerard, Westerik, Dorien, Rahn, Eric, Pulleman, Mirjam, Six, Johan, Giller, Ken E

“…These methods are relatively inexpensive, easy to adopt, versatile, and adaptable to varying field conditions. …”
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Planet friendly home-grown school feeding: What does it mean? by Borelli, Teresa, Nekesa, Tabitha, Mbelenga, Emiliana, Jumbale, Mwarome, Morimoto, Yasuyuki, Bellanca, Raffaella, Jordan, Irmgard

“…The tool is intended to simplify the evaluation of current procurement processes and guide future decision making around school procurement to ensure planetary health considerations are widely adopted to bolster systemic resilience. Furthermore, the study identifies HGSF as a potential method to enhance local sourcing from smallholder farmers, bolstering sustainable local agriculture and strengthening local food systems (Pastorino et al. 2023). …”
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Agricultural policies in India: producer support estimates 1985-2002 by Mullen, Kathleen, Orden, David, Gulati, Ashok

“…Essentially the approach adopted is to compute the level of protection or disprotection based on a counterfactual reference price chosen on economic criteria i.e. the adjusted reference price that would exist in the country if the policy interventions were removed. …”
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Compendium of Regenerative Agriculture: A Guide to Sustainable and Resilient Production Systems by Choudhari, Pushpajeet, Pasumarthi, Rajesh, Patil, Mukund, Karanam, Padmaja, Singh, Ramesh, Sawargaonkar, Gajanan, Garg, Kaushal, Savan, Rakesh, Kale, Santosh, Behera, Biswanath, Dihudi, Munmun, Jat, Mangi L.

“…Each principle is explored in depth, highlighting its significance for soil health, carbon sequestration, and farm resilience. By adopting a holistic perspective that transcends individual farm boundaries, regenerative agriculture fosters collaborative efforts to build resilient and sustainable food systems. …”
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Accelerating agronomic impact through digital tools and public-private extension in Rwanda: smart fertilizer recommendations for rice by Mudereri, B.T., Chernet, M., Cyamweshi, A.R., Kayumba, J., Vandamme, E., Uzamushaka, S., Nshimiyimana, J.C., Kreye, C., Abera, W., Aubert, C., Borus, D., Demo, P.

“…Conclusion The findings from the validation trials provide compelling evidence in favor of adopting SSR over traditional BR methods. The report demonstrates that SSR offers significant benefits in terms of both yield improvement and economic profitability, especially when adapted to local agroecological conditions. …”
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Shaping resilience: Gender insights on weather and climate information services in East Africa by Ouya, Fredrick, Lutomia, Cosmas, Mvuyibwami, Patrick, Byandaga, Livingstone, Kagabo, Desire, Nchanji, Eileen

“…It also influenced farmers to adopt sustainable practices like water conservation, crop rotation, and soil conservation, resulting in improved yields, reduced post-harvest losses, and enhanced food and nutrition security. …”
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Applicability of low methane forage systems into voluntary carbon markets standards by Ruden, Alejandro, Costa Junior, Ciniro, Dittmer, Kyle M, Matiz Rubio, Natalia, Yigezu, Atnafe Yigezu, Mulat, Daniel, Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo, Arango, Jacobo

“…For instance, GS mandates projects to demonstrate significant methane reductions compared to traditional feeding systems and prove that feed supplements would not have been adopted without project support. Uncertainty is addressed through conservative estimates in emission reduction calculations, accounting for variability in diet efficacy, animal health, and management practices. …”
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Qualitative gender analysis country report, Kenya: Building equitable climate resilient African bean and insect sectors by Oingo, Balentine, Ouya, Frederick, Wambua, Scholastica, Karanja, David, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Despite these challenges, farmers are increasingly adopting climate-resilient practices such as mulching, intercropping, organic farming, and agroforestry, supported by non-state organizations and government initiatives. …”
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Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in developing countries. ILRI-SLU Project progress report for the period 1999-2003 by Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Malmfors, B., Andersson-Eklund, L., Philipsson, J., Rege, J.E.O., Hanotte, Olivier H., Fulss, Richard

“…The 'training the trainers' approach adopted in the ILRI-SLU project seems to be a good model for effective capacity building to promote a sustainable use of animal genetic resources in developing countries. …”
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Study on knowledge generation and transfer in Ethiopian agricultural researches by Chala, S.

“…Eventually, to make the knowledge generation, transfer and acquisition more effective and efficient, the government should adopt policy dimensions which can create efficient institutional setup, the organizational structure of both stakeholders and research institutes should be also revised in a way that support this efforts, there should be improvements among all parties in utilizing their resources efficiently, and the research institutes and their stakeholders should have a clear strategy of how to create, capture and transfer agricultural knowledge.…”
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The potential role of soil amendments in increasing agricultural productivity and improving the livelihood of smallholders in Lao PDR by Mekuria, Wolde, Noble, A.D., Hoanh, Chu Thai, McCartney, Matthew P., Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth, Sipaseuth, Nivong, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Langan, Simon J., Getnet, Kindie

“…Such variations indicate that maize yield revenues alone are an insufficient incentive for farmers to adopt higher-cost soil amendments. The results of this study confirm that soil amendments can be effective in improving crop yield and the associated CWP. …”
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Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement by Wilkes, Andreas

“…However, only 5 of 140 developing countries have adopted a Tier 2 approach that can routinely capture changes in productivity and efficiency of livestock systems in reporting to the UNFCCC. …”
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Evaluación de una técnica de doble difusión en gel de Agar para el diagnostico de la infección por Brucella Ovis en carneros by Robles, Carlos Alejandro

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Experiencias silvopastoriles en Argentina. Adaptación de las estrategias productivas a las oportunidades de mercado identificadas by Colcombet, Luis, Egolf, Patricia

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Maize genetic progress in the central Pampas of Argentina: effects of contrasting sowing dates by Amas, Juan Ignacio, Fernandez, Javier A., Curin, Facundo, Cirilo, Alfredo Gabriel, Ciampitti, Ignacio A., Otegui, María Elena

“…Delayed sowing date of maize (Zea mays L.) has become a broadly adopted practice in the Pampas region of Argentina, because late-sown crops frequently experience a more favorable water balance around flowering and a reduction in the year-to-year yield variation. …”
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Visions and Recommendations for By the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) by Czippan, Katalin, Cheryl, Charles, Abd-Alhad, Firas, Abdallah, Aishah, Zavarzin, Aleksey, Pisupati, Balakrishna, Sziva, Daniel, Li, Hanying, Camargo, Luis, Ratiani, Manana, Otieno, Margaret, Garnett, Tommy, Horváth, Zsuzsanna, Kray, Zsuzsanna, Medero, Silvina Laura

“…Since its birth in 1949 the IUCN CEC has embraced an active advocacy for promoting education as a means to adopt attitudes and practices leading to nature conservation and human well-being. …”
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Utilización de abonos verdes en el Cinturón hortícola del Gran La Plata by Cuellas, Marisol Virginia

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Horticultural crop health and yield and greenhouse soil conditions after 17 years of repeated treatments of biofumigation and solarization by Mitidieri, Mariel Silvina, Brambilla, Maria Virginia, Barbieri, Martin Osvaldo, Piris, Estela Beatriz, Celie, Ramón Enrique, Peralta, Romina

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Manejo agronómico de pasto llorón durante el primer año de establecimiento by Torres Carbonell, Carlos Alberto, Lauric, Miriam Andrea, De Leo, Geronimo

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