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Impacto económico potencial de la adopción de nuevas Brachiarias resistentes a cercópidos by Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Holmann, Federico J.

“…The potential economic impact of the adoption of new Brachiaria cultivars, resistant to cercopids (spittlebugs), on livestock production systems of Colombia’s northern coast and Eastern Plains areas, the Mexican tropics, and Central America was evaluated using the MODEXC economic model (Rivas et al., 1999). …”
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World cassava production and yield trends 1960-1968 = Tendencias de la producción y rendimiento de la yuca by Díaz, R.O.

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Genetic analysis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks parasites of dogs in Africa north of the Sahara based on mitochondrial DNA sequences by Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Langguth, Johanna, Pfeffer, Martin, Kattner, Simone, Küpper, Thomas, Friese, Daniela, Guglielmone, Alberto, Nava, Santiago

“…One of these mitochondrial lineages belongs to the same evolutionary entity that R. sanguineus s.l. from tropical areas of America, R. sanguineus s.l. from Sub-Saharan Africa, R. camicasi and R. guilhoni. …”
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Lechería argentina. Evolución de indicadores económicos by Engler, Patricia Laura, Marino, Magdalena Rosa, Mancuso, Walter Alberto, Gastaldi, Laura Beatriz, Martin, Guillermo Daniel, Moretto, Mónica Laura, Maekawa, Marina, Cuatrin, Alejandra, Cartier, Enrique, Centeno, Alejandro René, Almada, Gustavo

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Making politics work to meet the SDGs by Offenheiser, Raymond C.

“…Offenheiser, President and CEO, Oxfam America…”
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The influence of changes in human use of biodiversity in southwestern Ethiopia by Reid, Robin S., Wilson, C.J., Mulatu, W.

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Producción y comercialización de semillas sanas y papa consumo de variedades nativas

“…El Centro de Origen de la papa se encuentra en América del Sur, y Chiloé es uno de los subcentros de origen de la papa cultivada. …”
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South-South Collaboration in CCAFS for developing capacity on weather index insurance by Vyas, Shalika, Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Aggarwal, Pramod K.

“…Global south (including Latin America, Africa, South and South-east Asia) is a major hotspot for climatic risk challenges due to high exposure to climate extremes when compared to temperate regions, high incidences of poverty, poor enabling environments and low regulatory support. …”
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Cassava germplasm strategies for Africa by Allem, A.C., Hahn, S.K.

“…The types of germplasm needed for the different agroecological zones where cassava is grown are outlined briefly in terms of what the main supplier (South America) has to offer. Africa's Atlantic coastal belt, its tropical rain forests, its extensive savannas, and the arid zones are examined in relation to similar zones in South America, with particular emphasis on Brazil, which alone can meet most African needs thanks to the diversity of its edaphoclimatic environments. …”
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The murky future of global water quality: New global study projects rapid deterioration in water quality by International Food Policy Research Institute, VEOLIA

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CultivateNext: Sowing innovation, harvesting impact by Pasic, Hana, Pallares, Catalina, Gardeazabal Monsalve, Andrea

“…CultivateNext is a Seedstars, TechnoServe and CGIAR-Digital Innovation initiative designed to accelerate agrifoodtech innovations in Latin America, focusing on sustainable practices and technological advancements. …”
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Poverty, agricultural intensification, and the environment by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…There is little scope for increasing cultivated land in Asia, North Africa, and Central America, while in Sub-Saharan Africa and South America, physical and technological constraints are likely to restrain large-scale conversion of potentially cultivable land [Dram and Hojjati (1994)]. …”
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Impact of proposed U.S. tariffs on agricultural trade flows in the Western Hemisphere by Glauber, Joseph W., Piñeiro, Valeria, Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo

“…In a previous post, we examined how the tariffs could potentially impact countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) based on current agricultural trade patterns between the United States and its neighbors in the hemisphere. …”
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Copper chloride as an extractant for estimating the potentially reactive aluminum pool in acid soils by Juo, A.S.R., Kamprath, E.J.

“…The reactive Al pool in selected Ultisols, Oxisols, and Histosols from Africa, South America, and North Carolina was estimated by extraction with 1N CuCl2. …”
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International cooperation by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The progress achieved by CIAT's cassava program through training activities related to the crop in Latin America, Asia, and Oceania are given. In collaboration with the training office at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, the cassava program in 1980 trained 38 professionals from 15 countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Bolivia, USA, Thailand, Dominican Republic, S. …”
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Cooperación internacional by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The progress achieved by CIAT's cassava program through training activities related to the crop in Latin America, Asia, and Oceania are given. In collaboration with the training office at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, the cassava program in 1980 trained 38 professionals from 15 countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Bolivia, USA, Thailand, Dominican Republic, S. …”
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El control quimico de plagas de frijol by Hallman, G

“…Insect pests of beans in Latin America are listed. (CIAT)…”
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Modelling the potential distribution of the invasive tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Migeon, A., Ferragut, F., Escudero Colomar, L.A., Fiaboe, K.K.M., Knapp, M., Moraes, G.J. de, Ueckermann, E.A., Navajas, M.

“…Predicting the potential geographical distribution of a species is particularlyimportant for pests with strong invasive abilities.Tetranychus evansiBaker & Pritchard,possibly native to South America, is a spider mite pest of solanaceous crops. …”
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Gender roles among small-scale livestock producers in Costa Rica by Arora, Diksha, Twyman, Jennifer

“…In case of livestock activities, the evidence on the roles and responsibilities of men and women is lim-ited, particularly in Latin America. As more attention is tar-geted to increasing productivity in the livestock sector in Latin America, there is a greater need to increase the evi-dence on gender roles and intra-household decision-making process among livestock producers in this region.…”
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Recent advances in cowpea breeding by Singh, B., Chambliss, O., Sharma, B.

“…Cowpea is an important grain legume throughout the tropics and subtropics, covering Asia, Africa, and Central and South America, as well as parts of southern Europe and the United States of America. …”
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