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Cassava Frogskin Disease: Current knowledge on a re-emerging disease in the Americas by Pardo, Juan Manuel, Álvarez, Elizabeth, Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto, Olaya, Cristian A., Leiva Sandoval, Ana Maria, Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose

“…We expect this work will contribute to a better understanding of the disease, which will reflect on lowering its impact in the Americas and minimize the risk of its spread elsewhere.…”
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Improving the accuracy of beef cattle methane inventories in Latin America and Caribbean countries by Congio, Guilhermo F.S., Bannink, André, Mayorga, Olga L., Rodrigues, João P.P., Bougouin, Adeline, Kebreab, Ermias, Carvalho, Paulo C.F., Berchielli, Telma T., Mercadante, Maria E.Z., Valadares-Filho, Sebastião C., Borges, Ana L.C.C., Berndt, Alexandre, Rodrigues, Paulo H.M, Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos, Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina, Arango, Jacobo, Reis, Ricardo A., Posada Ochoa, Sandra L., Tomich, Thierry R., Castelán-Ortega, Octavio A., Marcondes, Marcos I., Gómez, Carlos, Ribeiro-Filho, Henrique M.N., Gere, José I., Ariza-Nieto, Claudia, Giraldo, Luis Alfonso, Gonda, Horacio, Cerón-Cucchi, María E., Hernández, Olegario, Ricciv, Patricia, Hristov, Alexander N.

“…Our objectives were to: (1) compile a dataset from individual beef cattle data for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region; (2) determine main predictors of CH4 emission variables; (3) develop and cross-validate prediction models according to dietary forage content (DFC); and (4) compare the predictive ability of these newly-developed models with extant equations reported in literature, including those currently used for CH4 inventories in LAC countries. …”
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COVID-19 and the beef market in Latin America: An impact assessment by supply and demand by Tejada Mejía, Daniela, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Enciso, Karen, Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Sandoval, Danny, Burkart, Stefan

“…This study contributes to the literature through a comprehensive impact analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on both the demand and supply of beef in Latin America and thus provides valuable information for two of the most important links of the beef value chain. …”
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Strengths and limitations of small and medium-sized maize seed companies in Latin America by Silva Hinojosa, Arturo, Boddupalli, P.M., Davis, Nicholas

“…As appropriate, these findings and recommendations can be extrapolated and applied to other Latin American SMEs such as those in Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Colombia, for which information is also included.…”
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Editorial: The emergence of animal welfare science and policy in Africa, Asia and Latin America by Marchant, J.N., Doyle, Rebecca, Hötzel, M.J., Iyasere, O.S., Sinclair, M.

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Will intensifying pasture management in Latin America protect forests - or is it the other way around? by White, D., Holmann, Federico J., Fujisaka, Sam, Reategui, K., Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo

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Climate robust soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America by Sapkota, Tek B.

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Building food security and resilience through intraregional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean by Illescas, Nelson, McNamara, Brian, Piñeiro, Valeria, Rodriguez, Agustín Tejeda

“…Intraregional agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) offers untapped opportunities for expansion. …”
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Unlocking innovation: Assessing the role of Agricultural R&D in Latin America and the Caribbean by Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Stads, Gert-Jan, de los Santos, Luis, Muñoz, Gonzalo

“…This report presents a comprehensive analysis of public agricultural research and development (R&D) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the contextual factors influencing agricultural R&D investment and their implications for agricultural productivity growth. …”
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Promoting transparency on agricultural policies at the WTO: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean by Vargas, Adriana García

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Latin America and the Caribbean SARS-Cov-2 surveillance: Longitudinal trend analysis by Post, Lori, Ohiomoba, Ramael O., Maras, Ashley, Watts, Sean J., Moss, Charles B., Resnick, Danielle

“…SARS-CoV-19, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a global pandemic that has placed unprecedented stress on national economies, food systems and healthcare resources in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This region has become an epicenter for the coronavirus, with Brazil and Mexico leading the globe in deaths following the U.S. in death count. …”
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Food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges in a post-pandemic world by Graziano da Silva, Silva, Jales, Mario, Rapallo, Ricardo, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Girardi, Guido, del Grossi, Mauro

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Collaborating to develop agricultural skills: Capacity-building agencies in the United States of America by Peterson, Donna J., Downey, Laura H., Farrell, Bryan C.

“…One of the nine featured case studies comes from the State of Mississippi in the United States of America. Agencies from i) formal education systems; (ii) nonformal education systems; (iii) state governmental agencies; and (iv) advocacy and commodity groups collaborated to develop agriculture human capital among youth and adults. …”
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Input Data for the IMPACT Model with Different Future Production Scenarios for Latin America by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This input data set for the IMPACT model was specifically created for a study on the interdependencies between land and water resources, agricultural production and environmental outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean. The data set contains baseline levels of land use, livestock production, water infrastructure, and trade parameters; as well as future scenarios of cultivated area growth, pasture area growth, and fertilizer intensity application.…”
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Forum for the Transformation of Food Systems and the Reduction of Overweight and Obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…FAO and IFPRI have identified a need for a space of exchange of knowledge and experience of experts from different sectors of public policy, academia, private sector and civil society, with expertise in the issues related to Food Systems and Obesity working in Latin America in order to help develop fact-based policy interventions to address the challenges of overweight and obesity in the region. …”
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Introduction and executive summary for the supplement micronutrients in Latin America: Current state and research by Soto-Méndez, María J., Boy, Erick

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and other repeated pandemic shocks further reduce food and nutrition security of poor countries.3 On the other hand, chronic noncommunicable diseases, most of which are associated with overweight-obesity and unhealthy behavioral and environmental risk factors, continue to rise as the principal causes of death and disability worldwide, also disproportionately impacting LMIC.4 While the prevalence of hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is lower than the global average, food insecurity affects a higher proportion of the population in the region (40%) relative to the global prevalence (29.3%). …”
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Poverty-sensitive scorecards to prioritize lending and grant allocation with an application in Central America by Hernandez, Manuel A., Torero, Máximo

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Climate change, agriculture and gender in Latin America: A MIRAGE-CC approach by Estrades, Carmen, Laborde Debucquet, David

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Research futures: Projecting agricultural R&D potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean by Pardey, Philip G., Wood, Stanley, Hertford, Reed

“…This volume offers substantive clarification of the proper roles for public agricultural research and development (R&D) throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and introduces an analytical framework for assessing cross-country collective action in funding and carrying out research. …”
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Oxfam America: learning from the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in northern Vietnam by Castillo, Gina E., Le, Nguyet Minh, Pfeifer, Kimberly

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