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Rising food prices: What should be done? by Braun, Joachim von

“…What is needed is more effective and coherent action to help the most vulnerable populations cope with the drastic and immediate hikes in their food bills and to help farmers meet the rising demand for agricultural products.…”
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Spore special issue: Structured trading systems: A new vision for trade by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies over the last decade are in Africa and, as wealth has increased, food import bills have been skyrocketing. If farmers are to benefit from opportunities presented by the growing food demand from urban populations, marketing channels between rural areas and cities must be significantly improved.…”
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Trädgårdar för rehabilitering : en jämförelse mellan Alnarp och Vidarkliniken by Ernerfeldt, Lisa

“…Om Alnarp och deras trädgårdsterapi finns en mängd litteratur som jag använt mig av, men om Vidarklinikens trädgård finns inte lika mycket, och därför har jag regelbundet samtalat med Vera Billing som designat deras terapiträdgård. Resultatet innehåller en kortare presentation av de båda trädgårdarna, hur de skapats och vilka tankar som de bygger på, och beskrivs sedan i två huvudkaraktärer: utformning och aktiviteter. …”

A synthesis of observations on Elangata Wuas group ranch in Kajiado District by Bille, Jean-Claude, Anderson, F.M.

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Impact evaluation of the strengthen PSNP4 institutions and resilience (SPIR) development food security activity (DFSA): Endline report by Alderman, Harold, Billings, Lucy, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Tambet, Heleene

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The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa by Soullier, G., Demont, M., Arouna, A., Lançon, F., Méndez del Villar, P.

“…We find that upgrading is more dynamic in countries with high rice production and import bills and limited comparative advantage in demand. …”
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Nitrogen and phosphorus in the ecosystems of Sidamo by Corra, M., Bille, Jean-Claude

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Credit for agricultural development by Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…“Financial access” means access to outlets where people save, borrow, pay bills, and buy insurance, in order to initiate and expand businesses, to invest in education or health, to manage risk, and to weather shocks. …”
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Los volátiles microbianos y su potencial en el control biológico de fitopatógenos e insectos by Clerck, Caroline de, Borrero Echeverry, Felipe

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Arbetsmiljö för djursjukskötare på ett smådjurssjukhus : inriktat på belastningsergonomi by Billing, Martina

Pathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa by Silva, ‪João Vasco, Jaleta, Moti, Tesfaye, Kindie, Abeyo, Bekele, Devkota Wasti, Mina, Frija, Aymen, Habarurema, Innocent, Tembo, Batiseba, Bahri, Haithem, Mosaad, Alaa, Blasch, Gerald, Sonder, Kai, Snapp, Sieglinde, Baudron, Frederic

“…A growing urban population and dietary changes increased wheat import bills in Africa to 9% per year. Though wheat production in the continent has been increasing over the past decades, to varying degrees depending on regions, this has not been commensurate with the rapidly increasing demand for wheat. …”
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The energy-irrigation nexus by International Water Management Institute

“…But metering is the ideal solution only if the cost of metering and billing 14 million scattered, small users in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is ignored. …”
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Cash transfers and intimate partner violence (IPV) in low- and middle-income settings: A joint research agenda to inform and practice by Peterman, Amber, Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa, Billings, Lucy, Palermo, Tia, Barrington, Clare, Ranganathan, Meghna, Buller, Ana Maria, Heise, Lori, Phillips, Pace, Bates-Jeffreys, Ellen

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The earthship concept by Ekvall, Martin

“…The results from the interviews shows that Earthship consumers are found to be interested in the environment, transcending human grids and monthly bills, they also seem to trust the founder and personification of the Earthship concept, Michael Reynolds. …”
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The role of livestock in poverty alleviation: An analysis of Colombia by Holmann, Federico J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Urbina, N., Giraldo, L., Guzmán, S., Martínez, M., Rivera, B., Medina, A., Ramírez, G.

“…Most smallholders surveyed used the money from the sale of animals to pay health bills of family members, to pay off debts, and/or to use the cash to survive due to crop failure from extreme weather conditions (ie., drought or frost damage). …”
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Insects associated with Pinus radiata D. Don in Chile by Billings, R.F., Holsten, E.H., Eglitis, Andris

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Food security portal by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Coherent action is needed to help vulnerable populations cope with the hikes in their food bills, to assist developing-country farmers to swiftly respond to the opportunity posed by the rising demand for their products, and to provide information for evidence based related macro-economic policies. …”
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Genetically diverse herpesviruses in South American Atlantic coast seabirds by Niemeyer, Claudia, Favero, Cíntia Maria, Shivaprasad, H.L., Uhart, Marcela M., Meyer Musso, Cesar, Rago, María Virginia, Silva-Filho, Rodolfo Pinho, Lima Canabarro, Paula, Craig, Marí­a Isabel, Olivera, Valeria Soledad, Pereda, Ariel Julian, Brandao, Paulo Eduardo, Catao Dias, Luiz

“…Samples from free-ranging seabirds were collected in Argentinian Patagonia (Magellanic penguins) and the Abrolhos Archipelago in Brazil (Brown boobies, Masked boobies, Red-billed tropicbirds, White-tailed tropicbirds and South American tern). …”
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The political economy of food self sufficiency policies and food security in African countries by Bouët, Antoine, Traoré, Fousseini, Mamboundou, Pierre, Diop, Insa, Sy, Abdourahmane

“…The proponents of food self-sufficiency argue that trade liberalization increases food dependency (and import bills) and makes consumers vulnerable to external shocks in food availability, as well as exposing them to unhealthy foods. …”
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Possibilities for intermodal grain transports in the Mälardalen region by Kihlström, Mårten

“…Its goal is to provide a seamless transport system from point of origin to the final destination under one billing and with common liability. The steady increment of environmental hazardous emissions caused by goods transport may lead to search for alternative modes of transportation other than lorry. …”
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