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Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands by Jong, W. de, Pacheco, P.

“…The paper uses a policy integration (PI) approach to analyse forest sector reforms in tropical countries, using the case of reforms that affected the northern Bolivia forest economy. The paper provides a brief overview of PI and then analyses the various reforms that all contributed to reshaping Bolivia's forest sector. …”
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Metodología para seleccionar zonas de intervención con cultivos biofortificados by Monserrate Rojas, Fredy Alexander, Pachón, Helena, Hyman, Glenn G., Vesga Varela, A.L.

“…Four case studies were conducted (in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico) using exploratory and descriptive analysis of thematic maps that were superimposed and compared to reveal overlapping and spatial patterns, thereby identifying areas suited to intervention. …”
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Soil test correlation of Olsen-P for corn and soybean in a subtropical humid región by Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio, Cortez, D., Crespo, Cecilia, Wyngaard, Nicolás, Terrazas, J., Paz, C., Trujillo, J., Correndo, Adrián, Garcia, Fernando Osca

“…Currently, there are no calibrations for diagnosing P deficiencies in croplands of Bolivia. This study aimed to define and compare the P critical soil test value (CSTV) for corn and soybean using the Olsen method. …”
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EFECTO DE ALTERNATIVAS TECNOLÓGICAS PARA PESO VIVO Y MORTALIDAD EN CRÍAS DEALPACAS BAJO CONDICIONES DE COMUNIDADES by Cordero Ramírez, Aída, Huanca Mamani, Teodosio, Mamani Cato, Rubén Herberht

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Extracción de harinas de variedades de quinua (Chenopodium guinoa Willd) by Ballón, Emigdio, Coca C., Alvaro

“…El estudio se realizó en 1984, en los Laboratorios de Farinología del ICA-Tibaitatá y de Ia Estación Experimental de Patacamaya (Bolivia), con el objeto de determinar el porcentaje de extracción de harinas de las diferentes variedades de quinua cultivadas en Bolivia, Colombia y Perú, donde esta especie se cultiva a alturas superiores a los 3.000 m.s.n.m. …”
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Buenos practica para la produccion tradicional de semilla de papa de calidad by PRO INPA

“…The training manual gives an overview of the diversity of potatoe and in Bolivia. It also highlights the importance of the traditional /local seed system in providing over 95% of potato seed. …”
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Highly diverse and rapidly spreading: Melanagromyza sojae threatens the soybean belt of South America by Pozebon, Henrique, Ugalde, Gustavo Andrade, Smagghe, Guy, Tay, Wee Tek, Karut, Kamil, Copa Bazán, Angel Fernando, Vitorio, Lucas, Peralta, Roberto, Saluso, Adriana, Ramírez-Paredes, Mónica Lucía, Murúa, María Gabriela, Guedes, Jerson Vanderlei Carús, Arnemann, Jonas André

“…The soybean stem fly, Melanagromyza sojae, an Asian native insect, has successfully established in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. These countries are among the lead global soybean producing nations, being collectively known as the soybean belt of South America. …”
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Seeking an alliance between farmers and genebanks by Bordoni, P., Gwinner, V.

“…In Bolivia and Malaysia, farmers are increasingly affected by drought, water logging and unpredictable weather patterns. …”
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«Cuando yo ya no pueda hacerlo, nadie lo haráa»: La conservación de la agrobiodiversidad en tiempos de migración by Baldinelli, M.G.

“…This research explores the connections between agrobiodiversity conservation and indigenous farmers’ rural-urban migration in the Altiplano Norte of Bolivia. Two trends are identified and analysed: agronomic simplification, as part of a process of deagrarianisation; and agrobiodiversity reinvention, taking shape in a period in which the indigenous roots of Bolivia, native crops and traditional dishes experience a revival in discourse and food practices. …”
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The compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product extraction and management by Guariguata, Manuel R., Cronkleton, P., Shanley, P., Taylor, P.L.

“…In Guatemala, themain NTFP extracted is foliage from the understory xate palm (Chamaedorea spp.); in northern Bolivia, the fruits of the Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa). …”
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Responding to wheat blast: Multi-stakeholder "Precision Phenotyping Platforms (PPP)" and the development then release of blast resistant varieties. by CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

“…Wheat blast is an emerging fungal disease that has spread across continents (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Bangladesh and Zambia). Researchers identified sources of resistance, deciphered the underlying resistance mechanism and developed resistant varieties, released in Bangladesh, Bolivia, India and Nepal. …”
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Creating markets for orphan crops: Bioversity International supports marketing link in food value chain by Bioversity International

“…In India, children may soon have school lunches that include finger millet instead of their usual rice. In Bolivia, a popular restaurant chain is offering its customers a menu containing a variety of dishes made from cañahua, an ancient Andean grain. …”
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Biogeographic implications of the striking discovery of a 4,000 kilometer disjunct population of the wild potato Solanum morelliforme in South America by Simon, R., Fuentes, A.F., Spooner, D.M.

“…A strikingly disjunct (approximately 4,000 km) population was recently discovered in Bolivia, representing the first record of this species in South America, and the first species in the section growing in both North and Central America and in South America. …”
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Extracción de harinas de variedades de quinua (Chenopodium guinoa Willd) by Ballón, Emigdio, Coca C., Alvaro

“…El estudio se realizó en 1984, en los Laboratorios de Farinología del ICA-Tibaitatá y de la Estación Experimental de Patacamaya (Bolivia), con el objeto de determinar el porcentaje de extracción de harinas de las diferentes variedades de quínua cultivadas en Bolivia, Colombia y Perú, donde esta especie se cultiva a alturas superiores a los 3.000 m.s.n.m. …”
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Training modules for multiple-use services approaches by Centro Agua

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Climate Disasters, Gender, and Poverty (NPS Colombia Webinar Series) by Escalante, Luis Enrique, Piñeiro, Valeria, Castillo, Johana M.

“…The results highlight the negative impact of climate disasters on Bolivia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with a contraction of 1.5%. …”
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Los grupos marginados, la descentralizacion y el sector forestal en Nicaragua by Larson, A.M.

“…This publication is one of the outputs of a larger CIFOR study also carried in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras, which investigates forestry decentralization processes and, in particular, their effects on forest-dependent groups. …”
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Adoption of sustainable forest management practices in Bolivian timber concessions: a quantitative assessment by Boscolo, M., Snook, Laura K., Quevedo, L.

“…Bolivia implemented an extensive reform of their forestry sector during the 1990s. …”
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International cooperation by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…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. Africa, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, W. …”
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Cooperación internacional by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…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. Africa, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, W. …”
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