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Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals the First Complete Genome Sequence of Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus from Uganda by Mbeyagala, E.K., Tukamuhabwe, Phineas, Bisikwa, J., Holton, T., Mukasa, S.B.

“…It most resembled the genomes of two Brazilian isolates (MG-Avr and BR1) and one Indian isolate (RR3).…”
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Mapping Land Suitability to Guide Landscape Restoration in the Amazon by Poccard-Chapuis, R., Plassin, S., Osis, R., Pinillos, D., Martínez Pimentel, G., Thalês, M.C., Laurent, F., Oliveira Gomes, M.R. de, Ferreira Darnet, L.A., Carvalho Peçanha, J. de, Piketty, M.-G.

“…Beyond reducing deforestation, the control of forest degradation, the promotion of forest restoration, and the improvement of agricultural practices in the Brazilian Amazon are becoming increasingly important for sustainable development. …”
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Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Brazil's experience with bioenergy by Moreira, José Roberto

“…Although Brazil’s program was criticized as being uneconomic during periods of low oil prices, the ethanol industry today is recognized as an efficient sector that brings substantial benefits to the Brazilian economy. All Brazilian ethanol is produced from sugarcane through the fermentation of sugars contained in sugarcane juice. …”
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A biological product of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens QST713 strain for promoting banana plant growth and modifying rhizosphere soil microbial diversity and community composition by Tian, Libo, Zhang, Wenlong, Zhou, Guang-Dong, Li, Shu, Wang, Yongfen, Yang, Baoming, Bai, Tingting, Fan, Huacai, He, Ping, Zheng, Sijun

“…Biological control has the potential to offer both effective and sustainable measures for this soil-borne disease.In order to explore the biocontrol effects of the biological agent Bacillus amyloliquefaciens QST713 strain on banana plants, two cultivars, Brazilian and Yunjiao No. 1, with varied resistance to FWB, were used in greenhouse pot experiments.Results showed that the plant height and pseudostem diameter of banana-susceptible cultivar Brazilian increased by 11.68% and 11.94%, respectively, after QST713 application, while the plant height and pseudostem diameter of resistant cultivar Yunjiao No. 1 increased by 14.87% and 12.51%, respectively. …”
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Gestao florestal na Amazonia brasileira: avanços e obstaculos em um sistema federalista by Toni, F.

“…This book presents the results of the case study in the Brazilian Amazon, where state and municipal governments have begun to play more active roles in managing forest resources. …”
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Land speculation and conservation policy leakage in Brazil by Miranda, J., Borner, J., Kalkuhl, M., Soares Filho, B.

“…The Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes have been subject to strong pressure from agricultural expansion over the past two decades. …”
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The innovative biodiversity monitoring framework called TerraBio has resulted in private sector buy-in supporting performance assessment in sustainable business models. by Francesconi, Wendy, Molina, Luis, Perez, Jorge Andres, Tello, Jhon Jairo, Caldas De Oliveira, Bernardo

“…TerraBio, an innovative approach for monitoring biodiversity and environmental impact, is being used by private sector enterprises in the Brazilian Amazon to generate evidence on the effects of business models on naturally occurring species and vegetation. …”
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Results of 25 years of upland rice breeding in Brazil by Breseghello, Flávio, Peixoto de Morais, O, Valle Pinheiro, P, Simoes Silva, C, Maia de Castro, E. da, Guimarães, Elcio Perpétuo, Pereira de Castro, Adriano, Pereira, JA, Matos Lopes, A. de, Utumi, MM, Pereira de Oliveira, J

“…This study used data from 603 VCU trials conducted in seven Brazilian States. The group of lines entering VCU in each year was taken as a sample of the elite program in that year. …”
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Criterios e indicadores para avaliacao da sustentabilidade de empresa florestal em Tailandia, Para, na Amazonia Brasileira by Pokorny, B., Bauch, R.

“…An important methodological element was the assessment of the sustainability of a Brazilian timber enterprise by practical application of C&I. …”
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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

“…Recent unpublished results indicate a close relationship of the Zambian with the Brazilian MoT population.…”
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Equilibrio del desarrollo agropecuario y la deforestación en la Amazonia Brasileña by Cattaneo, Andrea

“…It examines the effects of (1) a major devaluation of the Brazilian real (R$); (2) improvements of infrastructure in the Amazon to link it with the rest of Brazil and bordering countries; (3) modification of land tenure regimes in the Amazon agricultural frontier; (4) adoption of technological change in agriculture both inside and outside the Amazon; and (5) fiscal mechanisms to reduce deforestation. -- from Author's Abstract…”
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CCAFS and CIAT, with support from USAID, successfully co-designed, developed and established the Althelia Biodiversity Fund to protect, restore, improve biodiversity and ecosystems by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Although established in September 2019, some initial investments are already being made with sustainable businesses in the Brazilian Amazon.…”
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Achievements and perspectives in the breeding of tropical grasses and legumes by Miles, John W.

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Descriptors for Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) by Silva Júnior, J.F. da, Muniz, A.V.C. da S., Lédo, A. da, Maia, M.C.C., Carvalhaes, M.A., Silva, S.M da C., Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Alercia, A.

“…The ‘Descriptors for Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes)’ were developed by the Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros and a group of researchers from three research centres of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). …”
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Impact investment fund aimed at restoring and improving biodiversity and ecosystems in Brazil initialized by CIAT and CCAFS by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Initial investments are already being made with sustainable businesses in the Brazilian Amazon.…”
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Long-term impacts of droughts on labor markets in developing countries: Evidence from Brazil by Mueller, Valerie, Osgood, Daniel Edward

“…We investigate the impact of droughts on Brazilian labour markets. We find long-term rural wage losses beyond the immediate impact of the drought, with affected workers taking five years to catch up with their peers. …”
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Taking messages from the day forward to Rio+20 and beyond by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Live from Agriculture and Rural Development Day at Rio+20, 18 June 2012 http://www.agricultureday.org Synthesis of messages: Ann Tutwiler, Deputy Director General, Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Panel response: Carl Hausmann, Vice Chair, CGIAR Consortium Board; Pedro Antonio Arraes Pereira, President of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Join the discussion: #rio4ag http://www.twitter.com/agricultureday http://www.facebook.com/agricultureday…”
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Evaluation of Extension Reforms in Brazil by International Food Policy Research Institute, State University of Campinas, Federal University of São Carlos, Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Latin American Network for Rural Extension Services

“…To evaluate the impacts of the rural extension policy (PNATER), five territories were selected in three different Brazilian states, including Alto Jequitinhonha (Minas Gerais State), Cantuquiriguaçu (Paraná State), Pontal do Paranapanema (São Paulo State), São Paulo’s Southwestern (São Paulo State), and Vale do Ribeira (Paraná State). …”
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Rmg10, a novel wheat blast resistance gene derived from Aegilops tauschii by Yoshioka, Motohiro, Kishii, Masahiro, Singh, Pawan Kumar, Inoue, Yoshihiro, Vy, Trinh Thi Phuong, Tosa, Yukio, Asuke, Soichiro

“…To find new resistance genes against wheat blast, we screened 199 accessions of Aegilops tauschii, the D genome progenitor of common wheat (Triticum aestivum), by seedling inoculation assays with Brazilian MoT isolate Br48 and found 14 resistant accessions. …”
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Environmental governance and the emergence of forest-based social movements by Cronkleton, P., Taylor, P.L., Barry, D.M., Stone-Jovicich, S., Schmink, M.

“…Cases included the Association of Forest Communities of the Petén in Guatemala, the Siuna Farmerto-Farmer exchange programme in Nicaragua, the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, and the Brazilian rubber tapper movement in Acre. …”
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