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An impact study of the economic partnership agreements in the six ACP Regions by Fontagné, Lionel, Laborde Debucquet, David, Mitaritonna, Cristina

“…This article provides a detailed analysis of the trade-related aspects of economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations for the six Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) negotiation groups including ECOWAS, CEMAC+, COMESA, SADC, CARIFORUM and Pacific. …”
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Economic growth and development by Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The magnitude of poverty is also anticipated to increase in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the Middle East and North Africa between now and 2000, but to decline by more than half in East Asia from 182 million in 1985 to 73 million in 2000. …”
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The challenge of hunger: The 2008 Global Hunger Index [issue brief] by von Grebmer, Klaus, Fritschel, Heidi, Nestorova, Bella, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Yohannes, Yisehac

“…Some regions—in particular South and Southeast Asia, the Near East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean—have made significant headway in combating hunger and malnutrition since 1990, but in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the GHI remains high. …”
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A synthetic genomics-based African swine fever virus engineering platform by Fuchs, W., Assad-Garcia, N., Abkallo, Hussein M., Xue, Y., Oldfield, L.M., Fedorova, N., Hübner, A., Kabuuka, T., Pannhorst, K., Höper, D., Nene, Vishvanath, Gonzalez-Juarbe, N., Steinaa, Lucilla, Vashee, S.

“…It is present in Africa, Europe, Asia, and in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. There are no effective treatments or broadly licensed vaccines to prevent disease. …”
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What do we know about the future of food demand, production, and food security based on IMPACT model projections? by Cenacchi, Nicola, Sulser, Timothy B., Mishra, Abhijeet

“…As a result, most of these regions, with the exception of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), are expected to increase their reliance on imports. …”
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Saint Vincent & Grenadines Agriculture and LULUCF Inventory needs assessment country profile by Vásquez, Daniela, Barrios, Julián, Haynes, Connor

“…The agriculture and land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors are key determinants of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), both because of their importance in national economies and because of their weight in the climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement. …”
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The Bahamas Agriculture and LULUCF Inventory needs assessment country profile by Barrios, Julián, Vasquez, Daniela, Haynes, Connor

“…The agriculture and land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors are key determinants of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), both because of their importance in national economies and because of their weight in the climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement. …”
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The future of ABPU agriculture: The 2nd MERCUSUR outlook by Jorge, Nicolás, Kanadani Campos, Silvia, Fonseca da Pereira, Vanessa, Vicentin Masaro, Jimena, Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo, Piñeiro, Valeria, Rava, Catalina, Costa, Ramiro

“…Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the world’s largest net food-exporting region, playing a central role in stabilizing supplies and reducing price volatility (IFPRI, 2025). …”
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Molecular and morphological characterisation of Scutellonema bradys from yam in Costa Rica and development of specific primers for its detection by Humphreys-Pereira, D., Williamson, V., Lee, S., Coyne, Danny L., Salazar, L., Gómez Alpízar, L.

“…Yam production in Costa Rica began in the Atlantic region, where the yam nematode was likely introduced from the Caribbean,progressively spreading to other locations through the use of infected vegetative planting material.…”
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Members of Gammaproteobacteria as indicator species of healthy banana plants on Fusarium wilt-infested fields in Central America by Koberl, M., Dita, M., Martinuz, A., Staver, Charles, Berg, G.

“…In Latin America and the Caribbean, Fusarium wilt (FW) caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (FOC), forced the abandonment of the Gros Michel-based export banana industry. …”
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Preliminary evaluation of black sigatoka resistance in IITA plantain hybrids by Gauhl, F., Mobambo, K., Pasberg-Gauhl, C., Swennen, Rony L., Vuylsteke, D.R.

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Nakatea oryzae -Sclerotium Sclerotium oryzae en raquis de panoja arroz en Entre Ríos, Argentina by Asselborn, Miriam, Pedraza, Maria Virginia

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Empleo del lloro de la vid para la detección de Rhizobium spp. by D'innocenzo, Sandra Haydeé, Escoriaza, Maria Georgina

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Epidemics and the future of coffee production. by Rhiney, Kevon, Guido, Zack, Knudson, Chris, Avelino, Jacques, Bacon, Christian M., Leclecr, Grégoire, Aime, M. Catherine, Bebber, Daniel P.

“…In this perspective, we draw on recent scientific research on the coffee leaf rust (CLR) epidemic that severely impacted several countries across Latin America and the Caribbean over the last decade, to explore how the socioeconomic impacts from COVID-19 could lead to the reemergence of another rust epidemic. …”
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Desarrollo económico y agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe by Ardila V, J.

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Plan Estratégico 2013-2020 by CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Evolution of milk production systems in Tropical Latin America and its interrelationship with markets : An analysis of the Colombian case by Holmann, Federico J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Carulla, Juan E., Rivera, B., Giraldo, Luis Alfonso, Guzmán Pérez, Silvio, Martínez, M., Medina, A., Farrow, Andrew

“…Data came from a survey to 545 farms during the year 2000 in five regions: Caribbean and Piedmont in the lowlands, Coffee Growing, Antioquia, and the Cundiboyacense altiplanicie in the highlands. …”
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Regional developments [in 2024 Global Food Policy Report] by Becquey, Elodie, Benin, Samuel, Marivoet, Wim, Gelli, Aulo, Abay, Kibrom A., Abdelfattah, Lina Alaaeldin, Kurdi, Sikandra, Sarhan, Mohsen, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Lambrecht, Isabel B., Pechtl, Sarah, Kishore, Avinash, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Chen, Kevin Z., Harris, Jody, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Piñeiro, Valeria

“…Latin America and the Caribbean: To achieve sustainable healthy diets, the Latin America and Caribbean region will require both demand- and supply-side solutions, as well as changes in food environments to increase demand for healthy foods. …”
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Selección varietal participativa para el mejoramiento de la yuca con agricultores en la región Caribe colombiana: Desarrollo de una metodología by López Montes, Antonio José, Hernández Romero, Luis Alfredo, Iglesias, C.A.

“…This paper describes a participatory varietal selection methodology (PVS) in cassava developed through a four year research project with farmers of the Colombian Caribbean region. Four phases were developed: in the diagnostic stage, farmer s practices and concepts about traits of the varieties used were queried, during the technological offer stage, 10 advanced clones provided by ICA and CIAT were selected. …”
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Coconut palms on the edge of the desert: genetic diversity of Cocos nucifera L. in Oman by Perera, L., Baudouin, L., Bourdeix, Roland, Bait Fadhil, A., Hountondji, F.C.C., Al-Shanfri, A.

“…The local Oman Tall has the same phenotypic characteristics as other coconuts of South Asia, East and West Africa, the Caribbean and the Atlantic coast of South America. …”
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