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En plats att minnas : om att involvera ungdomar i en skapandeprocess by Johnsen, Sabina

“…The aim is to see what methods can be applied to make them reach the kind of knowledge they need to be able to contribute to the creation of a memorial place. Issues such as if a place that displays death has a right to exist in an urban environment or why young people should be involved in the creative process are brought up and discussed in this thesis. …”

Is agricultural intensification a growing health concern? Perceptions from waste management stakeholders in Vietnam by Veidt, J., Lam, S., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Huong Nguyen-Mai, Harper, S.L.

“…At the broader level, inadequate communication between ministries often led to the creation of inconsistent waste management regulations. …”
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Improving the business environment for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Pacific Island countries by Fisher, L., Francis, Judith Ann, Cruickshank, D., Dietershagen, Jana

“…The assessment indicates a need for reform to make business creation, operations and evolution more attractive to public and private investment, and to support sustainable economic development and growth and social inclusion and improvement.…”
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Enhancing women’s rights and lives through gender-equitable restoration in Burkina Faso by Tiendrébéogo, Safiétou, Ouédraogo, Adidjata, Kabore, Ramané, Zougouri, Sita, Elias, Marlène, Traoré, Alain Touta, Vinceti, Barbara, Traoré, Daouda, Yago-Ouattara, Emma Lucie

“…Yet, they also find innovative ways to overcome such constraints, such as collective action and the creation of groups of mutual support. In Burkina Faso, rural women are mobilizing such groups to improve their living conditions through sustainable resource management, and many NGOs, projects and associations are supporting them in these endeavours. …”
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Creating climate-smart multi-functional landscapes through integrated soil, land and water management practices and contextualized agroadvisory services at different scales in Ethi... by Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu

“…The approaches followed in the creation of multifunctional landscapes are designed to enable achieving this goal. …”
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Moving beyond the illusion of participation in the governance of Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo) by Koy, J.K., Monga Ngonga, A.M., Wardell, D.A.

“…To achieve this, local development initiatives need to focus on poverty alleviation (through the diversification of income sources, entrepreneurship, farmer training and the creation of employment opportunities) and a better understanding of local practices and cultures in the design of such projects.…”
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The dynamics of youth employment and empowerment in agriculture and rural development in South Africa: a scoping review by Geza, W., Ngidi, M. S. C., Slotow, R., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Over the years, South Africa has made significant investments aimed at transforming the agricultural sector to deliver on rural economic development and job creation. These investments have had varying levels of success; still, what is worrying is the high youth unemployment rate which is amongst the highest globally. …”
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Principles for socially inclusive digital tools for smallholder farmers: A guide by Dittmer, Kyle M., Burns, Sessie A., Shelton, Sadie W., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…The principles are intended to increase social and livelihood benefits of digital tools for diverse and underrepresented groups of farmers. The co-creation of farm practices with farmers is framed as an element of social inclusion that ensures relevance to farmers’ livelihoods and development of robust technical solutions. …”
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Managing African commons in the context of Covid-19 challenges by Mapedza, Everisto D.

“…The special issue papers neatly links the global themes on gender within the water commons, climatic commons and the co-creation of forestry commons through co-management.…”
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Return on investment of the international potato center-led seed system interventions in Malawi by Feukeng, F.T., Otieno, D.J., Rajendran, S., Demo, P., Parker, M.

“…Effective regulatory interventions on seed quality assurance and continuous awareness creation efforts are required to encourage farmers to use the best seed production methods.…”
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Amplified characterization of the Innovahubs: Context-specific analysis and mapping of the Innovahub influence areas in Guatemala and Honduras by Martínez, Jesús David, Borrayo, Andrea, García Masse, Louis N., Loon, Jelle van

“…Through these integrated efforts, Resilient AgriLAC reaffirms its commitment to the integrated development of Innovahubs in the region, facilitating people-centered innovation and the creation of resilient food systems in Latin America.…”
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Challenges and opportunities to scaling smallholder mechanization in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe by Ngoma, Hambulo, Simutowe, Esau, Md Abdul Matin, Thierfelder, Christian

“…Based on these findings, there is need for inclusive and innovative financing mechanisms, demand creation and awareness raising to scale up and scale out mechanization.…”
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Financing “a sustainable food future”: Some thoughts for the G20 by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…In particular, it argues that the creation of a project preparation and financial structuring facility of appropriate scale would help leverage scarce public-sector funds to mobilize the much larger pool of private financial funds that may be interested in participating in these investments but now lack adequately structured projects and investment vehicles to do so.…”
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Is SAFTA trade creating or trade diverting? A computable general equilibrium assessment with a focus on Sri Lanka by Bouët, Antoine, Mevel, Simon, Thomas, Marcelle

“…The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) entered its second phase of implementation in 2008. The creation of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in terms of size, income, and structure of trade and protection. …”
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Agricultural R & D in Colombia: policy, investments, and institutional profile by Beintema, Nienke M., Romano, Luis J., Pardey, Philip G.

“…Colombia’s public agricultural R&D agencies underwent a major reform in 1993 with the creation of CORPOICA¾a joint venture arrangement between the government and various not-for-profit, often industry supported research agencies. …”
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Adaptation of a food environment typology for urban Sri Lanka by Marshall, Quinn, Hewavidana, Budni H.

“…The R5N program sought to increase their access to water for irrigation via creation and rehabilitation of community and household irrigation schemes, while also improving nutrition through a behavior change communication activity. …”
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Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa by von Grebmer, Klaus, Omamo, Steven Were

“…The issues that surround the introduction, creation, and application of agricultural biotechnology in southern Africa are complex, and the passions behind them are strong. …”
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HIV disclosure in South Africa: Enabling the gateway to effective response by Norman, Amy, Chopra, Mickey, Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…HIV positive people in the community with higher rates of disclosure had greater access formal institutional support through local NGOs and government social services and greater opportunities to take a positive leadership role as HIV positive individuals in the community. The creation of an enabling, resource-rich environment for HIV disclosure holds the potential to form a virtuous cycle whereby individuals are more likely to disclose, thus offering personal and community benefits, and further perpetuating disclosure at all levels within society.…”
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Implications for Brazil of the July 2008 draft agricultural modalities by Nassar, André Meloni, Cabral da Costa, Cinthia, Chiodi, Luciane

“…Two topics now appear as “deal-breakers” for Brazil: the creation of new tariff rate quotas that will not be effective in creating new market access opportunities and an SSM that will lead to an increase in the level of protection consolidated before the Doha Round…”
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Mapping and validating new climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and climate information services (CIS) in Ghana. by Yeboah, Stephen, Adomako, Joseph, Narveh, Ernestina, Amankwa-Yeboah, Patricia, Frimpong-Anin, Kofi, Haleegoah, Joyce, Adablah, Richard

“…The promotion and uptake of validated new climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and climate information services (CIS) in Ghana through capacity strengthening, demonstration, and awareness creation is important to reducing the current challenges militating against food crop production…”
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