Search Results - "Decadence"

Hydroclimatic extremes and food security hotspots in West Africa: evidence from rainfall–yield interactions by Obahoundje, Salomon, Tilahun, Seifu A., Schmitter, Petra

“…Introduction: Rainfall regimes across West Africa have undergone substantial transformations over the past four decades, with profound implications for rainfed agriculture and food security. …”
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Proceedings of the UN-Water Project on the Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture by Mateo-Sagasta, Javier, Medlicott, K., Qadir, Manzoor, Raschid-Sally, Liqa, Drechsel, Pay

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The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications by Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Minten, Bart, Yimer, Feiruz

“…Given the importance of prices for consumption decisions in these settings, we analyze ASF price patterns in the last decade (2007-2016), relying on a large-scale price dataset collected in 116 urban retail markets in Ethiopia. …”
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Economic crisis in Asia: a future of diminishing growth and increasing poverty? by Rosegrant, Mark W., Ringler, Claudia

“…After more than a decade of rapid economic growth, many East and Southeast Asian countries face the prospect of a long economic slump, and the poor in these countries face a reversal of their halting climb out of poverty. …”
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The impact of abandoned pastoral settlements on plant and nutrient succession in an African savanna ecosystem by Muchiru, A.N., Western, D., Reid, Robin S.

“…Herbaceous standing biomass onsite increased in the course of succession to peak at twice offsite levels within two decades. Biomass remained elevated for six decades then dropped to the background levels at the limit of sampling distance. …”
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Development and Poverty Reduction: Looking Back, Looking Ahead by World Bank

“…Part 3 looks at the worlds of 2015 and 2030 and maps out a course for action in the next decade. This paper was discussed at the Stakeholders Meeting at AGM2004.…”
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of farmland protection policy in China by Li, Man

“…Almost two decades have passed since China first enacted legislation to protect farmland from conversion to nonagricultural use. …”
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Impacts of climate change on cropping patterns in a tropical, sub-humid watershed by Duku, C., Zwart, Sander J., Hein, L.

“…In recent decades, there have been substantial increases in crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a result of higher yields, increased cropping intensity, expansion of irrigated cropping systems, and rainfed cropland expansion. …”
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Responding to Environmental Issues through Adaptive Collaborative Management: From Forest Communities to Global Actors by Pierce Colfer, Carol J., Prabhu, Ravi

“…Focused on forest management and governance, this book examines two decades of experience with Adaptive Collaborative Management (ACM), assessing both its uses and improvements needed to address global environmental issues. …”
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Priority Setting for Biotechnology - The Kenya/DGIS Experience by Olembo, N. K., Wafula, J. S., Wekundah, J. M.

“…Severe shortages in the main foodstuffs have been frequently experienced over the last decade leading to significant dependence on imports. …”
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Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan? by Weckenbrock, P., Evans, Alexandra E.V., Majeed, M.Q., Ahmad, Waqas, Bashir, N.

“…In the subsequent decades, they made great efforts and overcame organizational, infrastructural and legal obstacles to establish wastewater irrigation as the only irrigation on most of the village's agricultural area.…”
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Transformation of the farm segment of the aquaculture value chain in southern Bangladesh by Ali, Hazrat, Haque, Md. Mahfuzul, Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan

“…Aquaculture in Bangladesh has experienced rapid growth over the last three decades, yet technological changes in the farming segment remains underexplored. …”
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Stylosanthes for pasture development. An overview of ILCA's experience in Nigeria by Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…Major findings by ILCA from this work during the past decade are summarised in the papers presented at this workshop.…”
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Can water allocation in the Yellow River basin be improved? Insights from a multi-agent system model by Cai, Ximing, Yang, Yi-Chen E., Jianshi, Zhao, Ringler, Claudia

“…This policy was in line with the refocus of the Government, over the last decade, on sustainable water use and keeping the Yellow River healthy. …”
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Case Study: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) investment in innovation for sustainable agricultural intensification by Dalberg Asia

“…This case study explores the investments made by USAID in agriculture innovation overall as well as SAI innovation over the last decade.…”
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Livestock, Climate, and Security: A Policy Coherence and Awareness Analysis by Schapendonk, Frans, Scartozzi, Cesare M., Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…The African livestock sector is expected to grow exponentially in importance both economically and nutritionally in the coming decades. In the context of Kenya specifically, human population, per-capita income, and urbanisation rates – key drivers for increased usage of animal-source food – are all expected to drastically increase in the coming decades. …”
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Structural transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from cereal markets by Minten, Bart, Stifel, David, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…Important improvements have thus happened in the last decade in Ethiopia’s food marketing system, traditionally identified as a major cause of food security problems in the country.…”
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Structural Transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cereal Markets by Minten, Bart, Stifel, David, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…Important improvements have thus happened in the last decade in Ethiopia’s food marketing system, traditionally identified as a major cause of food security problems in the country.…”
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The future of food: biotechnology markets and policies in an international setting [In Chinese] by Pardey, Philip G.

“…Everyone agrees that feeding the world in the decades ahead will require substantial increases in crop yields. …”
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Investments in African agricultural research by Pardey, Philip G., Roseboom, Johannes, Beintema, Nienke M.

“…Over the past three decades the development of agricultural research staff in sub-Saharan Africa has been impressive. …”
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