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Manuel pratique de production durable des gommes au Burkina Faso by Zida, M., Tiveau, D.

“…Le projet « GTF/RAF 387/ITA - Opération Acacia » en est un exemple. Financé par la coopération italienne, ce projet a contribué au renforcement des capacités des agents forestiers et des producteurs en matière de production de gomme et de gestion des peuplements gommiers. …”
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Technical characteristics and economic performance of commercial tilapia hatcheries applying different management systems in Egypt by Nasr-Allah, A.M., Dickson, M.W., Al-Kenawy, D.A.R., Ahmed, M.F.M., El-Naggar, G.O.

“…Focus group discussions showed that hatchery operators currently face many critical factors: shortages of good quality brood fish; poor water quality and shortages of water; high fuel costs; lack of access to affordable finance; a ban on fry transport between governorates; and limited knowledge of best management practices. …”
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Descripteurs pour le quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) et ses espèces sauvages apparentées by Bioversity International, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fondation PROINPA, Institut national d'innovation agricole et forestière, International Fund for Agricultural Development

“…Ce travail de révision des descripteurs pour le quinoa a été financé par le projet sur les semences andines de la FAO (GCP/RLA/183/SPA), mené à bien grâce à des ressources de la Coopération espagnole et de la Division de la production végétale et de la protection des plantes (AGP) de la FAO. …”
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Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2°C target by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Richards, Meryl B., Smith, Pete, Havlík, Petr, Obersteiner, Michael, Tubiello, F.N., Herold, Martin, Gerber, Pierre J., Carter, S., Reisinger, Andy, Vuuren, Detlef P. van, Dickie, A, Neufeldt, Henry, Sander, Björn Ole, Wassmann, Reiner, Sommer, Rolf, Amonette, JE, Falcucci, A., Herrero, Mario, Opio, C., Román Cuesta, Rosa María, Stehfest, Elke, Westhoek, H.J., Ortíz Monasterio, Jose Iván, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Rufino, Mariana C., Thornton, Philip K., Verchot, Louis V., West, Paul C., Soussana, J.F., Baedeker, Tobias, Sadler, M, Vermeulen, Sonja J., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…The target indicates that more transformative technical and policy options will be needed, such as methane inhibitors and finance for new practices. A more comprehensive target for the 2°C limit should be developed to include soil carbon and agriculture-related mitigation options. …”
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Assessing impacts of pathogen-tested sweetpotato planting materials in Central Luzon, Philippines by Basilio, Carlos, Tablarin, Rizalina, Porciuncula, Fe, Dolores, Lolit

“…They build nethouses, finance FFS and mobilize communities leading to establishment of enterprises out of CPM technology. …”
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Factors affecting household decision to allocate credit for livestock production: Evidence from Ethiopia by Shiferaw, Kaleb, Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Legesse, D.

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Impacts of Fair Trade-Certified Coffee in Nicaragua,Brazil, Honduras, and Peru: Implications for livelihoods and empowerment of farm workers and independent smallholder producers. by Río Duque, Martha Lilia del, González, Carolina, Córdoba, Diana M., Howland, Fanny C., Gutiérrez, Natalia, Lundy, Mark M.

“…The FT movement intends to develop mutually beneficial partnerships, support organizational capacity building, guarantee prices higher than market prices, and provide a social premium to finance community projects (Wunderlich 2011). Millions of smallholders and farm workers, however, have not traditionally been included in the FT certification either because they do not belong to farmer coops or because they work in medium to large farms. …”
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Business models for solar-powered irrigation in Ethiopia by International Water Management Institute

“…The national government recently offered incentives for engaging in the solar pump sector, including access to finance, and duty and tax exemptions. Yet, there are challenges. …”
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Cloud computing application for the analysis of land use and land cover changes in dry forests of Peru by Barboza, Elgar, Salazar Coronel, Wilian, Gálvez Paucar, David, Valqui Valqui, Lamberto, Valqui, Leandro, Zagaceta, Luis H., Gonzales, Jhony, Vásquez, Héctor V., Arbizu, Carlos I.

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Escalamiento de experiencias de cogestión de cuencas del río Jucuapa a la parte alta de la subcuenca del río Viejo, Jinotega Nicaragua by Bucardo Hernández, Elías M.

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Förlagsinsatser by Holmquist, Johan

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Factors affecting adoption of improved haricot bean varieties and associated agronomic practices in Dale Woreda, SNNPRS by Mulugeta, A.

“…Farmers’ deviation from recommended package practices was found partly due to inadequate extension service, high cost of fertilizer and also lack of finance. The overall findings of the study underlined the high importance of extension service provision to improve farmers’ access to information and extension advices to address the recommended agronomic practices practically, facilitating access to credit and improving market condition, Attention has to be given to women household headed to participate in improved haricot bean production, Therefore development interventions should give emphasis to improvement of such institutional support systems to increase adoption and productivity of the crop.…”
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Village Midline Study: Karnal, Haryana State, India by Prasad, Sanjay, Kargwal, Kanchan, Sharma, Namrata, Jagannath, Pratyaya, Nagpal, Mansi, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun

“…During the midline study, men and women participants identified ten organizations supporting the community in agriculture, livestock, Micro Finance Institution (MFI), education, food distribution, and community development. …”
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Village Midline Study: Vaishali, Bihar State, India by Jagannath, Pratyaya, Kargwal, Kanchan, Sharma, Namrata, Prasad, Sanjay, Nagpal, Mansi, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun

“…During the midline study, the men’s and women’s groups identified 14 organizations supporting agriculture, livestock, Micro Finance Institution (MFI), education, food distribution, and community development. …”
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Projet UE-FIDA « Développement de chaînes de valeur et de paysages intelligents face au climat pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest » Rappor... by Ouédraogo, Mathieu

“…L’atelier a été organisé dans le cadre du projet de « développement de chaînes de valeur et paysage climato-intelligents pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest », financé par l’Union européenne (UE) et mis en œuvre par le CCAFS au Mali, Niger et Sénégal en partenariat avec les instituts de recherches agricoles nationaux (IER, INRAN, ISRA). …”
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Projet UE-FIDA « Développement de chaînes de valeur et de paysages intelligents face au climat pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest » Rappor... by Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Jaquet, Stéphanie, Sall, Moussa

“…L’atelier a été organisé dans le cadre du projet de « développement de chaînes de valeur et paysage climato-intelligents pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest », financé par l’Union européenne (UE) et mis en œuvre par le CCAFS au Mali, Niger et Sénégal en partenariat avec les instituts de recherches agricoles nationaux (IER, INRAN, ISRA). …”
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Do wealthy farmers implement better agricultural practices? An assessment of implementation of Good Agricultural Practices among different types of independent oil palm smallholder... by Jelsma, I., Woittiez, Lotte Suzanne, Ollivier, J., Dharmawan, A.H.

“…This implies that farmers across different typologies opt for a low-input low-output system for a myriad of reasons and that under current conditions, initiatives such as improving access to finance or availability of good planting material alone are unlikely to significantly improve the productivity and sustainability of the smallholder oil palm sector.…”
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One CGIAR and the Integrated Agri-food Systems Initiative: From short-termism to transformation of the world’s food systems by Govaerts, Bram, Negra, Christine, Camacho Villa, Tania Carolina, Chavez Suarez, Xiomara, Espinosa, Anabell Diaz, Fonteyne, Simon, Gardeazábal Monsalve, Andrea, González, Gabriela, Gopal Singh, Ravi, Kommerell, Víctor, Kropff, Wietske, López Saavedra, Víctor, Mena Lopez, Georgina, Odjo, Sylvanus, Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Vega, Daniela, Loon, Jelle J. van, Verhulst, Nele, Woltering, Lennart, Jahn, Molly M., Kropff, Martin

“…Agri-food systems are besieged by malnutrition, yield gaps, and climate vulnerability, but integrated, research-based responses in public policy, agricultural, value chains, and finance are constrained by short-termism and zero sum thinking. …”
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Countries’ commitments to soil organic carbon in Nationally Determined Contributions by Wiese-Rozanova, Liesl D., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Alcántara Shivapatham, Viridiana, Richards, Meryl B, Shelton, Sadie W, Hönle, Susanna E, Heidecke, Claudia, Madari, Beáta E, Chenu, Claire

“…Including SOC targets in NDCs can improve NDCs’ comprehensiveness and transparency to track and compare policy progress across NDCs; it can also leverage SOC-related climate finance, technical support, and capacity building. …”
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Canaux de dissémination des informations météorologiques et climatiques au Sénégal by Ouédraogo, Issa, Diouf, Ndeye Seynabou, Gnalenba, Ablouka, Zougmoré, Robert B., Ndiaye, Ousmane

“…USAID/CINSERE (Services d’information climatiques pour améliorer la résilience et la productivité au Sénégal) est un projet de 4 ans qui vise à renforcer les capacités nationales pour la production, l’accès et la diffusion efficiente d’informations météorologiques et climatiques (IMC) et à développer des stratégies pour une mise à l’échelle durable de l’utilisation des services d’information météorologiques et climatiques (SIC) sur toute l’étendue du territoire sénégalais. Le projet est financé par l’Agence des Etats-Unis pour le Développement International (USAID) et mis en œuvre par le Programme de Recherche du CGIAR sur le Changement Climatique, l’Agriculture et la Sécurité Alimentaire hébergé par ICRISAT (CCAFS/ICRISAT) en collaboration avec l’ANACIM. …”
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