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Effects of take-off level at udder quarter level and feeding during milking on milk fat quality and milk somatic cell count in an automatic milking system by Tegevall, Maria

“…The treatments were arranged in a 6x6 Latin square to include all combinations of treatments every treatment period. …”
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Resiliens i det svenska lantbruket by Erlewein, Susanna, Nilsson, Anton

“…Detta i sin tur ställer frågor kring lantbrukets motståndskraft där resiliens är ett begrepp som beskriver ”ett systems förmåga att motstå svängningar i marknaden” eller studsa tillbaka som ordets betydelse är på latin. Hur ser svenska lantbrukare och myndigheter på livsmedelsproduktionen i Sverige och dess resiliens? …”
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Monografía de Quillay, Quillaja saponaria : Diversificación de alternativas de producción forestal y agroforestal para pequeños propietarios en el secano : Proyecto de desarrollo d...

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The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent by Bunting, P., Rosenqvist, A., Lucas, R.M., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Thomas, N., Hardy, A., Itoh, T., Shimada, M., Finlayson, C. Max

“…Using the geographic regions of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Asia has the highest proportion of mangroves with 38.7% of the global total, while Latin America and the Caribbean have 20.3%, Africa has 20.0%, Oceania has 11.9%, North America has 8.4% and the European Overseas Territories have 0.7%. …”
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Making trees count: Measurement and reporting of agroforestry in UNFCCC national communications of non-Annex I countries by Rosenstock, Todd S., Wilkes, Andreas, Jallo, Courtney, Namoi, Nictor, Bulusu, Medha, Suber, Marta, Mboi, Damaris, Mulia, Rachmat, Simelton, Elisabeth, Richards, Meryl B., Gurwick, Noel, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…We examined national communications (NCs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of 147 countries, REDD + strategies and plans of 73 countries, and 283 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), as well as conducted interviews with representatives of 12 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We found that there is a significant gap between national ambition and national ability to measure and report on agroforestry. …”
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Taller de análisis multiactoral para la promoción del uso sostenible del amaranto: Memorias del taller realizado en Sucre, Bolivia, 19-20 de noviembre de 2009 by Polar, Vivian, Rojas, W., Jäger, M., Padulosi, S., Fundación PROINPA, Bioversity International

“…Ultimately, this collective action is meant to improve the prospects of small farmers in agricultural markets.The document highly recommended for all Agencies and workers engaged in promoting amaranth in Bolivia and other countries in Latin America where this crop is being increasingly recognized as strategic livelihood asset for fighting poverty and nutrition insecurity within a climate changing scenario…”
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Technical and environmental characterization of dual-purpose cattle farms and ways of improving production: A case study in Colombia by González Quintero, Ricardo, Barahona Rosales, Rolando, Bolívar Vergara, Diana María, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Arango, Jacobo, Pantévez, Heiber Alexander, Correa Londoño, Guillermo, Sánchez Pinzón, María Solange

“…There are few reports on dual-purpose cattle systems characterization in Latin America and Colombia based on large datasets. …”
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La extensión rural para la actividad ganadera en Colombia: legislación, desarrollos, brechas y oportunidades by Hurtado, Angie, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…In recent decades, Colombia as an example for many other Latin American countries, has evidenced progress in planning processes, social interventions and a range of governance reforms. …”
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The role of seed systems in the adoption of improved forages: the Colombian case by Enciso, Karen, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Hurtado, Angie, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…Forage improvement processes, which began in Latin America in the 1980’s, have resulted in the release of new cultivars and hybrids superior in terms of productivity, sustainability and adaptability. …”
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Tropical peatlands under siege: The need for evidence-based policies and strategies by Murdiyarso, D., Lilleskov, E.A., Kolka, R.

“…This special issue is a step forward, presenting new information generated from a considerable amount of field data collected from peatlands across the tropics in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The hard data collected using comparable scientific methodologies are analyzed and compared with existing published data to form a larger dataset as scientific evidence. …”
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Tropical deforestation drivers and associated carbon emission factors derived from remote sensing data by Sy, Veronique de, Herold, M., Achard, F., Avitabile, V., Baccini, A., Carter, S., Clevers, J.G.P.W., Lindquist, E., Pereira, M., Verchot, Louis V.

“…This dataset was then combined with a pan-tropical AGB map at 30 m resolution to refine EFs from forest conversion by matching deforestation areas with their carbon stock before and after clearing and to assess spatial dynamics of EFs by follow-up land use. In Latin America, pasture was the most common follow-up land use (72%), with large-scale cropland (11%) a distant second. …”
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Demand for Taenia solium cysticercosis vaccine: Lessons and insights from the pig production and trading nodes of the Uganda pig value chain by Ouma, Emily A., Dione, Michel M., Mtimet, Nadhem, Lule, Peter M., Colston, A., Adediran, S., Grace, Delia

“…Taenia solium cysticercosis disease remains a key challenge to the pig sector in low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South East Asia, resulting in both economic losses and public health impacts. …”
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Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management by Ekeleme, F., Dixon, A., Atser, G., Hauser, S., Chikoye, David, Korie, S., Olojede, A.O., Agada, M., Olorunmaiye, P.

“…Weed competition is the major biological stress affecting cassava production in smallholder farms in West and Central Africa, where yields are low compared with those in Asia and Latin America. Options for improved weed management are crucial in increasing productivity. …”
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From theory to practice: what should we have in mind when building an effective and sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme for silvopastoral systems? Evidence fro... by Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…In most Latin American countries, payment for ecosystem services (PES) can be a useful strategy for restoration and conservation of the environment, increasing productivity and promoting sustainable development in rural areas. …”
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Elucidating Pathways and Discourses Linking Cocoa Cultivation to Deforestation, Reforestation, and Tree Cover Change in Nicaragua and Peru by Orozco Aguilar, L.A., López Sampson, A., Leandro M, M.E., Robiglio, V., Reyes, M., Bordeaux, M., Sepulveda, N., Somarriba, E.

“…This article demonstrated the utility of discourse analysis, through its application to two contrasting country case-studies, to elucidate the conditions that might minimize the deforestation footprint of cocoa cultivation and maximize its role as an agent for reforestation/restoration in the agricultural landscape of cocoa-growing areas in Latin America.…”
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What Is the Evidence Base Linking Gender with Access to Forests and Use of Forest Resources for Food Security in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Systematic Evidence Map by Kimanzu, N., Schulte-Herbrüggen, B., Clendenning, J., Chiwona-Karltun, L., Krogseng, K., Petrokofsky, G.

“…After iterative screening, 77 studies were included: 41 focussed on Africa, 22 on Asia, 12 on Latin America, 2 were global. Most indicators of food security measure access to food, measured by total consumption, expenditure, or income. …”
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Land reclamation potential of four forage legumes along an environmental gradient in Cauca, Colombia by Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Vivas Quila, Nelson J., Barahona Rosales, Rolando, Cardoso, Juan Andrés, Peters, Michael

“…It is estimated that over 200 million of hectares of grazing and pastureland are degraded in tropical Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). There are several strategies aimed to restore, rehabilitate or reclaim degraded lands based on forages. …”
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Cassava Annual Report 2020 by Becerra-Lopez Lavalle, Luis Augusto, Newby, Jonathan Craig, Zhang, Xiaofei, Bohorquez-Chaux, Adriana, Malik, Imran, Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose, Delaquis, Erik, Slavchevska, Vanya, Tran, Thierry, Chavarriaga, Paul, Escobar Pérez, Roosevelt Humberto

“…The RSAs help integrate work on cassava with the Alliance’s strategy and lever structure, and also provide us with an overarching framework for prioritizing investments and delivering impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC )and Southeast Asia (SEA), while supporting the work of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Development of white common beans for the processing industry in East Africa: adaptability, resistence to selected diseases, cooking time and canning quality by Amongi, Winnyfred, Kato, F., Male, A., Musoke, S., Acam, C., Kabwama, A., Nakyanzi, B., Sebuliba, S., Williams, M., Mbiu, J., Baguma, G., Mukankusi, C.

“…Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) provides dietary protein, ener gy, fiber, and micronutrients, especially iron and zinc to over 800 million people inAfrica and LatinAmerica. The crop has various seed types. White beans are very popular for the processing industry. …”
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Understanding the complexity of disease-climate interactions for rice bacterial panicle blight under tropical conditions by Echeverri-Rico, Johanna, Petro, Eliel E., Fory, Paola A., Mosquera, Gloria M., Lang, Jillian M., Leach, Jan E., Lobaton, Juan D., Garcés, Gabriel, Perafán, Ricardo, Amézquita, Nelson, Toro, Shirley, Mora, Brayan, Cuásquer, Juan B., Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Rebolledo, María Camila, Torres, Edgar A.

“…B. glumae has been detected in several rice-growing areas of Colombia and other countries of Central and Andean regions in Latin America, although evidence of its involvement in decreasing yield under these conditions is lacking. …”
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