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Propuesta metodológica para la creación y operación de organismos de cuencas en la subcuenca del Río Cara Sucia, El Salvador by Berganza Trejo, Jenny M.

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The emergence of microbiological inputs and the challenging laboratorisation of agriculture: lessons from Brazil and Mexico by Goulet, Frédéric, Fonteyne, Simon, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, Niederle, Paulo, Odjo, Sylvanus, Schneider, Sergio, Verhulst, Nele, Van Loon, Jelle

“…In this article, we analyse the tensions associated with the emergence of microorganism-based agricultural inputs in two Latin American countries, Brazil and Mexico. More specifically, we examine the ways in which these technologies, which are based on the use of living organisms, leave public microbiology research laboratories and are further developed by manufacturers or farmers. …”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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The role of agriculture in development: implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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Mejoramiento poblacional del arroz irrigado con énfasis en el virus de la hoja blanca by Borrero Correa, Jaime C., Châtel, M., Triana Espinel, Mónica

“…This study was to improve germplasm resistant to the "hoja blanca" (white leaf) virus and to fix this trait while preserving, at adequate levels, other traits of agronomic interest. Latin American national programs are expected to take advantage of this germplasm to develop other populations, progenitors, and/ or varieties. …”
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Strategic cassava R and D planning activities to maximize future impact by Henry, Guy, Best, R.

“…While the latter exercise can generate recommendations for the more general structural and organization issues, another case is presented of a strategy followed by CIAT in collaboration with Latin American national cassava program, in which cassava production, utilization and market research activitites, are integrated, which has been both efficient and effective in maximizing impact at the producer, processor and consumer level.…”
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La yuca en la economia de America Latina by Cock, James H., Lynam, John K.

“…Data are presented for Brazil (the world's largest cassava producer), Paraguay (the Latin American country with the highest per capita cassava production), the Andean countries, Central America, and the Caribbean. …”
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Leaves from four different sugarcane varieties as potential renewable feedstocks for second-generation ethanol production: Pretreatments, chemical composition, physical structure,... by Espirito Santo, Melissa, Ousmane Kane, Aissata, Arnoldi Pellergini, Vanessa, Thema, Force Tefo, Garcia, José María, Acevedo, Alberto, Erazzu, Luis Ernesto, Guimaraes, Francisco E.G., Azevedo, Eduardo R. de, Polikarpov, Igor

“…Sugarcane is a valuable agricultural crop in several Asian, African, and Latin American countries. Here, leaves from two sugarcane and two energy cane varieties were evaluated for sustainable production of second-generation sugars, and their enzymatic hydrolysis yields were compared. …”
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What determines adult cognitive skills?: Influences of pre-school, school, and post-school experiences in Guatemala by Behrman, Jere R., Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John A., Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Behrman, Emily L., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Stein, Aryeh D.

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Global food security concerns and agricultural trade: Building a responsible and effective relationship by Campos Azofeifa, Adriana, Elverdin, Pablo

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Back to the forest: Exploring forest transitions in Candelaria Loxicha, Mexico by Aguilar-Støen, M., Angelsen, A., Moe, S.R.

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Practical Handbook: For Managing Cassava Diseases, Pests, and Nutritional Disorders by Álvarez, Elizabeth, Bellotti, Anthony C., Calvert, Lee A., Arias V., Bernardo, Cadavid López, Luis Fernando, Pineda López, Benjamín, Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto, Cuervo Ibáñez, Maritza

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The Known Distribution and Ecological Preferences of the Tick Subgenus Boophilus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa and Latin America by Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Bouattour, A., Camicas, J. -L., Guglielmone, Alberto, Horak, I., Jongejan, F., Latif, A., Pegram, R., Walker, A.R.

“…The collections of Latin American B. microplus are very homogeneous according climate preferences and well separated from the African counterpart.…”
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Physic nut, Jatropha curcas L. by Heller, J.

“…This tropical crop is native to Mexico and Central America, but is cultivated in many other Latin American, Asian and African countries as a hedge. …”
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Seeding resilient restoration: An indicator system for the analysis of tree seed systems by Atkinson, Rachel J., Thomas, Evert, Roscioli, Federico, Cornelius, Jonathan P., Zamora-Cristales, Rene, Franco Chuaire, Maria, Alcázar Caicedo, Carolina, Mesén, Francisco, López, Hariet, Ipinza, Roberto, Donoso, Pablo J., Gallo, Leonardo, Nieto, Victor, Ugarte, Julio, Sáenz Romero, Cuauhtémoc, Fremout, Tobias, Jalonen, Riina, Gaisberger, Hannes, Vinceti, Barbara, Valette, Michel, Bosshard, Ennia, Ekué, Marius, Wiederkehr Guerra, Gabriela Patricia, Kettle, Christopher J.

“…We propose 15 indicators to evaluate these key components and trial them by assessing national seed systems in 7 Latin American countries. We conclude that the indicators enable a straightforward assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of national seed systems, thus assisting governments to identify key areas for improvement and opportunities for horizontal learning.…”
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Urbanization in Latin America: constraints and opportunities for child feeding and care by Ruel, Marie T.

“…The phenomena that are unique to urban life and that are likely to have an impact on child-care and feeding practices are reviewed using data from DHS for six Latin American countries. The issues examined include the higher levels of education and of labour force participation of urban women, the larger percentage of women who head households, and the potentially different family structure and social networks, which may affect the availability of substitute child care. …”
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Produccion y demanda de habichuela en los paises en desarrollo: Dtos preliminares by Janssen, W.

“…Snap beans are considerably important in China, Taiwan, and some Latin American countries. For snap bean development to be stimulated, it is necessary to establish a seed distribution and production network, to decrease commercialization costs, and to introduce the producer in the urban marketing system. …”
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Cooperacion internacional by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Cassava program scientists visited the national programs of several Latin American and Asian countries to follow up the progress in cassava research and gather information. …”
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Seeding Resilient Restoration: An Indicator System for the Analysis of Tree Seed Systems by Atkinson, Rachel J., Thomas, Evert, Roscioli, Federico, Cornelius, Jonathan P., Zamora Cristales, Rene, Franco Chuaire, Maria, Alcázar, Carolina, Mesén, Francisco, Lopez, Hariet, Ipinza, Roberto, Donoso, Pablo J., Gallo, Leonardo Ariel, Nieto, Victor, Ugarte, Julio, Sáenz Romero, Cuauhtémoc, Fremout, Tobias, Jalonen, Riina, Gaisberger, Hannes, Vinceti, Barbara, Valette, Michel, Bosshard, Ennia, Ekué, Marius, Wiederkehr Guerra, Gabriela, Kettle, Chris

“…We propose 15 indicators to evaluate these key components and trial them by assessing national seed systems in 7 Latin American countries. We conclude that the indicators enable a straightforward assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of national seed systems, thus assisting governments to identify key areas for improvement and opportunities for horizontal learning.…”
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