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The hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) plant as a decentral for wet biomass by Hitzl, Martin, Corma, Avelino, Pomares, Fernando, Renz, Michael

“…Thereby, solar energy is exploited which was fixed before by photosynthesis together with the carbon dioxide which is liberated in the combustion of the solid biofuel. Optionally, the process water might serve as an alternative source of energy as it is demonstrated that its carbon content can be exploited for biogas production.…”
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Soils, water and nutrients in a forest ecosystem in Suriname by Poels, R.L.H., Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos)

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Key factors in the use of Agricultural Extension Services by women farmers in Babati District, Tanzania : the role of societal gender norms by McCormack, Caitlin

“…The thesis is informed by a liberal feminist perspective and I draw on theory around social norms and institutions, gender norms and relations, and knowledge systems to explore my empirical findings. …”

An ecosystem for alternative food networks in Uppsala by Tietz, Veronika

“…Sustainable food system transition (SFST) is an inevitable aim for the world’s societies to tackle global challenges caused by industrial, neo-liberal food industries such as climate change, biodiversity loss, food inequality and so forth. …”
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Sprida aska, var och varför? by Klacka, Elfrida

“…Det nns länder där synen på spridning av aska är liberal, sålänge markägaren ger tillstånd får askan placeras var som helst. …”
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Det urbana sjukhuset och den postindustriella staden by Berg, Arvid

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Initiatives endogenes d'intensification et de diversification a l'interieur des agroforets-cacao au Sud-Cameroun: lecons pour une foresterie participative dans les systemes a base... by Sonwa, D.J., Weise, Stephan F., Ndoye, O., Janssens, M.J.J.

“…The fall in the price and the liberalization of the cocoa line has exposed the economic fragility of the cocoa monoculture systems currently practiced in West Africa. …”
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Determinants of farmers’ adoption of adaptation measures in carbon-intensive agricultural areas: A case study in An Giang province, Vietnam by Quang, N.M., Thien, N.P.N., Thu, N.H., Thoa, H.T.N., Tho, T.M., Hieu, L.M., Thinh, D.Q.

“…Intense crop cultivation in the province involves the liberal use of fertilizers, crop-residue burning, frequent tilling, and other harmful farming practices that release carbon. …”
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Local foods can meet micronutrient needs for women in urban Burkina Faso, but only if rarely consumed micronutrient-dense foods are included in daily diets: A linear programming ex... by Arimond, Mary, Vitta, Bineti S., Martin-Prével, Yves, Moursi, Mourad, Dewey, Kathryn G.

“…We modeled scenarios with maximum intake per food item constrained at the 75th percentile of reported intake and also with more liberal maxima based on recommended portions per day, with and without the addition of supplements. …”
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Dietary quality and nutrition: Past progress, current and future challenges by Mahrt, Kristi, Headey, Derek D., Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Tauseef, Salauddin

“…Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the military coup in 2021, Myanmar was experiencing a period of rapid economic growth and transformation in the wake of economic and political liberalization. Between 2005 and 2017, average annual growth in real GDP per capita was 7.8 percent, making Myanmar the fastest growing economy among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. …”
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Policies for improved land management in Uganda: Second National Workshop by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Sserunkuuma, Dick, Pender, John L.

“…Contents: Welcome And Introduction; Opening of the Workshop; Policies for Improved Land Management in Uganda: Project Objectives, Activities, and Opportunities; Summary of Main Themes and Key Findings; Development Pathways and Land Management in Uganda: Causes and Implications; A Spatially Based Strategic Planning Framework for Sustainable Land Use in Uganda; Alternative Growth Scenarios for Ugandan Coffee to 2020; Potentials And Constraints to Coffee Development: Aiding the Coffee Replanting Program; The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Characterisitics of Maize Farmers and Household Food Security in Eastern Uganda; Land Management Problems and Potentials in the Lakeshore Intensive Banana-Coffee Farming System; A Review of Land Use Change and Soil Degradation in the Southwestern Highlands of Uganda; Ugandan Crop Market Development: Characteristics, Constraints and Opportunities; Dynamics of Maize Market Integration in Post-Liberalized Uganda; Information Asymmetry Among Output Traders, Processors and Farmers in Uganda; Determinants and Implications of Development Pathways and Land Management in Uganda; Soil Conservation Practices and Non-Agricultural Activites in the Southwestern Highlands of Uganda; Common Property and Collective Action in Natural Resource Management: The Case of Doho Rice Scheme in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda; Motivating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management: Emerging Roles For NGOs and CBOs in Uganda; Soil Organic Matter and Its Relationship to Soil Fertility Changes in Uganda; Determinants of Nutrient Balances In Maize Plots In Eastern Uganda; The Potential Benefit of Velvet Bean (Mucuna Pruriens) And N Fertilisers in Maize Production on Contrasting Soils in Uganda; Modelling Approach to Identify Sustainable Land Management Techniques on Erosion-Affected Slopes; Technologies for Improved Livelihood in Southwestern Uganda; Land Management and Technology Adoption in Uganda: An Integrated Bio-Economic Modeling Approach; Modeling Policy Impacts Using an Agriculture-Focused Cge Model; Appendix A: Workshop Agenda; Appendix B: List of Participants…”
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Property rights and crop choice in rural Peru, 1994-2004 by Field, Alfred J., Field, Erica Marie, Torero, Máximo

“…This finding reaffirms the idea that liberalizing markets must be accompanied by appropriate social programs or institutional reforms directed to the unique situational problems of different subgroups in poverty if the broader poverty issue is to be improved.…”
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Phosphorus remobilization from rice flag leaves during grain filling: an RNA-seq study by Jeong, Kwanho, Baten, Abdul, Waters, Daniel L. E., Pantoja, Omar, Julia, Cecile C., Wissuwa, Matthias, Heuer, Sigrid, Kretzschmar, Tobias, Rose, Terry J.

“…In particular, the up‐regulation of OsPLDz2 and OsSQD2 at 15 DAA suggested phospholipids were being degraded and replaced by other lipids to enable continued cellular function while liberating P for export to developing grains. Three genes associated with RNA degradation that have not previously been implicated in the P starvation response also showed expression profiles consistent with a role in P mobilization from senescing flag leaves.…”
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Policy coherence in the Ethiopian food systems transformation effort by Tesfaye, Haleluya, Alemnew, Teklebirhan

“…Margulis (2013) and Popkin et al. (2012) indicates that government actions and policies impacting the food system are not aligned with improving nutrition outcomes, primarily due to conflicts with government priorities to drive economic growth, especially through economic liberalization. Consequently, many scholars advocate for a coherent and integrated food policy as a practical approach to addressing contemporary food system challenges. …”
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Value chain mapping and analysis of Mahua Flowers and Seeds in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh by Zeller, Leon, Gupta, Shweta, Alvi, Muzna

“…However, the trade of most NTFPs (except some like tendu) has been liberalized. In recent times public authorities have even gained interest in NTFPs as an avenue to lift tribal communities out of poverty. …”
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Plan de Desarrollo Departamental del Atlántico 2016-2019

“…El plan de desarrollo “Atlántico Líder” es el mecanismo institucional que presenta su estructura bajo un ideario liberal mediante el cual buscamos definir las acciones gubernamentales encaminadas a lograr la transformación del ser atlanticense, fundamento en el quehacer gubernamental que no puede ser distinto al de elevar sus condiciones de vida hacia estándares que lo dignifiquen y enaltezcan. …”
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Teacher’s narratives on the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by Ponzelar, Charlotte

“…The teachers’ narratives show how a more liberated role of teachers, where the teachers identify with the responsibility and freedom that is given to them, can lead to higher motivation for an implementation of the ESD approach.…”
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Data issues in analyzing agri-food trade in BIMSTEC: Challenges and recommendations by Saroj, Sunil, Roy, Devesh, Kamar, Abul, Pradhan, Mamata

“…Recent research on firm heterogeneity in international trade highlights the importance of extensive margins i.e., new products, new partners, new varieties, and cumulative of these i.e., new prices in trade patterns and firms' responses to trade liberalization and other policy changes. However, the high dimensionality of the data and the large number of responses to changes can easily overwhelm researchers. …”
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Negotiating agricultural trade in a new policy environment by Glauber, Joseph W.

“…Given the increasing importance of trade in addressing food security needs and its critical role in efforts to eliminate malnutrition and hunger by 2030, achieving further progress in the liberalization of world trade is of paramount importance.…”
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Grain marketing parastatals in Asia: why do they have to change now? by Rashid, Shahidur, Cummings, Jr., Ralph, Gulati, Ashok

“…Using case studies from six Asian countries, this paper (a) assesses the relevance of underlying rationales for public intervention in foodgrain markets, (b) documents the existing policies and regulations that support operation of grain parastatals, (c) provides estimates of benefits and costs of parastatals, and (d) compares experiences of countries that liberalized (or reduced intervention) with the ones that continue to have significant presence of parastatals. …”
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