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Mobilizing science and technology to address development deficits in low-and middle-income countries by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former president of Mauritius, speaks of the importance of higher education for the youth of Africa in mobilizing science and technology to address development deficits in African economies. …”
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Towards optimal feeding of agricultural byproducts to livestock in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop by Preston, Thomas R., Nuwanyakpa, M.Y.

“…Focuses on Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Ethiopia & Mauritius.…”
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Mapping study on the fisheries sector in the IOC region by Hanoomanjee, Satish

“…The study provides an overview of the fish value chains in four countries – Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius/Rodrigues and Seychelles – together with recommendations for future action. …”
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African forage plant genetic resources, evaluation of forage germplasm and extensive livestock production systems. Proceedings of the third PANESA workshop by Dzowela, B.H.

“…In this session experiences of ILCA, Tanzania, Mauritius, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia and Kenya are presented. …”
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Simposio Internacional de helechos

“…Este proyecto se realiza en la lsla Mauritius cerca de la costa este de África. Una gran diferencia con respecto al proyecto que se ejecuta en el vivero Rio Tijeral es que el financiamiento no es parcialmente privado. …”
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Study on the mechanical transmission by tsetse fly Glossina morsitans centralis of Trypanosoma vivax, T. Congolense or T. brucei to goats by Moloo, S.K., Kabata, J.M., Gitire, N.M.

“…Thus the distribution of T. vivax extends beyond that of tsetse flies in Africa, and it also occurs in Mauritius, West Indies, and Central and South America into which the parasite has been introduced from Africa with infected cattle (Hoare, 1972). …”
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The nature of public agricultural spending in southern Africa by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Chilonda, Pius, Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso

“…In order to pursue the goals set out in this paper, analysis focused mainly on data on agricultural public expenditure for Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. …”
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African swine fever: how can global spread be prevented? by Costard, Solenne, Wieland, Barbara, Glanville, William A. de, Jori, F., Rowlands, R., Vosloo, W., Roger, F., Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Dixon, L.K.

“…ASF has continued to spread within Africa to previously uninfected countries, including recently the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar and Mauritius. Given the continued occurrence of ASF in sub-Saharan Africa and increasing global movements of people and products, it is not surprising that further transcontinental transmission has occurred. …”
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Planning complementary conservation of crop wild relative diversity in southern Africa by Brehm, Joana Magos, Gaisberger, Hannes, Kell, Shelagh, Quijano, Mauricio Parra, Thormann, Imke, Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Maxted, Nigel

“…Other areas rich in ecogeographic diversity that is not conserved ex situ are located in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. …”
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The nutritional transition and diet-related chronic diseases in Asia: implications for prevention by Popkin, Barry M., Horton, Susan, Kim, Soowon

“…Health promotion efforts in Mauritius succeeded in reversing several adverse trends contributing to coronary heart disease. …”
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The nutritional transition and diet-related chronic diseases in Asia: implications for prevention by Popkin, Barry M., Horton, Susan, Kim, Soowon

“…Health promotion efforts in Mauritius succeeded in reversing several adverse trends contributing to coronary heart disease. …”
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Africa agriculture transformation scorecard: performance and lessons by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Kasoma-Pele, Winnie, Samikwa, D.

“…The brief concludes by highlighting necessary policy actions that the 16 SADC countries (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) would have to take to achieve the Malabo Declaration’s targets by 2025. …”
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Income growth, population and savings in the Southern Africa development community region by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Nhemachen, Charles, Nhlengenthwa, Sibusiso

“…Setting: We focus our investigation on the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), which comprises 16 countries namely, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros. Methods: To achieve the goals of this study, we analyse data from 1977 to 2014 obtained from the World Bank databases and use ordinary least squares, fixed effects, random effects and Arellano-Bond dynamic panel-data estimation techniques to investigate the relationships between incomes, population growth and savings. …”
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in southern and eastern Africa by Dermauw, Veronique, Dorny, P., Braae, U.C., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Robertson, L.J., Saratsis, A., Thomas, Lian F.

“…The presence of bovine cysticercosis was reported in all 27 countries/territories included in the study, except for Rwanda and Somalia, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Seychelles and Socotra. The prevalence of cysticercosis ranged between 0.02–26.3% based on meat inspection, and between 6.1–34.9% based on Ag-ELISA. …”
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Insects and other pests in Africa by Karel, A.K., Autrique, A.

“…Liriomyza trifolii is an important pest in Egypt and Mauritius; damage is caused by the maggot which destroys leaf's palisade tissue, making serpentine tunnels. …”
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A SARS-CoV-2 surveillance system in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling study for persistence and transmission to inform policy by Post, Lori Ann, Argaw, Salem T., Jones, Cameron, Moss, Charles B., Resnick, Danielle

“…Results: Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa have the most observed cases of COVID-19, and the Seychelles, Eritrea, Mauritius, Comoros, and Burundi have the fewest. In contrast, the speed, acceleration, jerk, and 7-day persistence indicate rates of COVID-19 transmissions differ from observed cases. …”
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New distribution and host records for white coconut scale, Parlagena bennettiWilliams (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) by Kondo, Takumasa, Gullan, Penny, Watson, Gillian W., Bustillo Pardey, Alex Enrique, Montes, Luis Guillermo

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