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Share and care by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Summary report of the Uses of Spore Survey readers quotation Share and care Each time I read something very special in Spore, I pass on the information to neighbouring farmers who cannot read. I even organised...…”
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An analysis of Afar pastoralism in the northeastern rangelands of Ethiopia by Helland, J.

“…Data on human population, animal population and pastoral activities; incl. a proposed model of Afar livestock ownership and husbandry systems, and pattern of trade with neighbouring agriculturalists.…”
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Restoring the commons: a gendered analysis of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa by van Koppen, Barbara

“…Rendering the gendered community more visible as the main agent to manage its water resources as the commons provides evidence for a range of policies, laws and interventions, including gender equitable and community-led water infrastructure development integrating domestic and productive spheres; strengthening customary arrangements to share water resources as a commons within a community or with neighbouring communities, and the long overdue formal protection of customary water tenure against ‘water grabs’ by powerful third parties.…”
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Plant chemical signalling affecting aphid-plant interactions by Qvarfordt, Erika

“…This project tested the capacity of aphid-infested barley, Hordeum vulgare (L.), to induce defencelike responses in neighbouring plants via chemical signals, making them less acceptable to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). …”
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Commerce transfrontelier et integration regionale en Afrique Centrale: cas des produits forestiers non-ligneux by Ndoye, O., Ruíz Pérez, M.

“…In Central Africa, non-timber forest products (NTFP) are traded between Cameroon and neighbouring countries. kola nut (Cola acuminata) is traded between Cameroon, Nigeria and the Central African Republic. …”
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Delivery of technical information to smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu District by Wambugu, M., Wahome, R.G., Gachuiri, C., Kaitho, R., Omore, Amos O., Tanner, J.C.

“…This coupled with frequent neighbour-to-neighbour discussions may currently be the most effective dairy information delivery channel.…”
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Spatial distribution of African animal trypanosomiasis in Suba and Teso districts in Western Kenya by Thumbi, Samuel M., Jung'a, J.O., Mosi, R.O., McOdimba, F.A.

“…Spatial distribution of the positive cases was mapped and average nearest neighbour analysis used to determine the spatial pattern of trypanosome cases detected. …”
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In-vivo imaging of root growth in response to localized mechanical stress by Eitelberg, Leah

“…As root cells are connected by their cell walls, information about growth conditions can be transferred throughout the root system, which is why roots can react to the soil conditions of their neighbouring roots. By doing in-vivo measurements in a hydroponic system, this study investigated the responses of unimpeded roots to local mechanical stress of their neighbouring roots. …”

“COMING TOGETHER” (Batanai): Learning from Zimbabwe’s experiences with community biodiversity conservation, participatory crop improvement and climate change adaptation by Vernooy, Ronnie, Netnou-Nkoana, Noluthando Caroline, Mokoena, M., Sema, R., Tjikana, Thabo T., Kasasa, P., Mbozi, H., Mushonga, J., Mushita, A.

“…This brief presents the findings and lessons learned of a study tour by a team from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa to neighbouring Zimbabwe, to learn about the roles of Farmer Field Schools, functions and operations of community seedbanks and various forms of participatory crop improvement, promoted by the Community Technology Development Organisation of Zimbabwe.…”
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Water treatment plant by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Juliana, a water scientist, takes students on a tour around the water treatment plant of IITA, where potable water is processed from the lake with the help of three powerful turbines that transport water into the water tank for the Institute's use and that of the neighbouring community as part of the institute humanitarian service. …”
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Homemade concentrate preparation for fattening sheep by Aberra, Adie, Getahun, Elizabeth, Bezabih, Melkamu, Worku, Tigist

“…Farmers who fatten sheep in Basona Werena and the neighbouring weredas (districts) prepare homemade rations to replace factory by-product feeds.…”
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Delineation of pona complex of yam in Ghana using SSR markers by Otoo, E., Akromah, R., Kolesnikova-Allen, M., Asiedu, Robert

“…Cluster analysis performed by Darwin v. 5.1.153, using unweighted the neighbour-joining method clearly separated the accessions into four main groupings: True Pona, Larebako, Muchumudu and Dente. …”
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Mitigating aflatoxin in Rwanda by Herrman, T.J., Hoffmann, Vivian, Kamaraba, I., Konlambigue, Matieyedou

“…The webinar highlighted Rwanda's progress towards mitigating aflatoxin and showcased innovative approaches used by neighbouring countries. The event was an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss Rwanda’s key challenges in post-harvest management and assess the evidence on approaches that have (not) worked in similar contexts.…”
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Advancing crop disease early warning in South Asia by complementing expert surveys with internet media scraping by Smith, Jacob W., Faisal, Asif Al, Hodson, David P., Baidya, Suraj, Bhatta, Madan, Dhruba Bahadur Thapa, Basnet, Roshan, Thurston, William, Krupnik, Timothy J., Gilligan, Christopher A.

“…However, as wheat rust spores can be aerially transmitted over long distances, near real-time estimates of disease incidence are required from sources of infection in neighbouring regions. To address this challenge, we developed and tested a novel algorithm to generate proxy observations of infection sources using online media reports in two neighbouring countries, India and Pakistan. …”
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Possible link between global warming and rainfall trends in the Mekong Basin. [Abstract only]. by Lacombe, Guillaume, Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Hoanh, Chu Thai

“…These regional changes were found to be consistent with rainfall alterations already observed in the neighbouring south-eastern part of China and attributed to the weakening of the East Asia Summer and Winter Monsoons. …”
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Estimating the basic reproductive number (R0) for African swine fever virus (ASFV) transmission between pig herds in Uganda by Barongo, M.B., Stahl, K., Bett, Bernard K., Bishop, Richard P., Fèvre, Eric M., Aliro, T., Okoth, Edward A., Masembe, C., Knobel, D.L., Ssematimba, A.

“…The R0 estimates from the nearest infectious neighbour and epidemic doubling time methods were 3.24 and 1.63 respectively. …”
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Analysis of markets for African leafy vegetables within Nairobi ant its environs and implications for on-farm conservation of biodiversity by Irungu, C., Mburu, J., Maundu, P., Grum, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I.

“…This study analyses the ALV market in Nairobi and the neighbouring areas, highlighting the factors that enable or inhibit its development. …”
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Better animals, more jobs by Rudiger, Udo, Ekule, Muluken

“…The machines meant these groups could now produce and sell compound feed concentrates to their members and neighbouring farmers…”
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The occurrence of Brassica montana Pourr. (Brassicaceae) in the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna and Marche, and in the Republic of San Marino by Maggioni, L., Alessandrini, A.

“…In this paper, we focus on all the B. montana reports for the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna and Marche, and additionally for the neighbouring Republic of San Marino. According to our analysis, the presence of B. montana is confirmed in the Marche and the Republic of San Marino, but not in Emilia-Romagna.…”
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A tale of two MENAs by Abdelaziz, Fatma, Breisinger, Clemens

“…While conflict hinders growth in One MENA, GDP growth in the Other MENA is depressed by the effect of neighbouring conflicts and fluctuating oil prices. Thus economic growth rates are too low to cause a swift reduction in youth unemployment. …”
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