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Who has the better story? On the narrative foundations of agricultural development dichotomies by Mockshell, Jonathan, Birner, Regina

“…Such policies have remained highly controversial, reflecting a long-standing dichotomy in agricultural development policy between those who consider subsidies as essential to increase agricultural productivity and those who criticize such state-focused policy instruments and favor market-oriented approaches. In the literature, agricultural policy choices have mainly been analyzed using models that capture economic or political interests. …”
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Actor diversity and interactions in the development of banana hybrid varieties in Uganda: implications for technology uptake by Sanya, L.N., Sseguya, H., Kyazze, Florence Birungi, Baguma, Y., Kibwika, P.

“…Strong ties mainly existed among research-oriented actors, with other actors in the periphery. …”
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Reducing climate-induced heat stress in pigs in Uganda: Policy actions by Mutua, John Y., Zaake, Paul, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Paul, Birthe K.

“…In Uganda, smallholder pig production systems -which are the majority- are transitioning towards market-oriented models. However, to remain sustainable, adaptation of these systems to heat stress should be a priority. …”
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The nexus approach as a tool for resources management in resilient cities and multifunctional land-use systems by Hulsmann, S., Jampani, Mahesh

“…Overall, the importance of a nexus mindset of all stakeholders involved in nexus cases and of providing an enabling environment by nexus-oriented governance, including appropriate economic instruments, was confirmed.…”
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Caracterización morfo-anatómica y protocolo para estimar la viabilidad de semillas de Psidium guajava by Guevara Ohara, Jorge Ernesto, Cardozo Conde, Carlos Iván, Santos Meléndez, Luís Guillermo

“…Most research on P. guajava has been oriented to analyze nutritional composition of the fruits and some are related to the use of pre-germinative treatments for the release of seed dormancy in some genetic materials. …”
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A Changing Climate for Knowledge Generation in Agriculture: Lessons to Institutionalize Science-Policy Engagement by Dinesh, Dhanush, Hegger, Dries, Vervoort, Joost M., Driessen, Peter P.J.

“…To institutionalize these success conditions among AR4D institutions, there is an urgent need to create a conducive environment that enables the development of context-specific science-policy engagement strategies, along with leadership development and efforts to break traditional disciplinary silos which constrain user-oriented knowledge production.…”
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Global manifesto on forgotten foods by Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions, Crops For the Future, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Global Forum for Agricultural Research and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

“…The content of this Manifesto is a landmark by presenting a coherent, multi-faceted but systemic, collective action-oriented proposal that covers research and innovation, and development (policy). …”
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The challenges of aligning aggregation schemes with equitable fruit and vegetable delivery: Lessons from Bihar, India by Cooper, G.S., Rich, Karl M., Shankara, B., Rana, V.

“…In turn, semi-structured interviews with value chain actors uncover the interactions and decision-making processes with implications for equitable fruit and vegetable delivery.Whilst aggregation successfully generates multiple producer-facing benefits, the supply pathways tend to cluster around urban export-oriented hubs, owing to the presence of high-capacity traders, large consumer bases and traditional power dynamics. …”
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A Framework for Monitoring Ecosystems-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Experience from The Gambia by Gilruth, P., Duguma, L.A., Minang, Peter A., Bah, A., Jaiteh, M.S., Mwangi, S., Ahmad, M.

“…Immediate benefits to rural communities include the re-orientation of performance indicators mapped to their needs as opposed to donor reporting alone. …”
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Country-Specific Determinants of Agricultural Climate Service Development Pathways in Africa by Hansen, James, Born, Lorna, Solomon, Dawit, Zougmoré, Robert B., Dinku, Tufa, Mwongera, Caroline, Grossi, Amanda

“…Major differences among countries relate to the maturity and diversity of climate information and delivery channels relative to agricultural needs, public vs. private sector orientation, degree of decentralization, and coordination among the institutions involved. …”
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Returns to food and agricultural R&D investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1975–2014 by Pardey, Philip G., Andrade, Robert Santiago, Hurley, Terrance, Rao, Xudong, Liebenberg, Frikkie

“…The weight of commodity-specific evaluation evidence is not especially congruent with the composition of agricultural production throughout Africa, nor, to the best that can be determined, the commodity orientation of public African agricultural R&D.…”
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A decision support tool for targeting inland valleys with high potential for agricultural development and biodiversity and ecosystem services preservation by Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Akpoti, Komlavi

“…These outputs (geodatabase and suitability) are needed to support project development and implementation for NGOs, and research institutions and to orient government policies aiming at expanding cropland in inland valleys with limited impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. …”
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CO2 supplementation eliminates sugar-rich media requirement for plant propagation using a simple inexpensive temporary immersion photobioreactor by Trauger, M., Hile, A., Sreenivas, K., Shouse, E.M., Bhatt, J., Lai, T., Mohandass, R., Tripathi, L., Ogden, A.J., Curtis, W.R.

“…Bioreactor improvements include decreased material costs, expanded modes of operation, and a horizontal orientation of a plastic film plant growth chambers that increase propagule light exposure. …”
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Spatiotemporal variability of lightning activity over the railway network in Sri Lanka with special attention to the proposed suburban railway electrification network by Maduranga, U. G. D., Edirisinghe, M., Alahacoon, Niranga, Ranagalage, M.

“…This study is oriented towards the investigation of the spatiotemporal variability of the lightning activity over the railway network in Sri Lanka using -lightning data from 1998 to 2014 that were downloaded from the database of Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) onboard NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). …”
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Farmers’ Demand for Climate Information Services: A Systematic Review by Ouedraogo, Adama, Egyir, Irene S, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Jatoe, John Baptist D

“…Considering that the commercial CIS suppliers are business-oriented, the lack of supply is mainly due to the lack of evidence on the demand for it. …”
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The Future of Small Farms: Innovations for Inclusive Transformation by Xinshen Diao, Reardon, Thomas, Kennedy, Adam, DeFries, Ruth S., Koo, Jawoo, Minten, Bart, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Thornton, Philip K.

“…We categorize small farms as commercial farms, small farms in transition and subsistence-oriented farms and highlight evidence-based innovations for the sustainable transformation of each type of small farm. …”
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Ecosystems Services from Community Forestry: Prospects and Challenges for Improving Local Livelihoods in Nepal by Ojha, H., Paudel, N.S., Timsina, J., Chaudhary, S., Baral, H.

“…We identify a variety of emerging initiatives towards ES-based management of community forests, demonstrating the need for a strategic shift away from the narrowly focused, subsistence-oriented forest management to a more holistic management of forest ES. …”
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The impact of user characteristics of smallholder farmers on user experiences with collaborative map applications by Bartling, Mona, Robinson, Anthony C., Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Eitzinger, Anton

“…To develop design guidelines for map-oriented mobile agricultural applications, this study evaluates 24 different map design variations (varying in their elements and degrees of complexity) and characterizes their user experience with 72 coffee farmers as study participants. …”
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Gender dynamics in seed systems: female makeover or male takeover of specialized sweetpotato seed production, in Lake Zone Tanzania? by McEwan, M., Matui, M.S., Mayanja, S., Namanda, S., Ogero, K.

“…Through a case study on sweetpotato seed production in Lake Zone Tanzania, this article examines men’s and women’s roles in seed production with the introduction of specialized seed practices and a commercial orientation. The study uses data from 17 field-based plot observations and eight sex disaggregated focus group discussions (FGDs) with 33 (51% women and 48% men) decentralized vine multipliers (DVMs). …”
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Is agricultural digitization a reality among smallholder farmers in Africa? Unpacking farmers' lived realities of engagement with digital tools and services in rural Northern Ghana by Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim, Tetteh Quarshie, Philip, Duncan, Emily, Fraser, Evan

“…Meanwhile, the main sources of digitalization services for smallholders remain largely the highly subsidized, development-oriented. NGOs and private-sector projects, which generally leverage SMS, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), radio, or field agents to reach farmers. …”
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