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Race structure in the Mexican collection of common bean landraces by Blair, Matthew W., Díaz, Lucy M., Acosta Gallegos, Jorge Alberto

“…The results showed a good separation of races Durango, Jalisco, and Mesoamerica, which were the majority of the landraces, versus a small group of Andean landraces that were all well supported both by population structure analysis and coherent results with principal component analysis and a molecular analysis of variance. …”
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TARIBAN1, TARIBAN2, TARIBAN3, and TARIBAN4 ‘Matooke’ cooking banana cultivars for the Great Lakes Region of Africa by Madalla, Noel A., Massawe, Cornel, Mpoki, Shimwela, Mbongo, Daud Batson, Kindimba, Grace, Kubiriba, Jerome, Arinaitwe, Ivan, Nowakunda, Kephas, Namanya, Priver, Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Okurut, Asher Wilson, Saria, Adolf, Ngomuo, Munguatosha, Swennen, Rony L., Batte, Michael, Brown, Allan, Carpentier, Sebastien C., Bergh, Inge van den, Crichton, Rhiannon, Marimo, Pricilla, Weltzien, Eva, Ortíz, Rodomiro

“…They are also known by its acronym (EAHBs) because they thrive on the East African plateau at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1800 m above sea level (Davies 1995). A small group of these EAHBs are processed into a beverage, and called beer or ‘Mbidde’ bananas.…”
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Experiencia ganada con una “Ficha de evaluación rápida de sistemas silvopastoriles” by Colcombet, Luis, Pueyo, Joaquin Dante, Gandara, Luis, Egolf, Patricia, Cavalieri, Jessika Mariel, Atanasio, Marcos Antonio, Pernochi, Lorena Soledad, Lara, Javier Eduardo, Zimerman, Maria, Banegas, Natalia Romina, Rossner, Maria Belen, Kimmich, Germán, Loto, Mauro, Ferrere, Paula, Pantiu, Andrea Julia

“…In Argentina, on one side, there is an increasing demand to start up silvopastoral systems of diverse composition and different regions and, on the other hand, a small group of professional practitioners with the sufficient knowledge to offer correct counselling, that requires a comprehensive multidimensional view, integrating the tree, forage, cattle, environment, and human aspects. …”
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Analysis of local perspectives on sustainable forest management: an Indonesian case study by Purnomo, H., Mendoza, G.A., Prabhu, Ravi

“…A systematic procedure based on criteria of proximity, pre-existing rights, dependency, knowledge of forest management, forestry spirit, daily activity, and legal rights was used to identify a small group of relevant stakeholders representing different groups, institutions, and organizations. …”
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Second meeting of the ad-hoc open-ended working group to enhance the functioning of the multilateral system by Meridian Institute

“…Each part included a number of options for modifying the MLS that were explored in greater detail during small group discussions. This summary aims to reflect, without personal attribution, the key topics of discussion and the diversity of views expressed during the workshop.…”
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Community participation in decentralized management of natural resources in the southern region of Mali by Umutoni, Clarisse, Ayantunde, Augustine A., Turner, M., Sawadogo, G.J.

“…Results showed that the level of knowledge of local conventions was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the district of Bougouni than in the district of Koutiala (a score of 3.16 compared to 1.70 on a scale of 0 to 4).This study shows also that participation was dominated by a small group of individuals, often community leaders and elites. …”
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CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, Berlin, May 16-20, 1988: Main Conclusions Reached and Decisions Taken by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The Chairman set up a small group headed by Leslie Swindale, Director General of ICRISAT, to examine research priorities and future actions.The Group endorsed the need for a program of research on vegetables, but could not agree on how to proceed. …”
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Survey of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Agri-Food Value Chains: Network-Based Recruitment Approach in Uganda by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In randomly selected villages within the primary study districts, a small group of farmers participated in a brief survey to identify intermediary actors to whom they had sold commodities in the past 30 days. …”
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Emboldening equitable climate adaptation: A handbook for field research leaders by Petesch, Patti, Fisher, Eleanor, Hellin, Jon, Echavez, Chona

“…Generally speaking, a small group of elite powerholders can more easily adapt to climate change, including in ways that maintain their status and privileges. …”
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Enteric methane emissions from dairy systems in Kenya: A case study of Kenyan Rift Valley and Central Highlands regions by Mwema, Emmanuel, Steward, Peter, Gonzalez, Ricardo, Notenbaert, An

“…Across both 2024 and 2025, a small group of low-efficiency farms accounted for a disproportionate share of mitigation potential, with total achievable savings of ~6.5 tons and ~6.2 tons of CH₄, respectively, while most farms required only modest milk yield gains to reach the top 10 efficiency benchmark. …”
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Transformation in governance towards resilient food systems by Bers, Caroline van, Pahl-Wostl, Claudia, Eakin, Hallie, Ericksen, Polly J., Lenaerts, Lutgart, Förch, Wiebke, Korhonen-Kurki, Kaisa, Methner, Nadine, Jones, Lindsey, Vasileiou, Ioannis, Eriksen, Siri H.

“…This research paper is the result of a joint effort among a small group of researchers to identify pathways for transformation towards sustainable food systems, which are resilient towards shocks and towards climate change in particular. …”
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Inhysningsrelaterade faktorer som påverkar förekomsten av luftvägsinfektioner hos kalvar by Rundberg, Anna-Linnéa

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Genetic Variation and Population Structure of Oryza sativa Accessions in the AfricaRice Collection and Development of the AfricaRice O. sativa Core Collection by Ndjiondjop, M.N., Gouda, A.C., Eizenga, G.C., Warburton, Marilyn L., Kpeki, S.B., Wembugu, P.W., Gnikoua, K., Tia, D., Bachabi, F

“…Using neighbor-joining tree, principal component and model-based population structure analyses, the accessions were divided into four genotypic groups representing the two O. sativa subspecies, Japonica (787 accessions) and Indica, which were further divided into landraces (1,879 accessions), and improved cultivars (3,027 accessions), and a fourth small group of admixed accessions. Subclusters identifying a specific agro-ecology (upland, lowland, mangrove swamp) or originating country were noted. …”
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Situation of the inclusion of women and young people in agricultural and rural areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by Yeo, P.A., Arouna, A., Yergo, W., Mushiya, J., Lufuluabo, M.M., Mujawamariya, G.

“…Stakeholder consultations were based on Focus Group Discussions (FGD), small group interviews and semi-structured individual interviews. …”
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Refleksi empat tahun reformasi: mengembangkan sosial forestri di era desentralisasi: intisari lokakarya nasional sosial forestri, Cimacan, 10-12 September 2002

“…Around 100 field experiences illustrating different levels of people's participation in forest management were discussed during small group sessions. Based on these experiences several lessons were drawn: 1. …”
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Hur framställs efterföljderna av Girjasdomen : en diskursanalys av uttalanden i Svensk Jakt och Norrbottens-Kuriren by Åslin, Alice

Stand characteristics, leaf traits and growth of threatened conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum (Cupressaceae) in Southern Patagonia, Argentina by Peri, Pablo Luis, Bahamonde, Hector Alejandro, Toledo, Santiago, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José

“…Pilgerodendron uviferum is an endemic Cupressaceae of Patagonia (Argentina) that is restricted to a small group of individual trees, growing in isolated populations (relicts) along its distribution. …”
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External Quality of Mandarins: Influence of Fruit Appearance Characteristics on Consumer Choice by Tarancón, Paula, Tárrega, Amparo, González, Mónica, Besada, Cristina

“…Leaf presence was appreciated only by a small group of consumers (20%), and the presence of greenish areas on the rind was perceived mostly as a negative characteristic. …”
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Case study on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and conditional cash transfer (CCT) and non-conditional cash transfer (NCCT) programs by Behrman, Jere R., Calderon, Maria Cecilia

“…Six groups of e-mails similar in spirit were written to: (1) key informants in CCT programs for which IFPRI was involved in the evaluation, (2) key informants in CCT programs for which IFPRI was not involved in the evaluation, (3) key informants for NCCT programs in which IFPRI was involved in evaluations, (4) key informants for NCCT programs in which IFPRI was not involved in evaluations, (5) key informants for the PROGRESA / Oportunidades CCT program who had provided responses for the Behrman (2007) study of that program, and (6) a small group of ?experts? on cash transfer programs. …”
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Unravelling the effects of soil and crop management on maize productivity in smallholder agricultural systems of western Kenya : An application of classification and regression tre... by Tittonell, Pablo A., Shepherd, Keith D., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…The CART analysis showed resource use intensity, planting date, and time of planting were the principal variables determining yield, but at low resource intensity, total soil N and soil Olsen P became important yield-determining factors. Only a small group of plots with high average grain yields (2.5 t ha?…”
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