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Destocking as an emergency drought mitigation measure: lessons learned from the 2005 'Turkana emergency livestock off-take' intervention by Watson, D.J., Binsbergen, J. van

“…In addition the results are also considered in relation to the four stages of ANT, namely identification of problems and driving forces; identification of each agent's interests; enrolment of the actors and actants; and mobilization. …”
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Market-based approaches to food safety and animal health interventions: Lessons from smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam by Rich, Karl M., Huyen Nguyen, Thi-Thu, Ha Duong-Nam, Hung Pham Van, Nga Nguyen Thi Duong, Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila

“…An important research gap is in identifying ex‐ante appropriate market‐based policy responses that take into account the tradeoffs between improved animal health and food safety outcomes and their associated costs for different value chain actors as a means of developing chain‐level solutions for their control. …”
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Exante economic impact assessment of genetically modified banana resistant to Xanthomonas wilt in the great lakes region of Africa by Ainembabazi, John H., Tripathi, L., Rusike, Joseph, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Manyong, Victor M.

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On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia by Getnet, Kindie, Haileslassie, Amare, Dessalegne, Y., Hagos, Fitsum, Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria

“…However, uncertainty about the production and market environment of such a non-traditional commodity can be a major hindrance against commercialisation and scaling out of irrigated fodder production. This makes ex-ante analysis of profit portfolio and its determinants necessary in order to improve farmers’ investment and risk management decisions. …”
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Conclusiones by Schaus, R., Vela, J., Ferguson, John E.

“…El coordinador de la Red de Evaluacion de Pasturas para la Amazonia (REPAP) debe representar el proyecto a nivel nacional ante INIAA e IVITA y coordinar las actividades de los 2 nucleos semillistas, a los cuales se recomienda mejorar el intercambio de informes sobre resultados de investigacion, continuar con la multiplicacion de semilla y la expansion de esta actividad y, especialmente, hacer enfasis en la investigacion aplicada a aspectos de fenologia, control de malezas, costos de produccion, rendimiento de semilla y practicas de manejo a nivel de finca. …”
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Economic impacts of cassava improvement in Malawi and Zambia by Alene, Arega D., Khataza, R., Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Mahungu, N.M., Jumbo, S.

“…Nevertheless, the multiplication and distribution of clean cassava planting materials generated a modest rate of return of 18%, which is actually consistent with an earlier rate of return estimate of 9 to 22% for cassava improvement in developing countries. Analysis of the ex ante impacts of current and future investments in cassava improvement from 2009 to 2050 shows that cassava improvement research that focuses on the development and dissemination of varieties with highly preferred consumption and industrial attributes would yield a greater rate of return of 40%.…”
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Problemas, logros y posibilidades para el mejoramiento del frijol negro by Rodríguez C., Rafael Raúl

“…Dentro de las posibilidades para contrarrestar la problemática antes planteada, se reconocen el manejo integrado de (MIP) mosaico dorado, bacteriosis y mustia hilachosa, además de comenzar a considerar caracteres de calidad culinaría, colectas de germoplasma de diferentes orígenes, sin olvidar las ventajas del mejoramiento tradicional. …”
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Tolerancia a suelos ácidos by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart soil practices in Western Kenya. by Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Mwongera, Caroline, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

“…The results presented in this paper attempt to bridge this knowledge gap, using an ex-ante cost and benefit analysis (CBA) to assess the cost-effectiveness of a few selected CSS practices in three counties in Western Kenya. …”
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana by Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Miller, Vail, Owuso Essegbey, George, Karbo, Naaminong, Ansah, V., Nautsukpo, Delali, Kingsley, Sam, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

“…The results presented in this report attempt to bridge the knowledge gap between the cost and effectiveness, using ex-ante cost-benefit analysis to assess the cost effectiveness of some of the proposed climate-smart agricultural practices. …”
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Indonesia's forest conversion moratorium assessed with an agent-based model of Land-Use Change and Ecosystem Services (LUCES) by Suwarno, A., Noordwijk, M. van, Weikard, H.-P., Suyamto, D.

“…The LUCES model could be an ex ante tool to facilitate such fine-tuning and help the Indonesian government achieve its INDC goals as part of a wider sustainable development policy.…”
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Módulo académico de capacitación virtual: Escenarios de cambio climático en Honduras by Córdoba Sánchez, Juana Marcela, Navarro Racines, Carlos Eduardo, Llanos Herrera, Lizeth, Obando, Diego, Monserrate Rojas, Fredy Alexander

“…El Módulo académico de capacitación virtual sobre los escenarios de cambio climático en Honduras fue desarrollado para el proyecto de la Tercera Comunicación de Cambio Climático en Honduras (3CNCCH) ante la Comisión Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (CMNUCC). …”
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MANUAL TÉCNICO: MANEJO INTEGRADO DEL CULTIVO DE PAPA by Arcos Pineda, Jesús, Mamani Huayta, Hector, Barreda Quispe, Wilfredo Lino, Holguín Chuquimamani, Vitaliano

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Descriptores mínimos de papa (Solanum sp) para el registro nacional de la papa nativa peruana by Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, INIA

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Cobertura y producción de materia seca en el establecimiento de una pastura asociada y manejo agronómico en un área invadida por kikuyu by Ordóñez Flores, José Hugo, Bojórquez Reyes, Custodio, Noli Hinostroza, Esterlina Ciria

“…Se evaluó manejo agronómico en dos campañas. a) Manejo de labranza mínima: uno, dos y tres pases de seis púas rígidas sobre las melgas, b) Manejo de siembra: antes y después de la labranza mínima. Se sembró semilla de vicia y pastura. …”
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Manejo y utilización de praderas naturales en la zona altoandina by Mamani Mamani, Godofredo, García Noa, Alejandro, Durand Gómez, Freddy

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Extracción de N-P-K de especies aromáticas en suelos rojos by Balsamo, Maricel, Iwasita, Barbara Eloisa, Mazzoni, Ariel Omar

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Red Nacional de Evaluación de Cultivares de Soja Campaña 2020/21: General Pico by Corro Molas, Andres Ezequiel, Ghironi, Eugenia Margarita

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Evaluación de la susceptibilidad de poblaciones salvajes de Cydia pomonella (L) Carpocapsa al metil azinfos en el Alto Valle de Ró Negro y Neuquén by Gomez, Roberto Carlos

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Paraje Tamberías : informe técnico diciembre 2022 by Tornello, Simon

“…El informe busca contribuir en el proceso de implementación de un sistema de reconocimiento, protección y registro ante el Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura (INV). …”
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