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Mozambique Cell Phone Savings Project: Baseline Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute, Associacao Nutricao Serguranca Alimentar de Mozambique

“…In the study area, in four districts of Nampula province, farmers are generally far from towns where agricultural input providers are based and formal banking services are available. …”
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Surprised by supermarkets: Diffusion of modern food retail in India by Reardon, Thomas, Minten, Bart

“…Third, beside the uniqueness of the coexistence of three types of retail noted above, Indian private retail chain development has unique or rare characteristics: driven by domestic capital investment, “early” (in terms of usual international patterns) diversification into small formats, “early” penetration of small cities and even rural towns, of the food markets of the poor and lower‐middle class, and of fresh produce retail. …”
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Living in the city: challenges and options for the urban poor by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Over the next two decades 90 percent of population growth in developing countries will take place in the cities and towns. More than half of the population of Africa and Asia will live in urban areas by 2020. …”
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Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities by Ehui, Simeon K., Shapiro, Barry I., Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.

“…Currently, only 14.5 million people are urban dwellers, but by 2025, more than 700 million people will be living in sub-Saharan cities and towns. Between 1990 and 2025, the proportion of population living in cities, is projected to increase from 27 to 54 percent. …”
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Local knowledge of native potato (Solanum spp) for long-term monitoring on three Andean Communities of Apurimac, Peru by Valdivia Diaz, M., Polreich, S., Torre-Cuadros, M.A. La, Haan, Stef de

“…For example in the district of Haquira, which is located in the province of Cotabambas, Apurimac, many young farmers abandon agriculture to work in the mines or migrate to search for more income attractive options in larger towns. The precise impact of these tendencies on agrobiodiversity has not been assessed and it remains difficult to establish timelines that reflect changes as no reference data exist that is useful for comparison. …”
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Estrategias de vida en familias cafeteras y su relación con la riqueza etnobotánica de fincas en el departamento de Caldas, Colombia by León Guevara, Jean A.

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From the forest to the coast: the wild meat trade chain on the Coast of Guyana by Vliet, N. van, Puran, A., David, O., Nasi, R.

“…These values are below those observed in urban towns from Central Amazonia in Brazil where wild meat consumption per capita equals to 18 g/capita/day. …”
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Food system transformation in Mozambique: An assessment of changing diet quality in the context of a rising middle class by Smart, Jenny, Tschirley, David, Smart, Francis C.

“…The overweight and obesity epidemic that first began among developed nations is also threatening the expanding middle classes within developing countries, leading to a double burden of over and under nourished populations. As rapidly expanding towns and cities proliferate across Sub-Saharan Africa, urban areas can also become deserts for fresh or less-processed nutritious foods. …”
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Food system transformation in Mozambique: An assessment of changing diet quality in the context of a rising middle class by Smart, Jenny, Tschirley, David, Smart, Francis C.

“…The overweight and obesity epidemic that first began among developed nations is not sparing the expanding middle classes within developing countries, leading to a double burden of over and under nourished populations in these areas. As rapidly expanding towns and cities proliferate across Sub-Saharan Africa, urban areas can also become deserts for fresh or less-processed nutritious foods. …”
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Supermarket revolution in Asia and emerging development strategies to include small farmers by Reardon, Thomas, Timmer, Peter C., Minten, Bart

“…There has been “precocious” penetration of rural towns by rural supermarkets and rural business hubs, emergence of penetration of fresh produce retail that took much longer to initiate in other regions, and emergence of Asian retail developing-country multinational chains. …”
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Commons, customary law and formalization of land tenure by CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…And yet it is because these lands are collectively owned which has made them so vulnerable to losses. Expansion of towns and cultivation, including by community members, have been sources of the reduced area of commons now available to communities. …”
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Vida urbana: retos y opciones para los pobres en la ciudad by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Over the next two decades 90 percent of population growth in developing countries will take place in the cities and towns. More than half of the population of Africa and Asia will live in urban areas by 2020. …”
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Price and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa's Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Mali by Ayantunde, Augustine A., Blümmel, Michael, Grings, Elaine E., Duncan, Alan J.

“…As a result of this increase and the associated growth in the demand for feeds, feed markets have sprung up in many cities and towns of West Africa’s Sahel. A survey of livestock feed markets was conducted in five markets in Bamako, Mali. …”
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Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution by Said, Mohammed Yahya, Ogutu, Joseph O., Kifugo, S.C., Makui, O., Reid, Robin S., Leeuw, Jan de

“…To understand and characterise the forces driving habitat fragmentation, we analyse how biophysical (soils, slope, rainfall, rivers) and human-created (roads, towns, parks, quarries) features influence where people choose to fence the land in the Athi-Kaputiei ecosystem of Kenya. …”
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Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas by Gorosabel, Antonella, Bernad, Lucía, Muñoz, Sebastián Darío, Pedrana, Julieta

“…During the non-reproductive season, we found more individuals in the proximity to the Mar Chiquita Biosphere Reserve and tree plantations; and areas near towns and low accessibility (low road density). While during the reproductive season, we found significantly more European hares in heterogeneous environments, such as areas with smaller crop fields, and with higher mean productivity. …”
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The roles of local grocery store for the rural community by Lai, Kit Wa

“…Even though many of the rural inhabitants in Sweden have high mobility and can travel to the other towns to access services, it still brings problems and is inconvenient to many of them. …”
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Feed Markets in the Late Dry Season across Agro-Ecological Zones in Burkina Faso by Ayantunde, Augustine A., Doamba, E., Hebie, M., Sogoba, D., Same, R., Blummel, Michael

“…As a result of the increase in the livestock population and the associated growth in the demand for feeds, feed markets have sprung up in many cities and towns in the region. However, there is little available information on price variations for different feed types across agro-ecological zones in Burkina Faso. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice related to rabies among residents of Amhara region, Ethiopia by Bahiru, A., Molla, W., Yizengaw, L., Mekonnen, S.A., Jemberu, Wudu T.

“…Methods The study was done based on a questionnaire survey of 899 participants in towns and rural districts of Amhara region. Multistage cluster sampling procedure was used to select participants. …”
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Are farmers’ climate change adaptation strategies understated? Evidence from two communities in northern Ethiopian highlands by Adamseged, Muluken Elias, Kebede, S.W.

“…In this regard, the different levels of government and nongovernmental organizations should provide more adaptation measures on agricultural extension services, access to loans, roads, transport, market, knowledge and creation of wage employment and business opportunities in the vicinity of rural communities and its surrounding towns.…”
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IFPRI key facts series: Key facts sheet on agricultural commercialization by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Rural households are most likely to farm – nine out of ten do so. However, even in towns and cities, almost one-third of urban households engage in some farming. …”
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