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HBeeID : a molecular tool that identifes honey bee subspecies from diferent geographic populations by Donthu, Ravikiran, Marcelino, Jose A. P., Giordano, Rosanna, Tao, Yudong, Weber, Everett, Avalos, Arian, Band, Mark, Akraiko, Tatsiana, Chen, Shu‑Ching, Reyes, Maria P, Hao, Haiping, Ortiz‑Alvarado, Yarira, Cuf, Charles A., Pérez Claudio, Eddie, Soto‑Adames, Felipe, Smith‑Pardo, Allan H., Meikle, William G., Evans, Jay D., Giray, Tugrul, Abdelkader, Faten B., Allsopp, Mike, Ball, Daniel, Morgado, Susana B., Barjadze, Shalva, Correa‑Benitez, Adriana, Chakir, Amina, Báez, David R., Chavez, Nabor H. M., Dalmon, Anne, Douglas, Adrian B., Fraccica, Carmen, Fernández‑Marín, Hermógenes, Galindo Cardona, Alberto, Guzman‑Novoa, Ernesto, Horsburgh, Robert, Kence, Meral, Kilonzo, Joseph, Kükrer, Mert, Le Conte, Yves, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Mota, Fernando, Muli, Elliud, Oskay, Devrim, Ruiz‑Martínez, José A., Oliveri, Eugenia, Pichkhaia, Igor, Romane, Abderrahmane, Guillen Sanchez, Cesar, Sikombwa, Evans, Satta, Alberto, Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla, Stanford, Brandi, Soroker, Victoria, Velarde, Rodrigo A., Vercelli, Monica, Huang, Zachary

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Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates by Steenhuis, T., Taylor, J., Collick, A., Giesen, Nick van de, Liebe, J., Andreini, Marc, Easton, Z.

“…Water balance models have been shown to better predict river discharge in regions with monsoonal climates than alternative methods based on rainfall intensity, or on the USDA-SCS curve number. This tool can be used to develop a simple water balance model for predicting river discharge.…”
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Brewing resilience for Ethiopia’s smallholder coffee farmers: A closer look at Ethiopia’s coffee sector to help address climate information gaps by Ventocilla, Maria Claudia, Grossi, Amanda, Hernández Aguilera, J. Nicolas, Dinku, Tufa, Recha, John W.M., Ambaw, Gebermedihin

“…A powerhouse in coffee production—Africa’s largest—and a place where more than 15 million people rely on the sector for their livelihoods (Petit 2007), Ethiopia is the world’s fifth-largest exporter of Arabica coffee (Moat et al. 2017), a product that represents 34% of the nation’s total export earnings (USDA 2019). Considering 70% of the total coffee traded in the world is Arabica, it is no surprise that 100% of Ethiopian coffee production is of this species (Kew & ECFF 2017). …”
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People pollinating partnerships: harnessing collaborations between botanic gardens and agricultural research organizations on crop diversity by Krishnan, Sarada, Greene, Stephanie L., Khoury, Colin K., Kuehny, Jeff, Miller, Allison J., Moreau, Tara, Novy, Ari

“…Funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA – NIFA), one of the major outcomes of this collaboration was the development of a shared Road Map for conservation, use, and public engagement around North America’s crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants – species of interest to both communities. …”
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Recopilación de Boletines Técnicos Agroclimáticos en Honduras, 2021 by Alianza Bioversity International y CIAT, Servicio Agricola y Ganadero, Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacion para la Agricultura, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates by Steenhuis, Tammo S., Taylor, J., Easton, Z.M., Collick, A., Giesen, Nick van de, Liebe, Jens R., Ahmed, A.A., Andreini, Marc

“…Water balance models have been shown to better predict river discharge in regions with monsoonal climates than alternative methods based on the United States Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service (USDA-SCS) curve number. The latter is an empirical-based model developed in the USA that does not apply to monsoonal climates with distinct dry and wet periods.…”
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Colony dimorphism in Bradyrhizobium strains by Sylvester-Bradley, Rosemary, Thornton, Philip K., Jones, Peter G.

“…Predicted equilibrium was reached after about 140 generations in strain USDA 76. In all but one strain (CIAT 3030) the growth rate of the wetter colony type was greater than or similar to that of the drier type. …”
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Genesis, properties, classification and assessment of soils in Central Benin, West Africa by Junge, B., Skowronek, A.

“…The soils of the study site are classified as Sols ferrugineux tropicaux lessivés, Sols hydromorphes, Sols minéraux bruts, and Sols bruns, according to the French Classification des Sols, as Alfisols, Inceptisols, or Entisols according to the U.S.D.A. Soil Taxonomy, or as Acrisols, Plinthosols, Gleysols, Fluvisols, Leptsols, and Cambisols according to the classification systems of the FAO-UNESCO legend and the World Reference Base for Soil Resources. …”
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Evaluación de hongos entomopatógenos para el control microbiano de Bemisia tabaci (Homóptera: aleyrodidae) by Herrera Jacquelín, François

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Natural resource conservation with peoples' participation in the uplands of the Maribios Volcanic Ranges of Nicaragua. I. Appropriate land use and rural social diversity by Sharma, P.N

“…Biophysical and socioeconomic problems related to natural resource conservation of the uplands of the Maribios volcanic ranges of Nicaragua are discussed. Since the USDA method for land classification was found to be unsatisfactory, the FAO method, as adapted to the conditions of the Maribios, was used to develop appropriate land use maps of two (Nos. 3 and 4) of the eight upland watersheds of the Western Maribios. …”
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Assessment of Salmonella prevalence in retail ground beef in Kansas. by Estrada C., Josué D.

“…The results revealed an overall prevalence rate of 4%, exceeding the national average of 0.85% reported by the USDA for fiscal year 2024. Cities C2, C5, and C6 exhibited the highest prevalence rates, reaching levels of 8.1%. …”
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Alternativa biológica al control químico de Proeulia spp. plaga clave en arándano

“…La producción de berries y frutales, en especial arándanos, se encuentra seriamente amenazada por la presencia de los enrolladores del género Proeulia, generando un rechazo de aproximadamente 220.000 cajas (57% del total de cajas rechazadas, USDA), equivalentes a US$ 5 millones. Se distribuye desde la región de Coquimbo a la región de Los Lagos, plaga que si bien corresponde a insectos nativos, se asocia a cultivos introducidos. …”
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Report on Pilot innovations implemented and stakeholders' evaluations workshop by Wassie, Shimels Eshete, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Baker, Derek, Wilkes, Andreas

“…The half-day workshop session on Pilot innovations implemented and stakeholders' evaluations involved the participation of the following national directorates of Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture (MoA): CRGE; Milk Resource Development; Meat, Hide and Skin Development; Poultry Resource Development; Forage Resource Development; Animal Disease Prevention and Control; Livestock Identification, Traceability and Welfare; Export Slaughterhouse Inspection and Certification; as well as the World Bank Livestock and Dairy Development Program; the Oromia Forested Landscape Program; the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute (EIAR); the Agricultural Department of the Central Statistics Agency (CSA); the Environment, Forests and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC); the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations; the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS); UNIQUE forestry and land use GmbH; the US Forest Service; and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); Global Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA), Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). …”
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Meta-analysis of peer-reviewed agricultural research data from Africa by Rosenstock, Todd S., Steward, Peter Richard, Lamanna, Christine

“…Supplemental support was provided by European Union-International Fund for Agricultural Development (EU-IFAD) as part of the Building Livelihoods and Resilience to Climate Change in East and West Africa project (CIAT: C-102-19); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service project Operationalizing Climate-Smart Agriculture in Kenya and Malawi (USDA-FAS: FX18TA-10960C017); World Bank for Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plans (CSAIPs) (CIAT: C-109-19); EU-IFAD under the CCAFS-IFAD project Increasing food security and farming system resilience in East Africa through wide-scale adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CIAT: C-082-14); CCAFS Flagship on Low-Emissions Development (FP3); Center for International Forestry Research’s Evidence-based Forestry (CIFOR-EBF)…”
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Agricultural insurance for development: Past, present, and future by Robles, Miguel

“…Bakst, Sewell, and Wright (2016) report that the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) identifies five types of farming risk: (1) human and personal risk (such as human health), (2) institutional risk (regarding governmental action), (3) financial risk (such as access to capital), (4) price or market risk, and (5) production risk (such as weather and pests). …”
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Global Handbook of Rice Policies by Antonio, Ronald Jeremy, Valera, Harold Glenn, Durand-Morat, Alvaro, Hoang, Hoa, Diagne, Mandiaye, Malakhail, Fazal, Pede, Valerien

“…Likewise, rice is an important traded commodity in the Middle East, accounting for 13% of the world’s rice imports based on USDA estimates for 2023. Overall, this Handbook covers 70 countries and regions, which collectively account for 99% of global rice production and 98% of consumption.…”
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The future of ABPU agriculture: The 2nd MERCUSUR outlook by Jorge, Nicolás, Kanadani Campos, Silvia, Fonseca da Pereira, Vanessa, Vicentin Masaro, Jimena, Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo, Piñeiro, Valeria, Rava, Catalina, Costa, Ramiro

“…While global projections from institutions such as the OECD-FAO and USDA provide valuable baselines, incorporating local perspectives is essential to capture the specific dynamics of emerging economies that are deeply integrated into international agrifood markets. …”
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Nourishing a healthy future: The role of irrigation in a changing world by Hamilton, Christine, Lefore, Nicole, Ringler, Claudia, Barron, Jennie

“…Department of Agriculture (USDA) food security data for 2023 show that 13.5% of U.S. households were food insecure, up from 12.8% in 2022. …”
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Estudio sobre Identificación, análisis y evaluación de los impactos del cambio climático en las condiciones de seguridad alimentaria en los territorios atendidos por el programa CR... by Say Chávez, Eduardo, Fernandez, Sara, Bouroncle Seoane, Claudia, Corrales-Brenes, Eduardo, Chaveque, Lesly, Revolorio, Andrea, López Payés, Julio

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Estudio sobre el Impacto del cambio climático en las tecnologías adoptadas por los productores beneficiados con el Programa CRIA by Say Chávez, Eduardo, Fernandez, Sara, Bouroncle Seoane, Claudia, Corrales-Brenes, Eduardo, Chaveque, Lesly, Revolorio, Andrea, López Payés, Julio

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