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Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment by Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…The unique context of Kerala, coupled with leadership of a few motivated and innovative officials, was key in both the decentralization and scaling-up process."- Authors' Abstract…”
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What can food policy do to redirect the diet transition? by Haddad, Lawrence J.

“…In the end, this may help improve the decisionmaking processes underlying food policies that aim to redirect the diet transition toward healthier outcomes. -- Authors' Abstract…”
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Security analysis for agroterrorism: applying the threat, vulnerability, consequence framework to developing countries by Linacre, Nicholas A., Koo, Bonwoo, Rosegrant, Mark W., Msangi, Siwa, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Gaskell, Joanne, Komen, John, Cohen, Marc J., Birner, Regina

“…Where specific threats emerge, action may be needed by the international community to strengthen biosecurity systems in developing countries through: increasing global cooperation, capacity building in monitoring, remediation and risk analysis technologies, and the dissemination of novel technologies for control of pests and diseases.-- Authors' Abstract…”
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Cocreando visiones para sistemas alimentarios justos y sostenibles en México by Jepsen, Kelzy, Urbani, Ilaria

“…Las visiones resultantes revelan que imaginar colectivamente futuros deseables es una herramienta poderosa para el cambio sistémico. ------ Abstract (English) This document shares a participatory experience in Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico, where diverse stakeholders co-created future visions to transform food systems. …”
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Workers, producers, buyers, and market dynamics: Understanding value flows in the coffee supply chain by Ceballos-Sierra, Federico, Wiegel, Jennifer R.

“…Abstract This study explores the roles of workers, producers, and buyers in the Honduran coffee supply chain, focusing on how market structure, bargaining power, and value flows shape market outcomes. …”
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Manejo integrado de florestas umidas neotropicais por industrias e comunidades: aplicando resultados de pesquisa, envolvendo atores e definindo politicas publicas: Simposio Interna... by Sabogal, C., Macedo Silva, J.N.

“…The book includes a selection of 37 contributions (all in the original language - 16 in Portuguese, 13 in English and 8 in Spanish - but with abstracts in English) presented to the International Symposium “Integrated Management of Neotropical Rainforests by Industries and Communities: Applying Research Results, Involving Stakeholders and Defining Policy”, held in Belem, Brazil, from December 4 - 7 , 2000. …”
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The relevance of CIAT`s cassava researches in the Asian and Pacific Region by Obordo, RA

“…Among the most outstanding results, the following are mentioned: compilation and dissemination of information on cassava (abstracts, photocopies, specialized monographs, reviews); accumulation of genetic material (2500 entries); identification of an optimum LAI; distribution of a total of 21,270 hybrid seeds and 50,100 open-pollinated seeds to 28 countries; obtainment of hybrid selections which outyield local cv. by 50-150 percent; and the use of HI as an indicator in the selection of cross parents, seedling selection, and single row planting trials. …”
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Land resource evaluation of tropical America by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Un ejemplo de aplicacion del estudio es el haber encontrado que la evapotranspiracion potencial total de la estacion lluviosa constituye una medida util para la clasificacion de los climas tropicales en America tropical para la produccion de cultivos perennes. (Herbage Abstracts-CIAT)…”
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Obtaining high quality textile fibre from industrial hemp through organic cultivation by Bengtsson, Elin

“…Abstract The urgency to find alternative fabrics to conventionally produced cotton is increasing as vast amounts of agrochemicals are used and a lot of irrigation is required. …”
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Matavfall och biprodukter som alternativa proteinfodermedel till gris by Sundström, Elin

“…Abstract The aim of this literature study was to investigate the possibility of using food waste and by-products as protein feed for pigs, and why it is not done to a larger extent today. …”
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Agrobiodiversity, climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals by Hodgkin, T., Santis, P. de, Dayawansa, W.G.M.G., Gunarathane, D., Hunter, D., Liyanage, A., Mijatović, Dunja, Samarasinghe, G., Jarvis, D.

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Comparative sensitivity of tripleantibody sandwich enzymelinked immunosorbent assay(TASElISA) and immunocapturereverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (ICRTPCR) for the det... by Hughes, J., Olatunde, O., Canning, E., Seal, S., Kenyon, L., Offei, S.

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Sustainable intensification of smallholder crop-livestock farming systems in northern Ghana: Optimizing groundnut plant density for grain and fodder by Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen, Addah, Weseh, Adda, Joshua Kubasari, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Bekunda, Mateete A.

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Influence of conservation tillage on soil microbial diversity, structure and crop yields in sub-humid and semi-arid environments in Kenya by Kihara, Job Maguta, Vlek, Paul L.G., Martius, C., Amelung, Wulf, Bationo, B. André

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Empowering smallholder producers in integrated agricultural research for development in Lake Kivu by Pali, Pamela N., Njuki, Jemimah, Buruchara, Robin Arani, Chiuri, Wanjiku L., Tenywa, M.M., Mugabe, J, Adekunle, A.A.

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Wild manihot species as a source for resistance to artropod pests of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Bellotti, Anthony C., Fregene, Martin A., Carabalí Muñoz, A., Montoya Lerma, J., Alves, A.A.C., Tohme, Joseph M.

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Pathogenic variability of Phaeoisariopsis griseola in Kenya and its implications in resistance of common bean to angular leaf spot by Wagara, I, Mwang’ombe, A.W., Kimenju, J.W., Buruchara, Robin Arani, Kimani, P.M.

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Next-generation SNP genotyping platforms for characterizing potato germplasm. by Koeyer, D. de, Douglass, K., Lague, M., Bizimungu, B., Murphy, A., Bonierbale, Merideth W., Mosquera, T.

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Improving seed-to-ware, ware and knowledge chains in potato cultivation in eastern Africa. by Struik, Paul C., Abdurahman, A., Dersseh, W., Gebresilase, Y., Griffin, D., Weakliam, J., Woldegiorgis, G., Schulz, S., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Schulte, R.

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Multi-environment trials of potato clones as potential varieties for cereal based system of indo-gangetic plains of India. by Arya, S., Luthra, S.K., Gupta, V.I., Sharma, N., Bonierbale, Merideth W., Kadian, M.S., Chaturvedi, R.

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