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A nutrition behaviour change intervention delivered through women's self-help groups in India is protective against depression and reduces time spent in market work por Gupta, Shivani, Scott, Samuel P., Kumar, Neha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Thai, Giang, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Menon, Purnima

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A women's group-based nutrition behavior change intervention in India has limited impacts amidst implementation barriers and a concurrent national behavior change campaign por Scott, Samuel P., Gupta, Shivani, Kumar, Neha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Thai, Giang, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Menon, Purnima

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Teenage birth leads to short stature and anemia: Evidence from a longitudinal study of 10,000 girls in India por Pant, Anjali, Scott, Samuel P., Walia, Monika, Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

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Effects of persistent undernutrition during adolescence on learning skills: Findings from a longitudinal study of 16,000 adolescents in India por Walia, Monika, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Pant, Anjali, Menon, Purnima, Scott, Samuel P.

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Animal source food beliefs, perceptions, and dietary intake among mothers and children in Kenya informal settlements por Boncyk, M., Hunter, E.N., Blake, C.E., Prieto-Merino, D., Lepine, A., Bukachi, S.A., Ngutu, M., Kadiyala, S., Domínguez Salas, Paula

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Gender disparities in food shopping patterns: Evidence from rural Bangladesh, India, and Nepal por Boncyk, Morgan, Gupta, Ishika, Isanovic, Sejla, Avula, Rasmi, Choudhury, Samira, Scott, Samuel P., Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Krupnik, Timothy J., Menon, Purnima, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

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Spatial optimization of cropping systems for sustainable intensification in Malawi por Liben, Feyera, Kihara, Job, Mesfin, Tewodros, Abera, Wuletawu, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Tamene, Lulseged

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Sweetpotato weevil resistance in sub-saharan Africa: A viable mechanism for reducing Cylas damage. por Otema, A.M., Muyinza, H., Rees, D., Farman, D., Ssemakula, G.N., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Stevenson, P.C.

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Formulation of a granulovirus-based biopesticide for managing the potato tuber moth in stored potatoes in Nepal. por Aryal, S., Sporleder, M., Giri, Y.P., Kroschel, Jürgen

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Potentials and barriers to land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) - a review por Karki, Lokendra, Lieu, Jenny, Xylia, Maria, Laub, Moritz, Ismangil, David, Virla, Luis D., Rahn, Eric, Bilbao, Bibiana Alejandra, Indriani, Siti Nurlaila, Martín Gallego, Pilar, Suleiman, Afnan Khalil Ahmad, Schaldach, Ruediger, Takama, Takeshi, Marques da Silva, José Rafael, Johnson, Francis X

“…Abstract Land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) are critical for achieving the Paris Agreement’s aim of avoiding dangerous climate change by limiting the rise in average global surface temperatures. …”
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Scaling-Up Sustainable Cropping Practices: 'Zia' and 'Micro-dosing' por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Savannah Agricultural Research Institute

“…Project title: AfricaRISING - Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-Based Farming Systems in the Guinea-Sudan-Savanna of Ghana and Mali. Project abstract: In Ghana, Zia has been successfully been introduced on a limited scale to farmers in the East Gonja, East Mamprusi districts in the Northern region and Guru and Builsa district in Upper East region Presbyterian Agricultural Services. …”
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Comparative advantage in Bangladesh crop production por Shahabuddin, Quazi, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…The relatively minor role in cropping systems of these crops despite their higher returns, can largely be attributed to high price risks associated with marketing, suggesting the need for further development of agro-processing industries, rural infrastructure, and marketing networks. -- Authors Abstract…”
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Are experience and schooling complementary?: evidence from migrants' assimilation in the Bangkok labor market por Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…Simulations show that, due to the complementarity, wages for different levels of upon-arrival human capital diverge in the migrants' assimilation process. -- Author's Abstract…”
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The impact of improved maize germplasm on poverty alleviation: the case of Tuxpeño-derived material in Mexico por Bellon, Mauricio R., Adato, Michelle, Becerril, Javier, Mindek, Dubravka

“…Maize continues to play a key role in the livelihoods of the poor in both study areas. -- Authors' Abstract…”
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Trade in genetically modified food: a survey of empirical studies por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In particular, developing countries will benefit if they can adopt the new technologies, and get mixed results if they are non-adopters. -- Authors' Abstract…”
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New challenges in the cassava transformation in Nigeria and Ghana por Nweke, Felix I.

“…Fourth, the Africa-wide biological control program averted the devastating cassava mealybug epidemic. -- Authors' Abstract…”
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Market opportunities for African agriculture: an examination of demand-side constraints on agricultural growth por Diao, Xinshen, Dorosh, Paul A., Rahman, Shaikh Mahfuzur

“…Agricultural growth can play a major role in increasing food supply, but sustained increases in incomes and reductions in poverty are likely to require a combination of labor-intensive growth in both agricultural and nonagricultural activities. -- from Authors' Abstract…”
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Improving farm-to-market linkages through contract farming: A case study of smallholder dairying in India por Birthal, Pratap Singh, Jha, Awadhesh K., Tiongco, Marites, Narrod, Clare

“…Smallholders, on the other hand, derive significant benefits from a reduction in marketing and transaction costs due to their participation in contract farming.--Authors' Abstract…”
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Co-Learn: collaborative learning por Center for International Forestry Research

“…This tool uses the metaphor of a map with a bus routes that present to the users several options and aids to getting from any point in an abstract management landscape to another, by a route that users select themselves. …”
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The value of water for irrigated paddy and hydropower generation in the Great Ruaha, Tanzania por Kadigi, R. M. J., Mdoe, N.S.Y., Lankford, B.A., Morardet, Sylvie

“…The average values of water for irrigated paddy were estimated at $ 0.01 and 0.04 per m3 for abstracted and consumed water respectively. For HEP, the values were relatively higher ($ 0.06-0.21 per m3 for gross and consumed water respectively). …”
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