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Circular bioeconomy as a driver of regenerative multifunctional landscapes by Somorin, Tosin, Zemadim, Birhanu, Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Adamtey, Noah, Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…This position paper advocates for a systematic integration of Circular Bioeconomy (CBE) principles into the design and implementation of Multifunctional Landscapes (MFLs) as a pathway to achieving low-carbon, resource efficient, socially inclusive, and ecologically balanced development. …”
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Fostering learning among the next generation of veterinarians: incorporating one health and antimicrobial stewardship into veterinary medicine training curricula in Ethiopia by Nyokabi, N., Phelan, L., Berg, S., Lindahl, Johanna F., Korir, L., Bett, Bernard K., Muunda, Emmanuel, Mihret, A., Moore, H., Wood, J.

“…The results highlight the imperative and opportunity for higher education institutions, particularly universities, and policymakers to ensure that national veterinary curricula are cognisant of and aligned with emerging approaches—such as the One Health approach, which advocates for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration and communication - to managing the risks posed by infectious diseases to public health.…”
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Protocol for establishing Youth and Women Quality Centres (YWQCs) by Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai, Puskur, Ranjitha, Nchanji, Eileen

“…The centres also connect smallholder farmers to extension services, input supplies, and markets to improve production, while advocating for value addition. The establishment of Youth and Women Quality Centres (YWQCs) can take several forms, each designed to meet the needs of different communities and ensure accessibility for farmers. …”
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Assessment of the livestock-feed and water nexus across a mixed crop-livestock system’s intensification gradient: An example from the Indo-Ganga basin by Haileslassie, Amare, Blümmel, Michael, Clement, Floriane, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Amede, Tilahun, Samireddypalle, A., Acharya, Sreedhar, Radha, A.Venkata, Ishaq, S., Samad, M., Murty, M.V.R., Khan, M.A.

“…Producing more crop and livestock products, per unit of agricultural water invested, is advocated as a key strategy for future food production and environmental security in the basin. …”
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Changes in frigate tuna populations on the south coast of Sri Lanka: evidence of the shifting baseline syndrome from analysis of fisher observations by Venkatachalam, A.J., Price, A.R.G., Chandrasekara, S., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Kaler, J.

“…No stock decline is evident, and at least one report in the early 1990s advocated increasing exploitation rates by 40% to maximize yields. …”
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Fine-tuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa by Blomme, Guy, Jacobsen, K., Ocimati, W., Ntamwira, J., Sivirihauma, Charles, Ssekiwoko, F., Beed, Fenton D., Nakato, V., Kubiriba, Jerome, Tripathi, L., Mbolela, F., Lutete, L., Karamura, E.B., Tinzaara, William

“…During the initial years of the Xanthomonas wilt epidemic in East Africa, the complete uprooting of diseased mats and the burning or burying of plant debris was advocated as part of a control package which included the use of clean garden tools and early removal of male buds to prevent insect vector transmission. …”
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Breaking the cycle of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in infected fields through the cultivation of annual crops and disease control in adjacent fields by Rutikanga, A., Sivirihauma, Charles, Ocimati, W., Night, G., Murekezi, C., Ndungo, V., Mugiraneza, T., Rurangwa, E., Blomme, Guy

“…Cultivation of non‐host crops after uprooting Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm)‐infected banana plants has been advocated for breaking Xanthomonas wilt disease (XW) cycle in fields. …”
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Cassava breeding and agronomy research in Malaysia during the past 15 years by Tan, Swee Lian

“…In order to maximize profits, intercropping with sweet corn and the recycling of starch factory solid wastes as a supplementary fertilizer are advocated. With difficulties in accessing arable land for planting cassava, drained peat was found to be a potential area provided that specific agronomic practices are adopted. …”
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Frontiers in Climate Smart Food Systems: Outlining the Research Space by Whitfield, Stephen, Challinor, Andrew J., Rees, Robert M

“…Only broad systemic perspectives, as advocated and advanced in this journal section, positions us (as a broad and diverse academic community) to engage with the grand challenges of providing healthy diets for a growing population, avoiding unsustainable land use change, and adapting to and mitigating climate change. …”
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Poverty-environment dividends of rural community enterprises: insights from a cross-sectoral study in Latin America and the Caribbean by Stoian, D., Donovan, J.

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City planning theories in Sweden by Andersson, Pernilla

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Betydelsen av social konsekvensbeskrivning : att sia om en hållbar framtid by Arkander, Ellen

Effects of public expenditures on agriculture at subnational levels on households’ welfare and economic resilience in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Balana, Bedru, Smart, Jenny, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…These findings are consistent with the hypotheses of positive linkages between PEA and agricultural outcomes, and linkages between agricultural and nonagricultural outcomes, often advocated in the literature. PEA should be increased by increasing its share of total public expenditures through conscious efforts to reallocate existing resources, rather than trying to increase it by increasing the overall size of public expenditures. …”
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Designing multifunctional forest systems in Northern Patagonia, Argentina by Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro, Zermoglio, Paula F., Agüero, Juan I., Nacif, Marcos E., Goldenberg, Matias Guillermo, Fioroni, Facundo, Amoroso, Mariano Martin, Aparicio, Alejandro Gabriel, Dimarco, Romina Daniela, Fernandez, Margarita, Fernandez, Natalia Veronica, Gambino, Micaela, Naón, Santiago, Nuñez, Martin Andrés, Oddi, Facundo José, Pastorino, Mario Juan, Puntieri, Javier Guido

“…We propose future directions for designing multifunctional forest systems, advocating for low-density plantation of native tree species with high wood quality within the natural forest matrix. …”
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Co-producing theory of change to operationalize integrated landscape approaches by Reed, J., Chervier, C., Borah, J.R., Gumbo, D., Moombe, K.B., Mbanga, T.M., O'Connor, A., Siangulube, F., Yanou, M., Sunderland, T.C.H.

“…As such, the use of decision support tools such as theory of change models that build ordered sequences of actions towards a desired, and agreed, future state are increasingly advocated. However, the application of the theory of change concept to integrated landscape approaches is limited thus far, particularly within the scientific literature. …”
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Water-energy-food-environment nexus in action: global review of precepts and practice by Shah, Tushaar

“…Global discourse has blamed widespread water scarcity squarely on supply-side policymaking and advocated a broader template of water governance instruments. …”
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High value crop products and rural prosperity: The role of operations research and analytics by Cock, James H, Jimenez, Daniel R

“…Concluding with future perspectives, the paper recommends a holistic approach that involves both public and private sector participation, advocating for a data-driven, analytical approach in agricultural strategies. …”
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Integrity management in community-based water tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya by Keega, M., Manishimwe, E., Schreiner, B., van Koppen, Barbara, Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The Water Integrity Network (WIN) advocates for integrity in polycentric water governance through transparency, accountability, participation, and corruption prevention across scales. …”
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Development of an operational flood early warning system for Black Volta River Basin, West Africa by Padhee, Suman Kumar, Amarnath, Giriraj, Umer, Yakob

“…Floods are the most frequent disaster causing global economic losses in billions and pose a significant threat to modern civilization. The UNDRR strongly advocates for flood early warning system (FEWS) with scientific rationale for all nations by 2027, acknowledging that developing countries face financial and human resource challenges in adopting advanced FEWS infrastructure. …”
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Conservation agriculture in mixed crop-livestock systems: Scoping crop residue trade-offs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by Valbuena, Diego, Erenstein, Olaf, Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Claessens, Lieven, Duncan, Alan J., Gerard, Bruno G., Rufino, Mariana C., Teufel, Nils, Rooyen, Andre F. van, Wijk, Mark T. van

“…Conservation Agriculture (CA) is being advocated to enhance soil health and sustain long term crop productivity in the developing world. …”
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