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Synonymy of Bark Beetles XVII 248. Contribution to the morphology and taxonomy of the Scolytoidea by Schedl, Karl E.

“…The author points out a series of identification and interpretation errors in certain species of Scolytidae and Platypodidae determined by M. …”
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Ten years of Inter-American Cooperative Research by Allee, Ralph H.

“…It is the field with which the author has been concerned during the past sixteen years The principles involved should be applicable to all re-search cooperation.…”
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Galoppträning och körning med två travare by Johansson, Johanna

“…Another aim of the study was to expand the author’s riding- and driving capacity, and get more practical experience on the impact of interval training on trotters. …”

The Food Legumes by Roberts, M. Lewis

“…The subtitle of this paper is: Recommendations for Expansion and Acceleration of Research to Increase Production of these High Protein Crops. The author identified the potential of food legumes in improving the nutritional status, and in particular, addressing the protein deficit problem of poor populations. …”
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Costa Rica and the CGIAR Centers: A Study of Their Collaboration in Agricultural Research by Stewart, Rigoberto

“…Based largely on field visits and feedback from national scientists, the author examined the strengths and shortcomings of the Costa Rican NARS, and the impact and effectiveness of CGIAR support in developing its capacity. …”
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Proposals for International Support to an Intercountry Cooperative Research Programme on the Water Buffalo by Mahadevan, P.

“…Based on an analysis of the world distribution of water buffalo and their economic importance, and an assessment of current national research on buffalo nutrition, reproduction, breeding, health problems and production systems, the author identifies priority areas for research. Consideration of a number of institutional and organizational alternatives leads to the recommendation for an international network of cooperating national institutions for buffalo research. …”
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Managing agricultural intensification by Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…This will require maintaining, if not increasing, current rates of growth in national food production, and achieving this in sustainable ways that do not degrade the underlying natural resource base. the author examines appropriate intensification for both high-potential areas and for fragile lands.…”
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Challenges collecting pro-WEAI data in climate-affected Nandi County, Kenya by Mwambi, Diana, Ewell, Hanna, Rietveld, Anne

“…The author narrates challenges encountered when leading a team of enumerators to collect data for the pro-WEIA index in Nandi county, Kenya…”
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ABI End of Initiative - 2024 Progress Deep Dive of the rice breeding team from IRRI by Bhosale, S.

“…If interested, contact the author.…”
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Beekeeping by Paterson, Peter D.

“…It explains both traditional techniques using low-cost hives and more advanced methods, pointing out the most appropriate system for the level of investment the bee-keeper wishes to make. The author has a wealth of knowledge, developed through years of thoughtful observation and practical experiences working with bee-keepers all over Africa and with his own hives in Kenya. …”
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Löpmagsförskjutning hos mjölkkor : en besättningsutredning för att identifiera riskfaktorer för metaboliska störningar by Olsson, Lars

“…The different parameters studied were: energy content in food, nutritional content in food, body condition scoring, concomitant other diseases, and blood parameters of glucose, fructosamine, cholesterol, insulin, betahydroxybutyrat and free fatty acids. The author's suggestions to decrease the problems are to decrease the energy content in the TMR to lower the cows' body condition scores in the dry period and changing the content in the TMR to increase the amount of NDF and adding structure in the form of chopped straw.…”

Benefit-Cost Meta-Analysis of Investment in the International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR by CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment, Raitzer, David A.

“…This study was undertaken by David Raitzer, on behalf of the CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment. The author addresses the question: do the documented benefits from CGIAR research justify the total investment in the CGIAR so far? …”
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Forests as Resources for the Poor : The Rainforest Challenge. by World Conservation Union, World Wide Fund for Nature

“…This preproposal was discussed at the stakeholder meeting at AGM02 : Agenda item 3, session III.Document date and author are unspecified.…”
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Odefinierade rum i bebyggd miljö by Träff, Kristin

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Svenska sällskapshundars hull by Björk, Emma

Property rights for empowering low-income women: Summary Paper from the International Conference on Sustainable Food Security For All By 2020 by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…According to the author, strengthening their property rights over a whole range of assets is one of the most direct ways to empower [low-income] women, to improve their whole families' welfare, and to enhance overall food security." …”
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Search cost and rural producers' trading choice between middlemen and consumers in Bangladesh by Chowdhury, Shyamal

“…This result has important implications related to the provision of public telephones in rural areas of developing countries. -- Author's Abstract…”
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ABI End of Initiative - 2024 Progress Deep Dive of the rice breeding team from AfricaRice by Katiyar, Sanjay

“…If interested, contact the author.…”
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Climate-smart agriculture – what is it? by Campbell, Bruce M.

“…Showing examples from Colombia, Niger and India, our author demonstrates what CSA means in practice and explains why the term “agriculture” does not do justice to the broader framing of the context.…”
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Is research for development a good investment? Reflections on lessons from the NBDC by Merrey, Douglas J.

“…It identifies critical lessons that should inform future R4D programs. The author draws on nearly 35 years of experience in applied water management research, including the CPWF from its early phase and what he has learned from his engagement with the NBDC, including recent work contributing to the NBDC Institutional History (future versions of this paper may include other co-authors, but the present version represents only the author’s views). …”
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