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Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Fish and health por Roos, Nanna, Wahab, Md. Abdul, Chamnan, Chhoun, Thilsted, Shakuntala H.

“…Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of people affected by HIV and AIDS globally, and it is being progressively undermined by the disease. In Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS is affecting the rural landscape in ways that demand a rethinking of development policy and practice, and parts of South Asia may soon face a similar situation.... …”
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Responding to the Global Food Crisis - Three perspectives: IFPRI 2007-2008 Annual Report Essay por von Braun, Joachim, Sheeran, Josette, Ngongi, Namanga

“…Governments and the international development community generally have responded to various aspects of the food crisis, but questions remain about whether the right actions are being pursued, how best to respond, and what the future holds. …”
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Market integration and the long run adjustment of local markets to changes in trade and exchange rate regimes: options for market reform and promotion policies por Badiane, Ousmane

“…However, the process of market reform in the context of structural and institutional deficiencies, rather than being a one-shot issue, involves a lengthy transition process from a state-run to a private-sector-based distribution system. …”
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Agriculture and climate change: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems por Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K.

“…Livestock—poultry, small ruminants (such as goats and sheep), cattle, and pigs—provide many benefits for human well-being. Livestock production systems, especially in developing countries, are changing rapidly in response to population growth, urbanization, and growing demand for meat and milk. …”
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The effect of population growth on economic growth: A meta-regression analysis of the macroeconomic literature por Headey, Derek D., Hodge, Andrew

“…A well‐known stylized fact of this literature is that the estimated effects of population growth measures on economic growth are not robust, varying between being positive, negative, and insignificantly different from zero. …”
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Are female orphans at risk for early marriage, early sexual debut, and teen pregnancy?: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa por Palermo, Tia, Peterman, Amber

“…Female orphans are widely cited as being at risk for early marriage, early childbearing, and risky sexual behavior; however, to date no studies have examined these linkages using population‐level data across multiple countries. …”
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The food crisis isn’t over por von Braun, Joachim

“…The economic bailout and suggested market regulations now being discussed will not protect food prices from future spikes. …”
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Modelling the crop variety demand of semi-subsistence households: Bananas in Uganda por Edmeades, Svetlana, Phaneuf, Daniel J., Smale, Melinda, Renkow, Mitch

“…We model variety planting decisions as being composed of an extensive margin decision to grow a subset of locally available varieties (variety choice); and an intensive margin decision about the scale or extent of variety cultivation per farm (variety demand). …”
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Setting the stage for improved drying: A stepping stone to solar dryer por Olanipekun, Caleb Ibukun, Salaudeen, Kamaldeen Oladimeji, Totin, Edmond, Yamauchi, Futoshi, Balana, Bedru, Popoola, Olufemi

“…Food produced globally is sufficient to provide 100% of nutritional requirements of every living human being, but unfortunately, this has not translated to better food security in certain countries in the world, malnutrition has gotten worse in several countries around the world. …”
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Neighbors follow early adopters under stress: Panel data analysis of submergence-tolerant rice in northern Bangladesh por Yamano, Takashi, Malabayabas, Maria Luz, Habib, Md. Ashraful, Das, Subrata Kumar

“…Our results suggest that being neighbors of early seed recipients may have helped the neighboring farmers observe the benefits of the submergence‐tolerant rice under submergence. …”
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Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines por Pandey, S., MASICAT, P., VELASCO, L., VILLANO, R.

“…Field-level risk was found to be quite high, with the average coefficient of variation of yield being 45% and 30% for fields with low and moderate elevations respectively. …”
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Report on Scaling Partners Network: Action Plan for Fertilizer Advisory Scaling Strategy: Fertilizer Ethiopia/HighMix Gvt Eth Use Case. Hyderabad, India: ICRISAT. por Desta, Gizaw, Tigabie, Abio, Legesse, Gizachew, Henok, Desalegn, Getachew, Agegnehu

“…As a result of this collaborative partnership, a harmonized fertilizer advisory is being validated through NARES and the support of the CG centers.…”
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Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), Round 6 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The respondents interviewed in the MHWS were purposely selected from a large phone database aimed at being representative at the region/state level and urban/rural level in Myanmar. …”
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Egypt’s experience bridging cash transfers and an economic inclusion program for sustainable social protection por Allen IV, James, Gilligan, Daniel O., Kurdi, Sikandra, Yassa, Basma

“…To address this problem, economic inclusion programs (including so-called “poverty graduation” programs) are increasingly being introduced as complementary or alternative approaches. …”
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Using the CLEANED tool in Tunisia to assess the environmental impact of dairy farming por Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Hoek, Rein van der, Paul, Birthe K., Frija, Aymen, Tebourb, Ons, Hassan, Sawsan, Masmoudi, Ahlem, Gloy, Nele, Moujahed, Nizar

“…This Brief describes how the Comprehensive Livestock Environmental Assessment for Improved Nutrition, a Secured Environment and Sustainable Development along Livestock and Value Chains (CLEANED) is being used to assess the environmental impact and GHG emissions of dairy farming and has garnered interest for use by the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), and the Office de l’Elevage et des Pâturages (OEP). …”
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Freshwater ecosystem services por Aylward, Bruce, Bandyopadhyay, Jayanta, Belausteguigotia, Juan-Carlos, Borkey, Peter, Cassar, Angela, Meadors, Laura, Saade, Lilian, Siebentritt, Mark, Stein, Robyn, Tognetti, Sylvia S., Tortajada, Cecilia, Allan, Tony, Bauer, Carl, Bruch, Carl, Guimaraes-Pereira, Angela, Kendall, Matt, Kiersch, Benjamin, Landry, Clay, Mestre Rodriguez, Eduardo, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Moellendorf, Suzanne, Pagiola, Stefano, Porras, Ina T., Ratner, Blake, Shea, Andrew, Swallow, Brent M., Thomich, Thomas, Voutchkov, Nikolay

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Retention of provitamin A carotenoids in high-provitamin A biofortified maize and eggs after various cooking methods por Sowa, Margaret, Goltz, Shellen, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.

“…Biofortification of staple crops to increase the content of provitamin A carotenoids (such as beta-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin) is a strategy being implemented to increase dietary intake of vitamin A in regions where deficiency presents a widespread problem. …”
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The effectiveness of policies for addressing Covid-19 impacts on wildlife conservation in Vietnam por Trịnh, T. M., Pham, T. T., Phạm, V. T., Cao, N. L., Trần Ngọc, M. H.

“…As new policies on post-Covid-19 recovery are being developed, global and national policymakers and practitioners call for scientific and rigorous assessments on the effectiveness of past and current wildlife conservation policies and projects, and the impacts Covid-19 is having on them, to provide inputs for evidencebased decision-making processes. …”
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Wildlife management and conservation in Vietnam: From policy to practice por Nguyen, Thi Van Anh, Nguyen, Thi Thuy Anh, Pham, Thu Thuy, Tang, Thi Kim Hong

“…Vietnam; (ii) Evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of these policies and (iii) propose policy directions to improve the effectiveness of conservation and management policies and ensure the well-being of people.…”
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Environmental resource extraction and poverty: comparative evidence from rural Thailand and Vietnam por Seewald, E., Oetjen, A., Nguyen, T. T.

“…The results reveal that in both countries, a higher education level of household adults and having non-farm self-employment are associated with less environmental resource extraction, while having a larger household size and being an ethnic minority are associated with more environmental resource extraction. …”
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