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Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries by Randolph, Thomas F., Schelling, E., Grace, Delia, Nicholson, C., Leroy, Jef L., Cole, Donald C., Demment, M.W., Omore, Amos O., Zinsstag, Jakob, Ruel, Marie T.

“…This paper outlines the linkages between livestock keeping and the physical well-being of the poor, and examines a number of commonly held beliefs that misrepresent livestock development issues related to these linkages. …”
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Production records of lambs from East African Blackhead ewes and Dorset Horn rams by Trail, J.C.M., Sacker, G.D.

“…From birth to weaning at five months, the growth rates of both types were identical, being 0.19lb; liveweight increased per day for single lambs. …”
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Farmers’ perceptions on characteristics of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties used for chips production in rural areas in Benin, West Africa by Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Koudande, O.D., Sanni, A., Brimer, L.

“…Tasting was the main technique use by farmers to discriminate cassava varieties including Kpaki Kpika, Kpaki Soan, Logo Guesse Kotorou and BEN 86052. The latter being introduced by research centres. Both bitter and sweet cassava were produced and the sweet varieties being used for chips production by farmers who do perceive bitter cassava as toxic crop. …”
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Elicitor recognition, signal transduction and induced resistance in plants by Mishra, A.K., Sharma, K., Misra, R.S.

“…Breeding resistant varieties is a long-term process and the possibility of resistance being broken always exists. Induced resistance exploiting natural defense machinery of plants is indeed an alternative, nonconventional and ecologically friendly approach for plant protection. …”
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Towards a Portfolio of Climate Resilient Technological Options: Community level participatory adaptive research by International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

“…Farmers in the Philippines are already being challenged by climate change. This is often manifested by climate variability (too much rain, periods of drought, extreme weather, etc.). …”
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Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group) by Langhe, E. de, Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A., Swennen, Rony L.

“…New molecular techniques are now being used to explain plantain diversity. Prior to this study no attempt has been made to merge morphological and molecular data in classifying plantains. …”
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The role of forest resources in income inequality in Cameroon by Makoudjou, A., Levang, P., Tieguhong, J.C.

“…The contributions of forest income to the economy and well-being of households were measured and the explanatory factors for heterogeneity determined. …”
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Multivariate pattern of quantitative trait variation in triploid banana and plantain cultivars by Osuji, J.O., Okoli, B.E., Vuylsteke, D.R., Ortíz, R.

“…The AAB starchy bananas appear to be separated into two subgroups with one being close to the AAB plantains and the other being close to the ABB cooking bananas. …”
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Movement activity and space use : how does the moose react when the tourists come? by Höög, Nora

“…I found no evidence for activity patterns being impacted by tourism, and the weather variables were of low importance. …”

Governing indigenous territories in the Peruvian Amazon : placing people or forest first? by Egerlid, Josefin

“…More specifically, it explores how this strug-gle is being influenced by different external actors and their views and models for how indige-nous territories should be governed. …”

Technical Advisory Committee Forty-Seventh Meeting, 24-29 October 1988: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…TAC requested changes in ICRISAT's MTP, being considered for the second time, and also in WARDA's MTP, being considered for the first time. …”
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Is greater decisionmaking power of women associated with reduced gender discrimination in South Asia? by Smith, Lisa C., Byron, Elizabeth

“…Recent research has shown that improving women’s decisionmaking power relative to men’s within households leads to improvements in a variety of well-being outcomes for children. In South Asia, where the influence of women’s power is particularly strong, these outcomes include children’s nutritional status and the quality of feeding and health care practices. …”
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Sociocultural factors influencing the production and consumption of fruits and vegetables in Boukoumbé in Northern Benin. by Bankole, Malikath, Bodjrenou, Sam, Houndolo, Melina, Termote, Celine, Chadare, Flora, Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou

“…Among the species cultivated, many were identified as being grown in a small area by a few people and as being consumed by a small number of people occasionally. …”
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The factor preventing the farmers in Miyazaki Prefecture to restart farming after 2010 Miyazaki foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks by Kadowaki, H., Kayano, T., Tobinaga, T., Tsutsumi, A., Watari, M., Makita, K.

“…In pig farms, being large scale farms was an encouraging factor (OR 1.004, p=0.012). …”
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Redesigning Delivery: Boosting Adoption of Coffee Management Practices in Uganda. The climate smart investment pathway approach and the farmer segmentation tool by Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Mukasa, David, Bukomeko, Hannington, Kemigisha, Elizabeth, Kirungi, Diana, Giller, Onno, Asten, Piet J.A. van

“…Climate change is increasing the pressure on the sector, and the effects are already being felt. Climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices are being promoted as a means to help farmers cope with climate change. …”
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Recent advances in the understanding of Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri pathogenesis and citrus canker disease management by Ference, Christopher M., Gochez, Alberto Martin, Behlau, Franklin, Wang, Nian, Graham, James H., Jones, Jeffrey B.

“…Host range: Compatible hosts vary in their susceptibility to citrus canker (CC), with grapefruit, lime and lemon being the most susceptible, sweet orange being moderately susceptible, and kumquat and calamondin being amongst the least susceptible. …”
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Grön Diakoni by Dahlberg, Therese

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Urban ruderatmark : som grund för en upplevelserik och artrik vegetation by Wetterup, Carolina

Där horisontellt möter vertikalt : en studie av hur fasaden och gatan påverkar upplevelsen av stadsrummet by Frisk, Hanna

“…Therefore there must be general ideas of what the human being experience as good or bad and these should be guidelines when designing urban space. …”

Ghanaian cocoa farmer videos tackle pod pest by Akrofi, Andrews

“…Ghanaian cocoa farmers are being trained in the production of videos that teach improved cocoa cultivation principles to their fellow farmers.…”
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