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Weeding out alien invaders por Mutasa, Haru

“…Haru Mutasa reports on how geographic information technologies are being used in South Africa's efforts to eradicate invasive plants in South Africa…”
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Review of the Borana cattle of Ethiopia por Kebede, B.

“…Topical discussion on its origin, importance, and work being done to improve the breed in the country included.…”
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Guidance note for peace-informed programming at the Green Climate Fund: Livelihoods of people and communities. por Scartozzi, Cesare M, Caroli, Giulia, Sarzana, Carolina, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia, Hyslop, Daniel, Hahn, Andreas Luis, Azar, Elio, Nicatore, Giorgia, Brown, Oliver, Hassamal, Komal, Ehmsen, Simon

“…For example, such projects may inadvertently disrupt power dynamics amongst groups by implementing livelihood projects that favor one group over another. Being insufficiently aware of conflict dynamics may also undermine the achievement of the project’s goals and its potential to contribute to peace and stability – peace and stability being important pre-requisites for achieving long-term success in climate action. …”
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Bundling crop diversification, nutrition and market interventions in farmer-led participatory experiments in Bangladesh: Pre- and post-season survey protocol por Cheesman, Stephanie, Nandi, Ravi, Hossain, Md. Khaled, Shahrin, Sumona, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…This document provides brief updates on ongoing research while describing and providing the survey instruments and approaches being used.…”
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COVID-19 and gender: Potential pathways of impact and research challenges por Bryan, Elizabeth, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…The impacts of COVID-19 are being felt widely across the globe as most countries and localities urge residents to remain home to slow transmission of the disease. …”
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The feasibility of picture-based crop insurance (PBI): Smartphone pictures for affordable crop insurance por Ceballos, Francisco, Kramer, Berber, Robles, Miguel

“…PBI aims at boosting uptake, trust, and understanding of insurance by reducing basis risk as well as costs of—and delays in—loss assessment, and by engaging farmers to participate directly, with one’s own pictures being more tangible than other indices. Results from a pilot implementation in the rice-wheat belt of India speak to PBI being a feasible and valuable alternative to existing insurance products. …”
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Principles and a conceptual model for working multisectorally por Garrett, James, Bassett, Lucy, Levinson, F. James

“…The motivation for a multisectoral approach to nutrition applies whether we are talking about complex multicomponent programs or more straightforward integration of nutrition activities into programs being undertaken by sectors outside health. Adding a nutrition education component to a home-gardening project being promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, for instance, is one example of straightforward integration. …”
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The life cycle of malnutrition: IFPRI 1999-2000 Annual Report Essay por Gillespie, Stuart, Flores, Rafael

“…The economic livelihood of populations depends on the health and nutritional well-being of adults. Recent multicountry studies have shown significant malnutrition among older adults. …”
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The world food situation: New driving forces and required actions por von Braun, Joachim

“…The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalization, and urbanization are transforming food consumption, production, and markets. …”
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Higher fuel and food prices: Impacts and responses for Mozambique por Arndt, Channing, Benfica, Rui, Maximiano, Nelson, Nucifora, Antonio M.D., Thurlow, James

“…Detailed price data show that the world price increases are being transmitted to domestic prices. Short‐run net benefit ratio analysis indicates that urban households and households in the southern region are more vulnerable to food price increases. …”
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A guide to investing in collectively held resources por Gnych, Sophia, Lawry, Steven, Monterroso, Iliana, Adhikary, Anukram, McLain, Rebecca

“…Now, however, increasing attention is being given to help investors respect land rights and form equitable partnerships with communities living in rural areas. …”
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A new frontier in understanding food: Mapping food quality to improve human and planetary health por Ahmed, Selena

“…This future harnesses the power of food as a vital resource for both human and planetary well-being. Food analysis has followed a similar trajectory. …”
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The state of the world's forest biodiversity por Sayer, Jeffrey A., Iremonger, S.

“…Fewer new protected areas are being established and many exsisting ones are poorly managed. …”
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Interacting threats and challenges in protecting danau sentarum por Heri, V., Yuliani, L., Indriatmoko, Y.

“…The research serves as a baseline study for a larger research project: Promoting Good Governance of Protected Areas Management, being conducted by CIFOR and Riak Bumi Foundation since early 2005.…”
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Agriculture-associated diseases: Adapting agriculture to improve human health por McDermott, John J., Grace, Delia

“…Nutrition and other benefits of agriculture were not always optimized, while the negative impacts on health, well-being, and the environment were often ignored. This was especially problematic for livestock systems, with especially complex negative and positive impacts on human health and well-being. …”
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The systemwide livestock programme: A promising research-for development concept por Smith, Jimmy W., Keatinge, J.D.H., Smalley, M.E., Quiróz, R.

“…As with earlier challenges science is being looked upon to provide the solutions. New kinds of scientific partnerships will be required to respond to this triple challenge. …”
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The impact of gender-blindness on social-ecological resilience: The case of a communal pasture in the highlands of Ethiopia por Aregu, Lemlem, Darnhofer, Ika, Tegegne, Azage, Hoekstra, Dirk, Wurzinger, Maria

“…Firstly, the exclusion of women’s knowledge leads to future adaptation options being overlooked. Secondly, as a result of the failure to address women’s needs, they start to question the legitimacy of the informal institution. …”
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Food Security, Food Systems, and Environmental Change por Ingram, John S.I., Dyball, Robert, Howden, Mark, Vermeulen, Sonja J., Garnett, Tara, Redlingshöfer, Barbara, Guilbert, Stéphane, Porter, John

“…While constructive engagement with industry and individuals is crucial, change is essentially being left up to voluntary actions. Future solutions should aim to find synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation and between health and environmental goals, with inevitable trade-offs that will need careful management. …”
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Modular process risk models for better management of Cryptosporidium parvum - An emerging zoonotic pathogen por Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F., Karanja, N., Kang'ethe, Erastus K.

“…The study is being carried in a population of around 1,000 urban cattle-keepers and their neighbours, with data collected at cow, farm, household and environmental levels. …”
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Diseases affecting cassava por Legg, James P., Álvarez, Elizabeth

“…In this chapter, we describe the characteristics of some of the key diseases of cassava, highlight methods that are currently being applied to control them and discuss some of the promising new areas for research on cassava disease control. …”
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