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Traditional authority, customary law and accountability within CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe by Mapedza, Everisto D.

“…In Zimbabwe, the postcolonial state is in the process of 're-inventing' its subordinate version of traditional authority, which has enhanced its support base at the time its legitimacy is increasingly being questioned. This paper looks at how the year 2000 re configuration of traditional leadership impacted on customary law and democratic governance in rural Zimbabwe. …”
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Socioeconomic assessment of adoption of production and processing technologies on farming households in Nigeria by Ayedun, B., Okuneye, P.A., Dipeolu, A., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Using logit model, variables that had poverty reducing effect included 'being from intervention villages, adoption of grater machine for processing cassava, having non-farm income, and being educated…”
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Parasitismo de ovos de Erinnyis ello e Erinnyis alope em condicoes de campo by Farias, A.R.N., Bellotti, Anthony C.

“…From the E. ello eggs, 2120 (70 percent) larvae hatched and 713 (24 percent) were not fertile, being or not parasitized. From the E. alope, 110 (79 percent) larvae hatched. …”
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Can CoP theory be applied? Exploring praxis in a community of practice on gender by Bailey, Arwen

“…However it has been well documented that it is easier to describe their existence than to use that knowledge to bring one into being. Various authors have explored and described factors that seem useful to make a CoP work. …”
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Household food insecurity, coping strategies, and nutritional status of pregnant women in rural areas of northern Ghana by Saaka, M., Oladele, J., Larbi, Asamoah, Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard

“…Women who were under 20 years of age were 11.9 times more likely of being thin compared to women aged more than 35 years (AOR = 11.97, CI: 2.55, 5. 67). …”
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Polyphenol content in apricot fruits by Gómez-Martínez, Helena, Bermejo, Almudena, Zuriaga, Elena, Badenes, María L.

“…Among the different compounds of fruit quality, polyphenols are classified as the most abundant antioxidants in nature, being important as a source of health benefits as well as a potential source of natural products for the food industry. …”
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Evaluación de la actividad de enzimas del grupo de las fenoloxidasas en pulpa del camote (Ipomoea batatas) by Cereda, Marney Pascoli, Gagliari, Ada M, Heezen, A. M, Fioretto, R. B

“…The other 30 discs, after being weighed, were the control samples, and were put into test tubes (17mm x 175mm) which had the same quantities of the Erlenmeyer solutions. …”
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Catchment influences on mercury methylation in a peatland chronosequence by Hagblom, Robin

“…Peatlands play a key role in Hg cycling as hotspots for Hg methylation, methyl mercury (MeHg) being a particularly mobile, bioavailable form of Hg that is prone to bioaccumulation. …”

Marsvin (Cavia) som djurunderstödda insatser till äldre människor med demens by Johansson, Jennifer

“…2) Are guinea pigs’ natural behaviours catered to when being used as animal assisted interventions to people with dementia? …”

Ett inkluderande landskap? by Bengtsson, Jens

“…While examples are taken from different parts of the western world, the main focus is to study how these experiences take place and are being negotiatiated in a particular landscape, an allotment area outside Malmö, Sweden. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Aeration to Reduce Microbial Risk During Washing and Sanitizing of Fresh Produce by Lituma C., Ivannova N.

“…The current washing and disinfection methods of the fresh produce industry are guided to use water and chemical agents, the most used is chlorine. Novel techniques are being sought to ensure clean and safe produce to the consumer. …”
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CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, The Hague, May 22-25, 1990: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The Group endorsed the criteria and process being used by TAC in its review of non associated centers being considered for possible incorporation into the CGIAR System, presented in detail by TAC Chairman Alexander McCalla. …”
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Qaybta daaqsinka Arda-Oola by International Livestock Research Institute

“…A community rangeland management plan for the Arda Olla rangeland management unit, as a step in participatory rangeland management being implemented by the HEAL project and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes…”
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Alternative methods of aerial livestock census by Grimsdell, J.J.R., Bille, Jean-Claude, Milligan, K.

“…Discusses six alternative methods for estimating livestock populations based on aerial surveys, mentioning two main factors which affect the resulting population estimates, particularly sampling fraction and the degree of aggregation or clumping of the population being sampled.…”
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Controlling insects by radar by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Radar is being used at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India to study the migration of flying insects, especially Heliothis armigera or podborer, which causes considerable damage to chickpea,...…”
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Water resource mapping by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The French BRGM (1) is producing a map summarising the water resources of West and Central Africa, in order to improve the management of water projects at village level and also to improve agricultural development. This project is being conducted at...…”
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Amaranth cultivation in Kenya by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Native to South America, this plant is now receiving renewed attention and considerable research is being undertaken,...…”
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Polymers for soil moisture by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The use of polymers to help establish tree seedlings is being undertaken in Sudan. (The Polymers are plastic soil conditioners that work like sponges, absorbing up to 600 times their own volume of water. …”
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Pourghere soap by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A factory to manufacture pourghere soap is currently being built on Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It is designed to produce 50 tonnes of soap per year using pourghere oil. …”
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Improved peanut varieties by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The first improved varieties of peanuts developed by ICRI SAT's Regional Program for Southern Africa are now being tested by national institutes to compare them with local varieties. …”
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