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How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction—Targeting the Ultra Poor program in... by Das, Narayan C., Yasmin, Rabeya, Ara, Jinnat, Kamruzzaman, Md., Davis, Peter, Behrman, Julia A., Roy, Shalini, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Growing evidence shows that the distribution of individuals' ownership and control of assets within a household can have important implications for women’s empowerment and children’s well-being. Interventions that target assets to specific individuals can shift these intrahousehold dynamics, yet little evidence exists from rigorous evaluations. …”
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Tillage, residue and nitrogen management effects on methane and nitrous oxide emission from rice–wheat system of Indian Northwest Indo-Gangetic Plains by Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Jat, Mangi Lal, Shankar V, Singh, L., Rai, M., Grewal, Mohinder S., Stirling, Clare M.

“…Zero-tillage, residue management and precision nutrient management techniques are being promoted in the rice–wheat (RW) production system of Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGPs) to enhance climate change adaptation and increase food production. …”
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Evaluation of the performance of local, Rhode Island red (RIR) and Fayoumi breeds of chicken under different management regimes in the highlands of Ethiopia by Dana, N.

“…Choice feeding significantly increased abdominal fat deposition, with the highest being recorded in those birds remaining in confinement (63g). …”
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Annual population dynamics of mango fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in West Africa: socioeconomic aspects, host phenology and implications for management by Vayssières, Jean-François, Sinzogan, A.A.C., Adandonon, A., Rey, J., Dieng, E. O., Camara, K., Sangare, A., Ouédraogo, S., Hala, N., Sidibé, A., Keita, Y., Gogovor, G., Korie, S., Coulibaly, O., Kikissagbe, Cinthia, Tossou, Alliance, Billah, M., Biney, K., Nobime, O., Diatta, P., N'Depo, O. Robert, Noussourou, M., Traoré, L., Saizonou, S., Tamo, Manuele

“…The data showed that B. invadens was present throughout the year in the Forest zone, abundant for 7 months, with a peak in May at the end of the mango season, C. cosyra being totally absent. In the Guinean savanna zone, B. invadens was abundant for 6-7 months, with a peak at the beginning of June coinciding with the season, with a few C. cosyra. …”
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Nutritional characterisation of low-income households of Nairobi: Socioeconomic, livestock and gender considerations and predictors of malnutrition from a cross-sectional survey by Domínguez Salas, Paula, Alarcón, Pablo, Häsler, Barbara, Dohoo, I.R., Colverson, Kathleen E., Kimani-Murage, E.W., Alonso, Silvia, Ferguson, E., Fèvre, Eric M., Rushton, Jonathan, Grace, Delia

“…Positive predictors of child nutritional status were area, household head education, mother not being married, female animal ownership and child’s sex (female). …”
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Fertilizer micro-dosing increases crop yield in the Sahelian low-input cropping system: a success with a shadow by Ibrahim, A., Abaidoo, Robert C., Fatondji, D., Opoku, A.

“…Over the years, a scarcity of information on nutrient gains or losses has led to overemphasis being placed on crop yields and economic income as the direct benefits from fertilizer micro-dosing technology. …”
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Indigenous livestock husbandry and ethno veterinary practices in Endamohoni District of Tigray Region, Ethiopia by Abraha, F.

“…The woreda was purposively selected based on its contrasting agro-ecologies (lowland, midland, and highland) and potential of being the source of traditionally knowledgeable peoples who for generations have been associated with livestock rearing. …”
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Addressing post-harvest losses during traditional banana fermentation for increased food security in Southwest Uganda by Whitney, Cory W., Mukiibi, E., Nakaketo, C., Gebauer, J., Rietveld, Anne M., Kehlenbeck, K.

“…Fermented banana products have been refined and diversified in Uganda over generations to make the greatest use of available food resources, but still parts of the raw material are being lost during processing. This study aimed at exploring existing traditional methods and efficiency of fermentation of Musa (AAA-EAHB) 'Mbidde' in southwestern Uganda. …”
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Mapping molecular diversity of indigenous goat genetic resources of Asia by Periasamy, K., Vahidi, S.M.F., Silva, P., Faruque, M.O., Naqvi, A.N., Basar, M., JianHua Cao, Zhao, Shuhong, Le Thi Thuy, Pichler, R., Podesta, M.G., Shamsuddin, M., Boettcher, P.J., García, J.F., Han Jianlin, Marsan, P.A., Diallo, A., Viljoen, G.J.

“…The level of genetic variability among goat breeds/populations across Asia was consistent with the history of domestication, variability being higher near the center of domestication and a decreasing gradient while moving away from this center. …”
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Cassava varietal improvement program at Umas Jaya Farm and its contribution to small farmer communities in Sumatra, Indonesia by Puspitorini, Palupi, Kartawijaya, Usman, Kawano, Kazuo

“…From this work, two new cultivars, Malang 1 and Malang 2, were officially released recently and one clone, Kasetsart 50, is being pre-released. Our collaborative program offers an example that the private sector can efficiently and effectively handle cassava varietal development, especially the multiplication and dissemination, when government research and extension institutions cannot afford a functional research and dissemination program.…”
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Farmer participatory research for cassava technology transfer in Asia: Constraints and opportunities by Howeler, Reinhardt H., Henry, Guy

“…This 5-year FPR project, funded by the Nippon Foundation in Japan and coordinated by CIAT, is being executed by national research and extension organizations in Thailand, Indonesia, China and Vietnam. …”
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Practices and progress in farmer participatory research in China by Huang, Jie, Li, Kaimian, Zhang, Weite, Lin, Xiong, Howeler, Reinhardt H.

“…This practice has been widely adopted by farmers in the pilot site of Kongba village in Baisha county of Hainan, and is being disseminated to neighboring villages by farmer-to-farmer extension. …”
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National level indicators for gender, poverty, food security, nutrition and health in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) activities by Duffy, Colm, Murray, Una, Nowak, Andreea C., Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin, Twyman, Jennifer, Huyer, Sophia, Jarvis, Andy, Spillane, Charles

“…We focus on the CSA CPs developed by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in collaboration with the CGIAR research program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS). The CSA CPs are being developed as an instrument to open dialogues on the baseline situation, identifying opportunities, and challenges for CSA in various countries. …”
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Exploring the floristic diversity of tropical Africa by Sosef, M.S.M., Dauby, G., Blach-Overgaard, A., Burgt, X. van der, Catarino, L., Damen, T., Deblauwe, V., Dessein, S., Dransfield, J., Droissart, V., Duarte, M.C., Engledow, H., Fadeur, G., Figueira, R., Gereau, R.E., Hardy, Olivier J., Harris, D.J., Heij, J. de, Janssens, S., Klomberg, Y., Ley, A.C., Mackinder, B.A., Meerts, P., Poel, J.L. van de, Sonké, B., Stévart, T., Stoffelen, P., Svenning, Jens Christian, Sepulchre, P., Zaiss, R., Wieringa, J.J., Couvreur, T.L.P.

“…The central African forests have the highest endemism rate across Africa, with approximately 30% of species being endemic. Conclusions The botanical exploration of tropical Africa is far from complete, underlining the need for intensified inventories and digitization. …”
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Development and validation of genomic tools for marker-assisted breeding of cassava mosaic disease resistance in cassava (Manihot esculenta) by Gedil, Melaku A, Otti, G., Enok, L., Kumar, L.

“…Other unpublished sources also implicate NS169 and SSRY235 markers as being linked to CMD resistance traits. This study, therefore, aims to verify and validate the utility of these markers including three others - SSRY20, SSRY76 and SSRY238 in marker-assisted selection (MAS) and to test the utility of certain novel approaches in facilitating the use of gene-targeted molecular markers in MAS. …”
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The structure and performance of the delivery systems for tsetse and trypanosomosis control inputs and services in Kenya. by M'Mboyi, F.

“…IX Although the liberalisation regime was being put in place in the livestock health sector, it vas evident that the role of the government in dealing with the tsetse problem was not adequate ls observed by the diminishing budgetary allocations to the livestock heath sector and the •educed tsetse surveillance programs necessary to monitor the tsetse belts and spread of ‘fly’ in lew pasture lands. …”
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Progress on bean pathology research in Uganda by Opio, A.F., Sengooba, T.

“…Evaluation of breeders' materials and disease nurseries is also being carried out. (AS)…”
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Evaluación y mejoramiento de prácticas económicas. Investigación a nivel de finca by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Frijolica LS 3.3, released by the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario in 1985, is being tested in farmer-managed trials in San Vicente (Antioquia, Colombia). …”
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Evaluation and improvement of agronomic practices. On-farm research by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Frijolica LS 3.3, released by the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario in 1985, is being tested in farmer-managed trials in San Vicente (Antioquia, Colombia). …”
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Cassava technology transfer and utilization in India by Balagopalan, C., Anantharaman, M.

“…However, attempts are being made to diffuse the developed products and processing technologies through the Lab-to-Land Programmes, public exhibitions, food festivals, farmers' meetings etc.…”
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