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Water productivity assessment for China's Yellow river basin by Cai, Ximing, Yang, Yi-Chen E., Ringler, Claudia, You, Liangzhi

“…The second longest river in China after the Yangtze, the Yellow River and its basin (YRB) is the breadbasket of China and the cradle of Chinese civilization. With only 2 percent of national water resources, the basin generated 14 percent of Chinese grain production and 14 percent of the country's GDP in 2000.…”
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Water supply and demand in the Yellow river basin: Opportunities from Water Savings by Xu, Zongxue, Yongfeng, Fu, Cheng, Lei, Yongliang, Sun, Zhu, Tingju, Jingzong, Li

“…The second longest river in China after the Yangtze, the Yellow River and its basin (YRB) is the breadbasket of China and the cradle of Chinese civilization. With only 2 percent of national water resources, the basin generated 14 percent of Chinese grain production and 14 percent of the country's GDP in 2000.…”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico by Dendooven, Luc, Patiño-Zúñiga L, Verhulst, Nele, Boden K, García Gaytán, A., Luna Guido M, Govaerts, Bram

“…The effects of climate change can already be felt around the world, and they will likely impact all facets of human civilization—from health, livelihood security, agricultural production, and shelter to international trade. …”
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The local impact of centralized irrigation control in Pakistan: a socio-centric perspective by Merrey, Douglas J.

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Traditional knowledge applied to the management of small tank wetland systems in Sri Lanka by Curnow, Jayne, de Silva, Sanjiv

“…The foundation of rice production in the dry zone of Sri Lanka is a hydraulic civilization spanning at least 2,000 years, and based on constructed small irrigation tanks. …”
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Pepparmyntans bioaktiva ämnen - hur påverkar de människors hälsa? by Pallin, Anton

“…Since early civilization, herbal tea has been used as remedies for an abundance of different diseases. …”

Secure, safe, sustainable and ethical food systems by Alders, Robyn G., Hunter, D., Schönfeldt, H., Stellmach, D., Bagnol, B.

“…Planetary Health, defined as ‘the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends’ (Whitmee et al 2015), provides a solid framework to guide this transformation.…”
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Reforming agricultural support policy for transforming agrifood systems: China and Global Food Policy Report 2022 by China Agricultural University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In the new development stage, the Chinese government has proposed even higher development goals; these include Healthy China 2030, Rural Revitalization, Ecological Civilization, Common Prosperity and Carbon Neutrality.…”
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Accelerated Wheat Breeding and Production in the Face of Climate Change: The Case of Morocco by Tadesse, Wuletaw, Zakaria, EL Gataa, Rachdad, Fatima Ezzahra, Lahrichi, Khaoula, Diria, Ghizlan, Amamou, Ali, Jlibene, Mohammed, Al-Shamaa, Khaled, Kehel, Zakaria

“…Wheat is the most important food crop which originated in the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of human civilization. Currently, it grows an average of 220 million hectares globally with an annual production level of 810 million tons. …”
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From untargeted subsidies to a low- carbon and common-prosperity transition: Policy recommendations on reconstructing China’s eco- compensation mechanism by Wang, Xinxin, Yan, Zhen, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Eco-compensation has long been an important policy instrument for advancing ecological civilization and achieving China’s “dual-carbon” goals. …”
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Crops that feed the world 10: Past successes and future challenges to the role played by wheat in global food security by Shiferaw, Bekele, Smale, Melinda, Braun, Hans-Joachim, Duveiller, Etienne, Reynolds, Mathew, Muricho, Geoffrey

“…Wheat is fundamental to human civilization and has played an outstanding role in feeding a hungry world and improving global food security. …”
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Nyckelparametrar för en levande landsbygd by Aasen, Hanna-Louise

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Development of an operational flood early warning system for Black Volta River Basin, West Africa by Padhee, Suman Kumar, Amarnath, Giriraj, Umer, Yakob

“…Floods are the most frequent disaster causing global economic losses in billions and pose a significant threat to modern civilization. The UNDRR strongly advocates for flood early warning system (FEWS) with scientific rationale for all nations by 2027, acknowledging that developing countries face financial and human resource challenges in adopting advanced FEWS infrastructure. …”
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Impact of global change on large river basins: Example of the Yellow River basin by Cenacchi, Nicola, Xu, Zongxue, Yu, Wang

“…The Yellow River basin (YRB) is the breadbasket of China and the “cradle of Chinese civilization.” The basin is characterized by severe water scarcity; the ratio of surface water withdrawal to water resources, at 64 percent in 2008, is among the highest in the world. …”
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The vertical farm by Fälth, Erik

“…When we invented agriculture and became permanent residents, it was the start of civilization and humans began to increase in number, which has demanded more and more land area for cultivation. …”
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Integrated urban-rural development and common prosperity: Connotation, international experience and implementation path [in Chinese] by Chen, Kevin Z., Mao, Rui, Zhang, Yunfei

“…Firstly, the study illustrates that through integrated urban-rural development, it is possible to (1) reduce the income gap between urban and rural areas to promote the realization of common prosperity in the material dimension; (2) facilitate the equal supply of basic public services between urban and rural areas to promote the realization of common prosperity in the dimension of rights; (3) balance urban and rural development capabilities to promote the realization of common prosperity in the dimension of development opportunities; (4) coordinate the construction of urban-rural spiritual civilization to promote the realization of common prosperity in the spiritual dimension; (5) stimulate the integration between urban and rural ecological environment to promote the realization of common prosperity in the ecological dimension. …”
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Efectos saludables de las sustancias bioactivas del centeno = Health e ects of the rye bioactive substances by Coscarello, Ethel Noemi, Insaurralde Bordón, Florencia Noemí, Gómez Castro, María Laura, Larregain, Claudia Cecilia, Gimenez, Fernando Jose, Aguerre, Roberto Jorge, García, Pilar Teresa

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Hur mindre ideella organisationer motiverar sina volontärer by George, Aziz, Ravelius, Jeff

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Rätten till Norrland by Oskarsson, Johan, Busk, Martin

“…The whole legislation was built on patriarchal ideas about Lappish and the legislators where periodically influenced both by racist ideas and hierarchic ideas of civilization. This law has strongly formed the Lappish branch of business during the 20th century and was founded with the settled farmer as a point of departure. …”
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Landsbygdsinfluencers arbete med personligt varumärke by Gustafsson, Ylva

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