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Advances in research on cowpea Striga and Alectra by Singh, B.B., Emechebe, A.M.

“…However, both are fast spreading beyond these limits. Therefore, concerted efforts are being made to develop cowpea varieties resistant to Striga and Alectra, as well as other control measures to minimize yield losses. …”
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Towards sustainable national plant genetic resources programmes policy, planning and coordination issues: Proceedings of an international workshop, 10-18 May 2002, Zschortau, Germa... by Engels, J.M.M., Vodouhe, R., Thompson, J., Zannou, A., Hehne, E., Grum, M.

“…Networking at the sub-regional and regional level is facilitating collaborative efforts to conserve and to use plant genetic resources; and concerted efforts are being made to develop the protocols and agreements through which the critical issues of sovereignty and access to PGR can be managed. …”
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Strengthening capacity of extension officers in gender-responsive bean research, digital extension and agribusiness in Laikipia and Nyeri Counties, Kenya by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Karanja, David, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Aseete, Paul, Kasubri, Fadhili, Mutuli, Wincaster, Korir, Vicky, Ketiem, Patrick

“…This calls for more concerted and focused strategies by researchers and development actors to mitigate these challenges through robust partnerships and training. …”
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Introduction [in The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh] by Rashid, Shahidur

“…Thanks to Green Revolution technology and concerted policy actions, none of the dire predictions turned out to be true. …”
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Age-dependent regulation of host seeking in Anopheles coluzzii by Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor, Ghaninia, M., Dawit, M., Svensson, T., Ignell, R.

“…Quantitative analysis of Or transcript abundance and in vivo electrophysiological analysis reveal that the olfactory system of female An. coluzzii undergoes concerted changes that correlate with the onset of host seeking. …”
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Working with smallholder dairy producers on feeding dairy cattle in western Kenya by Mwendia, Solomon W., Odhiambo, Ruth, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…Use of improved forages for increased livestock productivity require concerted effort on promotion and awareness creation while ensuring availability of seeds/planting materials is adequate to reach adoption at scale.…”
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Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Model and Tools by Amha, Yosef, Garanganga, Bradwell, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Kondo, Farai, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Solomon, Dawit

“…To operationalize this tool, however, there is a need to conduct a concerted capacity development across the SADC sub-region and beyond.…”
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Sustainable intensification and household dietary diversity in maize-based farming systems of Zambia and Zimbabwe by Ngoma, Hambulo, Simutowe, Esau, Manyanga, Mark, Thierfelder, Christian L.

“…These findings hinge on there being widespread adoption of SIPs. There is need for concerted efforts to address current bottlenecks that hinder widespread adoption and promote broader food group diversification to realize the nutrition related co-benefits associated with sustainable intensification.…”
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Government of Tanzania uptake joint village land use planning: tool to secure shared grazing lands across administrative borders in pastoral areas by Flintan, Fiona E., Deus, Kalenzi, Olesikilal, Birikaa

“…A 2021 report on lessons learned from the SRMP highlighted the need for a concerted effort to include less visible groups, such as women and if JVLUP was to be scaled up, to improve the enabling environment. …”
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The water for food paradox. [Selected from the World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012] by Chartres, Colin J., Sood, Aditya

“…However, productivity growth i not fast enough and we face considerable risks in the next 20 to 30 years. Concerted action to combat food insecurity and water scarcity is required based on agricultural research and development, policy reform and greater water productivity, if the world is to feed its growing population.…”
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Overview of integrated animals-crops-fish production systems: Achievements and future potential by Devendra, C.

“…The potential benefits are directly associated with a more concerted role for animals, increased productivity from these zones, and demonstration of environmentally sustainable integrated production systems.…”
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CGIAR research through an equality and empowerment lens by Pyburn, Rhiannon, Eerdewijk, Anouka van

“…Over the past decade or so, there has been a renewed, and more concerted and comprehensive, interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment in the agricultural development sector. …”
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Potential of genomics for the improvement of underutilized legumes in sub-Saharan Africa by Paliwal, R., Adegboyega, T.T., Abberton, Michael T., Faloye, B., Oyatomi, Olaniyi

“…Knowledge of the challenges and rewards of exploiting them will provide opportunities for concerted approaches to their revival and contribution to future global food systems, especially in the context of climate change. …”
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Unpacking the value of traditional African vegetables for food and nutrition security by Mwadzingeni, L., Afari-Sefa, Victor, Shimelis, Hussein, N'Danikou,S., Figlan, S., Depenbusch, L., Shayanowako, A.I.T., Chagomoka, T., Mushayi, M., Schreinemachers, P., Derera, J.

“…To exploit the potential ofTAVs, there is need for a more concerted research and development efforts including effective characterization of the nutritionand genetic profiles; enhancing adaptability and yield gains; and capacity development in value addition, postharvest handling,processing, marketing, and seed system development. …”
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Network analysis of blue carbon governance process in Indonesia by Ayostina, I., Napitupulu, L., Robyn, B., Maharani, C., Murdiyarso, D.

“…To align with international climate efforts to remain within 1.5 degrees of the earth temperature, Indonesia requires concerted measures from actors to preserve and restore carbon rich ecosystems, especially blue carbon ecosystem. …”
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The global effort to eradicate rinderpest by Roeder, Peter, Rich, Karl M.

“…During the past 70 years, concerted efforts by the national veterinary services of affected countries from Senegal to China and Russia to South Africa—aided by international organizations—have brought the once-dreaded rinderpest virus to the point of extinction. …”
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The right to food: widely acknowledged and poorly protected by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Nygaard, David F., Ratta, Annu

“…If the individual really is the central subject of development, then a concerted shift may be needed in economic development policies to provide each individual with the most rudimentary of human needs: food.…”
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Climate-smart agriculture and non-agricultural livelihood transformation by Hellin, Jon, Fisher, Eleanor

“…Climate risk management options that include livelihood transformation of both agricultural and non-agricultural livelihoods will require concerted cross-disciplinary research and development that encompasses a broader set of disciplines than has tended to be the case to date within the context of CSA.…”
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Heterogenous correlates of mechanization use and rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe: a quantile regression analysis by Ngoma, Hambulo, Mukamuri, Billy, Silva, João Vasco, Baudron, Frédéric

“…These findings call for (i) wealth agnostic promotional efforts to ensure equitable mechanization benefits, (ii) better targeting of mechanization types to farmer needs, and (iii) concerted efforts to strengthen mechanization service provision models.…”
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Forest science research needs and priorities for sustainable forest management by Byron, R.N., Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…So far, we have not seen a concerted scientific response to the crisis, although the Inter-Governmental Panel on Forests (IPF) is seeking a new vision of forest science for the 21st century.…”
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