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Impact of the WTO Agreement on MENA Agriculture por Chaherli, Nabil, El-Said, Moataz

“…It also analyzes policy options that would contribute most to the expansion of developing country exports; and how the WTO process can be used to improve domestic policies to support MENA's rural economies."…”
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Editorial: Reproductive barriers and gene introgression in rice species por Tao, Dayun, McNally, Kenneth L., Koide, Yohei, Matsubara, Kazuki

“…Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most widely consumed cereals both in developing and developed countries with the third-highest worldwide production (FAOSTAT, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data). …”
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Spore special issue: Structured trading systems: A new vision for trade por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Governments, development partners and even the private sector have been overly focussed on selling to developed country export markets, which are highlycompetitive and restrictive. …”
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CGIAR Oversight Committee Second Meeting: Conclusions Reached por CGIAR Oversight Committee

“…Additional topics discussed included change management in the CGIAR, developing country needs and NARS participation in the CGIAR, and governance issues concerning ICLARM, and INIBAP's transfer to IBPGR. …”
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Population structure, inbreeding and admixture in local cattle populations managed by community‐based breeding programs in Burkina Faso por Ouédraogo, D., Ouédraogo-Koné, S., Yougbaré, B., Soudré, A., Zoma‑Traoré, B., Mészáros, Gábor, Khayatzadeh, N., Traoré, A., Sanou, M., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Wurzinger, Maria, Burger, P.A., Sölkner, J.

“…While well‐structured breeding programs are common in developed countries, in developing country situations, especially in West Africa, on‐farm performance and pedigree recordings are rare, and thus, genomic markers provide insights to the levels of genetic diversity, inbreeding and introgression by other breeds. …”
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Modern food supply chains and development: Evidence from horticulture export sectors in sub-Saharan Africa por Maertens, Miet, Minten, Bart, Swinnen, Johan

“…This is causing important changes in developing‐country food supply chains, particularly in supermarket‐driven and high‐value export chains, but the welfare implications of these changes are poorly understood. …”
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Long-term consequences of early childhood malnutrition por Alderman, Harold, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill

“…Had the median preschool child in this sample had the stature of a median child in a developed country, by adolescence, she would be 4.6 centimeters taller and would have completed an additional 0.7 grades of schooling…”
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Spatial networks in multi-region computable general equilibrium models por Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman

“…We implement the model with a prototype data set for a stylized, poor, developing country with rural regions linked to an urban region that provides the gateway to international markets. …”
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Report of the First Meeting of the CGIAR Oversight Committee por CGIAR Oversight Committee

“…The Committee also made a work plan consisting of four items: strategy/vision for the system; leadership and structure for the CGIAR and the centers; developing country needs; and maintaining a watching brief over specific issues. …”
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Report of the Second Meeting of the CGIAR Oversight Committee por CGIAR Oversight Committee

“…Additional topics discussed included the central structure of the CGIAR, developing country needs and NARS participation in the CGIAR, and governance issues concerning ICLARM, and INIBAP's transfer to IBPGR. …”
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Development and Poverty Reduction: Looking Back, Looking Ahead por World Bank

“…And despite some progress on policy environmentsand aid flows, both developing and developed countries have failed to deliver fully on thecommitments to extend these gains. …”
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Long-term impact of investments in early schooling: Empirical evidence from rural Ethiopia por Mani, Subha, Hoddinott, John F., Strauss, John

“…This paper identifies the cumulative impact of early schooling investments on later schooling outcomes in the context of a developing country, using enrollment status and relative grade attainment (RGA) as short- and long-run measures of schooling. …”
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Long-term consequences of early childhood malnutrition por Alderman, Harold, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill

“…Had the median preschool child in this sample had the stature of a median child in a developed country, by adolescence, she would be 4.6 centimeters taller and would have completed an additional 0.7 grades of schooling."-- Authors' Abstract…”
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Paying for agricultural productivity por Alston, Julian M., Pardey, Philip G., Smith, Vincent H.

“…To complement the case studies, the book analyzes trends in R&D investment in twenty-two developed countries. Paying for Agricultural Productivity will be an invaluable resource for economic and development specialists concerned with agricultural research and development, as well as for farmers, food processors, agricultural wholesalers and retailers, environmentalists, and research scientists.…”
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How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation por Richards, Meryl B., Bruun, T.B., Campbell, Bruce M., Gregersen LE, Huyer, Sophia, Kuntze, V., Madsen STN, Oldvig MB, Vasileiou, Ioannis

“…Considerable finance is needed for agricultural adaptation and mitigation by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – in the order of USD 3 billion annually for adaptation and 2 billion annually for mitigation. …”
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Environmental and Economic Impacts of Growing Certified Organic Coffee in Colombia por Ibanez, Marcela, Blackman, Allen

“…According to advocates, eco-certification can improve developing country farmers’ environmental and economic performance. …”
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International Food Policy Research Institute: IFPRI’s Response to TAC Recommendations por International Food Policy Research Institute, Sen, S.R.

“…Concerning TAC's recommendation that the Institute relocate to a developing country, the Board explained its reasons for remaining in Washington. …”
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Supporting the development of biobanks in low and medium income countries por Klingström, Tomas, Mendy, Maimuna, Meunier, Dominique, Berger, Anouk, Reichel, Jane, Christoffels, Alan, Bendou, Hocine, Swanepoel, Carmen, Smit, Lemoene, Mckellar-Basset, Campbell, Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik, Soderberg, Jonas, Merino-Martinez, Roxana, Amatya, Suyesh, Kihara, Absolomon, Kemp, Stephen J., Reihs, Robert, Muller, Heimo

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1992 CGIAR Annual Report por CGIAR Secretariat

“…The chapter notes a serious contraction in official development assistance and its consequences for international agricultural research, progress in establishing CIFOR, and measures to improve developing country representation in the CGIAR System. The report also discusses the Group's participation in the UNCED and its follow up, and in the International Conference on Nutrition sponsored by WHO and FAO.UNCED Secretary General Maurice Strong contributed a chapter on developments following the Rio Earth Summit, which is followed by an interview with Razali Ismail, Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, on the significance of Agenda 21. …”
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Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo por Blomme, Guy, Ocimati, W., Nabuuma, D., Sivirihauma, Charles, Davey, M., Buah, Saaka S.J., Bergh, Inge van den, Vutseme, L., Bahati, L., Ekesa, B.

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is widespread in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Unlike in developed countries, where the main source of vitamin A comes from meat, the diet of poor populations in SSA is largely plant based. …”
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