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Produktkvalitet på svenskt nötkött por Lindow, Karin

“…From the interviews with both the farmers and the slaughter plants, two major opinions could be discerned: Swedish beef has a large variation in product quality, and any new quality improvements would have to be economically feasible. The farmers were generally positive towards regulations that would guarantee product quality. …”
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Public Plays por Starck, Tobias, Stjernfeldt, Evelina, Wallby, Klara

“…Healthy people do good at work and in social life, thus an active lifestyle leads to economical and social sustainability. By examine these questions and finding a spatial solution for the area, we raise an issue in the debate of what might form a sustainable city. …”
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Tillväxtreaktion hos skärmträd i högskärm av gran i Medelpad por Sjöström, Anders

“…A tree that was co-dominant in 1994 was not co-dominant because of poor growing capacity but because it has been pushed from the side by other trees. To maximise the economic outcome of the shelter period it is best to leave the co-dominant trees in the shelterwood. …”

Föräldraengagemang på ponnytävling : ur hoppdomares perspektiv por Lunneborg, Michaela, Sondell, Johanna

“…Showjumping is expensive and takes a lot of time, which can put an economical pressure on their families. Young riders are dependent on parents to support them with the finances and transport. …”

Defining Nature: Who’s Talking? The concept of nature in legal cases with Rights of Nature in Ecuador : a frame/framing analysis of interpretations of nature, underlying factors an... por Wolf, Laura Elisabeth

“…Furthermore, which frames actually prevail in rulings as well as the frames themselves, is highly influenced by unequal power relations between the juridical community and the government. Economic interests of the government indirectly cause judges, who tend to feel governmental pressure, to favor interests of extractive sector companies over the RoN, so governmental frames of nature dominate the rulings. …”

European perch (Perca fluviatilis) as a possible predator of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Baltic Sea por Westlund, Mari-Helen

“…Invasive species is a global issue with a strong link to reduced biodiversity and large economic costs. The invasive fish species round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is one of the species that are spreading in the Baltic Sea area most rapidly, and risk causing major issues. …”
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A value chain analysis for timber in four East African countries : an exploratory case study por Hulusjö, Daniel

“…The results from this study can support Vi Agroforestry in their work to increase economic activity and growth with the aim to effectively reduce poverty and contribute to establishing sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers in East Africa. …”

Effects of shade on milk production in Swedish dairy cows on pasture por Ulvshammar, Karin

“…Even though the study did not verify the importance of shade for grazing dairy cows from an economic perspective, the fact that the cows with access to shade also used the opportunity to be in shade, indicates that shade on pasture is important for the cow from a well-being perspective.…”
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Full Circle: upstream and downstream migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the northern Swedish river Vindelälven por Grandy-Rashap, Raven

“…The life cycle of the anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) can span large geographic, political, and socio-economic boundaries. Management strategies and regulations that only concentrate on small spatial scales often overlook larger basin-wide problems, especially relating to post-spawn seaward migration. …”
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Avsättningsmöjligheter för slaggrus från avfallsförbränning vid Åmotfors Energi por Laggren, Anna

“…Today, metal is extracted from the ashes because of the economic benefits, but in the future it is possible that we will see bottom ash as a resource that can replace of virgin and non-renewable materials.…”
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Scaling up of CSA Platforms at the Subnational (District) Levels in Ghana: a Progressive Achievement of Theghana CCAFS Science-Policy Platform por Botchway, Vincent Ansah, Sam, Kingsley Odum, Karbo, Naaminong, Essegbey, George Owusu, Nutsukpo, Delali, Agyemang, Kingsley, Zougmoré, Robert B., Partey, Samuel T.

“…The awareness of climate change on socio-economic development among development workers, scientists and policy decision makers appears high though more attention has been given to the search for biophysical solutions than the policy institutional environment enabling their uptake. …”
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Portfolios of Climate Smart Agriculture Practices in Smallholder Rice-Wheat System of Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains—Crop Productivity, Resource Use Efficiency and Environmental Foot... por Bijarniya, Deepak, Parihar, Chiter Mal, Jat, Raj K., Kalvaniya, Kailash C., Kakraliya, S., Jat, Mangi Lal

“…Therefore, 3-year multi-location farmer’s participatory research trial was conducted to assess the impact of crop establishment and residue management techniques on crop productivity, economic profitability and environmental footprints in RWS. …”
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Gendered impacts of falling rubber prices: Changing livelihood strategies in China's rubber hearltand por Su, Y., Sujakhu, N.M., Smith, A.

“…The rubber industry has become an important economic driver for lifting rural farmers out of poverty and ensuring basic living standards in a historically underdeveloped area of the country. …”
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“We should be able to decide”: Obesogenic factors influencing dietary behaviours of women and adolescents in Ethiopia por Trübswasser, Ursula

“…Perceptions related to the unhealthy diets and bigger body images of wealthy people, combined with healthy food being more difficult to access or afford, are major challenges for people of low socio-economic status to eat healthily. Our findings also suggest that adolescents’ agency to make dietary choices depends not only on their knowledge but on the complexity of their physical and social surroundings and the confidence they have in their future. …”
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Biosecurity and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in animal agricultural settings for reducing infection burden, antibiotic use, and antibiotic resistance: a One... por Jiménez, C.E.P., Keestra, S., Tandon, P., Cumming, O., Pickering, A.J., Moodley, Arshnee, Chandler, C.I.R.

“…Most of the evidence emerges from studies that focus on the farm itself, rather than targeting agricultural communities or the broader social, economic, and policy environment that could affect their outcomes. …”
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Trees and shrubs forage in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: determinants of utilization, nutritive value and effect of supplementation on the lactation performance of... por Barwani, D.K.

“…This study aimed to evaluate the socio-economic factors determining the utilisation of trees and shrubs (TS) as livestock feeds by smallholder cattle farmers, assess the chemical composition and in vitro gas production of the most preferred TS, as well as to investigate the effects of supplementing Guatemala grass with Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam. …”
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Building food security and resilience through intraregional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean por Illescas, Nelson, McNamara, Brian, Piñeiro, Valeria, Rodriguez, Agustín Tejeda

“…Stable supplies are particularly important for food security given the likelihood of continued shocks, such as conflicts, epidemics, economic crises, and extreme weather events. Although trade between countries in the region plays an important role as a source of imports, more than 60 percent of LAC’s food purchases come from extraregional suppliers. …”
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The quiet revolution and emerging modern revolution in agri-food processing in Sub-Saharan Africa por Reardon, Thomas, Awosuke, Titus, Haggblade, Steven, Minten, Bart, Vos, Rob

“…Many of the region’s economies were characterized by periods of relatively fast economic growth (around 3% to 6%), increasing population and strong patterns of urbanization that have triggered a diversification in diets. …”
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Evolution of milk production systems in tropical Latin America and its interrelationship with markets: an analysis of the Colombian case por Holmann, Federico J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Carulla, J., Rivera, B., Giraldo, L., Guzmán, S., Martínez, M., Medina, A., Farrow, Andrew

“…The use of strategic feed supplementation to the basal diet of forage had mixed effects. The best economic response to this supplementation in lowland regions (i.e., Piedmont and Caribbean) was with low quantities (i.e., < 0.5 kg DM/cow/day) of feed supplements while in highland regions (i.e., Coffee Growing area, Antioquia and the Cundiboyacense altiplanicie) was with moderate quantities (i.e., between 0.5 and 2 kg DM/cow/day). …”
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The true costs of food production in Kenya and Viet Nam por Benfica, Rui, Hossain, Marup, Davis, Kristin E., Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo

“…Sustainable agrifood systems (AFS) provide food security and nutrition without compromising economic, social, and environmental objectives. However, many AFS generate substantial unaccounted for environmental, social, and health costs. …”
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