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Dragons with clay feet?: Transition, sustainable land use, and rural environment in China and Vietnam by Spoor, Max, Heerink, Nico, Qu, Futian

“…The analysis of household responses to economic policies and changing institution, and their implications for agricultural production and sustainable resource use in East-Asian transition economies, is a relatively new research field. This collection by a group of Chinese, Vietnamese, and international researchers reflect the rapid progress that is being made in this important research field.…”
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Summary and policy implications by Badiane, Ousmane, Makombe, Tsitsi

“…The 2014 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) examines in depth the above developments and current and future trends that are likely to shape the course of African economies, as well as the key drivers of Africa’s recent growth recovery. …”
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INIBAP by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Although bananas and plantains play major roles in the diets and economies of developing countries, the production of such crops suffers from a lack of coordinated research and information programmes. …”
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Sounder exports through changing production by Robbins, Peter

“…By the start of the millennium, most ACP and other developing countries had liberalised their economies, following the advice of multilateral development agencies. …”
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Papa nativa diploide: en busca de fortalecer el sistema productivo de Colombia by Garnica Holguín, Ana Magdalena, Uribe Gaviria, Andrés Felipe, Agudelo Chocontá, Beatriz Elena, Abaunza González, Carlos Alberto, Herrera Heredia, Carlos Alberto, Arango Almanza, Carlos Arturo, Álvarez Ochoa, Claudia Patricia, García González, Daniel Guillermo, Sánchez Vivas, Diego Fernando, Espitia Malagón, Eduardo María, Rodríguez Cortina, Jader, Suárez Cano, Javier Alexander, Zapata Pareja, José Luis, Poveda Pisco, Juan Carlos, Mateus Rodríguez, Julián Fernando, Gabriel Ortega, Julio, Cusgüen Londoño, Isabel, Prieto Contreras, Lena, Echeverry Prieto, Lena Carolina, Ortiz Ortiz, Lilia Astrid, Lavado Villalobos, Luis Alonso, Pinzón Perdomo, Luz Mireya, Nova Rodríguez, Luz Yamile, Cerón Lasso, María del Socorro, Barreto Triana, Nancy del Carmen, Cely Pardo, Nubia Liliana, Porras Rodríguez, Pedro David, Romero Barrera, Yajaira, Molina Cita, Yaquelin

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Natural resource curse in Africa: Dutch Disease and institutional explanations by Mulwa, Richard, Mariara, Jane

“…Production and exports in Africa's resource-rich economies are highly concentrated in natural resource-based products, but these economies show little evidence of structural change toward high value-added activities outside the natural resource sector. …”
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Coronavirus: Lockdowns across Africa creating major economic loss by Thurlow, James

“…But early research indicates that many African economies are significantly impacted and that poorer households are struggling.…”
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Growth of modern service providers for the African agricultural sector: An insight from a public irrigation scheme in Ghana by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Agandin, John, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…The service providers emerged by exploiting both the economies of scale and the economies of scope, keeping rice production as the primary source of income, instead of specializing only in service provisions. …”
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Between the sky and the sea by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The economies of ACP island States, just as all other ACP States, depend largely on trading agreements with Europe and other Northern countries. …”
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Bridges.org by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Bridges.org is an international non-profit organization that supports initiatives focusing on improving access and getting technology used, in order to strengthen communities, democratic institutions, free press and local economies, working with - instead…”
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Monitoring of Market Prices, Characterization of Value Chains, Cost and Benefit Analysis and Adoption Evaluation by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Association Malienne d'Eveil au Développement Durable, Institut d'Economie Rurale

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Emerging markets in the post-liberalisation period: evidence from the raw milk market in rural Kenya by Kijima, Y., Yamano, T., Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…Have recent reforms improved market functioning in African economies? This article examines how the raw milk market in western and central Kenya has developed after the dairy sector liberalisation in 1992 by using panel data of 862 rural households. …”
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First report of Zucchini tigré mosaic virus naturally infecting two different cucurbit species in Argentina by Brugo Carivali, María Florencia, Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth, Celli, Marcos Giovani, Carrasco, Franca Denise, Silva, Milagros Itatí, Cabrera Mederos, Dariel, Perotto, Maria Cecilia

“…Tetsukabuto contribute significantly to regional economies, being the fourth most popular vegetable in the domestic market.…”
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How mobile phone towers could help monitor rainfall in developing countries by David, Noam, Gao, H. Oliver, Liu, Yanyan

“…Many developing economies suffer from a lack of reliable rainfall measurements due to a lack of funds and a shortage of equipment – such as gauges and radars. …”
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Land husbandry: an environmental challenge by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…This is a result of increasing population pressure, unstable economies both at national and international level, and changing climate....…”
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Une race laitière de haute qualité : la chèvre Guerra by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…L’Institut d’économie rurale de Kayes, au Mali s’efforce de promouvoir une nouvelle race de chèvre, originaire d’Espagne qui est une très bonne laitière.…”
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Nouvelles ACP-UE : Lutte contre l’abattage illégal by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…L'abattage illégal est une pratique malheureusement très courante qui non seulement détériore gravement les forêts, mais porte aussi préjudice aux communautés locales et aux économies nationales…”
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À l'écoute des paysans by Masianini, Bernadette, Rokotuibau, Mereani

“…Paysans et agents de vulgarisation du Pacifique s'associent pour produire des DVD et des émissions de radio/télé afin de renforcer l'agriculture et les économies rurales.…”
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Level that playing field! by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The pendulum of the 1990 s that swung even the world s tiniest, most fragile economies towards the ferocious simplicity of Trade It, Trade It and Trade It Again has been swinging back for some time to a more balanced and benign position.For many...…”
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Paver le chemin du développement? L’impact des infrastructures de transports sur la production agricole et la réduction de la pauvreté en République démocratique du Congo by Ulimwengu, John M., Funes, José, Headey, Derek D., You, Liangzhi

“…Les exportations agricoles, qui représentaient 40 % du total des exportations en 1960, sont tombées à 10 % en 2000, et le surplus alimentaire par personne a chuté de 30 %, ce qui est énorme, entre 1975 et 2000. Bref, l’économie de la RDC est dans une crise aigue, et la grande majorité de la population survit grace à une économie agricole de subsistance.…”
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