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Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs by Kazbekov, Jusipbek S., Qureshi, Asad Sarwar

“…Since independence in 1991, these countries have undergone transitions from being centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems, which did not include the creation of agricultural extension systems. …”
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Fragmentation of arid and semi-Arid ecosystems: Implications for people and animals by Hobbs, N.T., Reid, Robin S., Galvin, K.A., Ellis, J.E.

“…Despite these efforts, understanding of the consequences of landscape fragmentation for human economies and social systems remains rudimentary.…”
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Towards developing scalable climate-smart village models: approach and lessons learnt from pilot research in West Africa by Bayala, Jules, Zougmoré, Robert B., Ky-Dembélé, Catherine, Bationo, B. André, Buah, Saaka S.J., Sanogo, Diaminatou, Somda, Jacques, Tougiani, Abasse, Traoré, Kadari, Kalinganire, Antoine

“…Other key players of the project are the national research institutes namely Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA, Burkina Faso), Savanna Agriculture Research Institute of the Council for Scienti c and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI, Ghana), Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER, Mali), Institut Senegalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA) and Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN). …”
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CTA Project Completion Report: Grain Hub (G-Hub) Project by Eastern Africa Grain Council

“…In addition, traders and processors are not able to purchase grain from individual farmers as the volumes they produce are relatively small (showing limited possibilities for economies of scale). In partnership with the Eastern African Grain Council (EAGC), CTA conceptualised the grain trade business hub (G-Hub) model and provided a grant of €400,000 to EAGC to implement a project in Kenya and Tanzania. …”
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Raising the profile of woodfuels in the forest landscape restoration agenda by Harvey, C.A., Guariguata, Manuel R.

“…In many regions, woodfuels (firewood and charcoal) are the main energy source for households and play a pivotal role in local economies; yet they are also associated with environmental degradation and adverse health outcomes. …”
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Scenario-guided participatory enhancement of Costa Rica’s Nationally Determined Contribution by Veeger, Marieke

“…To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, economies will need to go through deep transformations. …”
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The Climate Security and Energy (Transition) Nexus: Winds of Change by Bößner, Stefan, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…Energy transitions present a formidable opportunity not only to decarbonize our economies, but also to build a more equitable and decentralized energy system. …”
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Protocol for the collection of field data for rice mapping by Mathieu, Renaud, Murugesan, Deiveegan, Quicho, Emma, Raviz, Jeny

“…This work builds on the Remote sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging economies (RIICE, http://www.riice.org/) co-developed by IRRI and implemented in South and Southeast Asian countries. …”
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Economics of climate change in the Arab world by Verner, Dorte, Breisinger, Clemens

“…Climate change affects countries' economies and households through a variety of channels. …”
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Trade liberalization and regional integration: the search for large numbers by Robinson, Sherman, Thierfelder, Karen

“…We conjecture that increases in intra-sectoral trade arise from the fact that an RTA provides an expanded secure market, and permits firms to pursue economies of fine specialization. This Smithian specialization in production is another source of efficiency gains.…”
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Fostering global well-being: a new paradigm to revitalize agricultural and rural development. by Bathrick, David D.

“…After years of structural biases and general disinterest in the developing world’s agricultural sector, global trade is now forcing poorer, agrarian-based economies to assess their natural comparative advantages and quickly adapt. …”
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A Guide for implementing gender-responsive nutrition programs by Nchanji, Eileen, Ouko, Kevin, Cosmas, Lutomia

“…It focuses primarily on crop-based systems in developing economies, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where gender disparities are most evident. …”
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Wholesalers, wholesale markets, and symbiosis with the emerging logistics sector by Reardon, Thomas

“…The primary geographic focus is on developing and emerging market economies (Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America), but also provides a comparison with the evidence regarding the evolution and roles 3PLS and wholesale markets in agrifood value chain development in the United States and Western Europe. …”
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Climate Security Observatory - Somalia by Sax, Niklas, Schapendonk, Frans, Kenduiywo, Benson, Villa, Victor, Craparo, Alessandro, Benzid, Rym, Nunow, Abdimajid, Pacillo, Grazia

“…In response, conflict-sensitive approaches to climate action are gaining support as mechanisms to ensure transitions to carbon-neutral economies and climate-resilient societies are equitable and aligned with peacebuilding goals. …”
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Using a choice experiment to estimate farmers' valuation of agrobiodiversity on Hungarian small farms by Birol, Ekin, Smale, Melinda, Gyovai, Agnes

“…This study has implications for sustaining agrobiodiversity in transitional economies.…”
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Using a choice experiment to estimate the relationship between diversity and development: agrobiodiversity management on Hungarian small farms by Birol, Ekin, Kontoleon, Andreas, Smale, Melinda

“…This study has implications for sustaining agrobiodiversity in transitional economies.…”
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Brief: connecting the carbon and water cycles for systemic resilience by Adolfsson, E.

“…Freshwater, often overlooked, is the silent currency sustaining our economies — powering every sector from agriculture to energy — and underpinning our livelihoods. …”
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Forage seed production, processing and handling in Ethiopia by Bezabih, Melkamu, Habte, Ermias, Adie, Aberra

“…Livestock are central to the livelihoods and economies of most African countries. The dominant production systems (mixed crop-livestock, pastoral, and agropastoral) depend heavily on feed resources, which represent the largest cost in livestock production. …”
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Changing roles in forest research by Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…The globalisation of economies and the emergence of a powerful multi-national corporate sector will result in significant shifts in the geographic locations, types and intensities of forest use. …”
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An economic study of small pigholders in Vietnam: some insights gained and the scope for further research by Tisdell, C.A.

“…These results include (1) natural protection given to Vietnam’s pig producers from imports as a result of the nature of the preferences of Vietnamese consumers: (2) the importance of household labour, especially that provided by females, in the husbandry of pigs held by households; (3) the existence, or otherwise, of scale economies as a function of the number of pigs held by households, (4) the import dependence for pig food of Vietnam’s pig industry and the way in which it varies with the number of pigs kept by households; (5) specialization in pig production, (6) regional differences in the economics of pig production; (7) economic discrimination in the supply of inputs to household producers of pigs and in their sale of pigs; (8) the size of pig-holdings and the use of professional services, such as veterinary services and extension services; and (9) findings about miscellaneous matters, such as the genetic composition of the pig stock. …”
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