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Processes of large-scale land acquisition by investors: Case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa by German, L., Schoneveld, George C., Mwangi, E.

“…Rapid growth of emerging economies, emerging interest in biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels and recent volatility in commodity prices have led to a marked increase in the pace and scale of foreign direct investment in land-based enterprises in the global South. …”
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Distribution and Use of Income from Bushmeat in a Rural Village, Central Gabon by Coad, L.M., Abernethy, K.A., Balmford, A., Manica, A., Airey, L., Milner-Gulland, E.J.

“…Conservation interventions that aim to reduce the commercial bushmeat trade need to account for likely shifts in individual spending that may ensue and the secondary effects on household economies.…”
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Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options by Shiferaw, B., Tesfaye, K., Kassie, M., Abate, T., Boddupalli, P.M., Menkir, A.

“…Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic variability.Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors contributing to malnutritionand famine in many parts of the region. …”
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Gender-based constraints and opportunities to agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A systematic review by Mulema, Annet A., Damtew, Elias

“…When women’s membership in informal groups is higher, women can achieve economies of scale in access to markets, build confidence, and leadership. …”
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Rural seed sector development through participatory varietal selection: Synergies and trade-offs in seed provision services and market participation among household bean producers... by Wilkus, Erin Lynn, Francesconi, Gian N., Jager, Matthias

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Determinants of agricultural and land management practices and impacts on crop production and household income in the highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia by Pender, J.L., Gebremedhin, Berhanu

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Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: Time to ask the right questions by Kakkar, M., Chatterjee, P., Chauhan, A.S., Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Beeche, A., Jing, F., Chotinan, S.

“…Several sensitive and essential realities are tied with antibiotic consumption – food security, livelihoods, poverty alleviation, healthcare access and national economies, to name a few. That makes one-size-fits-all policies, framed with the developed country context in mind, inappropriate for developing countries. …”
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Evaluación de dos protocolos para la inducción de embiogénesis somática en clones de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) seleccionados por el Programa de Mejoramiento Genético de Cacao del... by Mata Quirós, Allan

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Role of Potato mop-top virus RNA-TGB in pathogenesis and synergism with Colombian potato soil-borne virus by Sondermann, Jana

“…Due to its importance, pathogens affecting its production have a considerable impact on local economies, mainly in developing countries where the production relies on small farms. …”

Zoonotic flavivirus exposure in peri-urban and suburban pig-keeping in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the knowledge and preventive practices of pig farmers by Long Pham-Thanh, Thang Nguyen-Tien, Magnusson, Ulf, Vuong Nghia Bui, Anh Ngoc Bui, Lundkvist, Å., Duoc Trong Vu, Son Hai Tran, Minh Xuan Can, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs), including those caused by flaviviruses, remain human health problems for developing and urbanizing economies. This cross-sectional study examined risks of flavivirus exposure through a survey regarding knowledge and practices of pig farmers, and serological analysis of pigs in peri-urban and suburban Hanoi city. …”
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FTA Highlight No.8 – Biomass, Bioenergy and Biomaterials by Baral, H., Sears, R.R., Brady, M.A., Meybeck, A., Gitz, V., Njenga, M., Li, Y., Duguma, L.A., López, A., Martius, C.

“…Over the last decade, the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) has undertaken basic and applied research on multiple dimensions of woody biomass production and use for energy and materials, such as sustainable production, value chains and investments, enterprise development, and green growth through forest and tree-based circular economies. This highlight discusses the key outputs and findings from FTA work on biomass production and use for bioenergy and biomaterials, in particular woody biomass production in forests and plantations and on farms; the use of biomass; and related value chains. …”
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Conservation Agriculture Benefits Indian Farmers, but Technology Targeting Needed for Greater Impacts by Krishna, Vijesh V., Keil, Alwin, Jain, Meha, Weiqi Zhou, Jose, Monish, Surendran-Padmaja, Subash, Barba-Escoto, Luis, Singh, Balwinder, Jat, Mangi Lal, Erenstein, Olaf

“…Econometric models and machine learning algorithms were used to analyze remote sensing data and farm household data collected from the Indian states of Punjab and Bihar, two contrasting agrarian economies of the IGP. While farmer adoption was low among smallholders (owning <2 ha of land), the on-farm effects of ZT on variable cost reduction and yield and profit enhancement for smallholders are comparable to large farmers. …”
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Crop commercialization in Ethiopia: Trends, drivers, and impact on well-being by Minot, Nicholas, Warner, James, Aredo, Samson Dejene, Zewdie, Tadiwos

“…Ethiopia makes an excellent case study as it has had one of the fastest growing economies in the world. An important aspect of this process is agricultural commercialization, that is, the rising share of agricultural output is sold on the market rather than being consumed at home. …”
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Patterns of catch and trophic signatures illustrate diverse management requirements of coastal fisheries at island scale in Solomon Islands by Smallhorn-West, Patrick, Van Der Ploeg, Jan, Notere Boso, Delvene, Sukulu, Meshach, Leamae, Janet, Isihanua, Mathew, Jasper, Martin, Saeni-Oeta, Janet, Batalofo, Margaret, Orirana, Grace, Konamalefo, Alick, Houma, Jill, Eriksson, Hampus

“…Coastal fisheries are a critical component of Pacific island food systems; they power village economies and provide nutritious aquatic foods. Many coastal women and men actively fishing in this region rely on multi-species fisheries, which given their extraordinary diversity are notoriously difficult to both characterize, and to manage. …”
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Effects of EU illegal logging policy on timber-supplying countries: A systematic review by Polo Villanueva, F.D., Tegegne, Y.T., Winkel, G., Cerutti, P.O., Ramcilovic-Suominen, Sabaheta, McDermott, C.L., Zeitlin, J., Sotirov, M., Cashore, B., Wardell, D.A., Haywood, A., Giessen, L.

“…The evidence suggests that while VPAs have contributed to the establishment of governance structures, tools, and procedures they have not been able to solve social problems (i.e., inequality and injustice) and have potentially harmed the economies of EU timber suppliers. Evidence on the effects of VPAs on illegal logging and trade and the environment remains limited. …”
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Is irrigation fit for purpose? A review of the relationships between scheme size and performance of irrigation systems by McCarthy, Nancy, Ringler, Claudia, Agbonlahor, Mure Uhunamure, Pandya, A. B., Iyob, Biniam, Pérez, Nicostrato D.

“…This paper reviews how fit-for-purpose irrigation is with a focus on economies of scale of surface and groundwater systems, and a particular examination of systems in Sub-Saharan Africa where the need for expansion is largest. …”
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Gender integration in agricultural policies: Uncovering strengths, gaps, and implications for gender equality and rural women’s empowerment by Acosta, Mariola, Osorio, Martha, Stloukal, Libor, Valverde, Ivanna, Vilimelis López, Silvia, Phillips, Lauren M.

“…The study applies the Gender in Agricultural Policies Analysis tool (GAPo) to assess 83 main agricultural policies of low, lower-middle, and upper-middle-income economies. 94 BOOK OF ABSTRACTS Our results show that although 17% of the reviewed agricultural policies fail to recognize and address gender inequality within the sector, most policies integrate gender consideration to some extent. …”
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Introduction: Accelerating policy progress in uncertain times by Resnick, Danielle, Diao, Xinshen, Tadesse, Getaw

“…These initiatives aim to create economies of scale by coordinating investments in transport, communications, power, and storage to foster linkages between farmers and agribusiness enterprises. …”
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Drivers of adoption of small-scale irrigation in Mali and its impacts on nutrition across sex of irrigators by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Kato, Edward, Ru, Yating

“…Farmer groups also tend to support market participation, which is important to help address the challenge of economies of scale of small-scale irrigators.…”
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The rising costs of nutritious foods: The case of Ethiopia by Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Minten, Bart

“…Costs of healthy diets are worryingly rising in a number of developed and emerging economies. However, less is known on these costs for developing countries. …”
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