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Global food security and market stability: The role and concerns of large net food importers and exporters by Huang, Jikun, Piñeiro, Martín, Piñeiro, Valeria, Anderson, Kym, Illescas, Nelson, Laborde Debucquet, David, Wellesley, Laura, Puricelli, Estefanía

“…A number of emerging economies and newly developed countries are now main actors in world trade. …”
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Food processing, transformation, and job creation: The case of Ethiopia’s enjera markets by Minten, Bart, Assefa, Thomas, Abebe, Girum, Engida, Ermias, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…Given the importance of agriculture in developing economies, food processing industries often dominate the industrial sector when considering employment and value addition in these settings. …”
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The economic value of seasonal forecasts stochastic economywide analysis for East Africa by Rodrigues, Joao, Thurlow, James, Landman, Willem, Ringler, Claudia, Robertson, Richard D., Zhu, Tingju

“…Economywide approaches are therefore needed to complement farm-level analysis when evaluating forecast systems in low-income agrarian economies.…”
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Costing the ex situ conservation of genetic resources: maize and wheat at CIMMYT by Pardey, Philip G., Koo, Bonwoo, Wright, Brian D., Van Dusen, M. Eric, Skovmand, Bent, Taba, Suketoshi, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…We present estimates of the size and scale economies evident in the CIMMYT operation as a basis for assessing the economics of consolidation. …”
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Perfil de evaluación de necesidades del Inventario de Agricultura y UTCUTS de Antigua y Barbuda by Vásquez, Daniela, Barrios, Julián, Haynes, Connor

“…The agriculture and land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors are key determinants of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), both because of their importance in national economies and because of their weight in the climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement. …”
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Perfil de evaluación de necesidades del Inventario de Agricultura y UTCUTS de Ecuador by Barrios, Julián, Vásquez, Daniela, Haynes, Connor

“…The agriculture and land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors are key determinants of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), both because of their importance in national economies and because of their weight in the climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement. …”
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Non-rice crops in rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia by Lefroy, Rod D.B.

“…While this emphasizes the importance of rice farming, it does not mean that non-rice crops, whether annual or perennial, are not important to the multitude of farming households or to the overall economies of the region. The cultivation of non-rice crops is affected by the available natural resources, particularly climate and soils, by changing market demands, by labour- and capital-availability, by the specific interests of farmers, and, as is critical to this review, by changes in the area and methods of rice production. …”
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Molecular and cytological characterization of the global Musa germplasm collection provides insights into the treasure of banana diversity by Christelova, P., Langhe, E. de, Hribova, E., Cizkova, J., Sardos, J., Husakova, M., Houwe, Ines van den, Sutanto, A., Kepler, A.K., Swennen, Rony L., Roux, N., Doležel, Jaroslav

“…With the annual production reaching 144 million tons, their production represents an important contribution to the economies of many countries in Asia, Africa, Latin-America and Pacific Islands. …”
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SNP profiling of Elaeis oleifera (H.B.K) cortes germplasm in Ucayali, Peru using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) by Camacho Villalobos, Alina Alexandra, Mestanza, Orson, Cabrera Pintado, Rosa María, Sanchez Sunción, Glendy, Bendezu, Jorge

“…Objectives Elaeis oleifera, commonly known as the American oil palm, plays a crucial role in the agricultural economies of Central and South America due to its unique oil characteristics and resistance to certain diseases. …”
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Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions by Delavaux, Camille S., Crowther, Thomas W., Zohner, Constantin M., Robmann, Niamh M., Lauber, Thomas, van den Hoogen, Johan, Kuebbing, Sara, Liang, Jingjing, de-Miguel, Sergio, Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Peri, Pablo Luis, Maynard, Daniel S.

“…Tree invasions in particular have been relatively overlooked, even though they have the potential to transform ecosystems and economies3,4. Here, leveraging global tree databases5,6,7, we explore how the phylogenetic and functional diversity of native tree communities, human pressure and the environment influence the establishment of non-native tree species and the subsequent invasion severity. …”
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Biomass, Bioenergy and Biomaterials. FTA Highlights of a Decade 2011–2021 by Baral, Himlal, Sears, Robin R, Brandy, Michael, Meybeck, Alexandre, Gitz, Vincent, Njenga, Mary, Li X Yanxia, Duguma, Lalisa A, López, Arlene, Martius, Cristopher

“…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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Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability by Sokolow, J., Kennedy, G., Attwood, S.

“…This resource, if considered along with contributing social, environmental, and economic factors (e.g., local tastes, available water resources, soil fertility, local economies) can promote a food system that offers a diverse range of nutrient-dense foods more sustainably.…”
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Rangeland Degradation: Causes, Consequences, Monitoring Techniques and Remedies by Bolo, Peter Omondi, Sommer, Rolf, Kihara, Job Maguta, Kinyua, Michael, Nyawira, Sylvia, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…Rangelands have environmental, social and economic benefits, including support to national economies through tourism and employment. In Kenya, tourism, much of which is attributed to rangelands, accounts for 13% of the gross domestic product. …”
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What is the cost of integration? Evidence from an integrated health and agriculture project to improve nutrition outcomes in Western Kenya by Levin, C., Self, J., Kedera, E., Wamalwa, M., Hu, J., Grant, F., Girard, Amy W., Cole, Donald C., Low, Jan W.

“…Planning and implementing less intensive integrated interventions may be possible, and economies of scale may reduce overall costs. Empirical estimates of costs by components are critical for future planning and scaling up of integrated programmes.…”
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Analyse multi-niveaux des freins à l’adoption de la certification du cacao au Cameroun by Nlend Nkott, A.L., Mathé, S., Temple, L.

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Diversity of endogenous avian leukosis virus subgroup E (ALVE) insertions in indigenous chickens by Mason, A.S., Miedzinska, K., Kebede, A., Bamidele, Oladeji, Al-Jumaili, A.S., Dessie, Tadelle, Hanotte, Olivier H., Smith, J.

“…This work provides the basis for future studies to fully quantify the role of ALVE in immunity against exogenous ALV, and development of programmes to improve the productivity and welfare of chickens in developing economies.…”
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Impact of climatic, demographic and disease control factors on the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in large cities worldwide by Metelmann, S., Pattni, K., Brierley, L., Cavalerie, Lisa, Caminade, C., Blagrove, M.S.C., Turner, J., Sharkey, K.J., Baylis, M.

“…Other vulnerable regions, such as South Africa and several parts of South America have also seen cases rise, further impacting local economies and livelihoods. Despite substantial research efforts to date, it remains unresolved as to whether COVID-19 transmission has the same sensitivity to climate observed for other common respiratory viruses such as seasonal influenza. …”
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Reconciling oil palm economic development and environmental conservation in Indonesia: A value chain dynamic approach by Purnomo, H., Okarda, B., Dermawan, A., Ilham, Q.P., Pacheco, P., Nurfatriani, F., Suhendang, E.

“…Palm oil makes a significant contribution to the economies of Indonesia and Malaysia through private corporations, state-owned companies and smallholders, with the two countries supplying 85% of the global palm oil. …”
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Navigating between Tea and Rubber in Xishuangbanna, China: When New Crops Fail and Old Ones Work by Slothuus, C.F., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Mertz, O.

“…The general consensus is that there have been negative impacts on the environment and positive impacts on local economies. However, since rubber prices dropped after 2011, the economic benefit to the local people is challenged and the impact on the local people and communities remains unclear. …”
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Ex-ante evaluation of economic impacts of adopting improved forages in the Colombian Orinoquía by Enciso, Karen, Charry, Andrés, Rincón Castillo, Álvaro, Burkart, Stefan

“…Forage-based cattle systems play a key role in rural economies of developing countries in terms of food security and poverty alleviation. …”
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