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Global Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data for 2010 Version 1.1 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Moving the data from coarser units such as countries and sub-national provinces, to finer units such as grid cells, reveals spatial patterns of crop performance, creating a global grid-scape at the confluence between geography and agricultural production systems. Improving spatial understanding of crop production systems allows policymakers and donors to better target agricultural and rural development policies and investments, increasing food security and growth with minimal environmental impacts.…”
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L'ethnobotanique sur internet: quelles perspectives pour le Réseau Africain d'Ethnobotanique? por Petit, C., Dounias, E.

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Livelihoods, fire and policy in eastern Indonesia por Tacconi, L., Ruchiat, Y.

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International water transfer and sharing: The case of the Ganges River por Bhaduri, Anik, Barbier, Bruno

“…We analyzed the case when water from Nepal can be transferred to Bangladesh through the upstream country, India, as the local geography only permits such water transfer. A game theoretic model is formulated to determine the optimal share of water diverted to Bangladesh by India, and the optimal amount of water transfer from Nepal. …”
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Why the world suddenly cares about global supply chains por Gereffi, G., Lee, J.

“…The key dynamics of contemporary global supply chains and their implications for global production and trade are illustrated by: (1) the consolidation of global value chains and the new geography of value creation and capture, with an emphasis on China; (2) the key roles of global supermarkets and private standards in agri‐food supply chains; and (3) how the recent economic crisis contributes to shifting end markets and the regionalization of value chains. …”
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Bringing together social-ecological system and territoire concepts to explore nature-society dynamics por Barreteau, Olivier, Giband, D., Schoon, M., Cerceau, J., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Ghiotti, S., James, T., Masterson, V., Mathevet, R., Rode, S., Ricci, F., Therville, C.

“…These traditions have grown independently and are rooted respectively in ecology and social geography. We show that they have much in common: Both come with a systemic view of the nature-society interface and have the intention of understanding better the relations between nature and society and improving their sustainability. …”
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Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos por Keovilignavong, Oulavanh, Suhardiman, Diana

“…From a policy perspective, we highlight the need to examine the actual significance of policy incentives provided by the Lao government, especially with regard to its ability to direct investment decisions, in terms of both geography and sector.…”
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Biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes of Mesoamerica : past, present and future por Chazdon, Robin L, Holl, Karen D, Milder, Jeffrey, Finegan, Bryan, Martinez Salinas, Alejandra, Imbach, Pablo A., Canet Desanti, Lindsay, Ramos, Zayra

“…Mesoamerica provides a unique context for biodiversity conservation in managed landscapes because of its geography, history of human intervention, and present conservation and development initiatives. …”
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With neighbours like these : what influences the size of Scandinavian wolf territories por Ahlberg, Jakob

“…The intensity of this competition can vary depending on geography, resource abundance and population density In this study over 20 years of telemetry-location data from wolves belonging to the Scandinavian population were used along with data on social and environmental factors to analyse variation in territory size, building on an already existing study published in 2013. …”

Framtidsscenarier för en levande och hållbar landsbygd i det klimatneutrala Sverige : en studie av fem svenska landsbygdskommuner por Widestam, Ludvig

Effects of past and future land conversions on forest connectivity in the Argentine Chaco por Piquer Rodriguez, María, Torella, Sebastián Andrés, Gavier Pizarro, Gregorio Ignacio, Volante, Jose Norberto, Somma, Daniel Jorge, Ginzburg, Rubén G., Kuemmerle, Tobias

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Agrobiodiversity: an introductory resource book for students por Baral, K.P., Joshi, M., Basnet, B.M.S., Tamang, B.B., Subedi, A., Gyaw, S.

“…Basically this book contains: Introduction on unique geography and socio-cultural settings of Nepal and overall biodiversity of Nepal (here information were illustrated with figures, tables and class exercise for students); what is biodiversity and its types (Ecosystem, Species and genetic diversity) (Illustrated with several line drawings, figures and examples); major threats and Importance of biodiversity; Introduction on agro biodiversity and its types; introduction and concept of centre of origin of crop genetic resources (provided with map, tables, short introduction on N.I. …”
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Accuracy and Spatial Pattern Assessment of Forest Cover Change Datasets in Central Kalimantan por Arjasakusuma, S., Pribadi, U.A., Seta, G.A.

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Aflatoxin contamination of maize flour in Kenya: Results from multi-city, multi-round surveillance por Barasa, Allan, Hoffmann, Vivian, Murphy, Mike, Ndisio, Boaz, Okoth, Sheila A.

“…More than 1,200 samples of maize flour were collected and analyzed over the course of one year, allowing a robust characterization of relative risk across geography and product type. Informally milled flour was found to be significantly more contaminated than branded flour, a result attributable to the refining process applied to this flour. …”
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Legal and institutional analysis of water resource management and development in Cambodia por Sithirith, Mak, Sok, Sao, De Silva, Sanjiv

“…Cambodia has abundant water resources due to its geographies and the existence of 39 river basin systems. …”
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The Chicago consensus on sustainable food systems science por Drewnowski, Adam, The Ecosystem Inception Team, Fan, Shenggen

“…Food systems science needs to embrace and engage with all relevant allied disciplines that may include environmental health sciences, epidemiology, geography, history, sociology, anthropology, business, and political science. …”
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An evaluative framework for inclusive agricultural value chain policies and interventions – case: Mali por Michalscheck, Mirja, Ekpe, S., Zemadim, Birhanu, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Minh, Thai Thi

“…The EVA-framework is applicable to any value chain, geography and vulnerable group. We apply it to the irrigated vegetable value chain of Mali, analyzing the social inclusiveness of weighted PIs towards women and youth. …”
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The economics of beer por Swinnen, Johan

“…The various chapters cover economic history and development, demand and supply, trade and investment, geography and scale economies, technology and innovation, health and nutrition, quantity and quality, industrial organization and competition, taxation and regulation, and regional beer market developments.…”
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Global Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data for 2020 Version 1.0 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…By transitioning data from broader units like countries and sub-national provinces to more granular units such as grid cells, SPAM unveils spatial patterns of crop performance, forming a global grid-scape where geography intersects with agricultural production systems. …”
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