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Why do schooling returns differ so much?: observations and puzzles from Thailand and the Philippines by Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…Third, we also find that school quality of high school education matters to wages in the Philippines. …”
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Willingness to pay for biological diversity conservation in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea by Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike

“…Primary School leavers in Kegsugl and High School leavers in kundiawa are very much concerned, while Post Secondary School graduates are not much concerned about the natural environment. …”

Remittances and the educational attainment of children in the Philippines by Borromeo, Miguel Roberto Vivar

“…Estimation results show that the receipt of remittances has positively affect the probability of finishing high school for Filipino males aged 17 to 22 years. …”
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Mobilizing Science to Break Yield Barriers by Phillips, Ronald L.

“…Educational programs at all levels, even high school, should emphasize the opportunities in international agriculture to build a cadre of dedicated scientists for the future.…”
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Girls take over: Long-term impacts of an early stage education intervention in the Philippines by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Liu, Yanyan

“…The above results are consistent with females' greater incentives to study, driven by their higher returns to schooling, especially after high school completion, observed in the labor market.…”
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Sweating bullets: Heat, high-stakes evaluations, and the role of incentives by Martínez, Jose María, Zuluaga, Victor, Buritica, Alexander

“…We study the effect of temperature on students' performance and how changes in the incentives to study alter this impact in the context of high-school exit exams in Colombia. We show that temperature increases have a negative impact on exam scores, particularly among urban students. …”
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Svamparnas roller i svenska barrskogsekosystem by Pettersson, Luna

“…The groups included forest owners, high school teachers, high school students, senior citizens, and a fifth group - ”o he ” - consisting of people of mixed ages and backgrounds. …”
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Gymnasieelevers attityder till jobb inom skogsbranschen by Abrahamsson, Sandra, Nilsson, Viktor

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Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia by Liu, Yanyan, Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…The effect of population density is positive if the average educational attainment is high (above junior high school), while it is negative otherwise. On the other hand, farmers with larger holdings maintain their advantage in farming regardless of population density. …”
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Educational responses to local and migration destination shocks: Evidence from China by Leight, Jessica, Pan, Yao

“…Exploiting cross-county variation in the reduction in export tariff uncertainty post-WTO, both locally and at plausible migration destinations, this analysis finds that youth in China reaching matriculation age post-accession in counties experiencing a larger export shock (either locally or at those destinations) show a lower probability of enrolling in high school. This pattern is observed in a sample including both youth who ultimately migrate and youth who do not migrate. …”
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Dietary intake and occupational status among female youths of Thai Nguyen, Vietnam by Tran, Lan Mai, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Hoang, Nga Thu, Truong, Duong Thuy Thi, Tran, Trang Huyen Thi, Bui, Diep Ngoc, Hoa, Hanh Thi Hong, Hua, Diem Thi, Bergeron, Gilles

“…Dietary diversity was similar across groups but workers, compared to high school and college students, consumed less baked/grain-based sweets and fast foods, and more soft drinks, other sweets, and processed meat. …”
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An investigation into aflatoxin M1 in slaughtered fattening pigs and awareness of aflatoxins in Vietnam by Hu Suk Lee, Lindahl, Johanna F., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Nguyen Viet Khong, Vuong Bui Nghia, Huyen Nguyen Xuan, Grace, Delia

“…The respective odds ratios (ORs) were as follows: “male” group (OR: 2.64), “high school educated” group (OR: 3.40) and “college/university or more educated” group (OR: 10.20). …”
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Circular bioeconomy business models - energy recovery from agricultural waste: cases from Kenya and Burkina Faso by Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Taron, Avinandan, Odero, J., Sanfo, S., Ouédraogo, Ramata, Salack, S., Diarra, K., Ouédraogo, S., Ojungobi, K.

“…Keveye Girls is a boarding high school located in Vihiga County. Through consultations and interventions by the Department of Agriculture and Livestock at Vihiga County, Keveye Girls now converts cow dung into biogas, which is then used to power the school’s science laboratories and kitchen as an alternative to LPG gas and wood energy. …”
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The food security system: A new conceptual framework by Ecker, Olivier, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The groups differed significantly by post–high school studies, household economic status, cultivated land area, agricultural income, and membership in a farmer-based organization (FBO) and a primary agricultural cooperative bank (PACB). …”
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Youth as game-changers? : Young people’s voices on social equity and climate adaptation in Kenya by Ebenstål Almeida, Olivia, Chelagat, Jeruto, Cherutich, Reuben Kiptoo, Fisher, Eleanor, Hellin, Jon, Lindbäck, Tilde, Kimaru, Daisy Jepchirchir, Kimaru, Wilson, Kimosop Ngetich, Benson, Petesch, Patti, Jemase Yator, Caroline

“…Despite these challenges, both young women and men in the study had attained education at high school or college level, and felt empowered by their academic achievements. …”
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Performance of dairy cows fed grass-clover silage or biorefined silage pulp of grass-clover silage by Larsson, Matilda

“…The experiment was conducted on the organic dairy farm of Sötåsen Agricultural High School, Töreboda, Sweden as a part of a larger EU-project, Green Valleys. …”
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Ethiopia Alive & Thrive Endline Survey 2014: Community by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Ethiopia endline community questionnaire provided information on the following: 1) General characteristics of the EA/kebele (population, livelihood, season of food shortage), 2) Infrastructure (access to main road, electricity, access to clean water, 3) Distance from the nearest major town, type of transportation use to reach the town, 4) Access to the nearest market, 5) Migration patterns, 6) Social and food assistance (productive safety net program, community-based nutrition program), 7) Natural disasters occurred in the area during the last year, 8) Availability and access to health and education facilities (health post, government hospital, private clinic, junior and high school, college).…”
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Farmers’ information needs and search behaviors: Case study in Tamil Nadu, India by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Glendenning, Claire J., Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Govindarajan, Senthil Kumar

“…The groups differed significantly by post–high school studies, household economic status, cultivated land area, agricultural income, and membership in a farmer-based organization (FBO) and a primary agricultural cooperative bank (PACB). …”
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Characterization of fish farming practices and performance: Baseline study and implications for accelerating aquaculture development in Ghana by Ragasa, Catherine, Agyakwah, Seth K., Asmah, Ruby, Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku, Amewu, Sena

“…A large majority of managers and owners had at least high school education, with a third of owners and a quarter of managers attaining at least a college degree. …”
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Läge för förändring? : permakulturens principer i lägenhet och stadsmiljö by Chapman, Erikka