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Some doubts about concessions in Brazil: should Brazil shelve its proposed system of forest concessions? by Merry, F., Amacher, G.S., Pokorny B., Lima, E., Scholz, I., Nepstad, D.C., Zweede, C.J.

“…This objective is an ambitious and worthy conservation goal, and one that appears to be holding approval, give or take a few million hectares, within the new government. …”
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Tradeoffs in Crop Residue Utilization in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems and Implications for Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management by Jaleta, Moti, Kassie, Menale, Shiferaw, Bekele

“…Results show that both the proportion and quantity of maize residue used for soil mulch and livestock feed are strongly affected by agroecology and livestock holding. Farmer knowledge about alternative use of crop residues and farmer perception of soil erosion risk (proxied through plot steepness) positively affect the amount of residue farmers retain on maize plots. …”
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Do local land institutions make a dime’s worth of a difference in rural land markets?: evidence from Malawi by Matchaya, Greenwell C.

“…Findings: The paper finds some evidence that some variables within the traditional system of land holding are crucial for land rentals. However, when land titles are used as a proxy for security of tenure, none of the relationships commonly hypothesised between land ownership security and land lease are corroborated. …”
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The adoption of intensive monocrop horticulture in southern Cameroon by Gockowski, J., Ndoumbe, M.

“…A logit model of monocrop adoption indicated that the size of land holding per household had a negative effect on adoption, congruent with population-driven technical change and that increases in unit transportation costs significantly decreased the probability of adoption. …”
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Evaluation of sludge from paper recycling as bedding material for broilers by Villagrá, Arantxa, Olivas, Irene, Benitez, V., Lainez, Manuel

“…Moisture content, apparent density, and water-holding capacity were measured and characterized in both materials. …”
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Effect of feeding diets containing barley, wheat and corn distillers dried grains with solubles on carcass traits and meat quality in growing rabbits by Alagon, Gilbert, Arce, Orlando, Serrano, Paula, Ródenas, Luis, Martínez-Paredes, Eugenio, Cervera, Concepcion, Pascual, Juan J., Pascual, Mariam

“…No effects on most of the carcass traits, texture and water holding capacity were found. Barley and corn DDGS led to a higher dissectible fat percentage. …”
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Efectos del tiempo de espera antes del ordeño en el comportamiento de vacas lecheras y la calidad higiénica de la leche by García Castro, Fredy Enrique, Flórez, Diana, Zuñiga López, Aldemar, Cubides Cárdenas, Jaime Andrés

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Peasant autonomy : seed-saving practices of maize in rural Jalisco, Mexico by Lindqvist, Klara

“…In the middle of all this there are Mexican peasants refusing to give up their traditional agriculture, holding on to their traditional seeds and seed saving systems. …”

Effects of fermentation conditions on the physicochemical properties of plant-based yogurts by Betancourt C., Michelle M.

“…The physicochemical analysis included parameters such as pH, viscosity (mPas*s), color (L*, a*, and b*), dissolved oxygen (mg/L), brix (°), water holding capacity (%), and acidity (g/100mL). The findings revealed that these conditions have a significant effect on the physicochemical properties of almond and soy-based yogurts. …”
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Incorporación de herramientas innovadoras, de gestión agrícola, sustentabilidad ambiental y modelo de negocio para la modernización de la Cooperativa Vitivinícola Loncomilla Ltda.

“…En un primer grupo se clasifican los Holding empresariales y en el segundo a las cooperativas vitivinícolas, ambos representando dos modelos distintos de asociatividad.…”
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Access to information, price expectations and welfare: the role of mobile phone adoption in Ethiopia by Haile, M.G., Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Kalkuhl, M.

“…The beneficial effect of mobile phones is stronger for households that reside farther away from grain markets, indicating that mobile telephony provides information that at least partially compensates location-disadvantaged farmers. Holding all else constant, mobile phone ownership is associated with about a 30% decrease in the conditional mean of a smallholder's price prediction error, whereas an additional kilometer from nearby grain markets reduces the expected prediction error by about 10%. …”
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Farmer social networks: The role of advice ties and organizational leadership in agroforestry adoption by Lin, T., Ko, A.P., Than, M.M., Catacutan, D.C., Finlayson, R.F., Isaac, M.E.

“…Results show the frequency of interactions through advice-seeking ties also had a positive influence on the probability of farmers holding leadership positions. We found a core–periphery structure for the advice networks, whereby farmer leaders were overrepresented at the network core. …”
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Unpacking the agroclimatic challenges and determinants of sweetpotato seed conservation and multiplication strategies by smallholder farmers in Southern Ethiopia by Biazin, B., Low, Jan W., McEwan, M., Brouwer, R., Cherinet, M., Aragaw, A.

“…In drier sites, age of multiplier, land-holding size, sweetpotato production experience and access to extension were positively associated with being a vine multiplier. …”
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Multiple-traits selection in White Guinea Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes by Norman, P.E., Agre, A.P., Asiedu, R., Asfaw, A.

“…Fifteen traits had desired genetic gains, whereas stem diameter (−1.34%), and two starch property traits ((holding strength (−26.31%) and final paste viscosity (−3.33%)) had undesired selection gain. …”
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Smallholders and rural people: Making food system value chains inclusive by Vos, Rob, Cattaneo, Andrea

“…. - Lack of infrastructure and skills is holding back the devel-opment of food supply chains in low-income Africa and Asia, especially where the potential is greatest: in small towns and intermediate cities near rural farmlands.…”
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Zai improves nutrient and water productivity in the Ethiopian highlands by Amede, Tilahun, Menza, M., Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

“…Contrary to conventional wisdom, this study reveals that the major constraint of the outfields is not nutrient deficiency per se rather low soil water holding capacity, which hinders crop growth and efficient utilization of available nutrients.…”
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Threats to cassava production: known and potential geographic distribution of four key biotic constraints by Herrera Campo, Beatriz Vanessa, Hyman, Glenn G., Bellotti, Anthony C.

“…The distribution maps were cross validated by holding back 20% of the occurrence records. Potential distribution maps were developed by combining the results of the best ecological niche models. …”
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Pre and postharvest management of aflatoxin contamination in peanuts by Waliyar, Farid, Kumar, L., Traoré, A., Ntare, B.R., Diarra, B., Kodio, O.

“…The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and its partners have developed an integrated approach to mitigate A. flavus infestation and aflatoxin contamination by combining: (i) host plant resistance, (ii) soil amendments with lime and organic supplements to enhance water holding capacity, plant vigor and seed health, (iii) timely harvesting and postharvest drying methods, (iv) the use of antagonistic biocontrol agents, such as Trichoderma and Pseudomonads, and (v) awareness campaigns and training courses to disseminate technology to the end-users. …”
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Livelihood and transition to certified cacao production in the Peruvian Amazonas : gendered responsibilities in Irazola by Emenius, Carin

“…There have not been many studies of small-holding cacao producers in Latin America and therefore this study is useful to draw examples from without making any generalisations.…”

Calcium-induced skim milk gels with addition of caseinglycomacropeptide: A multipurpose matrix for the formulation of semisolid dairy products by Acosta, Nadia Belen, Mengatto, Luciano Nicolás, Manzo, Ricardo Martín, Costabel, Luciana Maria, Olivares, María Laura

“…No syneresis was observed. Water holding capacity and protein hydration remained unchanged. …”
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