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Assessment of forage production, feed resource utilization and substitution effect of oat-vetch forage for concentrate mix on performance of sheep fed desho grass as a basal diet i... por Mengistu, S.

“…Mean family size (6.56), land holding (0.64) and livestock holding (3.73TLU) were discovered by the field survey. …”
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Seasonal climate analyses improve agricultural decision-making in Africa, potentially benefitting 125 million people por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…CCAFS also supported implementation in the regions, holding 23 training visits and events.…”
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Dairy profitability simulator mobile application: IPSR Innovation Profile por Rao, E.J.O., Ojango, Julie M.K., Menjo, Dominic, Kang'ethe, Edwin, Kipkosgei, Gideon, Mogaka, David, Jabes, Yusuf

“…The Dairy profitability simulator is a mobile application that integrates practical and scientific knowledge in an algorithm that projects the expected annual production and profitability of the small-holding enterprise based on known input variables affordable and accessible to the smallholder farmer. …”
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Ethical reviews for refinement studies: A case study from Titukulane in Malawi por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Malunga, Anthony, Ranaivoarivelo, Nivo, Patterson, Andrew

“…This has led to the establishment of Institutional Review Boards or similar Ethical Review Boards, which have a significant role in protecting the rights of human participants by holding the researcher accountable. So, in this learning note, we will examine the need, standards, and process of ethical review, particularly for refinement studies, by using the refinement phase of the USIAD funded Titukulane Development Food Security Activity. …”
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Ethioipia: Ending hunger and undernutrition: challenges and opportunities por Compact2025

“…To determine what is holding back progress, the report identifies several key research and action gaps, including generating research on context-specific, agriculturenutrition pathways, synthesizing shareable lessons on success stories in food security and nutrition, and effectively communicating those findings can help to influence decision makers and inform practitioners.…”
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Malawi: Ending hunger and undernutrition: challenges and opportunities por Compact2025

“…To determine what is holding back progress, this study identifies several key research, policy, and action gaps, including the current disconnect between agriculture, nutrition, and health, and the need to put into action the policies needed to guide activities.…”
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Rwanda: Ending hunger and undernutrition: challenges and opportunities por Compact2025

“…To determine what is holding back progress, this report identifies several key research and action gaps, including the need for better coordination both horizontally (within and across ministries, donors, and other actors) and vertically (across tiers of government down to community-level implementation); continued investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) and innovation; and improved targeting and coverage of food security and nutrition actions.…”
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On the estimation of supply and demand elasticities of agricultural commodites por Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano

“…These solutions include, but are not limited to, using instrumental variables, adopting a recursive structure, holding demand constant, and imposing inequality constraints in order to restrict the domain of estimates.…”
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Mapping Kapiti’s soils: A foundation for rangeland restoration por Tam, Kirsten, Rufino, Mariana, Gachene Charles, Slater, Annabel

“…Soils are the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems, holding essential water, nutrients and minerals for many critical species on the planet from plants to bacteria to fungi. …”
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TROPIS: Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System por Vanclay, J.K.

“…TROPIS, the Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System, contains five elements: (1) a network of people willing to share permanent plot data and tree growth information, serviced by newsletters and information sources hosted at http:/'/www.cgnet.or g/cifor/research/tropis.htmI (or available from CIFOR), (2) an index of people and institutions holding permanent plot data, (3) a database management system to assist more efficient data management, (4) a system to facilitate site -matching by identifying comparable sites and allowing foreign data to be used when no local growth information exists, and (5) an inference system to allow growth estimates to be made in the absence of empirical data. …”
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Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services por Ran, Ylva, Deutsch, L., Lannerstad, Mats, Heinke, J.

“…However, the shift from pastures in crop rotation towards continuous feed-crop cultivation decreases soil organic-matter contents, reducing soil water-holding capacity; this may result in lower agricultural yields and reduced resilience to droughts.…”
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Feeding management of crossbred dairy cows in the central Ethiopian highlands por Mamo, S., Zerbini, E., Yami, A.

“…The objective of the study was to identify differences in land and livestock holding and the feeding practices in farms with higher and lower producing crossbred cows of the same genotype.…”
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Climate Change and the CGIAR: TAC's Progress Report to the CGIAR por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…Given the volume of resources being devoted to the subject by others, TAC did not recommend a diversion of CGIAR resources away from existing activities. It suggested holding a workshop to ascertain the current state of knowledge and identify arenas where the CGIAR could complement other climate change research.TAC considered this subject at its 76th and 77th meetings. …”
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Grass pea, Lathyrus sativus L. por Campbell, C.G., Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…Three appendices detail (1) centres holding collections of grass pea, (2) research contacts and (3) acronyms and abbreviations. …”
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CCAFS impact assessment of national policy engagement in Kenya on uptake of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices por Okumu, Boscow

“…At the household level, the study assessed the factors influencing uptake of CSA practices among smallholder farmers and the subsequent impact of the CSA practices on agricultural yield, livestock holding and welfare of households. The study used a mix of qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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Managing Agricultural Biotechnology. Addressing Research Program Needs and Policy Implications por Cohen, Joel I.

“…Over the past few years ISNAR, in collaboration with partners in developing countries, advanced research institutes, and international research centers, has been holding policy seminars and building a base of expertise for more effective management of agricultural biotechnology programs. …”
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Earned and unearned income: Experimental evidence on expenditures and labor supply in Malawi por Ambler, Kate, Godlonton, Susan

“…We conduct a field experiment in Malawi in which we examine the differential short-term effect of earned and unearned income on the allocation of expenditures and labor supply, holding all other factors constant. All participants receive an equal size cash payment and make the same time investment; half are required to work, and half are not. …”
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Strategic grain reserves in Ethiopia: Institutional design and operational performance por Rashid, Shahidur, Lemma, Solomon

“…Holding strategic grain reserves to address food price hikes has received renewed attentions in recent years. …”
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture por Rashid, Shahidur, Gulati, Ashok, Cummings, Jr., Ralph

“…These operations often meant providing a support price to farmers, procuring staples on government account, holding public stocks, and distributing these stocks through public distribution systems or open market operations to hold the price line for consumers. …”
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TROPIS, the tree growth and permanent plot information system por Vanclay, J.K.

“…TROPIS, the Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System, contains five elements: (1) a network of people willing to share permanent plot data and tree growth information (serviced by newsletters and information sources hosted at http://www.cifor.id/tropis or available form CIFOR), (2) an index to, or metadatabase of, people and institutions holding permanent plot data, (3) a database management system (MIRA) to assist more efficient data management, (4) a system (WORLD) to identify comparable sites in other regions, allowing data from elsewhere to be used when no local growth information exists, and (5) an inference system (PLANTGRO) to allow growth estimates to be made in the absence of empirical data. …”
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