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Unpacking Indonesia's independent oil palm smallholders: An actor-disaggregated approach to identifying environmental and social performance challenges by Jelsma, I., Schoneveld, George C., Zoomers, A., Westen, A.C.M. van

“…The dynamics within Indonesia's oil palm sector illustrate well the types of competitive challenges smallholders face in their integration into global agro-commodity chains. …”
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Empirical measurements of households' access to credit and credit constraints in developing countries: methodological issues and evidence by Diagne, Aliou, Zeller, Manfred, Sharma, Manohar

“…Empirical application of this method involves directly eliciting credit limit information in household surveys. Illustrations are provided using data from Bangladesh and Malawi.…”
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Empirical measurements of households' access to credit and credit constraints in developing countries: methodological issues and evidence by Diagne, Aliou, Zeller, Manfred, Sharma, Manohar

“…Empirical application of this method involves directly eliciting credit limit information in household surveys. Illustrations are provided using data from Bangladesh and Malawi.…”
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Elephant carcasses and skeletons as indicators of population trends by Douglas-Hamilton, I., Hillman, A.K.K.

“…Reviews methods of recording dead elephants and discusses how carcass records can be interpreted, suggesting four ways of carcass classification recognizable from the air; discusses factors affecting carcass breakdown, particularly rainfall & scavengers, and describes ways of allocating ages to carcass categories; presents three case studies to illustrate the usefulness of information provided by elephant surveys using carcass data.…”
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A new species of Mimosa sect. Mimosa (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) from Southern Brazil by Morales, Matias, Santos-Silva, Juliana, Ribas, Osmar S.

“…A new species of Mimosa section Mimosa, Mimosa eurystegia, which is apparently endemic to Paraná in southern Brazil, is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished by plurinerved leaflets and papyraceous, plurinerved, orbicular, amplexicaul stipules. …”
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Geographical distribution and phenotypic variation of Anovia punica Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), a predatory ladybeetle of fluted scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Mono... by Guillermo González, F., Kondo, Takumasa

“…Here we provide information and illustrations of the great variation in color and dorsal patterns of A. punica found in Colombia and Peru.…”
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Transition to a circular economy : the intersection of business and user enablement by Eimannsberger, Miriam

“…A systematic literature review is conducted to understand the role of the players within a CE as well as the barriers existing when implementing a circular economy to replace a predominantly linear economic system. An illustrative case study is used as a practical supplement and concrete example of business consumer interaction. …”

Gröna värden i vården by Agelii, Saga

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Espèces sauvages apparentées à des plantes cultivées : Manuel de conservation in situ by Hunter, D., Heywood, V.

“…Cet ouvrage témoigne des expériences pratiques importantes de pays participant à des recherches sur le sujet et les décrit pour la communauté au sens large chargée de la préservation. Illustré par des études de cas provenant de quatre régions géographiques, ce manuel aussi détaillé qu'exhaustif fournit des informations et conseils pertinents pour la mise en œuvre à grande échelle et dans le monde entier d'actions visant à la préservation d'espèces sauvages apparentées à des espèces cultivées.…”
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Rangeland monitoring using point line intercept in southern Tunisia by Louhaichi, Mounir

“…The image v illustrates the process of rangeland monitoring through the application of the point line intercept method in the southern regions of Tunisia. …”
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Can everybody be well fed by 2020 without damaging natural resources? by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…Two scenarios are used to illustrate the impacts of different courses of action taken to mitigate threats to sustainable food security.…”
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Detecting the most stable and best-performing genotypes by analysing on-farm experiments with ranking data across different environments and management practices by 1000FARMS Platform

“…This poster illustrates how tricot data can be leveraged to assess genotype × environment × management (GxExM) interactions, with the aim of identifying more context-responsive crop varieties. …”
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Preliminary results of a study of N'Dama cattle introduced in a metayage system in Idiofa District, Zaire by Winckel, F. van, D'Ieteren, G.D.M., Leak, S.G.A., Maehl, J.H.H., Minengu, M., Nagda, S.M., Ngamuna, S., Rarieya, J.M., Rowlands, G.J., Thorpe, W.R., Trail, J.C.M.

“…Also presents data on feeding preferences of G. fuscipes by different animals and illustrates the effects of trypanosome infections in the dam and in the calf on weight of calf.…”
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The external environment: Implications for ILRI's systems research by Li Pun, H.H.

“…Implications for ILRI are discussed and ILRI's purpose, instituional linkages, and ILRI's eco-regional coverage are illustrated.…”
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Utilizacion de la estadistica y el diseno experimental en investigacion en yuca by Mendoza, G., Amézquita, María Cristina

“…The designs most frequently used in cassava expt are completely randomized, randomized complete blocks, split plots and systematic (response surface, fan-shaped and parallel rows), A brief description is given of how and when to use these designs, calculations needed for statistical analysis and examples to illustrate their use. (CIAT)…”
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Improved techniques for hand-crafted soaps and detergents production by Oden Bella, M.G.

“…With the soap and detergent market experiencing rapid growth in Africa, this clearly presented and illustrated guide provides a timely demonstration of improved techniques for their production. …”
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A new polyploid species of Mecardonia (Gratioleae, Plantaginaceae) from South America by Greppi, Julian Alejandro, Sosa, María de las Mercedes, Dematteis, Massimiliano

“…Mecardonia reneeae, a new species from northeastern Argentina, is described and illustrated. This taxon has certain resemblance to M. procumbens var. flagellaris, but can be easily distinguished by the combination of life form, aspect of the plant, root and stem type, sepal width, fruit size, and chromosome number (2n=4x=44). …”
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A new species of Toumeyella Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Cactaceae) from Mexico with a checklist of known species of Toumeyella in the world by Kondo, Takumasa, González, Héctor

“…Console (Cactaceae) is described and illustrated. An updated taxonomic key to the soft scale insects of the genus Toumeyella Cockerell known from Mexico is provided. …”
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CGIAR Annual Report 2012: Partnership for impact by CGIAR Consortium Office

“…This year's Annual Report showcases how new ways of doing research are improving the incomes, food security, and health and wellbeing of poor smallholders and their families, and illustrates the importance of strategic partnerships in delivering that impact.…”
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Livestock marketing studies by Bekure, S., Tilahun, N.

“…Presents a simplifed livestock marketing systems model; illustrated suggestions for data analysis; and recommendations for a national organizational framework for collecting & analyzing livestock market data.…”
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