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Alley farming by Kang, B.T., Atta-Krah, A.N., Reynolds, L.

“…This concise, practical booklet covers the development of alley farming, provides practical guidelines for establishing and managing it, and outlines the benefits to crop and livestock production and other by-products. Helpfully illustrated with photographs and diagrams, the text should encourage the wider use of this adaptable, sustainable farming technique.…”
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Setting up and running a small-scale cooking oil business by Axtell, Barrie, Fellows, Peter

“…The result of a collaborative effort by small business owners and advisers in ACP countries, this manual covers everything you need to know about starting up and managing a small-scale cooking oil business. Helpfully illustrated with numerous tables, checklists and case studies, it highlights important aspects such as production, processing and quality control. …”
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Improved plantain production by Ngo-Samnick, E. Lionelle

“…This practical, well-illustrated guide provides a step-by-step description of the main stages of producing plantain from stem fragments (PIF). …”
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Production and processing of rattan by Ngo-Samnick, E. Lionelle

“…Clearly laid out and illustrated throughout, this technical guide gives a general overview of the cultivation, harvesting, treatments, transformation and commercilalisation of rattan.…”
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Trading up: Building cooperation between farmers and traders in Africa by Royal Tropical Institute, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

“…Full of short stories that are unique and rich in information, Trading up’s 15 richly illustrated case studies cover a wide range of countries and commodities.…”
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Cocoa: Production and processing by Adabe, K. Edoh, Ngo-Samnick, E. Lionelle

“…Attractively presented, with full-colour illustrations, tables and step-by-step guides, the text clearly sets out the procedure to start growing cocoa. …”
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Plantes médicinales volume 2 by Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah, Schmelzer, G.H.

“…Largement illustré, avec des cartes de répartition géographique et des dessins botaniques au trait, il s'agit du deuxième de quatre volumes traitant des plantes médicinales en Afrique tropicale. …”
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Creation of a Special Activities Account for the CGIAR by CGIAR Secretariat

“…A proposal by the CGIAR Secretariat, arising out of a discussion which took place at the CGIAR Mid Term Meeting in 1983, for a single account to finance a range of nonroutine activities, currently handled on an ad hoc basis. Illustrative items included the CGIAR impact study, management reviews of centers, studies intended to improve the system, and public affairs initiatives. …”
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Genetic and expression analysis of cattle identifies candidate genes in pathways responding to Trypanosoma congolense infection by Noyes, H.A., Brass, A., Obara, Isaiah, Anderson, S.I., Archibald, A.L., Bradley, D.G., Fisher, P., Freeman, A.R., Gibson, John P., Gicheru, M., Hall, L., Hanotte, Olivier H., Hulme, H., McKeever, Declan J., Murray, C., Oh, S.J., Tate, C., Smith, K.C., Tapio, M., Wambugu, J., Williams, D., Agaba, Morris, Kemp, Stephen J.

“…At a mesolevel, disease is changing in terms of space and host, which is illustrated by bluetongue, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus, and it is also emerging, as illustrated by highly pathogenic avian influenza and others. …”
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Origen, taxonomía, anatomía y morfología de la planta de arroz (Oryza sativa L.) by Degiovanni Beltramo, Víctor M., Berrío Orozco, Luis Eduardo, Charry Mercado, Roger E.

“…The anatomy of the roots, internodes, leaves, panicle, and seed of the rice plant is also described and illustrated. Regarding the morphology of this annual grass, the form and structure of its main organs, which are grouped into vegetative organs (root, culm, leaves) and reproductive organs (panicle, rachis, spikelet, flower, seed), are described and illustrated. …”
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Bananas/les bananes by International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain

“…This public awareness publication includes numerous illustrations. Provided as a set together with a multimedia CD-Rom…”
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Development of a methods repository for food choice behaviors and drivers at the household and individual levels by Boncyk, Morgan, Isanovic, Sejla, Samin, Sharraf, Rampalli, Krystal K., Frongillo, Edward A., Avula, Rasmi, Kim, Sunny S., Scott, Samuel P., Blake, Christine E.

“…Identify instruments and measures to assess each food choice construct and organize these into a searchable repository. 3. Illustrate the use of the Food Choice Repository.…”
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Enabling environment for agricultural growth and competitiveness: Evaluation, indicators and indices by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Orden, David, Kwieciński, Andrzej

“…The key contribution of this report lies in developing a typology to structure the components of the enabling environment for agricultural growth and competitiveness, and in constructing an illustrative Agricultural Growth Enabling Index (AGEI) to summarise a wide array of available information in a coherent manner. …”
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Fuzzy methods for assessing criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management by Mendoza, G.A., Prabhu, Ravi

“…Moreover, fuzzy operators that can combine the operational concepts of sustainability, namely criteria and indicators are described. A simple illustrative example is described to demonstrate the application of these methodologies.…”
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Secondary plant compounds and forage evaluation by Reed, J.D., Krueger, C., Rodríguez, G., Hanson, Jean

“…It discusses results from the research on two forages, Sesbania sesban and Trifolium pratense (red clover), as a way of illustrating the effects of SPC on forage evaluation. …”
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Aspectos practicos y de ingenieria en la construccion y operacion de plantas de secado natural de yuca by Ospina Patiño, Bernardo

“…The need to fence off the drying area is indicated. Illustrations on the installations are included and the costs and theoretical aspects of the control of MC of cassava chips by a proximate method are annexed. …”
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The Mulino at Maccarese: IPGRI & plant genetic resources in Italy by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…The area around us, Maccarese, has developed a rich agricultural heritage since being drained in the 1920s, and the booklet is illustrated with old photographs of the people and the place.…”
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Selected highlights of 2001: A few IPGRI projects selected as worthy of special note by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…Selected highlights of 2001 is a multi-language publication detailing some of IPGRI's key projects and achievements in 2001. This full-colour, illustrated brochure includes French, Spanish, Italian, English, Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese texts and is intended as an overview of the Annual Report (available in English). …”
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Importance of rice research and development in rice seed policies: Insights from Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…First, this paper shows that rice varietal development in Nigeria has been lagging behind that of other developing countries in Asia and Latin America, due partly to insufficient investment in domestic rice R&D. The paper then illustrates using a household model simulation that impacts of certain policies, such as the seed subsidy, may be greater (smaller) if they are applied to good (poor) varieties. …”
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A journey through adolescents' food environments in Vietnam: Introductory video by Nguyen, Hong Duong, Even, Brice Gerard Jean Luc, Nabuuma, Deborah Sandra, Thai, Hang Thi Minh

“…The video showcases select excerpts, illustrating the diversity of food environments and the types of food options available to adolescents. …”
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