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Political economy of state interventions in the Bangladesh food-grain sector by Islam, Nurul

“…This paper illustrates how the evolution of input/output policies in the food-grain sector in Bangladesh have been the result of interaction between various interest groups such as agricultural/rural and industrial/urban groups. …”
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Resilience and pastoralism in Africa south of the Sahara, with a particular focus on the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, West Africa by Little, Peter D., McPeak, John G.

“…After discussing the general appeal of resilience for analyzing these systems, the paper illustrates specific elements of pastoralism that enhance or constrain household‐level resilience. …”
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Accessing international markets: Ports and portsheds by Guo, Zhe

“…Even when ports lie within a few hundred miles, typically sparse road networks, poor maintenance, and limited transportation infrastructure translate into high access costs. The larger map illustrates cost-of-travel accessibility to 63 major African ports, based on port type, size, and capacity in terms of the estimated total number of hours, both off and on the road network, required to travel from any location in Africa to the nearest port.…”
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Food demand elasticities in Ethiopia by Tafere, Kibrom, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Tamru, Seneshaw, Tefera, Nigussie, Paulos, Zelekawork

“…In both rural and urban areas the consumption increase of teff, animal products, and non-food items exceeds the proportional income increase, which illustrates the growing importance of these sectors. …”
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Evaluating watershed management projects by Kerr, John M., Chung, Kimberly

“…A recent evaluation in India provides illustrations.…”
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Agriculture on the road to industrialization: Conclusion by Mellor, John W.

“…Although it is therefore difficult to draw simple generalizations from the eight case studies in this volume, they illustrate a myriad of interesting relationships that have profound implications for the contribution that agriculture could make to development and that give powerful hints as to how the process might proceed in other contexts.…”
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From statutory to private contracts: Emerging institutional arrangements in the smallholder tea sector in Malawi by Kydd, Jonathan G., Chirwa, Ephraim

“…In the wake of political and economic changes, the case study illustrates how asset specificity and commodity characteristics facilitate vertical integration as discussed in Chapter 5 and how exogenous changes have influenced institutional arrangements and contract enforcement in the Malawian tea industry. …”
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Assessing applied protection across the world by Bouët, Antoine, Decreux, Yvan, Fontagné, Lionel, Jean, Sébastien, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…The resulting quantitative assessment is illustrated by giving an overview of applied protection across the world in 2001, in terms of average as well as distribution.…”
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Molecular genecology of temperature response in Lolium perenne: 1. Preliminary analysis to reduce false positives by Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville, Skøt, L., Chorlton, K.H., Thomas, I.D., Mizen, S.

“…The principles are illustrated by identifying a set of populations of Lolium perenne for the study of temperature responses. …”
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Beyond panaceas in water institutions by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…A study of the variable performances of user groups for canal irrigation in India illustrates the factors that affect institutional performance. …”
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Collective action to secure land management rights for poor communities by Siagian, Y., Neldysavrino

“…The brief illustrates two communities’ efforts through collective action to secure property rights over their land. …”
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Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa. by McCartney, Matthew P., King, Jackie

“…This publication highlights the constructive role that decision support systems can play in planning and operation of dams. It illustrates the importance of considering environmental and social issues in decision making so that positive benefits of large dams can be maximized and the negative impacts minimized.…”
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Developing procedures for assessment of ecological status of Indian River basins in the context of environmental water requirements by Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Arunachalam, M., Behera, S., Chatterjee, A., Das, S., Gautam, P., Joshi, G.D., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., Unni, K.S.

“…This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and illustrate it through the applications in several major river basins. …”
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When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos by Katus, S, Suhardiman, Diana, Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali

“…Conceptualizing hydropower development as a ‘technology’ of power, it illustrates how power relations between villagers, local government authorities, and dam developers determine resettlement processes and outcomes.…”
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White mold by Schwartz, Howard F., Steadman, James R.

“…The symptoms and damage caused by the disease are illustrated in color. (CIAT)…”
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Common bacterial blight by Saettler, A.W.

“…The symptoms and damage caused by the disease are illustrated in color. (CIAT)…”
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A new species of Aphis L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from South Patagonia = Una Nueva Especie de Aphis L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) del Sur de la Patagonia by Delfino, Miguel Angel, Monelos, Lucas H., Peri, Pablo Luis, Buffa, Liliana M.

“…Morphological characters of the apterous viviparous female are described and illustrated and biological remarks are given.…”
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Notes on the jumping spider Corythalia conferta (Araneae: Salticidae), a possible myrmecophagous specialist in Argentina by Baigorria, Julián E., Rubio, Gonzalo Daniel, Stolar, Cristian Eric, Oklander, Luciana Inés

“…A distribution update, morphological illustrations, and phylogeny of related Corythalia C. …”
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Un aplicador manual de insecticidas granulados; su eficacia para el control de Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) y Diatraea ap. con phoxim en el sorgo, Sorghum bicolor en el Salva... by Reyes, R, Andrews, K.L, Chao Cheng, P, García, F.A.

“…The use of a simple, inexpensive hand held bamboo aplicator prevented direct contact with the insecticide, and permitted rapid, precise and economical application of low dosages of the granules. Directions and illustrations for construction are given.…”
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Passiflora nebulosae (Passifloraceae, subgenus Tryphostemmatoides) a distinctive new critically endangered species discovered in the Colombian Andes by Restrepo, Jorge Julián, Ocampo, John, Giraldo, Wilmer

“…Tryphostemmatoides from Colombia in the Andean region is described and illustrated from living material, as well as from herbarium specimens. …”
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