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Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Is specialization in agricultural mechanization a viable business model? by Houssou, Nazaire, Diao, Xinshen, Cossar, Frances, Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Jimah, Kipo, Aboagye, Patrick Ohene

“…Even though the intention of the government is to promote private sector-led mechanization, findings suggest that the AMSEC model is unlikely to be a profitable business model attractive to private investors even with the current level of subsidy. …”
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A review of collective action in rural Ghana by Salifu, Adam, Francesconi, Gian Nicola, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…The objective of this paper is to provide a snapshot of the patterns and determinants in the development of FBOs and agri–coops in Ghana. With the intention to fill knowledge gaps, harmonize perceptions, update and broaden public understanding of FBOs and agri–coops in Ghana, this review compiles and compares as much secondary evidence as possible and fills in missing evidence through focus group discussions and key informant interviews. …”
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Digitizing development: Enablers and inhibitors of mobile app-based population census adoption by Ofosu-ampong, Kingsley

“…Quantitative findings revealed that performance expectance, social influence, facilitating conditions and organizational influence significantly influence field officers' intention to use digital census tools. Given the nascent research on digital technologies in the NHS, the empirical findings from this study provide a valuable foundation for informing their use in various countries.…”
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A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications by van Koppen, Barbara

“…Although gender issues are today a priority on the agendas of irrigation policy makers, interventionists, farm leaders and researchers, there is still a considerable gap between positive intentions and concrete action. An important but hitherto ignored reason for this is the lack of adequate generic concepts and tools that are policy-relevant and can accommodate the vast variation in irrigation contexts worldwide. …”
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Tubewell transfer in Gujarat: a study of the GWRDC approach by Mukherji, Aditi, Kishore, Avinash

“…In India public (government) tubewells were built with the intention of providing irrigation to all categories of farmers in a fair, equitable and affordable manner. …”
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Sustainable intensification in agriculture. Navigating a course through competing food system priorities by Garnett, Tara, Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…While clearly ‘food security’ is about far more than agricultural policy alone, our intention here is to take a small part of the food security puzzle – agricultural policy – and to consider how it intersects with environmental, animal welfare and health policies. …”
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Interactive institutional design and contextual relevance: water user groups in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan by Mukhtarov, F., Fox, S., Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon, Wegerich, Kai

“…Institutional design for water governance assumes the possibility of intentional introduction of policy innovations into the new contexts or amending existing institutions. …”
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Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda by Acosta, Mariola, Riley, Simon, Giller, Onno, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…All too often, the well-intentioned efforts of journalists and development organizations to raise awareness of pressing humanitarian issues has the unintended effect of reducing its human subjects to little more than hapless victims of the latest calamity. …”
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Making Trees Count in Latin America and the Caribbean: Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of agroforestry in the UNFCCC by Suber, Marta, Wilkes, Andreas, Jallo, Courtney, Namoi, Nictor, Bulusu, Medha, Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…Key messages ◼ About one-third of countries in Latin America express an intent to use agroforestry to meet national climate commitments…”
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Tunisian consumers perception and behavior towards organic food products by Mtimet, Nadhem, Souissi, Asma, Mhamdi, Neama

“…Improving availability and access to organic products through the integration in mainstream sales channels and lower price premiums will help narrowing the gap between the intention to purchase organic products and the actual purchase. …”
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The Boma: Livestock are a vehicle for a better world by International Livestock Research Institute

“…In a wide-ranging and informative talk she explains how the modern stigma against livestock farming in some countries was born from good intentions, her respect for vegetarians and vegans, and why livestock matter for countless people in the world today and tomorrow. …”
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Back to the brink? Madagascar’s polarizing presidential elections by Resnick, Danielle

“…While Rajoelina’s orange signs, featuring the party and face of the “Prezida” are plastered across the capital, most of the Collectif candidates have intentionally decided to pursue an electoral boycott. …”
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Synthetic ion-exchange resins: Soil and environmental studies by Skogley, Earl O., Dobermann, Achim

“…A classification scheme for resin systems is presented, with the intent that it will assist in the development of more uniformity and comparability in the use of resins for soil and environmental studies. …”
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Policy implementation is operational by Omamo, Steven Were

“…This paper argues that policy implementation must be understood as a fundamentally operational process, not merely the execution of policy intent. It proposes a framework centered on four core dimensions of implementation: activation cost, option value, kinetics, and negotiation. …”
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Livelihoods, fire and policy in eastern Indonesia by Tacconi, L., Ruchiat, Y.

“…Through a series of rapid rural appraisal interviews, we found that the fires in grasslands are often lit intentionally to maintain the grasslands that local people use to sustain a variety of livelihood activities such as cattle rearing, hunting and farming. …”
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The joint project on Vertisols management retrospect and prospects by Abebe, M., Jutzi, S.C.

“…The Joint Vertisol Project which, by its nature and intention has dealt with natural resource research and development, has inherently addressed the complexity of factors and interactions among them. …”
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Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the CGIAR Oversight Committee by CGIAR Oversight Committee

“…It noted the decision by UNEP to withdraw from its role as cosponsor for financial reasons and expressed concern about UNDP's ability to continue in its cosponsor role. The World Bank's intention to seek other donors to share funding of the CGIAR Secretariat might influence the size and functions of the Secretariat.…”
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Revised Summary Report on Developing CGIAR System Priorities for Research (including an appendix describing draft system priorities) by CGIAR Science Council

“…The Science Council’s intention is to link the establishment of priorities (and future priority setting) to the monitoring and evaluation functions, vital for the efficient conduct of agricultural science and to meet the goals of the CGIAR and its global partners. …”
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First External Program and Management Review of INIBAP, 1992 by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, CGIAR Secretariat

“…Finally it urged the CGIAR to clarify its intentions with regard to INIBAP. The burden of the recommendations was to identify a need for rethinking, replanning, and renewed support.This report was an agenda item at TAC 58, and the CGIAR meeting in October 1992.…”
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Utformning av hamnområdet i Arvika by Lindström, Maria

“…The harbour should also contribute to a more attractive city. These intentions have hence been the starting point of my undergraduate theses, which has resulted in a proposal on how to develop the harbour. …”
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