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Plateformes d’innovation comme dispositif d’orientation des trajectoires technologiques des filières agricoles. Cas de la filière banane plantain en Côte d’Ivoire by Angbo-Kouakou, E., Temple, L., Mathé, S., Assemien, A.

“…Cet article s'intéresse particulièrement aux conséquences des "Plateformes d'Innovation Banane Plantain" (PIP) dans la réorientation des choix technologiques locaux. Il interroge leurs résultats sur l'amélioration de l'indépendance alimentaire. …”
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Genome-wide survey of SNP variation uncovers the genetic structure of cattle breeds by Bovine HapMap Consortium

“…A deep draft sequence assembly of shotgun reads from a single Hereford female and comparative sequences sampled from six additional breeds were used to develop probes to interrogate 37,470 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 497 cattle from 19 geographically and biologically diverse breeds. …”
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Building the politics machine: tools for "resolving" the global land grab by Dwyer, M.B.

“…Using evidence from Laos, the paper illustrates two tools for ‘resolving’ the global land grab geographically: first, a biographical or trajectory‐based approach that connects specific land grabs to larger development landscapes (e.g. of urban infrastructuring); and second, genealogies of property formalization that interrogate and deconstruct the legal geographies of land access, both on and off the map. …”
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Genomewide SNP variation reveals relationships among landraces and modern varieties of rice by McNally, Kenneth L., Childs, Kevin L., Bohnert, Regina, Davidson, Rebecca M., Zhao, Keyan, Ulat, Victor J., Zeller, Georg, Clark, Richard M., Hoen, Douglas R., Bureau, Thomas E., Stokowski, Renee, Ballinger, Dennis G., Frazer, Kelly A., Cox, David R., Padhukasahasram, Badri, Bustamante, Carlos D., Weigel, Detlef, Mackill, David J., Bruskiewich, Richard M., Rätsch, Gunnar, Buell, C. Robin, Leung, Hei, Leach, Jan E.

“…We used resequencing microarrays to interrogate 100 Mb of the unique fraction of the reference genome for 20 diverse varieties and landraces that capture the impressive genotypic and phenotypic diversity of domesticated rice. …”
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Looking across diverse food system futures: Implications for climate change and the environment by Zurek, Monika, Hebinck, Aniek, Selomane, Odirilwe

“…Various foresight reports unpack food systems’ challenges and propose diverse pathways of change towards sustainability. We interrogate the framings and proposed pathways of eleven selected reports from a food system perspective, with a focus on environmental and climate change implications. …”
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It’s about time: Intergenerational equity and nutrition by Gillespie, Stuart

“…In his 2019 book “Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crises and Change”, Jared Diamond starts by interrogating the word ‘crisis’. Coming from the Greek noun ‘krisis’ and the verb ‘krino’ there are several meanings — to separate, decide, a turning point. …”
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Les usagers de l’eau face à la dégradation des ressources : entre prise de conscience et volonté d’agir by Balana, Bedru, Debevec, Liza, Somda-Kabore, Letisia Rolande

“…Selon ses résultats, beaucoup sont conscients de la raréfaction et de la dégradation de la qualité des ressources et en identifient des causes. Les usagers interrogés se sont dit prêts à adopter des mesures de gestion, y compris à travers une contribution financière.…”
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Les grands-mères solaires du Burkina Faso by Ouédraogo, Hamidou Benoit

“…Au delà de l’utilité évidente de ces dispositifs visant à offrir un accès durable à l’éclairage solaire, il convient de s’interroger sur les améliorations et innovations à apporter à ce projet ainsi que sur le modèle économique approprié à adopter dans la perspective d’une mise à la l’échelle au niveau national et sous-régional.…”
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Transforming food systems through inclusive agribusiness by Schoneveld, G.C.

“…This article critically interrogates IAB narratives inspiring recent policy innovations. …”
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Pan African feminist perspectives on women’s labour contribution and economic participation in Kenya’s export horticulture production by Ngutu, M., Bukachi, S., Onyango-Ouma, W., Liani, M.L.

“…This article applies the social relations approach (SRA) and the feminist political economy theory to critically analyze the complex realities of women’s work in export horticulture as shaped by intersectional inequalities and labour rights violations in both productive and reproductive spheres. We interrogate in-depth the experiences of women in their horticulture wage work, as in the ethnographic qualitative research conducted in Northwest Mount Kenya’s export horticulture sector. …”
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New niches of community rights to forests in Cameroon: tenure reform, decentralization category or something else? by Oyono, P.R.

“…While injecting information on the topic, the essay interrogates the nature of ongoing change in the structure of community rights to forest in Cameroon. …”
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Digital Twin for management of water resources in the Limpopo River Basin: a concept by Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel, Dickens, Chris, Silva, Paulo, Matheswaran, Karthikeyan, Koo, Jawoo

“…This includes an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to interrogate and visualize key actionable data and forecasts. …”
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Progress towards the circular economy: case studies of sanitation and organic waste–derived resource recovery technologies in South Africa by Badza, T., Musazura, W., Shozi, M. Z., Odindo, A. O., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…In this chapter, the focus is on the progress made in South Africa on the transition towards a CE in the sanitation and organic waste management sectors. We interrogate the technologies currently existing in the country and how they contribute to resource recovery from sanitation products for reuse in the agricultural sector. …”
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Balancing agricultural and environmental water needs in China: Alternative scenarios and policy options by Cai, Ximing, Ringler, Claudia

“…Each specialist was challenged to interrogate a new “Trialogue” hypothesis on governance. …”
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Measuring women’s decisionmaking: Indicator choice and survey design experiments from cash and food transfer evaluations in Ecuador, Uganda and Yemen by Peterman, Amber, Schwab, Benjamin, Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa, Gilligan, Daniel O.

“…Women’s decisionmaking indicators are widely used in social science research, though insufficient attention is given to measurement issues. We interrogate variations in indicator construction using survey experiments undertaken in the context of transfer programs in Ecuador, Yemen, and Uganda. …”
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Allocation of governmental authority and responsibility in Tiered governance regimes: the case of the Chivi rural district council landuse planning and conservation by-laws by Mandondo, A.

“…This study uses a review approach to critically interrogate the political economy of the allocation of environmental jurisdictions between the state, local communities and Rural District Councils in Zimbabwe. …”
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Considering land tenure in REDD+ participatory measurement, reporting, and verification: A case study from Indonesia by Felker, M.E., Bong, I.W., Depuy Walker H., Jihadah, L.F.

“…Using household surveys, key informant interviews, and participatory mapping exercises, we present three ‘lived’ land tenure contexts in Indonesia to highlight their socially and ecologically situated natures and to consider the role of tenure pluralism in shaping PMRV. We then raise and interrogate three questions for incorporating lived land tenure contexts into a legitimate PMRV system: 1) Who holds the right to conduct PMRV activities?…”
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Caracterisation du systeme sectoriel d'innovation du cacao au Cameroun by Mathé, S., Nzossie, E.J.F., Temple, L.

“…L’article interroge en quoi le concept de Système Sectoriel d’Innovation (SSI) permet de comprendre et d’organiser des choix de politiques publiques sur la filière cacao au Cameroun. …”
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Resilience and sustainability of the water sector during the COVID-19 pandemic by Goldin, J., Nhamo, L., Ncube, B., Zvimba, J. N., Petja, B., Mpandeli, S., Nomquphu, W., Hlophe-Ginindza, S., Greeff-Laubscher, M. R., Molose, V., Lottering, S., Liphadzi, S., Naidoo, D., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…This study unpacks and interrogates approaches, products, and services adopted by the water sector in response to the unprecedented lockdowns, heralding novel terrains, and fundamental paradigm shifts, both at the community and the workplace. …”
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Understanding anticipatory climate governance in Central America: The links between anticipation and policy by Veeger, Marieke, Muidermann, Karlijn, Tulloch Lapresa, Alexander

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