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Effects of drought-tolerant rice varieties and alternate wetting and drying on irrigation water, rice yield, water productivity and farmers’ income por Akpoffo, Marius A.Y., Kone, Pierre, Guindo, Jonathan, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald

“…We therefore concluded that bundling AWD and Sutura could be recommended to the smallholder farmers to increase water and labour productivity, rice yield and farmers’ income in irrigated systems in Mali."…”
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Cassava processing in subSaharan Africa: the implications for expanding cassava production por Nweke, F.I.

“…Cassava makes an important contribution to improving food security and rural incomes in sub-Saharan Africa, as it is tolerant of drought and poor soil and its cultivation does not require much labour. However, the fresh roots are bulky and perishable and need to be processed before they can be marketed; processing also removes the cyanogens which make many varieties poisonous in their raw form. …”
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Gender norms and relations: Implications for agency in coastal livelihoods por Lawless, Sarah, Cohen, Philippa J., McDougall, Cynthia, Orirana, Gace, Siota, Faye, Doyle, Kate

“…However, our findings challenge the broad proposition that livelihood diversification leads to improvements for agency as women’s more immediate freedoms were limited by intensified time and labour demands. We suggest that better accounting for these gendered differences not only improves livelihood outcomes, but also presents opportunity to catalyse the re-negotiation of gender norms and relations; thereby promoting greater individual agency.…”
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Sustainable intensification of rice-based systems with potato in eastern indo-gangetic plains por Gatto, M., Petsakos, Athanasios, Hareau, Guy

“…Socio-economic tradeoffs, especially for labour, need to be considered and balanced out. Increasing input efficiency for instance by improving farming practices may reduce negative environmental effects.…”
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Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing por Mutua, Edna N., Bukachi, S., Bett, Bernard K., Estambale, B., Nyamongo, I.

“…The study established that personal choice, preference for paid over unpaid labour and gender norms in asset access, ownership and control influence smallholder participation in livestock production and trade. …”
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Global impact of COVID-19 on animal health and welfare por Rahman, Habibar, Hiremath, Jagadish, Chanda, Mudassar, Kennady, Vijayalakshmy, Kumar, Chetan, Yogisharadhya, R.

“…The industry slowed down for want of timely raw materials of livestock origin and also acute shortage of labourers due to pandemic. Though there are no estimates of economic loss incurred but indirect measures indicate significant direct and indirect losses to the sector. …”
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Protocol for quantifying porosity percentage in plant tissues por Restrepo García, Ana María

“…This methodology implies a clear vision of the anatomical structure but normally is time consuming and labour-intensive due cutting of material (Visser & Bögemann, 2003). …”
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Agri reform: From production to profitability por Verma, Smriti

“…We must look for new pathways that can leverage India’s advantages of abundance in land, water, fertile soil, cheap labour, and favourable agro-climatic conditions to the benefit of farmers as well as farming. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for coffee production in Papua New Guinea’s highlands por Mukerjee, Rishabh, Iha, Helmtrude Sikas, Warambukia, Damaris

“…We completed 24 focus groups, each with 10 community members, discussing production, input usage, sales volume, production shocks, pest control, labour needs and market access.…”
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Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012 por Gelli, Aulo, Masset, Edoardo, Diallo, Amadou Sekou, Assima, Amidou, Hombrados, Jorge, Watkins, Kristie, Drake, Lesley

“…Schooling was found to respond to a broad range of determinants, including child's age and nutrition status, as well as on household consumption, on farm labour, teacher availability, and village level remoteness. …”
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Some policy implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia por Omiti, J.M., Parton, K.A., Ehui, Simeon K., Sinden, J.A.

“…Sale of land and hiring of agricultural labour were prohibited and there were fears that livestock would be nationalized. …”
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Design and ex-ante analysis for technological interventions por Pezo, Danilo A.

“…This paper also examines the different procedures for estimating the economic feasibility of technological interventions in a system, which include partial budget techniques, gross-margin analysis, cost-benefit analysis; sensitivity analysis, cash flow analysis, and labour profile analysis. Farmer's participation in ex-ante evaluation of technological interventions, and techniques for ranking and scoring alternatives are also outlined in this paper.…”
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Effect of sowing time on the grain yield and fodder potential of sorghum undersown with stylo in the subhumid zone of Nigeria por Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…Stylo yield was very much reduced if planted six weeks later than the cereal croUndersowing at the appropriate time is considered to be a way of improving the quality of crop residues in an agro-pastoral community without extra demands on labour.…”
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Factors in the suboptimum performance of rural water supply systems in the Ethiopian highlands por Tilahun, Seifu A., Tigabu, A.D., Tarekegne, T.M., Addisie, Meseret B., Beyene, H.A., Alemeyehu, Z.A., Ayele, M., Collick, A.S., Steenhuis, Tammo S.

“…In addition, the sustainability was better for water systems that were farther away from alternative water resources and contributed more cash and labour. The results of this study of the importance of decision-making at the local level in contrast to the central authority is directly applicable to the introduction of rain water management systems as shown by earlier efforts of installing rain water harvesting systems in the Ethiopian highlands.…”
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Response to case studies of eco-regional approaches at the farm/enterprise level por Fernández Rivera, S., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Kaufmann, Ralph R. von, Turner, M., Williams, Timothy O.

“…The challenge is to be able to assess accuately the amount of resources and division of labour between research partners need to or refine the available knowledge at the lower levels, without necessarily compromising work at the macro level. …”
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Draft for discussion. Supporting women farmers in a changing climate: five policy lessons por Huyer, Sophia, Twyman, Jennifer, Koningstein, Manon, Ashby, Jacqueline A., Vermeulen, Sonja J.

“…Agriculture is a fundamental part of women’s livelihoods, especially in least developed countries and more women are moving into agriculture as men move out to seasonal or paid labour elsewhere. At the same time we know that women farmers have less access to productive inputs and resources for farming across the globe – FAO etc. …”
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Pasture seed production in Colombia por Ferguson, John E.

“…This apparent anomaly is explained by the fact that seed is natural by-product in some grazing regions which is harvested from pastures by manual contract labour and then traded between merchants, generally without any mechanical processing. …”
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Strengthening the gender lens in agricultural production and value-chain research in Vietnam por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Farming systems in Vietnam are undergoing rapid change, including increased levels of commercialisation and market integration, adoption of (or desire for) labour efficient technologies, and migration of youth in response to non-farm work opportunities. …”
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CIAT- ACIAR gender workshop: Strengthening the gender lens in agricultural production and value-chain research in Vietnam por International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

“…Farming systems in Vietnam are undergoing rapid change, including increased levels of commercialisation and market integration, adoption of (or desire for) labour efficient technologies, and migration of youth in response to non-farm work opportunities. …”
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Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing por Mutua, Edna N., Bukachi, S., Bett, Bernard K., Estambale, B.B.A., Nyamongo, I.

“…The study established that personal choice, preference for paid over unpaid labour and gender norms in asset access, ownership and control influence smallholder participation in livestock production and trade. …”
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