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Value chain analysis of furniture: action research to improve power balance and enhance livelihoods of small-scale producers by Purnomo, H., Achdiawan, R., Parlinah, N., Irawati, R.H., Melati

“…At international level, we are comparing this study with lesson learned from value chains of bamboo in China, honey bee in Zambia, potential for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) credit in Indonesia, and palm heart/ palmito in Brazil.…”
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EcoHealth research in Southeast Asia: Past, now, and the ways forward by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Gilbert, Jeffrey, Dinh Xuan Tung, Mallee, H., Unger, Fred, Grace, Delia

“…The objective of this presentation is to review EcoHealth activities in SEA of the last 10 years to address lessons learned, challenges and future of EcoHealth in the region. …”
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Irrigation management in Pakistan and India: comparing notes on institutions and policies by Shah, Tushaar, Hussain, Intizar, Saeed ur Rehman

“…The authors suggest that the two countries can learn important lessons by comparing notes on several issues: [a] what would work best in ensuring equitable access to irrigation - physical rehabilitation being tried out in Pakistan Punjab with the help of the army under the military rule offers interesting possibilities in terms of scale and impact as does the Andhra Pradesh model of irrigation reform, [b] the experience in both countries so far defies the uncritically accepted premise that under farmer-management, irrigation systems will be more equitable, [c] why farmers in Pakistan Punjab have to use 16-20 horsepower (hp) diesel engines to pump groundwater from 25-40 feet while north Indian farmers have been doing the same with 5 hp engines?…”
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EDTA-assisted Pb phytoextraction. Review by Saifullah, Meers, E., Qadir, Manzoor, Caritat, P. de, Tack, F.M.G., Laing, G.du, Zia, M.H.

“…However, valuable lessons are to be learned from over a decade of EDTA-assisted hytoremediation research when considering the implementation of more degradable alternatives in assisted phytoextraction practices.…”
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Economic impact of theileriosis and its control in Africa by Drucker, Adam G.

“…The paper concludes by highlighting the lessons learned from these studies and how these lessons can contribute to the challenge of now applying further work of this type in contexts where the results can actively benefit livestock-keepers, and support national researchers and policy-makers.…”
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Games to create awareness and design policies for transboundary cooperation in river basins: lessons from the Shariva Game of the Mekong River Commission by Douven, W., Mul, Marloes L., Son, L., Bakker, Nico, Radosevich, G., Hendriks, A.

“…The game was part of a longer training programme addressing all the issues, however, the participants gained additional knowledge and insight by playing the game, well above what they had learned during the earlier training workshops. Playing the game proved an important aspect in training and education of such complex systems. …”
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Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya by Ojango, Julie M.K., Audho, James O., Oyieng, Edwin P., Recha, John W.M., Muigai, Anne W.T.

“…Farmers in the CSV know what traits they desire in their SR, and are willing to learn and change their practices in order to improve their livelihoods. …”
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Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa by Silvestri, Silvia, Douxchamps, Sabine, Kristjanson, Patricia M., Förch, Wiebke, Radeny, Maren A.O., Mutie, Ianetta, Quirós, Carlos F., Herrero, Mario, Ndungu, Anthony, Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Mango, Joash, Claessens, Lieven, Rufino, Mariana C.

“…Background What are the key factors that contribute to household-level food security? What lessons can we learn from food secure households? What agricultural options and management strategies are likely to benefit female-headed households in particular? …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, January – March 2016 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, CCAFS EA organized a webinar on achieving gender parity in African agricultural systems. Learn about case studies from Africa presented during the webinar. …”
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Investing in land and water management practices in the Ethiopian highlands by Gebresilase, Y., Amede, Tilahun

“…This paper highlights best-bets and innovations learned in land and water management research and development in Ethiopia over the last four decades, primarily from the experiences of the Soil Conservation Research Project (SCRP), the African Highlands Initiative program (AHI) and the ongoing, government-owned Sustainable Land Management program (SLM).…”
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Tissue culture banana (Musa spp.) for smallholder farmers: lessons learnt from East Africa by Dubois, T., Dusabe, Y., Lule, M., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Coyne, Danny L., Hobayo, J.C., Nkurunziza, S., Ouma, Emily A., Kabunga, N., Qaim, M., Kahangi, E., Mwirigi, P., Mwaura, P., Kisii, D., Kizito, H., Mugisha, J.

“…Sound socio-economic analyses are crucial to guide policy strategies, to learn from successes already achieved and to identify important constraints for a wider dissemination of TC banana in the region.…”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, July - September 2016 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Within the framework of the CCAFS project “Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA)”, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has partnered with the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change and the Parliamentary Forum on Food Security, Population and Development to strengthen the national research-base on agriculture, climate change and food security in the country. Learn more from the outcomes of this partnership. …”
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Opportunities for building resilience and lessons for navigating risks: dams and the water energy food nexus by Matthews, Nathaniel, McCartney, Matthew P.

“…It draws from two progressive case studies, one in Africa and one in Asia, to highlight lessons learned from nexus approaches including the need for meaningful participation, transparency in decision making, and valuing ecosystem services. …”
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Reframing the concept of alternative livelihoods by Wright, J.H., Hill, N.A.O., Roe, D., Rowcliffe, J.M., Kümpel, N.F., Day, M., Booker, F., Milner-Gulland, E.J.

“…We therefore recommend use of a sustainable livelihoods approach to understand the role and function of environmentally damaging behaviors within livelihood strategies; differentiate between households in a community that have the greatest environmental impact and those most vulnerable to resource access restrictions to improve intervention targeting; and learn more about the social–ecological system within which household livelihood strategies are embedded. …”
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Alternatives to conventional fungicides for the control of citrus postharvest green and blue moulds by Palou, Lluís, Smilanick, Joseph L., Droby, Samir

“…Directions for future research: As we learn more about the fundamental basis underlying host-pathogen interactions and how they are influenced by direct or indirect protective effects of existing or new single alternative treatments, more effective methods of applying and combining complementary approaches for additive or synergistic effects will emerge. …”
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Desarrollo de la política en Concesiones Forestales Comunitarias en Petén, Guatemala: el aporte de la investigación y experiencia sistematizada del CATIE by Carrera, Fernando, Prins, Kees

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Evolución de instituciones adaptativas frente a problemas hidrológicos en dos cuencas de Costa Rica by Díaz Briones, Angela

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Social priorities and institutional arrangements for local management of the Volcánica Central-Talamanca Biological Corridor, Costa Rica by Ramírez Chávez, Jacqueline R.

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Economic constraints as drivers of coffee rust epidemics in Nicaragua by Villareyna, Rogelio., Barrios, M., Vílchez, Sergio, Cerda, Rolando, Vignola, Raffaele, Avelino, Jacques

“…This study set out to identify management and socio-economic factors that facilitate coffee rust development in Nicaragua and to learn how farmers perceive these epidemics. To that end, we conducted a series of interviews with farmers and carried out field observations a year after the peak of the 2012-13 epidemic. …”
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Används ekonomiska planeringshjälpmedel i lantbruksföretag : beslutsunderlag med hjälp av kalkylmetoder by Andersen, Glenn, Jansson, Johan

“…In agricultural educations you learn to use different economic planning tools, as basis for decision. …”