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Misslyckas för att kunna lyckas by Björkqvist, Anton, Johansson, Mattias

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Coupling remote sensing and eDNA to monitor environmental impact: A pilot to quantify the environmental benefits of sustainable agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon by Dyson, Karen, Nicolau, Andréa P., Tenneson, Karis, Francesconi, Wendy, Daniels, Amy, Andrich, Giulia, Caldas, Bernardo, Castaño, Silvia, de Campos, Nathanael, Dilger, John, Guidotti, Vinicius, Jaques, Iara, McCullough, Ian M., McDevitt, Allan D., Molina, Luis, Nekorchuk, Dawn M., Newberry, Tom, Lima Pereira, Cristiano, Perez, Jorge, Richards-Dimitrie, Teal, Rivera, Ovidio, Rodriguez, Beatriz, Sales, Naiara, Tello, Jhon, Wespestad, Crystal, Zutta, Brian, Saah, David

“…In reviewing the coupled approach, we found multiple aspects worked well, and we conclude by presenting multiple lessons learned.…”
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Salmonella spp. contamination in commercial layer hen farms using different types of samples and detection methods by Soria, Maria Cecilia, Soria, Mario, Bueno, Dante Javier, Godano, Eduardo Ignacio, Gómez, S.C., ViaButron, I.A., Padin, V.M., Rogé, Ariel Diego

“…In addition, it is important to incorporate the sampling of floors around the layer hen houses to learn if biosecurity measures should be strengthened to minimize the entry and spread of Salmonella in the houses. …”
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Status, trends and future dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems underpinning nature’s contributions to people by Cavender-Bares, Jeannine, Arroyo, Mary T.K., Abell, Robin, Ackerly, David, Ackerman, Daniel, Arim, Matias., Belnap, Jayne, Castañeda Moya, Francisco, Dee, Laura E., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Gobin, Judith, Isbell, Forest, Köhler, Gunther, Koops, Marten, Kraft, Nathan, Macfarlane, Nicholas, Martínez-Garza, Cristina, Metzger, Jean-Paul, Mora, Arturo, Oatham, Michael, Paglia, Adriano, Pedrana, Julieta, Peri, Pablo Luis, Piñeiro, Gervasio, Randall, Robert, Weis, Judith, Walker Robbins, Wren, Ziller, Silvia Renate

“…Progress necessarily implies a conscious, collective societal effort. Many lessons can be learned from indigenous peoples who have succeeded in living in harmony on the land.…”
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Uppbyggnaden av ett foderstatsprogram för dikor by Gudmundsson, Lydia

“…Another object was that I could learn more about the properties and functions of Excel and Visual Basic. …”
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Swedish dairy farmers’ interest in using price risk management tools by Andersson, Julia, Hilmerby, Ankie, Sundin Lundberg, Anna

“…In contrast farmers who managed a company with favourable results and did not think derivatives were difficult to learn wanted to use derivatives. Derivatives are in reality best suited for farmers not willing to bear risk and would like to reduce price volatility. …”
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Participatory research (PR) at CIP with potato farming systems in the Andes: evolution and prospects by Ortíz, O., Thiele, Graham, Nelson, R., Bentley, J.W.

“…Households that adopted just some of the techniques enjoyed high economic returns, and this showed the importance of IPM specialists, social scientists, and farmers working together. (3) Farmer field school (FFS) was adapted for participatory research in the 2000s. Farmers learned that late blight was caused by a microorganism, while testing resistant varieties and fungicides, and researchers took into account more specifically farmer knowledge for training and PR purposes. (4) CIP used participatory varietal selection (PVS) after 2004 to form consortia of farmers, local government, NGOs, and research. …”
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Rural water for thirsty cities: a systematic review of water reallocation from rural to urban regions by Garrick, D., Stefano, L. de, Yu, Winston, Jorgensen, I., O’Donnell, E., Turley, L., Aguilar-Barajas, I., Dai, X., Souza Leao, R. de, Punjabi, B., Schreiner, B., Svensson, J., Wight, C.

“…Conceptual issues and associated measurement problems have impeded efforts to compare and learn from global experiences. This review examines the status and trends of water reallocation from rural to urban regions based on academic literature and policy documents. …”
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Experience capitalization of Gudoberet- and Hosanna-Jawe landscape restoration process in Ethiopia by Admassu, Zenebe, Tamene, Lulseged D.

“… • Use of cross-site visits, evidence generation, multi-stakeholder integration, community mobilization, linked technologies and use of physical and biological SWC are the major lessons learned for successful restoration. However, this study focused only on two small landscapes with minimum investment in landscape restoration. …”
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Training workshop report on good agricultural practices for the production and conservation of seed potato in the West, Adamawa, and Northwest regions. Workshop report. by Fornkwa, V., Harahagazwe, D., Adamu, I., Tiozang, E., Apan, A., Ngwa, L., Djatsa, E., Woulbe, C., Mafouo, H., Anagho, R.

“…This was an opportunity for participants in the three regions to (i) identify the constraints they face in seed production and conservation, (ii) know about the standard seed and variety schemes, (iii) learn GAPs for the production and conservation of seed potato, (iv) and identify their individual needs and define individual action plans to improve their agribusiness in seed potato. …”
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Estrategias locales de desarrollo sostenible de bajas emisiones en zonas rurales: Informe de actividades en la Sierra Central del Perú by Olivares, E., Ccanto, R., Nuñez, E., Mendoza, J., Fonseca, C., Pradel, W.

“…Guian pig association members are eager to learn and develop skills in raising guinea pigs and strengthen their organizational capacity to improve their income and provide better living conditions for their young children and the members of their family. home; and develop their leadership capacity and commitment to their community. …”
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Incentive Mechanisms, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communication of the CORIGAP Project by Connor, Melanie, Malabayabas, Arelene Julia, Ricarte, Phoebe, Demont, Matty, Hieu, Pham Thi Minh, Flor, Rica Joy, Villanueva, Donald B., Pede, Valerian O., de Guia, Annalyn, Gummert, Martin

“…The chapter closes with some anecdotal evidence of how, especially postharvest technologies, influenced policies in the CORIGAP countries. We provide lessons learned from the project to be taken care of in future projects that aim to introduce sustainable agricultural practices and technologies to improve natural resource management.…”
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Can a gender-sensitive integrated poultry value chain and nutrition intervention increase women's empowerment among the rural poor in Burkina Faso? by Heckert, Jessica, Martinez, Elena M., Sanou, Armande, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Ganaba, Rasmané, Gelli, Aulo

“…Unfortunately, null impacts on women's empowerment are not uncommon, and it is important to learn from such findings to strengthen future program design and delivery.…”
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An evolving paradigm for Africa and synthesis of the lessons from Asia by Diao, Xinshen, Silver, Jed, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Zhang, Xiaobo

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results by Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Roy, Shalini, Younus, Masuma, Ghostlaw, Julie, Haque, Md. Latiful, Hossain, Nusrat Zaitun, Parvin, Aklima, Quabili, Wahid, Tauseef, Salauddin, Zubaid, Shabnaz

“…Both men and women benefited from agricultural trainings, yet women learned more from the same trainings. Crop diversity increased substantially in homestead gardens, mainly due to ANGeL’s emphasis on homestead food production from nutritious crops. …”
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Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices (CSAPs) in Ethiopia by Abegaz, Assefa, Abera, Wuletawu, Jaquet, Stephanie, Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…In global, regional, and African contexts, Ethiopia represents a useful case study from which much can be learned. Therefore, the fourfold objectives of this Ethiopia-focused review were to i) synthesize adoption studies of more than seven CSAPs; ii) examine their adoption status, including gender considerations, socioeconomic benefits, and constraints to CSAP adoption; iii) identify gaps in the current CSAPs adoption literature, and iv) highlight future CSAP research and policy directions. …”
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Irrigation infrastructure quality management system toolkit for Sub-Saharan Africa using Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda as a case study: technical report by Hailu, H., Abdella, Y., Seid, Abdulkarim, Haileslassie, Amare

“…A literature review on quality management practices in irrigation development within the focal countries and global experiences was conducted to learn lessons and identify parameters that have key roles in quality management practices. …”
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Assessing the impact of high-yielding varieties of maize in resettlement areas of Zimbabwe by Bourdillon, Michael, Hebinck, Paul, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill, Marondo, John, Mudege, Netsayi, Owens, Trudy

“…The presumption that farmers "learn from each other" is less applicable in circumstances such as these. …”
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Assessing the impact of high-yielding varieties of maize in resettlement areas of Zimbabwe by Bourdillon, Michael, Hebinck, Paul, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill, Marondo, John, Mudege, Netsayi, Owens, Trudy

“…The presumption that farmers "learn from each other" is less applicable in circumstances such as these. …”
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Exploring actor roles, behaviors, and agency through participatory timelines in Zimbabwe by Voss, Rachel, Zingwena, Taurai, Chapeyama, Bolyne

“…This report highlights learnings from participatory timelines for agroecological transition conducted in Murehwa and Mbire Districts of Zimbabwe in 2022, and key informant interviews conducted from 2023-2024. …”
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