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How to preserve brewer s grain? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Godfrey Ssentongo, managing director of Modern Farming Systems, PO Box 5013, Jinja, Uganda (fax: + 256 43 12 15 60) asks for help in keeping brewer s grain. …”
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Urban growth threatens ancestral lands by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…As cities expand to cover farmland with roads and buildings, the conflict between traditional land rights, and modern systems of ownership and distribution become very clear. …”
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Standard operating procedures for sweetpotato breeding data management. COP Breeding Data Management SweetGAINS by Wanjohi, L., Eyzaguirre, R., Boeck, B. de

“…Current modernization efforts of sweetpotato breeding operations in Africa establish a new mindset. …”
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Report on: Current Status and Overview of Farm Mechanization in Uzbekistan – A Review by Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari, Nurbekov, Aziz, Devkota, Krishna

“…Hence this sector is in desperate need of reform. Modern agriculture requires a wide range of technology, knowledge, and skills used by farmers and agri businesses, from operating modern machinery and equipment in open fields and greenhouses to maintaining minimum safety, hygiene, and quality standards in all stages of production, harvesting, post-harvesting, processing, and marketing. …”
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A review of best food safety practices: International experiences and lessons for Bangladesh by Saak, Alexander E.

“…The food safety systems of both of these countries were updated within the past 20 years (Denmark in 1997 and the U.S. in 2011), and as a result the two systems incorporate modern best practices in food safety. The recent changes to U.S. food safety law are described in depth, as an example of a country updating a food safety system that was developed over 80 years ago based on modern principles. …”
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Factors influencing hybrid rice adoption: a Bangladesh case by Mottaleb, Khondoker A., Mohanty, Samarendu, Nelson, Andrew

“…Using Bangladesh as a case, a comparative analysis has been made on the adoption of hybrid and modern varieties relative to traditional rice varieties and land allocation to these varieties. …”
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Land-based Investments for rural development?: A grounded analysis of the local Impacts of biofuel feedstock plantations in Ghana by Schoneveld, George C., German, L., Nutakor, E.

“…As part of a contemporary wave of agricultural modernization efforts, it could make invaluable contributions to rural poverty. …”
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Farm-level effects of irrigation system design and operation problems by Tabbal, D. F., Bhuiyan, S.I., Murray-Rust, Hammond

“…Arguments from Philippine case studies that evaluated alternative designs of farm-level facilities and approaches to improve equity in water allocation and distribution in a modern traditionally designed run-of-the-river, reservoir-backed, and pump-based irrigation systems are used.…”
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Filling the maize basket supports crop diversity and quality of household diet in Malawi by Snapp, Sieglinde S., Fisher, M.

“…Food security and dietary quality are broadly supported development goals, yet few studies have addressed how agricultural subsidy policies and promotion of modern crop varieties impact smallholder farm production and household diet. …”
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Opportunities for Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) improvement using molecular genetics by Negawo, Alemayehu T., Teshome, A., Kumar, A., Hanson, Jean, Jones, Christopher S.

“…Finally, opportunities and future prospects for better conservation and use arising from the application of modern genomic tools in Napier grass phenotyping and genotyping will be discussed.…”
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Méthodes artisanales de transformation des oléagineux by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Entre les méthodes traditionnelles manuelles, à forte intensité de travail et en général peu efficientes, et les méthodes modernes, plus efficientes mais nécessitant un gros capital, il existe une troisième voie : celle des technologies...…”
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L'alphabétisation fonctionnelle et le développement agricole by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…L'alphabétisation fonctionnelle favorise- t-elle effectivement l'adoption de techniques agricoles modernes par les agriculteurs ? Quelles leçons peut-on tirer des expériences en Afrique ? …”
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Scientists Trained to Model Climate-Smart Solutions for Mixed Farming Systems by Kumar, Shalander, Jat, Mangi Lal, Pramanik, Soumitra

“…Hyderabad, 7 December 2024—Twenty-three agricultural scientists from six countries in Asia and Africa participated in a hands-on workshop to enhance their skills in using modern modeling tools. The aim was to build participants' capacity to analyze the complexities of mixed farming systems and devise sustainable solutions.…”
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Médecine vétérinaire naturelle by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Les méthodes modernes d'élevage ont considérablement augmenté les performances des animaux. …”
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Des emballages verts pour l'Afrique by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Les idées d'emballages modernes et non polluants « made in Africa » ne manquent pas.Le fléau des emballages jetés,...…”
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The rise of blockchain technology in agriculture by Kamilaris, Andreas, Prenafeta-Boldú, Francesc Xavier, Fonts, Agusti

“…Blockchain appeared in our lives as a modern technology that promises ubiquitous business transactions among distributed untrusted parties, without the need of intermediaries such as banks. …”
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical perspectives by Tuk-Po, L., Jong, W. de, Ken-Ichi, Abe

“…Several of chapters demonstrate that modern struggles over forests have their roots in colonial periods. …”
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Thousands of plant breeders: women conserving in situ crop genetic resources by Bradburn, Christopher

“…Negative perceptions towards modern variety crops 4. Some limited institutional support 5. …”
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Food-based approaches by Ruel, Marie T., Levin, Carol E.

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SweetGAINS Africa. Project profile. by International Potato Center

“…This Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project aims to modernize Africa’s current systems for sweetpotato breeding and early generation seed production. …”
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