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Conteo de Poisson: modelos econométricos para explicar la adopción de tecnologías agrícolas por pequeños productores en El Salvador y Panamá by Ramírez, O.A, Shultz, S.D, Hearne, R.R, Gómez, M.

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Miljöetik & landskapsarkitektur by Fredriksson Bratthäll, Disa

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Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Climate Smart Nutrient and Water Management in Crop Production Course Module by Kalinda, Thompson, Phiri, Elijah, Mweetwa, Alice Mutiti

“…These institutions included the Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia National Information Services (NAIS), Zambia College of Agriculture (ZCA), Natural Resource Development College (NRDC), Kasisi Agriculture Training Centre (KATC), Indaba Agriculture Policy and Research Institute (IAPRI), AfriSeed and relevant Departments at the University of Zambia. …”
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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

“…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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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator: kick-off and onboarding workshop - complementary report on reflections on the accelerator and technical assistance design and implementation, Kigali... by Dahl, Hauke, Sartas, M.

“…CGIAR has a portfolio of innovations that span various domains of agri-food systems, such as crop improvement, livestock production, natural resource management, nutrition, gender, policy, and markets. …”
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Responding to land degradation in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia by Kumasi, Tyhra Carolyn, Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo

“…Improving the long-term sustainability and resilience of smallholder agriculture in Africa is highly dependent on conserving or improving the quality of the natural resource. Conservation agriculture is conceived around more integrated and effective management strategies for provisioning both food and other ecosystem services. …”
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Abstracts of MSc theses completed by ILRI graduate fellows 2006-2007 by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is one of 15 future harvest centres, which conduct food and environmental research to help alleviate poverty and increase food security while protecting the natural resource base. Building on three decades of experience, ILRI works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty by bringing high quality science and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. …”
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Abstracts of PhD theses completed by ILRI graduate fellows 2006-2007 by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is one of 15 future harvest centres, which conduct food and environmental research to help alleviate poverty and increase food security while protecting the natural resource base. Building on three decades of experience, ILRI works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty by bringing high quality science and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. …”
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Potential of conservation agriculture modules for energy conservation and sustainability of rice-based production systems of Indo-Gangetic Plain region by Nandan, Rajiv, Poonia, Shish Pal, Singh, Sati Shankar, Nath, Chaitanya Prasad, Kumar, Virender, Malik, Ram Kanwar, McDonald, Andrew, Hazra, Kali Krishna

“…Sustainability of the rice-based cropping systems is nowadays questioned with declining natural resource base, soil degradation, environmental pollution, and declining factor productivity. …”
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Abstracts of PhD and MSc theses completed by ILRI graduate fellows 2008 by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is one of 15 future harvest centres, which conduct food and environmental research to help alleviate poverty and increase food security while protecting the natural resource base. Building on three decades of experience, ILRI works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty by bringing high quality science and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. …”
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Intersections of climate, security and human mobility in the community of Cedeño, Marcovia, department of Choluteca, Honduras by Palou-Zuniga, Nohelia, Higuera-Florez, Julian

“…Most of these efforts tend to focus on data and studies that demonstrate the correlations between these variables at the regional or national level in order to inform programs and strategies for climate change, citizen security, migration, displacement, natural resource management, food security, among others. …”
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On-farm performance of forge crops and assessment of natural pasture productivity in west Shewa zone by Assefa, G., Gebeyehu, A., Feyissa, F., Tekletsadik, T.

“…Since shortage of land is the major problem in the study area, farmers were interested to produce forage crops through strategies, which reduced cropland competition and replenish their resources especially in line with natural resource management. On the other hand, farmers are willing to allocate their arable land for forage production if they are provided with crossbred dairy cows so long as the income from the sale of milk and milk products is rewarding. …”
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Business models for scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in Bihar, India by Vernet, Pierre Antoine

“…(Arya J.P. 2015) As well as being extremely vulnerable to climate change and frequent climatic aberrations (floods, drought and weather volatility), Bihar is also hindered by natural resource degradation and a lack of knowledge and development opportunities. …”
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Dynamics of past forest cover changes and future scenarios with implications for soil degradation in Misiones rainforest, Argentina by Navarro, María Fabiana, Calamari, Noelia Cecilia, Mosciaro, Maria Jesus

“…This study demonstrates the suitability of the applied model to simulate future LUCC processes and provides inputs for decision-making involving natural resource management and the potential impacts of these decisions on ecosystem services. …”
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Investigating communication and participatory processes in decision making by Devine, Stewart

“…Today, public participation has become mainstream when it comes to decision-making in natural resource management issues. The idea that science and experts hold all the answers is being disregarded in favour of more inclusive processes that should ideally include the views of all interested parties. …”
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Endophyte microbiome of banana roots reveals high diversity and potential for agricultural uses by Dita, M., Schilly, A., Vargas, J., Chaves, N., Guzmán, M., Sandoval, J., Staver, Charles

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Rethinking agricultural policies for pro-poor growth by Dorward, Andrew R., Fan, Shenggen, Kydd, Jonathan, Lofgren, Hans, Morrison, Jamie, Poulton, Colin, Rao, Neetha, Smith, Laurence, Tchale, Hardwick, Thorat, Sukhadeo, Urey, Ian, Wobst, Peter

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Tank cascade system: A nature-based solution for achieving climate resilience in Sri Lanka’s dry zone by Ratnayake, Sujith S., Mendonce, Sharon, Borelli, Teresa, Hunter, Danny, Silva, Ajith, Dissanayake, Thushani

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Increasing smallholders' intensity in cassava value web: effect on household food security in Southwest Nigeria by Adeyemo, T.A., Abass, A., Amaza, P., Okoruwa, V., Akinyosoye, V., Salman, K.K.

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Economic analysis of tropical forages in livestock systems in the eastern plains of Colombia by Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan, Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy, Arango, Jacobo, Peters, Michael

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