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The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar by Belton, Ben, Win, Myat Thida, Zhang, Xiaobo, Filipski, Mateusz J.

“…This literature has given rise to debates over the design of institutions and policies to facilitate accelerated mechanization, the role of outsourcing services in overcoming problems of access to machinery, and questions regarding the future of smallholder agriculture. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: L. Brader by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…In a meeting with the TAC Chair, Medium-Term Plans, reduction in in-service training, outsourcing, congruence between funding and TAC’s priorities, the competitive grants scheme and the result of increased competition between centers are discussed.…”
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Systemwide Review of Plant Breeding Methodologies in the CGIAR by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, Duvick, Donald N.

“…There were six main findings:1. centers are using traditional techniques effectively and efficiently;2. new tools are used effectively, but will not replace traditional methods in the short term;3. biotechnology will increase efficiency and effectiveness but cost more;4. centers are outsourcing biotechnology effectively but should do it more;5. more financial support is needed for germplasm research and mechanisms that hinder intercenter collaboration should be changed;6. better intercenter collaboration, consolidation, and even centralization could increase effectiveness.The Group endorsed these recommendations.There are nine annexes covering among other things: breeding methods for CGIAR commodities, biotechnology methods used at centers, resource commitments, and CGIAR-NARS interactions in plant breeding and biotechnology.…”
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From farm to ship to fork: The role of maritime insurance in facilitating global food trade by Denamiel, Thibault, Dodd, Emma, Glauber, Joseph W., Reinsch, William Alan, Welsh, Caitlin

“…The remaining dietary needs of populations are in part met by local markets, but the outsourcing of a significant proportion of food production is now a permanent fixture of food security and nutrition in a globalized agricultural marketplace. …”
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The evolution of an industrial cluster in China by Fleisher, Belton, Hu, Dinghuan, McGuire, William, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Firm size has grown on average in terms of output and employment, and increasing divergence in firm sizes has been associated with a significant rise in specialization and outsourcing among firms in the cluster. Although the investment amount needed to start a business has more than tripled, this amount remains low enough that formal bank loans remain an insignificant source of finance. …”
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Conflict, inclusivity, and transformation of the rice value chain in Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Farmers hiring in tractors increased by 33 percentage points over the last decade. Outsourcing drying services has also increased, but the growth has been more modest: 22 percent of the farmers indicated that they outsourced the drying of paddy. …”
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Internationalization of the Swedish food industry: challenges and opportunities : the case of Lantmännen Cerealia by Azar, Goudarz

“…An increased flow of capital, labor and production factors across the boundaries, increased opportunities for off-shore production and outsourcing in manufacturing and even service sector are only a part of the "opportunities" that has been brought up by economic globalization. …”

Urban agriculture and sanitation services in Accra, Ghana: the overlooked contribution by Lydecker, M., Drechsel, Pay

“…This could allow partial outsourcing of public health services from treatment plants to the farm, where wastewater is considered an asset instead of a problem. …”
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The impact of extension delivery through private local service providers on production outcomes of small-scale aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh by Obi, Chinedu, Manyise, Timothy, Brako Dompreh, Eric, Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…Theoretical implications: This study contributes to a research agenda related to the efficiency of emerging pluralistic extension service systems that favors decentralization, privatization, and outsourcing of extension service, and their capability to enhance the production outcomes of small-scale farmers. …”
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CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology: Technical report on the types, availability, quantities and spatial distribution of organic resources in Kiambu and Makueni Counties by Kuria, Anne, Wamaitha, Mercy, Mwangi, Victor, Onyango, Kevin, Bolo, Peter, Wanyama, Rosina, Adoyo, Beatrice, Fuchs, Lisa Elena, Korir, Hezekiah, Lelei, David, Awiti, Alex

“…To analyze the types and composition of organic resources, including their volumes, frequency of production, availability, uses, benefits, reasons for use, potential substitutes, outsourcing and purchasing costs, as well as sales and income generation. 3. …”
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Developing and deploying an efficient genotyping workflow for accelerating maize improvement in developing countries by Offornedo, Q.N., Menkir, A., Babalola, D., Gedil, M.

“…Results: Applying the optimized genotyping workflow expedited the QC and MAS experiments from over five weeks (when outsourcing) to two weeks and eliminated the shipping cost. …”
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Empowering smallholder farmers’ organizations through non-public extension service providers: A case study and lessons from Mozambique by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Gêmo, Hélder

“…Younger and more literate farmers (including women) have shown greater motivation and engagement in the training sessions. Outsourcing can be a valuable alternative for the provision of extension services if it targets specific intervention areas (for example, training for FOs), a limited number of activities, well-defined deliverables (including quality and sustainability issues) and timelines. …”
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Chickpea production restored through upscaling crowdsourcing winner varieties and planting date adjustments in the Ada’a district, East Shoa zone, Ethiopia by Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun, Terefe, Hailu, Teshome, Tadesse, Garamu, Talila, Lakew, Basazen Fantahun, Fadda, Carlo

“…Crowdsourcing is an approach of outsourcing variety evaluation, selection, and dissemination to volunteer crowds of farmers. …”
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Implementación de un sistema de costeo en la empresa Talent Hunter en Tegucigalpa, Honduras by Coronel P., Fabricio E.

“…Este estudio nace con el fin de fortalecer competitivamente a la empresa Talent Hunter la cual se encarga de brindar servicios de outsourcing, coaching, capacitaciones extranjeras, examinaciones de perfiles y real state en la ciudades de Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula e Islas de la Bahía en Honduras. …”
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Implementation of SA8000 in Indian garment manufacturing by Fredricsdotter, Linda, Stigzelius, Ingrid

“…The garment industry has faced a constant chase for low prices, which has led to an outsourcing to developing countries where the production costs are comparatively low. …”
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Factores de incidencia en la configuración y desarrollo de acuerdos interempresariales en las PYMES galletiteras by Goizueta, Mercedes Elida

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Los aprendizajes de la utilización de la Tithonia diversifolia en Misiones, Argentina by Colcombet, Luis, González, Paola Analía, Loto, Mauro, Moller, Adrian Renzo, Von Wallis, Alejandra, Pahr, Norberto Manuel, Cornelius, Eliseo, Sanz, Susana Paola, Kimmich, Germán, Kimmich, Lionel, Esquivel, Jorge I, Rossner, Maria Belen

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Privata skogsägares preferenser och betalningsvilja vid val av maskinstorlek i gallring by Sundström, Linnea

Product assessment within ethical sourcing by Finnström, Rasmus

“…Furthermore, stakeholders do put pressure on organizations to take more responsibility for their actions, both for their own actions but also actions that are connected to their business. Large outsourcing of production has in some cases resulted in low environmental standards and unethical behavior among suppliers of large and well-known corporations, which have mainly raised this concern. …”
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Decision-making in the purchase of equipment in agricultural research laboratories: a multiple-criteria approach under partial information by Moreno Rodriguez, Jenny Milena, Abreu Kang, Takanni Hannaka, Asfora Frej, Eduarda, Teixeira de Almeida, Adiel

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