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Testcross performance of Striga-resistant maize inbred lines and testers with varying levels of Striga reaction by Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V., Mengesha, W., Silvestro, M., Gedil, M.

“…Background: Using a desirable tester is considered one method used to maximise genetic differences among test crosses derived from new inbred lines and improves the overall performance of maize. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the potency of the tester with varying levels of resistance to *Striga hermonthica* in determining the testcross performance of the hybrids for *Striga* resistance and yield-related traits. …”
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Characterization of fish farming practices and performance: Baseline study and implications for accelerating aquaculture development in Ghana by Ragasa, Catherine, Agyakwah, Seth K., Asmah, Ruby, Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku, Amewu, Sena

“…A wide variety of input usage, management practices, and performance was observed among fish farms. As a result, the profitability of fish farms was also wide-ranging, between –12.00 and 46.00 cedi per m2, with an average of 8.82 cedi per m2. …”
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Performance comparison of sorghum varieties treated with NP and NPSZn fertilizers in the Raya Valley, Northern Ethiopia by Egziabher, Yemane G., Gebrekorkos, Gebremeskel, Tsehaye, Yemane, Giday, Kidane, Mengistu, Dejene K.

“…Hence, Melkam from improved and Dagnew from the local varieties had better performance and can be preferably cultivated by farming communities.…”
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Framework to assess performance and impact of pluralistic agricultural extension systems: The best-fit framework revisited by Faure, Guy, Davis, Kristin E., Ragasa, Catherine, Franzel, Steven, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…The discussion also pays close attention to the interaction of each component and how it affects the performance and impact of EAS from a systems perspective. …”
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Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China by Chen, Xi, Zhang, Xiaobo, Zhang, Xin

“…While there is a large body of literature on the negative health effects of air pollution, there is much less written about its effects on cognitive performance for the whole population. This paper studies the effects of contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance based on a nationally representative survey in China. …”
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Trade performance and potential of North African countries: An application of a stochastic frontier gravity model by Tamini, Lota D., Chebbi, Houssem Eddine, Abbassi, Abdessalem

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Linking diet switching to reproductive performance across populations of two critically endangered mammalian herbivores by Harvey Sky, N., Britnell, J., Antwis, R., Kartzine, T., Rubenstein, D., Toye, Philip G., Karani, Benedict E., Njeru, Regina, Hinchcliffe, D., Gaymer, J., Mutisya, S., Shultz, S.

“…As seasonal herbivore diet switching is understudied, we evaluate its extent and effects across three Kenyan reserves each for Critically Endangered eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) and Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi), and its associations with habitat quality, microbiome variation, and reproductive performance. Black rhino diet breadth increases with vegetation productivity (NDVI), whereas zebra diet breadth peaks at intermediate NDVI. …”
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Phenotypic and genomic characterisation of performance of tropically adapted chickens raised in smallholder farm conditions in Ethiopia by Morris, K.M., Sutton, K., Girma, Mekonnen, Sánchez-Molano, E., Solomon, B., Esatu, Wondmeneh, Dessie, Tadelle, Vervelde, L., Psifidi, A., Hanotte, Olivier H., Banos, G.

“…Genotyping by sequencing was performed on all chickens using a low-coverage and imputation approach. …”
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Changing trends in crop management practices and performance attributes of rice-based systems of coastal Bangladesh by Islam, Md Amirul, Pariyar, Shyam, Krupnik, Timothy J., Becker, Mathias

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Obscuring complexity and performing progress: unpacking SDG indicator 6.5.1 and the implementation of IWRM by Mdee, A., Ofori, A. D., Cohen, J., Kjellén, M., Rooney, E., Singhal, S., Amezaga, J., Ankush, Figueroa-Benítez, A., Gupta, S., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Haileslassie, A., Kongo, V., Kumar, A., Noguera, S. A. M., Nagheeby, M., Noor, Z. Z., Polaine, X., Singh, N., Sylvester, R., Wan Ahmad Tajuddin, W. A. N., Yusop, Z. B., Zúñiga-Barragán, J.

“…The paper presents an empirical analysis of SDG 6.5.1 reporting in Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Malaysia, and the UK, drawing on research from the Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub.1 An evidence review and series of expert interviews are used to interrogate the local politics of IWRM measurement, specifically three dilemmas of global composite indicator construction: (1) reductive quantification of normative and contested processes; (2) weak analysis of actually existing institutional capability, politics, and power; and (3) distracting performativity dynamics in reporting. The paper concludes that SDG 6.5.1 is an example of a 'fantasy artefact', and that in all countries in this study, IWRM institutions are failing to address fundamental and 'wicked' problems in water resources management. …”
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Final performance evaluation report of the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) by Tisch, Sarah, Marotta, Dennis, Mandolini-Trummel, Julie, Jones-Casey, Kelsey, Social Impact, Inc.

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The investment climate and enterprise performance in rural Pakistan: Implications for rural non-farm employment generation by Sur, Mona, Zhang, Jian, Chen, Kevin Z.

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Agricultural growth trends and outlook report: Trends in agricultural sector performance, growth and poverty in Malawi by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Phiri, Alexander, Chilonda, Pius, Musaba, Emmanuel

“…They are: i) the CAADP implementation process; ii) public spending and investment indicators; iii) output indicators (agricultural technology, diffusion and human capital indicators; iv) agricultural sector performance indicators (agricultural production and trade indicators; v) macro and socioeconomic indicators (welfare indicators); and vi) agricultural development strategies, policies and/or plans. …”
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Assessing pastoral reforms through the performance of Agro-Pastoral Community-Based Organizations in south Tunisia by Sghaier, Mariem, Frija, Aymen, Postigo, Julio, Speelman, Stijn, Alary, Veronique, Sghaier, Mongi

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The impact of the 2008 Hadramout flash flood in Yemen on economic performance and nutrition: A simulation analysis by Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Thiele, Rainer, Wiebelt, Manfred

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The revenue program option in the 2008 U.S. farm bill: Evaluating performance characteristics of the ACRE program by Zulauf, Carl, Orden, David

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The impact of planting dates on the performance of soybean varieties [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in the Nigerian Savannas by Eseigbe, O.B., Kamara, A., Miko, S., Omoigui, L.O., Solomon, R., Adeleke, M.A., Tofa, A.I., Bebeley, J.

“…This study evaluated the impact of planting dates on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] performance to identify optimal planting dates for different soybean varieties in two agroecological zones (AEZs) of Nigeria. …”
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Targeting performance of three large-scale, nutrition-oriented, social programs in Central America and Mexico by Mesoamerica Nutrition Program Targeting Study Group

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RiceAdvice Lite boosts agronomic gains key performance indicators in irrigated rice in Nigeria by Ibrahim, Ali, Alvari, C., Awio, T., Saito, Kazuki, Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu

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Why have some Indian states performed better than others at reducing rural poverty? by Datt, Gaurav, Ravallion, Martin

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