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Evaluating an Information Project: A Letter to a Project Manager by Mook, Byron T.

“…Agricultural development organizations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas are under increasing pressure to improve their performance. The public demands that research become more client oriented, that extension become more timely, and that producers make better use of new information products and services. …”
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Intellectual Property Rights for Agricultural Biotechnology: Options and Implications for Developing Countries by Wijk, Jeroen van, Cohen, Joel I., Komen, John

“…The impetus for these deliberations comes from many factors, including the desire of developing countries to acquire and use new technologies in agricultural research, and the pressure exerted on developing countries in international negotiations to strengthen their intellectual property legislation. …”
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Sustainable livelihoods in protected areas: The case of Allspice (Pimenta Dioica) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve by Charry, Andres, Claros Trujillo, Luisa María, Wiegel, Jenny

“…Local communities, public, private and cooperation actors have been developing sustainable forest value chains to improve local livelihoods as means to ensure its conservation, as cattle production, wildfires and agricultural expansion increase the pressure on the reserve. Allspice (Pimenta dioica) has been gaining traction due to its increasing demand and prices. …”
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Africa: Food security and agricultural trade during the COVID-19 pandemic by Torero, Máximo

“…The virus containment measures lowered infection rates and pressure on health systems but also affected economic activity worldwide.…”
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Synthesis of agricultural land system change in China over the past 40 years by Sun, Zhanli, You, Liangzhi, Müller, Daniel

“…This is particularly so in China, which faces enormous pressure to increase food production and protect depleted natural resources and deteriorated environments.…”
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Foodgrain production and imports: toward self-sufficiency in rice? by Dorosh, Paul A.

“…In this country of nearly 125 million people living in an area of approximately 143,000 square kilometers, there is immense population pressure on the available cultivable land. Average farm size is only 0.8 hectare, and there is virtually no scope for expansion of cultivated land (although some expansion in multiple cropping is possible). …”
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Rural Finance Policies 12 - Design and sustainability issues of rural credit and savings programs: findings from Malawi by Diagne, Aliou

“…This research provides evidence on the extent to which peer selection, peer monitoring, and peer pressure are taking place in the credit groups affiliated to the Malawi Rural Finance Company (MRFC), the main microfinance institution in Malawi, and their impact on the joint liability on loan repayment.…”
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Development pathways and land management in Uganda by Pender, John L., Jagger, Pamela, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Sserunkuuma, Dick

“…The influence of other factors on rural development––including population pressure, road and market development, irrigation, and presence of programs and organizations––is also investigated.…”
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A soil safari: on a quest to restore and manage grassland soils by Tam, Kristen

“…Kenyan grasslands are under increasing pressure from extreme weather (drought and/or flooding), invasive species, and poor management such as overgrazing. …”
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Linkages between government spending, growth, and poverty in rural India by Fan, Shenggen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Thorat, Sukhadeo

“…However, as the government faces increasing pressure to contain its budget deficits, the need becomes imperative to target its spending more efficiently to achieve its growth and poverty alleviation goals. …”
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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: a policy and agroecological perspective by Vosti, Stephen A., Reardon, Thomas

“…Developing countries are under pressure to produce more food for their growing populations, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty. …”
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Degradación del suelo: una amenaza para la seguridad alimentaria de los países en desarrollo en el año 2020? by Scherr, Sara J.

“…However this demand is met, population and farming pressure on land resources will intensify greatly. …”
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Water-led climate adaptation of agriculture in Cambodia’s flood plains: towards a grounded geospatial approach by Harris, Benjamin, Flor, Rica J., Keo, Sokheng, Yen Tan Bui, van Halsema, Gerardo, Villanueva, Lorena, Urfels, Anton

“…Farmers face increasing pressure to adapt, with irrigation expansion and crop diversification being key strategies. …”
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IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, March 2025 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The depreciation of the Malawi kwacha against neighboring currencies at the informal exchange rates used for most cross-border maize trade slowed down in March, which further eased pressure on prices. Imports of old maize from Tanzania were increasingly complemented by new maize coming in from Mozambique and southern Zambia. …”
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Costs and benefits of using social learning games to support Indian communities in better managing their dams by Falk, Thomas, Steimanis, Ivo, Bartels, Lara, Duche, Vishwambhar, Vollan, Björn, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…India's water systems are under increasing pressure from widespread over-exploitation by agriculture, which consumes 80% of the country's fresh water. …”
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Multifunctional landscapes for agroecological transition and climate resilience by Kumar, Gopal, Borah, Gulshan, Tripathi, Mansi, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Sikka, Alok

“…However, agriculture now faces multiple and interconnected challenges, including climate change, water scarcity, soil degradation, pest pressure, and low farm incomes. To discuss integrated pathways, a Special Session on “Multifunctional Landscapes” was organized during the 6th International Agronomy Congress, focusing on how agriculture can simultaneously support food production, climate resilience, water security, biodiversity, and livelihoods.…”
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Options for methane mitigation in China's rice sector by Yang, Jintao, Zhang, Yumei, Zhang, Ruizeng, Fan, Shenggen, Zhou, Sheng, Li, Yangyang, Wang, Bin, Yang, Xiaoguang, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…The world’s freshwater systems are buckling under pressure from climate change, pollution and over-extraction. …”
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Scientists develop new digital tools for enhancing water management in a changing climate by Ojanji, Wandera

“…Climate change is placing increasing pressure on water resources, particularly in regions where agricultural systems are highly vulnerable to climate variability and extremes. …”
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Writing off Indonesia’s forestry debt: how the IMF, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency and Bank Mandiri are financing forest destruction by Barr, C., Setiono, B.

“…Before Bank Mandiri, IBRA, under the pressure by the IMF for the “quick sales” of its assets, had written off debts of these forestry companies, in the amount of billions of US dollars. …”
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How forests attract rain: an examination of a new hypothesis by Sheil, Douglas, Murdiyarso, Daniel

“…The underlying mechanism emphasizes the role of evaporation and condensation in generating atmospheric pressure differences, and accounts for several phenomena neglected by existing models. …”
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