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Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India: findings from a scoping study by Erenstein, Olaf, Varma, A., Thorpe, W.R., Singh, J.

“…The rice-cattle based rural livelihoods are in stark contrast with those in the western Indo-Gangetic Plains, whereas the state’s high human and livestock pressure and high poverty pose particular challenges to sustainable intensification and poverty reducing agricultural growth – particularly in the more remote districts. …”
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Co-designing inclusive landscape management plans to transform agrifood systems: a technical brief by Tilahun, Seifu A., Atampugre, Gerald, Zemadim, Birhanu, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa faces increasing pressure from both anthropogenic activities and climate change. …”
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Sustainable Peatland Management Model-A Case of Kalampangan Village, Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia by Yulianti, N., Adji, F.F., Susetyo, K.E., Kusin, K., Naito, D.

“…Peat is a vulnerable, spongy and acid soils. Recently, pressure from regulation and market demands for low carbon products has forced some local farmers to stop burnt and over-drainage and adapt their agricultural practices to more sustainable practices. …”
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What do we know about the future of agri-food systems in Southeast Asia? by Tran, Nhuong, Valera, Harold Glenn, Chan, Chin Yee, Pede, Valerien, Aung, Yee Mon

“…Key messages The food systems of Southeast Asia (SEA) are projected to be under increasing pressure due to multiple drivers including population growth, urbanization, biodiversity loss, and the uncertainties stemming from climate change. …”
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Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya by Mugo, Victor, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui

“…They also participate in consumer pressure groups and social movements raising awareness on the need for food system transformation and demanding climate change action. …”
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi: How can the country respond? by De Weerdt, Joachim, Duchoslav, Jan

“…The conflict has disrupted global supplies of key cereals, vegetable oils, and fertilizers, pushing already-high prices higher, and putting particular pressure on low-income countries with vulnerable poor populations. …”
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Impacts of market-based contractual arrangements with farmers in Guatemala and Honduras by Delgado, Luciana, Nakasone, Eduardo, Torero, Máximo

“…Globally, initiatives have addressed food insecurity and the increasing pressure on available land that has followed from growing populations and changing diets. …”
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Economic growth, convergence, and world food demand and supply by Fukase, Emiko, Martin, Will

“…As convergence increases the growth of food supply by less than demand, it appears to be a driver of upward pressure on world food prices.…”
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A sentiment analysis of the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in the media and social media by John, Blooma, Baulch, Bob, Wickramasinghe, Nilmini

“…The negative sentiments expressed in the media and social media amplified fears about an Ebola outbreak outside West Africa, which increased pressure for unwarranted and wasteful precautionary measures.…”
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Towards a common vision of climate, peace, security and migration in Mozambique by Maviza, Gracsious, Caroli, Giulia, Makanda, Joseph, Tarusarira, Joram, Sax, Niklas, Gadu, Siyaxola, Synnestvedt, Thea, Mandlenkosi, Maphosa, De Coning, Cedric, Savelli, Adam, Basel, Ashleigh, Carneiro, Bia, Ndlovu, Sindiso, Moyo, Nqobile, Sakabilo, Namatama, Laderach, Peter

“…These events have caused displacement, and contributed to food and water insecurity, which in turn have increased pressure on livelihoods and related social tensions. …”
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South Asia Regional Office (SAR) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Apart from this, natural resources are under additional pressure due to population growth, income growth, urbanization, changing consumer preferences, and climate change. …”
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Formulas for failure?: Were the Doha tariff formulas too ambitious for success? by Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will

“…The political costs associated with the formulas appear to have led to strong pressure for many, complex exceptions, which both lowered and increased uncertainty about members' market access gains. …”
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Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? by Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z., Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida, Folledo, Renato, Slavova, Mira, Ngeleza, Guyslain K., Asante, Felix Ankomah

“…Likely causes include weak transformation of the agricultural sector and therefore little development of agro-processing, the emergence of “consumption cities” and consumption-driven growth, upward pressure on the exchange rate, weak production linkages, and a poor environment for private-sector-led manufacturing.…”
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Revisiting agricultural input and farm support subsidies in Africa: The case of Ghana’s mechanization, fertilizer, block farms, and marketing programs by Benin, Samuel, Johnson, Michael E., Abokyi, Emmanuel, Ahorbo, Gerald, Jimah, Kipo, Nasser, Gamel, Owusu, Victor, Taabazuing, Joe, Tenga, Albert

“…Many of the donors who opposed them in the past and subsequently put pressure to discontinue them due to their high cost and distortionary effect on the domestic economy are now providing aid in the form of farm support and agricultural subsidies. …”
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Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead? by Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z., Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida, Folledo, Renato, Slavova, Mira, Ngeleza, Guyslain K., Asante, Felix Ankomah

“…Likely causes include weak transformation of the agricultural sector and therefore little development of agroprocessing, the emergence of consumption cities and consumption-driven growth, upward pressure on the exchange rate, weak production linkages, and a poor environment for private-sector-led manufacturing.…”
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The partially liberalized cocoa sector in Ghana: Producer price determination, quality control, and service provision by Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Vigneri, Marcella, Maamah, Haruna, Poku, John

“…The cocoa sector in Ghana is one of few examples of an export commodity sector in an African country that has withstood the pressure to fully liberalize. Despite substantial government control over internal and external marketing via the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the current institutional arrangement is able to pass on a significant share of export prices to farmers, a key objective of the liberalization of commodity markets in Africa. …”
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Bt Cotton adoption and wellbeing of farmers in Pakistan by Nazli, Hina, Orden, David, Sarker, Rakhal, Meilke, Karl

“…Bt cotton appeared most effective in the hot and humid areas where pest pressure from bollworms is high. The per-acre yield gains for medium and large farmers are higher than for small farmers. …”
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Biotechnology, trade, and hunger: IFPRI 2000-2001 Annual Report Essay by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Robinson, Sherman

“…But the new genetic modification (GM) technologies that many expect will help the world meet its food needs — not only through quantity, but nutritional quality as well — raise critical issues for international trade, including this key question: What will happen if pressure from consumers and environmentalists in the developed world leads to a new generation of trade restrictions, or to the segmentation of GM-food product markets, as appears to be happening in Europe and Japan? …”
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Maize in Eastern and Southern Africa: 'seeds' of success in retrospect by Smale, Melinda, Jayne, Thomas S.

“…The most vital question, however, is where the domestic political pressure to support these investments will originate -- an issue related to governance.…”
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Population, land tenure, and natural resource management: the case of customary land area in Malawi by Place, Frank, Otsuka, Keijiro

“…Key findings are that population pressure induces land conversion but not yield or tree cover change; the matrilocal system of household residence is negatively associated with tree cover but induces agricultural conversion; and there is some improvement in management of resources as their scarcity increases. …”
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