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Sudan: Cereal markets and trade by Dorosh, Paul A., Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid

“…Cereal production and markets, key components of Sudan’s food economy, have changed dramatically in the last decade due to conflict-related disruptions, as well as earlier changes in government policy. …”
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Between state and society: Local governance of forests in Malinau, Indonesia by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Moeliono, M., Limberg, G., Iwan, R., Rhee, S., Sudana, M.

“…Decentralization in post-Soeharto Indonesia has not only changed state and society relations at the local level, but brought increased control over forests at the district level. …”
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Integrating gender into small-scale irrigation by Lefore, Nicole, Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Theis, Sophie

“…Small-Scale Irrigation (SSI) interventions, like other development interventions, need to take into account men’s and women’s context-specific roles in agriculture and their related gender-based preferences and challenges. Understanding gender differences related to SSI technologies can help us improve targeting and better anticipate and monitor the impact of technologies on different people. …”
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Terminología moderna de energía de agua en el sistema suelo-planta-atmósfera by Gavande, S.A., BORNEMISZA, E.

“…These article takes account of a variety of divergent terms utilized in current work in plant-water and soil-water relations, and indicates a need for the development of a common terminology in Spanish to coordinate the work of various related areas in plant, soil and water sciences. …”
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OECD study on market effects of different agricultural support measures by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…An OECD assessment of the relative market impact...…”
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Women's Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Women's Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) is an assessment tool developed by IFPRI and partners to help evaluate the extent to which women are empowered across the policy cycle related to agrifood systems. WEAGov provides a way for national policymakers, civil society organizations, and researchers to identify gaps and opportunities to raise women’s voice and agency at different stages of the national policy cycle and provides a basis for monitoring progress in women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance and related indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…”
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Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction: A review of methods and approaches by Mwangi, Esther, Markelova, Helen

“…In addition to highlighting the crucial role that institutions play in poverty reduction, it shows power relations and the political context to be of fundamental importance in poverty‐related studies.…”
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Marginalized forest peoples’ perceptions of the legitimacy of governance: an exploration by Colfer, C.J.P.

“…These issues take on special urgency within the context of the recent global, forest-related climate change discourse.…”
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Transboundary water law in Africa: Development nature and geography by Lautze, Jonathan F., Giordano, Mark

“…The findings help answer questions related to current transboundary water management in Africa and provide guidance for future institutional development.…”
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A synthesis of observations on Elangata Wuas group ranch in Kajiado District by Bille, Jean-Claude, Anderson, F.M.

“…Describes the ranch in relation to rainfall, infrastructure, vegetation & land units and nutritional value of the range. …”
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Características morfo-fisiológicas de frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) relacionadas con la adaptación a sequía by Polanía, José A., Rao, Idupulapati M., Mejia, Sara, Beebe, Stephen E., Cajiao V., César Hernando

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Improved livestock management in Lower Nyando, Kenya by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa regional program has selected six sites to test interventions that address risks related to climate change and variability. The aim is to help farmers adapt to climate change, while reducing agriculture related emissions and improve livelihoods through climate smart agriculture interventions. …”
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EU trade-assistance programme is announced by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Approval of a €50 million trade-related ...…”
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Propositions concernant la révision à mi-parcours de la PAC by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Les propositions relatives à la révision...…”
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Intra-plant variation in seed weight and seed protein content of cowpea by Iseki, K., Olaleye, O., Ishikawa, H.

“…While, in accessions with shorter flowering periods, the earlier-flowering peduncles on the lower nodes produced relatively larger seeds because less carbon is available at the later filling periods due to rapid senescence. …”
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Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services by Enahoro, Dolapo K., Kozicka, M., Pfeifer, Catherine, Jones, S., Tran, N., Chan, C.Y., Sulser, Timothy B., Gotor, Elisabetta, Rich, Karl M.

“…These shifts, in combination with population growth, urbanization and related factors, will have an important bearing on the evolution and capacities of production and environmental systems. …”
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“Breaking Even” under Intensification? Gendered Trade‐Offs for Women Milk Marketers in Kenya by Tavenner, Katie, Crane, Todd A., Saxena, Tarangini

“…Qualitative data were gathered from dairy stakeholders and market traders to explore the localized system of gender relations mediating women's engagement with milk markets and current practices. …”
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Carbon stocks of mangroves and salt marshes of the Amazon region, Brazil by Kauffman, J.B., Bernardino, A.F., Ferreira, T.O., Giovannoni, L.R., Oliveira Gomes, L.E. de, Romero, D.J., Zayas Jimenez, L.C., Ruíz, F.

“…Although aboveground mass was high relative to many other mangrove forests (145 Mg C ha −1 ), soil carbon stocks were relatively low (340 Mg C ha −1 ). …”
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Consultative Workshop on Integrating Climate Risk Management in Agricultural University Curricula by Belay, Berhanu, Dinku, Tufa, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Grossi, Amanda, Solomon, Dawit

“…Climate risk is a significant barrier to adopting improved farming practices and production inputs, especially for relatively poor smallholder farmers in risk-prone environments. …”
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July–September rainfall in the Greater Horn of Africa: the combined influence of the Mascarene and South Atlantic highs by Dyer, E., Hirons, L., Taye, Meron Teferi

“…Coupled model biases are related to southern ocean warm biases in CMIP5 and western Indian Ocean warm biases in CMIP6. …”
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