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Promoting transparency on agricultural policies at the WTO: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean by Vargas, Adriana García

“…Transparency is present across all three pillars of the WTO Agriculture negotiations, with many technical submissions and proposals by WTO members that either address transparency exclusively, or include related elements within the areas they cover91. The suggestions range from improving the implementation of the notification requirements established by the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), to creating new notification requirements or modifying the existing ones.…”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Rice millers – October 2020 survey round by Goeb, Joseph, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Zone, Phoo Pye, Tang, Yulu

“…These results capture the effects of the second wave of COVID-19 related lockdowns that began in September.…”
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Central America and Caribbean food security portal by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The objective of the portal is to provide a set of indicators on food and nutrition security and early warning mechanisms as well as opportunities for dialogue among policymakers, researchers, the private sector and others seeking to increase the resilience of the world’s poor to possible food-related crises, including price and climate shocks.…”
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Climate-smart agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia: The gender-differentiated impact of land rights knowledge by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kumar, Neha

“…The research investigated whether men’s and women’s knowledge of their land rights—defined as tenure security, land transfer rights, and rights related to gender equity and inheritance—had an impact on their investment behavior.…”
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Livestock and fish production, consumption of animal-sourced foods, and climate change to 2050 - Supplementary global data on livestock feed biomass supply by Enahoro, Dolapo, Wiebe, Keith, Oloo, Stephen, Devulapalli, Ravi, Komarek, Adam, Herrero, Mario, Sircely, Jason, Boone, Randall

“…Enhance and apply the IMPACT system of models to examine multiple and likely conflicting trends and related goals at the global and regional scales, and for selected countries, in the context of changes in population, income, technology and climate to 2050. …”
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The gravity model in international trade by Salvatici, Luca

“…Incorporating the theoretical foundations of gravity into recent practice has led to a richer and more accurate estimation and interpretation of the spatial relations described by gravity. Recent developments are reviewed here and suggestions are made for promising future research.…”
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Modeling commodity markets in stochastic contexts: A practical guide using the RECS toolbox version 0.5 by Gouel, Christophe

“…This document describes the RECS toolbox and also several applications of this modeling framework to commodity markets related issues. It assumes basic knowledge of Matlab, and of dynamic economic models (see Adda and Cooper, 2003, for an introduction). …”
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Overcoming water scarcity and quality constraints: Domestic Water Supply, Hygine, and Sanitation by van Damme, Hans

“…As a consequence, water- and sanitation-relation diseases are widespread. Nearly 250 million cases are reported every year, with more than 3 million deaths annually-about 10,000 a day.…”
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Inter-flock differences in small ruminant productivity in the central Mali agropastoral system by Killanga, S., Traoré, A., Hardouin, J.

“…The causes leading to the observed differences in small ruminant productivity are related to the owner's socioeconomic characteristics, to his management strategies or to preferences for one or the other small ruminant species.…”
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Policy review and institutional analysis of the hydropower in Laos by Suhardiman, Diana, de Silva, Sanjiv, Carew-Reid, Jeremy

“…The   report   reviewed   existing   policies   and   legal   frameworks   relating   to   land-­‐water-­‐environment   management   with   a   focus   on   hydropower   development   and   livelihood   options   in   Lao   PDR,   Cambodia,   and  Vietnam.  …”
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The modern seed-fertiliser technology and adoption of labour-saving technologies - the philippine case by David, Cristina C., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…While intervillage differences in the adoption of modern rice varieties (MVs) are explained mainly by environmental variables, rather than by socioeconomic factors, relative factor prices are the most important determinants of the adoption oflabour‐saving technologies. …”
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Forests and adaptation to climate change: challenges and opportunities by Locatelli, Bruno, Brockhaus, Maria, Buck, A., Thompson, I, Bahamondez, C., Murdock, T., Roberts, G., Webbe, J.

“…This new book presents and discusses the challenges and opportunities related to the global drivers of change and the ways to reduce their adverse effects as well as to take advantage of the benefits and opportunities they might bring. …”
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Some ectoparasites of veterinary importance on Dwarf sheep and goats under traditional system of management in the humid forest and derived savanna zones of Nigeria by Opasina, B.A., Dipeolu, O.O., Fagbemi, B.O.

“…Reports on prevalence of ectoparasitic infestations on Dwarf breeds of sheep and goat in the humid and derived savanna zones of southern Nigeria, with particular reference to the incidence of ticks, lice, fleas and mange mites on goats in the derived savanna zone, to the relative populations of Rhipicephalus, lice and fleas found on the animals in the two zones and to the incidence of sarcoptic mange among Dwarf goats of different age-groups and sex.…”
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Notes on vertical photography of elephants for age determination by Douglas-Hamilton, I., Hillman, A.K.K., Moss, C.J.

“…Reviews some of the sources of error in two methods of estimating the age structures of elephant populations from vertical photography relating the lengths of back to age; compares the two methods by reference to elephants of known age in Manyara National Park of Tanzania and Amboseli National Park of Kenya; includes recommendations for future elephant surveys involving estimates of age from aerial photographs.…”
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The mortality and fertility of farmers and pastoralists in central Mali 1950-1981 by Hill, A.C., Randall, S., Sullivan, O.

“…Reports results of two demographic sample surveys in central Mali, analysing data which relate to age specific mortality and fertility of Bambara cultivators and Twareg nomadic cattle herders living in the area of the Niger inundation zone. …”
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Tcheffa valley study. Contributory paper 2: Farmers and pastoralists by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…Presents results of a survey conducted in the Tcheffa valley, examining the relative importance of agricultural & pastoral activities in the area, w. emphasis on the permanent & seasonal nature of Afar & Oromo utilisation of the valley. …”
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Determination of tsetse challenge and its relationship with trypanosome prevalence in trypanotolerant livestock at sites of the African Trypanotolerant Livestock Network by Leak, S.G.A., Awuome, K., Colardelle, C., Duffera, W., Feron, A., Mohamat, B., Mawuena, K., Minengu, M., Mulungo, M., Nankodaba, G., Ordner, G., Pelo, M., Sheria, M., Tikubet, G., Touré, M., Yangari, G.

“…Discusses tsetse species captured, tsetse relative density, trypanosome infection rates and infection types in tsetse, and tsetse challenge and trypanosome prevalence in trypanotolerant livestock.…”
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Health and performance of zebu cattle exposed to trypanosomiasis risk in S.W. Ethiopia by Mulatu, W., D'Ieteren, G.D.M., Duffera, W., Girma, T., Itty, P., Leak, S.G.A., Maehl, J.H.H., Nagda, S.M., Paling, R.W., Rarieya, J.M., Thorpe, W.R., Trail, J.C.M.

“…Gives an estimation of tsetse related density and trypanosome infection rates in tsetse, reports the effects of trypanosome infection on PCV, and includes some preliminary performance results.…”
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Goats and sheep in the traditional livestock production systems in semi-arid northern Africa: Their importance, productivity and constraints on production by Wilson, R.T.

“…Discusses relative importance & contributions, productivities and constraints to increasing productivity of small ruminants under traditional management systems in the northern drier areas of subsaharan Africa w. emphasis on livestock numbers; role in providing meat & milk esp. to smallholders & during dry periods; resistance to & ability to recover from drought; liveweight production indices; preweaning mortality, diseases & nutrition.…”
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Lexique du développement à la base by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Le problème de langage dans les relations humaines ne date pas d'aujourd'hui. Le code d'une langue de communication doit être connu et maîtrisé par tous les intervenants pour qu'ils puissent se comprendre. …”
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