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Urban grönstruktur och hälsa : en systematisk litteraturstudie av kvalitetsaspektens betydelse och relevans by Kyrö, Agnes, Åstrand, Julia

Priority adaptation options for agriculture and food systems in The Gambia by Segnon, Alcade C., Zougmoré, Robert B., M'boob, Sulayman

“…Identifying and assessing adaptation options are key pre-requisite steps to adaptation prioritization and effective adaptation planning. Through a systematic and evidence-based approach, 21 adaptation options were identified and assessed for their climate-smartness potential. …”
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A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Biosafety: Linking Policy, Capacity and Regulation by McLean, Morven A., Frederick, Robert J., Traynor, Patricia L., Cohen, Joel I., Komen, John

“…The conceptual framework clarifies critical decision points in the development or improvement of a national biosafety system, systematically examines choices among policy options and delineates some of the scientific and social dimensions of these options. …”
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Black soldier fly farming for feed and biofertilizer: a practical guide by Adamtey, Noah, Badu, E., Ayimba, N., Kimathi, F., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…Serving as an all-encompassing guide, it systematically outlines the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind each stage of the BSF production cycle, starting from initial startup (point zero) to the successful harvesting phase. …”
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Resilience-focused food systems transformation to meet Sustainable Development Goals in Zimbabwe by Tinarwo, Joseph, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Yet very little attention is paid to developing and implementing resilience programming in a systematic way. Why and how can resilience programming be the focus of FST in Zimbabwe?…”
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DNA barcoding and biochemical profiling of medicinal plants of northern and desert areas of Pakistan to improve rural living standard by Jamil, Amer, Ashfaq, Muhammad

“…These plants are an important source of livelihood for rural economies. However, no systematic documentation has been undertaken to assist in proving ownership of the plant resources. …”
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Food prices and poverty reduction in the long run by Headey, Derek D.

“…In this paper we use international data to systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. …”
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Neopatrimonialism and agricultural protection: The case of maize in Malawi by Phiri, Horace, Edriss, Abdi Khalil

“…Three dimensions are used to measure neopatrimonialism – systematic clientelism, a power concentration index, and control of corruption. …”
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Policy-Oriented Research Impact Assessment (PORIA) case study on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Mexican PROGRESA: Anti-poverty and human resource... by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…It works to assure participation and some degree of empowerment of the more vulnerable members of poor households (women, infants, children) and makes systematic efforts at evaluation. The CCTs are made to the mothers in the household, on the condition that children and adolescents attend school, infants receive micronutrient supplements, mothers attend sessions on nutrition and health practices, and all family members have regular health and nutrition checkups. …”
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The unintended consequences of social transfer programs: Effects on conflict, governance, and social cohesion by Kosec, Katrina, Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung

“…This article undertakes a systematic review of the quantitative evidence on these typically unintended impacts, highlighting a broad set of outcomes related to both citizen–citizen (horizontal) and state–citizen (vertical) relationships. …”
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What do we know about the future of foresight modeling related to food systems? by Wiebe, Keith D., Mosnier, Aline, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Petsakos, Athanasios, Svensson, Johannes, Zurek, Monika

“…To be most effective, quantitative foresight modeling needs to be better linked with qualitative foresight approaches and complemented by engagement with decision-makers in an ongoing and systematic process.…”
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Costs and performance of irrigation projects: a comparison of Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions by Inocencio, Arlene B., Kikuchi, M., Tonosaki, M., Maruyama, A., Merrey, Douglas J., Sally, Hilmy, Jong, J. de

“…This study aims to systematically establish whether costs of irrigation projects in Sub-Saharan Africa are truly high, determine the factors which influence costs and performance of irrigation projects, and recommend cost-reducing and performance-enhancing options to make irrigation investments in the region more attractive. …”
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Identifying constraining and enabling factors to the uptake of medium- and long-term climate information in decision making by Jones, Lindsey, Champalle, Clara, Chesterman, Sabrina, Cramer, Laura K., Crane, Todd A.

“…We apply a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature to assess constraining and enabling factors to the uptake of medium- to long-term climate information in a wide range of sectoral investment and planning decisions. …”
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Bean production systems Germplasm discipline : A status report by Burns, R.

“…A report is given on the organization of CIAT`s bean germplasm bank, which main objectives are: (1) assemble the world`s available genetic resources of beans for the basic and applied research to raise bean production in the tropics; (2) characterize systematically each entry and record its morpho-agronomic traits to make such information available to interested researchers; and (3) produce and preserve enough seed of each entry to supply bean researchers. …”
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The epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants in Pakistan and possible control policies by Hussain, M., Afzal, M., Ali, Q., Taylor, W., Mariner, Jeffrey C., Roeder, P.

“…Peste des petits ruminants made its first clinical appearance in Pakistan during an epidemic in Punjab Province in 1991, but its level of activity in subsequent years was never systematically recorded. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 teams trained in participatory disease surveillance methods visited a large number of villages throughout Pakistan to record the prevalence and impact of key livestock diseases. …”
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Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos by Keovilignavong, Oulavanh, Suhardiman, Diana

“…Our goals are to: (1) systematically describe and analyze the patterns and characteristics of private investment in the country, and (2) analyze investment outcomes in terms of economic growth, poverty reduction and livelihoods. …”
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Evolution of the nexus as a policy and development discourse by Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Shrestha, S.

“…This chapter presents a systematic review on how the nexus concept emerged and is now spreading to cover wider sectors; it then discusses key actors involved in raising the profile of the nexus as a policy and development discourse.…”
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Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery by Lazurko, Anita, Drechsel, Pay, Hanjra, Munir A.

“…However, despite these benefits and an increasing political will, there remain significant barriers to build the required up-front capital which is discouraging private sector engagement. A systematic analysis and understanding of the enabling environment, public and private funding sources, risk-sharing mechanisms and pathways for cost recovery can help to identify opportunities to improve the viability of RRR solutions. …”
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Reduction of foot-and-mouth disease virus transmission in cattle vaccinated one or two weeks before challenge using a commercial polyvalent vaccine by Duffy, Sergio, Fondevila, Norberto Antonio, Galdo Novo, Sabrina, Aznar, Maria Natalia, Garro, Carlos Javier, Smitsaart, Eliana, Monti, Gustavo

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cattle vaccination 7 and 14 days prior challenge using a vaccine commonly applied in systematic vaccination campaigns against transmission of FMD virus (FMDV). …”
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Profiling Bioactive Compounds and Key Nutrients in Pacific Island Crops and Marine Resources by Singh, Sunil

“…Based on their responses and a systematic literature review of 433 scientific articles, a total of 75 crops and marine resources were identified as commonly consumed and/or having health and nutrition benefits or foods which could be better used in the daily diets. …”
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