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Loss prevention and agricultural insurance: The case of hog production in China by Chen, Kevin Z., Zhang, Yue-hua, Liu, Chwen-Chi, Li, Chu-Shiu

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Crop residue/Livestock relationships by Sandford, S.G.

“…Also looks into crop output, wealth in the form of livestock and household consumption. …”
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Livestock behaviour, management and welfare by Manteca i Vilanova, X., Smith, A.J.

“…Containing a wealth of information illustrated with photographs, diagrams and tables, this book provides detailed practical advice for stockholders in developing countries. …”
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Seeds by Turner, M.

“…Whether you’re a farmer or are interested in becoming a seed supplier, this practical field guide holds a wealth of knowledge and information.…”
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Ways of water: Run-off, irrigation and drainage by Dupriez, Hugues, Leener, Philippe de, Carter, R.

“…Presented in manageable units with a wealth of illustrations, this book helps us understand the water around us – rain, evaporation, the infiltration of water underground, the intimate relationship between plants and water, and many other natural phenomena. …”
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Early marriage and early childbearing in South Asia: Trends, inequalities, and drivers from 2005 to 2018 by Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Neupane, Sumanta, Pramanik, Priyanjana, Nanda, Priya, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Afsana, Kaosar, Menon, Purnima

“…Regression decomposition analysis shows that improvements in wealth and education explained 44% (India) to 96% (Nepal) of the actual EM reduction. …”
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Aspirations and women’s empowerment: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan by Kosec, Katrina, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Mirkasimov, Bakhrom, Song, Jie

“…This has stimulated interest in development interventions aimed at reducing behavioral poverty traps. At the same time, a wealth of literature suggests that women’s empowerment and involvement in decision-making can be welfare-improving. …”
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Negative impact on calorie intake associated with the 2006-08 food price crisis in Latin America by Iannotti, Lora, Robles, Miguel

“…There was a consistent, direct relationship between wealth quintile and change in energy intake. Rural areas were affected to the same extent as or a greater extent than urban areas. …”
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Managing risk in pastoral systems: Research and outreach experiences of the Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) Project in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya by Gebru, G., Desta, S., Coppock, D. Layne

“…In the context of East African pastoralism, improved risk management is proposed to offer ways to promote wealth conservation, reduce poverty, mitigate conflicts, and enhance food security at the household level. …”
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Nutrition of Maasai Women and Children in relation to subsistence food production. by Nestel, P.S.

“…It involved 128 women and their 441 children/dependants divided among three different wealth groups. Anthropometric measurements, information on dietary habits and preferences and estimates of quantities of food consumed were recorded bimonthly. …”
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Why rural households choose not to participate in the open and optional village development fund in the poverty stricken areas of China by Zheng, Xian

“…The paper finds that households with younger or older householders, low household wealth level, less times participating in the earlier stage promotion activities, low cognitive level of the formal financial markets and no cadre have higher probability of self-constraint and precautionary behaviors in relation to participating in the village development fund. …”

Baseline Survey Dataset on Agricultural Practices, Dietary Diversity, and Socio-Economic Indicators in Vihiga County, Kenya (2018) by Termote, Celine, Aluso, Lillian Olimba, Akingbemisilu, Tosin Harold

“…The survey was part of the project titled "Improving access to and benefits from a wealth of diverse seeds to support on-farm biodiversity for healthy people in resilient landscapes." …”
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Climate-smart impact investing doing good and doing business by Bafana, Busani, Hosenally, Nawsheen

“…Private sector climate-smart investments are bridging the gap for agricultural development funding in a bid to help realise the Sustainable Development Goals through impact investing, a novel way of creating and sharing wealth.…”
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Prospects for food security in Kenya: Evidence from five counties by Keya, S.O., Kosura, W.O., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Kirina, T.K.

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Agriculture in land by Pycroft, Jonathan, Musepa, Mulenga, Ndilila, Francis, Robinson, Sherman

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CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry - Gender Strategy by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…Social attributes such as gender, wealth, age, ethnicity, migration status and religion can confer systematic disadvantages by making it difficult for some groups and individuals to access public and private mechanisms of resource allocation or decision making. …”
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Co-occurrence of stunting and off-track early child development in low- and middle-income countries by Jeong, Joshua, Chi, Hyejun, Bliznashka, Lilia, Pitchik, Helen O., Kim, Rockli

“…The associations of poor household wealth, no birth registration, and no early childhood education with co-occurrence were significantly larger than their associations with stunting only or off-track ECD only. …”
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Collecting plant genetic diversity: technical guidelines. 2011 update by Guarino, Luigi, Ramanatha Rao, V., Goldberg, E., Bioversity International

“…This resource guides new and experienced collectors on how to sample, collect and preserve a wealth of genetic resources – not only crop plants and trees but also wild species, symbiotic bacteria and fungi, pollen and even DNA.…”
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On the targeting and redistributive efficiencies of alternative transfer instruments by Coady, David, Skoufias, Emmanuel

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Improving the health of livestock kept by the resource-poor in developing countries. by Perry, Brian D., Randolph, Thomas F., Omore, Amos O., Perera, O., Vatta, A.

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