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Crop diversification and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe: adaptive management for environmental change por Makate, Clifton, Wang, Rongchang, Makate, Marshall, Mango, Nelson

“…We find that crop diversification depends on the land size, farming experience, asset wealth, location, access to agricultural extension services, information on output prices, low transportation costs and general information access. …”
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The historical, social, and economic importance of the potato crop por Ortíz, O., Mares, V.

“…Those issues are the potato’s contribution to food and nutrition security, and the cultural and genetic importance of biodiversity conservation in the Andes; these issues are strongly related to gender, since women in traditional societies have contributed—and still contribute—to an enormous wealth of knowledge in relation to biodiversity conservation and utilization. …”
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An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it? por Abidin, P.E., Adekambi, S., Nchor, J., Koara, I., Carey, E.E.

“…Additionally, as the OFSP cultivars have already well known for its contribution to food and nutrition security, as well as to a wealth. Hence, the sweet potato crop will give great opportunities to people to improve their livelihood along with healthy life, particularly in the drought-prone regions where the homes of most resourcepoor farmers, and where the sweet potato crop is grown and consumed most. …”
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Adaptive livestock production models for rural livelihoods transformation por Murungweni, C., Tada, O., Nhamo, N.

“…Livestock is a form of wealth, source of draught power and manure; however, the livestock contributes to greenhouse gases through belching and manure mineralization. …”
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Reducing REDD risks: affirmative policy on an uneven playing field por Ribot, J.C., Larson, A.M.

“…This article examines how forestry policy and implementation maintain double standards on this uneven playing field in a manner that continues to exclude the rural poor from the natural wealth around them. Poverty is not just about being left out of economic growth. …”
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Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Southern Burkina Faso: An Assessment Based on Participatory Methods por Etongo, D., Djenontin, I.N.S., Kanninen, M.

“…Based on participatory poverty assessment (PPA) methods with two hundred farm households categorized by wealth status in southern Burkina Faso, six indicators of environmental degradation and a set of land management practices were examined to answer the following questions: (i) Which households (non-poor, fairly-poor, or poorest) are responsible for environmental degradation? …”
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Household’s livelihood trajectories in the context of man-made and natural disasters : a case study from Swat, Pakistan por Shah, Aliman

“…The factors which enable coping households to maintain their livelihood security are international remittances, wealth, more male worker, government jobs and political connections. …”

The Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Food Insecurity among Subsistence-Oriented Indigenous Communities in Amazonia: a Qualitative Examination of Coping Strategies among Riverine Commun... por Torres Vitolas, Carlos A., Harvey, Celia A., Cruz García, Gisella S., Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina, Schreckenberg, Kate

“…Despite the Amazon’s natural wealth, food insecurity is a major concern among indigenous communities. …”
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Oryza glaberrima Steud. por Ndjiondjop M.N., Wambugu P., Sangare J.R., Dro T., Kpeki B., Gnikoua K.

“…Development of new generation of rice varieties for African farmers will therefore require the adoption of advanced molecular breeding tools as these will allow efficient utilization of the wealth and resilience found in African rice in rice improvement.…”
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Systems and Operations of the Ghana Science-Policy Dialogue Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security por Botchway, Vincent Ansah, Sam, Kingsley Odum, Karbo, Naaminong, Essegbey, George Owusu, Nutsukpo, Delali, Agyemang, Kingsley, Zougmoré, Robert B., Partey, Samuel T.

“…The Ghana CCAFS Science-Policy Dialogue Platform having been operational since November 2012 has wealth of experiences to share. This note is therefore designed to highlight the profile of Ghana’s platform, its structure and composition and the key achievements over the past 4-5 years of existence.…”
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Balancing livelihoods and environment: political economy of groundwater irrigation in India por Shah, T., Rajan, Abhishek, Rai, Gyan P.

“…Unlike the United States, Australia, and Spain, where tube wells are instruments of wealth creation in industrial agriculture, in India groundwater governance pits livelihoods of the poor against environmental protection. …”
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National Framework for Climate Services - Ethiopia: Coordination Guideline por National Meteorological Agency

“…Whereas delivery of effective and sustained climate services in key climate sensitive sectors entails coordinated actions involving different climate institutions engaged in various sectors and having wealth of experiences and expertise. Whereas joint implementation of the NFCS requires a coordination guideline that provides clear direction on institutional arrangements, sets of principles and procedures, responsibilities, and accountability mechanisms that enable climate institutions to work towards a common end.…”
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Financial Literacy for Smallholder Sheep Fattening Farmers por Ephrem, Nahom, Wamatu, Jane

“…Financial literacy can provide farmers with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully set financial goals, plan and manage their money, as well as build their wealth. These skills will help them manage their daily expenses, expand their entrepreneurial opportunities, and reduce their overall vulnerability. …”
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A global dataset for the projected impacts of climate change on four major crops por Hasegawa, Toshihiro, Wakatsuki, Hitomi, Ju, Hui, Vyas, Shalika, Nelson, Gerald C., Farrell, Aidan, Deryng, Delphine, Meza, Francisco, Makowski, David

“…Global, regional, and site-specific crop simulation studies have been conducted for nearly four decades, representing valuable sources of information for climate change impact assessments. However, the wealth of data produced by these studies has not been made publicly available. …”
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of livestock-related conflicts in Kenya? Climate Security Pathway Analysis por Sax, Niklas, Santa Cruz, Leonardo Medina, Carneiro, Bia, Liebig, Theresa Ines, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…Although cattle rustling has historically served as a culturally embedded practice for wealth redistribution and as a rite of passage, the level of violence has increased due to the scarcity of natural resources induced by the effects of climate change. 3. …”
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Restoring the commons: a gendered analysis of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa por van Koppen, Barbara

“…Extensive literature review suggests four gendered domains: first, water needs and uses; second, strategies to meet those needs by directly accessing water sources, and, with increasing wealth by investing individually or collectively in water infrastructure for self-supply, creating infrastructure-related ‘commons’ in the case of collective systems; third, at community scale, the ‘sharing in’ of communities’ naturally available water resources that flow into infrastructure; and, fourth, ‘sharing out’ of those resources with neighbouring communities but also powerful third parties of foreign and national high impact users. …”
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Improving Agricultural Research at Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Study Guide por Michelsen, Heike, Zuidema, Larry, Hoste, C. H., Shapiro, D.

“…This ISNAR Research Management Guideline provides a wealth of practical help for policymakers and agricultural research leaders who have recognized the need for reform but who may be wondering how best to proceed. …”
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A new book provides a roadmap for food systems transformation in Kenya por Anisimova, Evgeniya

“…A new IFPRI book Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future responds to this imperative by bringing together a wealth of empirical research on various aspects of Kenya’s food systems and offering a comprehensive overview of their historical trajectories and possibilities for future evolution. …”
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Women’s involvement in intra-household decision-making and infant and young child feeding practices in Central Asia por Abdurazzakova, Dilnovoz, Kosec, Katrina, Parpievd, Ziyodullo

“…Our results further show that the association between women’s decision-making power and feeding practices varies little with child gender, whether or not she cohabitates with her mother-in-law, or household wealth. We thus provide evidence from Central Asia that policies and programs intended to empower women can improve child feeding practices, with similar benefits across a variety of household types.…”
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Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh por Bryan, Elizabeth, Kato, Edward, Bernier, Quinn

“…Other factors, besides lack of awareness, also emerge as important determinants of adoption, including household wealth, as measured by size of landholdings, labor availability, access to credit, experience with climate shocks, and perceptions of future climate risk. …”
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