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Managing improved water supply: Lessons from the Kerala Water Authority by Singh, Bhanwar, Ramasubban, Radhika

“…Digging wells and cleaning, deepening, and repairing ponds to augment water ""esources for drinking and domestic needs have traditionally been a form of charity undertaken by individuals and institutions. …”
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Alimentation, agriculture et environnement: une vision pour l'an 2020 : la vision, le défi et l'action recommandée, Octobre 1995. by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Nombreux sont ceux qui se plaisent a penser que les besoins alimentaires futurs seront satisfaits grace a des inventions technologiques san effort special pour augmenter la production, que les dangers de perte des ressources sont exageres et que les surplus alimentairs globaux constituent une garantie suffisante de securite alimentaire dans le monde, meme pour les populations a bas revenu dan les pays en voie de development.…”
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A 2020 Vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in South Asia: a synthesis by Rosegrant, Mark W., Malik, Sohail

“…The 2020 vision for South Asia aims to (1) ensure the minimum food and nutrition needs of the population through entitlement programs and income-augmenting agricultural technologies that are environmentally friendly; (2) eliminate severe malnutrition and extreme poverty; (3) ensure comprehensive food and nutritional security at the family level, including an adequate supply of food to meet quantitative and nutritional requirements, acknowledging that policies may vary from country to country, depending on the resources available to the country; (4) arrest environmental degradation and improve the conservation of natural resources for enhanced sustainability and productivity of agriculture; and (5) strengthen or establish linkages among related sectors to promote agricultural diversification and to improve the quality of life.…”
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La voie à suivre vers le progrès après la Conference Afrique 2020: garantir la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle en Afrique d’ici 2020: Priorité des actions, renforcement des... by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Même si le nombre d’Africains souffrant de malnutrition augmente depuis plusieurs décennies et se situe maintenant aux environs de 200 millions de personnes, une nouvelle volonté de changement est aujourd’hui observée chez les leaders du continent ainsi que dans la communauté internationale. …”
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Rice trade liberalization and poverty by Gulati, Ashok, Narayanan, Sudha

“…This is predicted to have beneficial effects for poverty, through producer price increases and second-round effects (wages, employment, and investment) in exporting countries, and to augment short-term food security in poor importing countries. …”
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Is private school premium spurious?: the role of private schools in the Philippines by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Abrenica, Joy

“…However, iii) these premiums are in fact spurious in that private schools screen out better students, which augments earnings through positive correlation between private school enrollment and higher earning endowment. …”
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A profile of poverty in Egypt by Datt, Gaurav, Jolliffe, Dean, Sharma, Manohar

“…Our results also indicate that augmenting educational attainment of the poor does not require building more schools, but reducing the poor s opportunity cost of attending schools and increasing their returns from extra schooling, both suggesting the importance of income generating activities as a policy instrument.…”
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Shamba Showdown: Ukama Ustawi- Progress Report #6b by Shapiro, Jay, Odera, Denis, Kigo, Samm, Muhoro, Nathan, Girvetz, Evan, Ghosh, Aniruddha

“…Leveraging the latest AI Technology of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG’s) we can train virtual elders to be experts in specific fields such as conservation agriculture, beekeeping, sustainable fishing, cooking, etc. …”
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Advancing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) disease detection with YOLO driven deep learning to enhance agricultural AI by Gomez, Daniela, Selvaraj, Michael Gomez, Casas, Jorge, Mathiyazhagan, Kavino, Rodriguez, Michael, Assefa, Teshale, Mlaki, Anna, Nyakunga, Goodluck, Kato, Fred, Mukankusi, Clare, Girma, Ellena, Mosquera, Gloria, Arredondo, Victoria, Espitia, Ernesto

“…The study employed data augmentation techniques and annotation at both whole and micro levels for comprehensive analysis. …”
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Identification of suitable genotypes of lentil (Lens culinaris) for improved adaptation to rice fallow areas of Gangetic Alluvial Zone by Chatterjee, Shayree, Das, Arpita, Bhattacharya, Sudip, Banerjee, Joydeep, Gupta, Sanjeev, Agrawal, Shiv Kumar

“…Additionally, 2011S-56212-2 and ILL 8006 were identified as ideal and desirable genotypes for both the ecologies and therefore, recommended for commercial cultivation across the areas of Gangetic alluvial zone for augmenting lentil production and productivity.…”
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The economic impact and the distribution of benefits and risk from the adoption of insect resistant (Bt) cotton in West Africa by Falck-Zepeda, José B., Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda

“…We use an economic surplus model augmented with a more rigorous sensitivity analysis of model parameters. …”
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Consommation alimentaire et nutrition: activités de recherche by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…; alors que la sur-alimentation et l’obésité ne cessent d’augmenter dans les pays en développement où des millions de gens continuent pourtant de souffrir de la faim, comment promouvoir des régimes alimentaires équilibrés et faciliter la transition de la faim à la santé par le biais de différents programmes et politiques ?…”
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Early childhood nutrition, schooling, and sibling inequality in a dynamic context: evidence from South Africa by Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…In other words, while health capital augments the efficiency of investment in schooling at the early stage, it may increase opportunity costs at the later stage, which may deter investment in schooling.…”
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An exploration of the potential benefits of integrated pest management systems and the use of insect resistant potatoes to control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povol... by Falck-Zepeda, José B., Barreto-Triana, Nancy, Baquero-Haeberlin, Irma, Espitia-Malagón, Eduardo, Fierro-Guzmán, Humberto, López, Nancy

“…Our analysis uses methods such partial budgeting analysis, a production function input abatement expectations model, and an economic surplus model augmented by stochastic simulations. Results of the analysis presented here outlines estimated losses under field and storage conditions, likely range of benefits accrued by farmers in the region due to the potential adoption of a portfolio of IPM management practices and Bt potatoes. …”
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Liberalisation et competitivite de la filiere arachidiere au Sénégal by Badiane, Ousmane

“…Et comme l'a bien reconnu le rapport du Groupe de Reflexion Stratégique, qui a été mis sur pied par le ministre de l'agriculture, il faudra, pour relancer le secteur, rompre avec les approches productivistes, qui consistent à vouloir augmenter les surfaces et les productions sans trop se soucier de la rentabilité au niveau de tous les stades de la filière. …”
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La structure et le comportement des marchés des intrants et des produits agricoles et la réponse des ménages agricoles face aux réformes des politiques agricoles à Madagascar: exte... by Lapenu, Cecile, Zeller, Manfred, Minten, Bart, Ralison, Eliane, Randrianaivo, Désiré, Randrianarisoa, Claude

“…Les résultats montrent que les surfaces des plaines utilisées pour le riz irrigué ont augmenté de 5% seulement dans les dix dernières années alors que les surfaces en tanety ont augmenté de 23% en moyenne. …”
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Le bétail jusqu’en l’an 2020: la prochaine révolution alimentaire by Delgado, Christopher L., Rosegrant, Mark W., Steinfeld, Henning, Ehui, Simeon, Courbois, Claude

“…La croissance de la population, I'urbanisation et la croissance du revenu dans les pays en voie de developpement stimulent une augmentation massive de la demande pour les aliments d'origine animale. …”
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Les perspectives de l'offre et de la demande de cereales en Inde a l'horizon 2020 by Bhalla, G. S., Hazell, Peter B. R., Kerr, John M.

“…Ou se produira-t-il des changements significatifs dans les tendances du passé, changements qui pourraient diminuer ou augmenter la croissance de la demande ?…”
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La degradation des sols menacera-t-elle, d'ici 2020, la sécurité alimentaire des pays en developpement? by Scherr, Sara J.

“…La population mondiale en 2020 sera de 30% superieure a celie de 1995, mais la demande en denrees alimentaires et fibre augmentera d'un pourcentage encore plus eleve au fur et a mesure de la croissance des revenus, de la diversification des regimes alimentaires et de I'acceleration de I'urbanisation. …”
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Possibilités technologiques pour appuyer la croissance de la productivité du blé vers l'horizon 2020 by Pingali, Prabhu, Rajaram, Sanjaya

“…Mais les previsions de I'IFPRI indiquent que la demande mondiale de ble augmentera de 40% d'ici 2020 alors que les ressources disponibles pour sa production diminueront sensiblement. …”
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