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The world economy in 1999-2007: Bubble, bubble toil and trouble por Vos, Rob

“…Between 1999 and 2007, global economic trends were characterized by the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, the bubble and burst of the dot-com crisis, and a global recovery which triggered a boom in commodity prices and inflated housing and stock market bubbles in the US and other high-income countries. …”
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The rise of aquaculture: The role of fish in global food security por Msangi, Siwa, Batka, Miroslav

“…What lessons can be drawn from dynamic Asian aquaculture producers that might guide emerging fish farmers in Africa and elsewhere?…”
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Tractor owner-operators in Nigeria: Insights from a small survey in Kaduna and Nasarawa states por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Lawal, Akeem, Isiaka, Moshud

“…Following are the key findings from simple descriptive statistics: (1) owner-operators who buy tractors from the private market or from private individuals are more efficient than those who receive tractors through government programs, providing services to a greater area at lower costs, including during the off-peak season; (2) providing access to a wider range of tractor horsepowers may improve efficiency over diverse soil types; (3) similar to some Asian countries in the 1980s, tractor operations are mostly concentrated in interviewees’ local home districts, though a fraction form groups and serve in distant locations to earn greater revenues.…”
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Agriculture's role in the Indian enigma: Help or hindrance to the undernutrition crisis? por Headey, Derek D., Chiu, Alice, Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…While this Indian variant of the so-called Asian enigma presents many puzzles, one of the puzzles pertains to agriculture's role. …”
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What works? a review of the efficacy and effectiveness of nutrition interventions por Allen, Lindsay H., Gillespie, Stuart

“…This work was carried out as part of the ADB-IFPRI Regional Technical Assistance Project on Nutrition Trends, Policies and Strategies in Asia and the Pacific. This review tracks the life cycle impacts of malnutrition in the developing world, highlighting the dynamics of cause and consequence, and then considers what can be done to break the cycle: first from an efficacy perspective, then with regard to large scale effectiveness. …”
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Agriculture diversification in South Asia: patterns, determinants, and policy implications por Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Gulati, Ashok, Birthal, Pratap Singh, Tewari, Laxmi

“…The South Asian countries are gradually diversifying with some inter-country variation in favor of high value commodities, namely fruits, vegetables, livestock and fisheries. …”
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Tiger or turtle? exploring alternative futures for Egypt to 2020 por Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Nygaard, David F.

“…A Turtle scenario extrapolates Egypt's recent poor productivity and low investment, while a "Tiger" scenario assumes East Asian performance. For the Turtle scenario, incomes are stagnant and a crisis emerges in the labor market. …”
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Climate-Smart Village: Platforms for Forecasting Adaptation Action por Soriaga, Rowena, Monville-Oro, Emily, Rosimo, Magnolia, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Barbon, Wilson John, Ilaga, Alicia, Hellin, Jon, Gonsalves, Julian

“…This policy brief synthesizes lessons from five years (2018–2022) of experience in nurturing Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) as platforms for resilience building, women’s empowerment, equity, and sustainable food systems in Southeast Asian countries. The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), with support from the International Development Research Center (IDRC) Canada, collaborated with farmers, local authorities, civil society actors, and national agencies to support climate-vulnerable villages in Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. …”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa por Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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Indonesia: Coping with economic and political instability por Fuglie, Keith O., Piggott, Roley R.

“…Indonesia is a Southeast Asian archipelago consisting of some 17,500 equatorial islands (6,000 of which are inhabited) stretching in an east–west direction over 5,000 kilometers. …”
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The development promise: Can the doha development agenda deliver for least developed countries? por Berisha-Krasniqi, Valdete, Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Mevel, Simon

“…It is in the interests of Asian LDCs to prioritize full openness of OECD markets (a 100-percent DFQF regime) and full access to the U.S. market in particular, while African countries will draw more benefits from a geographic extension of this regime to BrIC countries.…”
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Cơ Hội Cho Số Hóa Dịch Vụ Khí Hậu Và Các Dịch Vụ Hỗ Trợ (DCAS+) - vùng Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long, Việt Nam por Giles, James, Vu Thi, Ngoc Bich, Le, Tam Thi, Van, Lam Luong, Nguyen, Huong Mai, Manh, Lam Tuan, Swaans, Kees

“…Ultimately, these insights offer a clear direction for enhancing DCAS+ to better support communities facing climate challenges in the Asian Mega Delta region.…”
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Does consumption of pearl millet cause goiter? A systematic review of existing evidence por Anitha, Seetha, Upadhyay, Shweta, Grando, Stefania, Kane-Potaka, Joanna

“…Millets (defined here to also include sorghum) have been consumed in Asian and African countries for centuries, and have in recent years become increasingly popular in Western countries, especially because of their proven health and environmental benefits. …”
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Effector diversification contributes to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae phenotypic adaptation in a semi-isolated environment por Quibod, Ian Lorenzo, Perez-Quintero, Alvaro, Booher, Nicholas J., Dossa, Gerbert S., Grande, Genelou, Szurek, Boris, Vera Cruz, Casiana, Bogdanove, Adam J., Oliva, Ricardo

“…By comparing genomes of key Xoo groups we showed that modern populations derived from three Asian lineages. We also showed that diversification of virulence factors occurred within each lineage, most likely driven by host adaptation, and it was essential to shape contemporary pathogen races. …”
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Management of Meloidogyne graminicola and yield of upland rice in South-Luzon, Philippines por Soriano, Imelda, Reversat, Georges

“…Meloidogyne graminicola, the rice root-knot nematode, has become a constraint on Asian rice production due to rice cropping intensification and increasing scarcity of water. …”
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Opportunity profile for Digital Climate Advisory and Bundled Services (DCAS+) - Lower Mekong Basin, Cambodia in Khmer language por Giles, James, Soksophors, Yim, Vu Thi, Ngoc Bich, Phanith, Chou, Hong, Keng, Chanborey, Bora, Khieng, Phanna, Bunthoeun, Phen, Raksa, Sok, Swaans, Kees

“…Ultimately, these insights offer a clear direction for enhancing DCAS+ to better support communities facing climate challenges in the Asian Mega Delta region.…”
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Reflecting on NEXUS Gains’ outcomes in Central Asia: Upstream responses to the Aral Sea disaster por CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains

“…Ninety percent of freshwater withdrawals in Central Asia are consumed by agriculture, now mostly for cereals and in particular wheat, but also cotton production. …”
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Induced Breeding and Management Practices for Mass Seed Production of Nutrition-Sensitive Tengara Catfish (Mystus tengara) por Ali, Hazrat, Dubey, Sourabh, Biswas, Ashutosh, Jaman, Ahmed, Rashid, Harun

“…The practical guideline ‘Induced Breeding and Management Practices for Mass Seed Production of Nutrition-Sensitive Tengara Catfish (Mystus tengara)’ has been developed under the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas. This comprehensive manual provides a user-friendly, step-by-step protocol for the induced breeding of Tengara catfish, addressing the lack of standardized techniques that previously constrained its widespread adoption. …”
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Induced breeding and management practices for mass seed production of nutrition-sensitive punti fish por Ali, Hazrat, Dubey, Sourabh, Biswas, Ashutosh, Jaman, Ahmed, Rashid, Harun

“…The practical guideline ‘Induced Breeding and Management Practices for Mass Seed Production of Nutrition-Sensitive Punti Fish’ has been developed under the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas. The swamp barb (Puntius chola) and pool barb (Puntius sophore), collectively referred to as "punti" in the Ganges Delta, are widely distributed across South Asia. …”
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Income and equity effects of crop productivity growth under alternative foreign trade regimes: a CGE analysis for the Philippines por Bautista, Romeo M., Robinson, Sherman

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