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What drives rice farmers away from straw burning? Evidence from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam por Cuong, Ong Quoc, Demont, Matty, Pabuayon, Isabelita M., Depositario, Dinah Pura T.

“…The Asian mega deltas are critical for food security since they are among the most productive regions for rice cultivation globally. …”
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Status, trends and future scenarios for forest conservation including protected areas in the Asia-Pacific region por Paine, J. R., Byron, R.N., Poffenberger, M.

“…Only a very small percentage of the public forest estate of Asia has been formally brought under co-management. …”
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Safeguarding the Third Pole: problems, challenges, and possible solutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya por Chaudhary, S., Nepal, Santosh, Hussain, A., Bhuchar, S.

“…The HKH is also referred as the “Third Pole” for having the largest concentration of frozen water in the world after the two poles, with an estimated 60 cubic kilometers volume of ice, and also for containing the headwaters of 10 large Asian river systems—the Amu Darya, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, Irrawaddy, Mekong, Salween, Tarim, Yangtze, and Yellow rivers. …”
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Lessons on methodologies to assess women’s empowerment from two agricultural and livestock project portfolios por Malapit, Hazel J., Galiè, Alessandra, Ferguson, Nathaniel, Njiru, Nelly, Omondi, Immaculate A., Muchiri, Caroline, Lecoutere, Els

“…This paper is based on the experiences of the Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) and the Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund (LVIF) project portfolios implemented in African and Asian countries. We draw lessons from the constraints and opportunities of using standardized tools for measuring women’s empowerment, such as the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) and the Women’s Empowerment in Livestock Index (WELI) tools. …”
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Genomics insight on passion fruit viral disease complexity por Munguti, F., Nyaboga, E.N., Holton, Timothy, Kreuze, J.F., Maina, S.

“…The study unveiled the first 23 complete genomes of Ugandan passiflora virus (UPV) and two East Asian passiflora distortion virus (EAPDV) in Kenya. …”
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Farmers' awareness and use of certified common bean seeds in Mbozi and Momba districts, Tanzania: evidence from a triple hurdle model por Mwaisoba, K., Temu, A., Mishili, F., Baijukya, F.

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What drives rice farmers away from straw burning? Evidence from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam por Ong Quoc Cuong, Demont, Matty, Pabuayon, Isabelita, Depositario, Dinah Pura

“…The Asian mega deltas are critical for food security since they are among the most productive regions for rice cultivation globally. …”
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Molecular breeding for stress tolerance in sesame por Weldemichael, Micheale Yifter, Gebremedhn, Hailay Mehari, Runo, Steven, Gandhi, Harish

“…Sesame is grown for food, pharmaceutical, medicinal, and industrial uses, which is cultivated as a main cash crop by African and Asian smallholder farmers. Despite its importance, sesame production and productivity remain low due to numerous challenges such as; drought, salinity, diseases, insect pests, inherent genetic problems, and poor agronomic and postharvest practices. …”
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Forest structure and regeneration process of peat swamp Alan forests (Shorea albida) in Brunei Darussalam por Kobayashi, S.

“…Tropical peat lands constitute one of the most important area for the land utilization in insular Asia, although peat lands are widely distributed in Asia of 22.2 million ha compared with 5.2 million ha in America and 3.5 million ha in Africa (Kyuma et al. 1986). 18.2 million ha of peat exist in insular Asia. …”
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IRRI's Digital and Data Strategy (Framework) por Gimena, Joy Marie

“…IRRI and CGIAR must establish strong partnerships in the ASEAN region to support South-South collaboration, and integrated data-driven, accessible solutions. …”
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Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China por Ruíz Pérez, M., Belcher, B.

“…The recent bamboo raw material price stagnation and even decline seem to indicate a market glut. The Asian economic crisis has had an effect in this trial installed capacity, old technologies and insufficient response to new demands has also contributed to the decline of prices. …”
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Three decades of deforestation in southwest Sumatra: effects of coffee prices, law enforcement and rural poverty por Gaveau, D.L.A., Linkie, M., Suyadi, Levang, P., Leader-Williams, N.

“…Furthermore, law enforcement efforts were reversed by the 1997-1998 Asian economic crisis. the fall of the national president, and by new regulations surrounding regional autonomy. …”
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Elephants also like coffee: trends and drivers of human–elephant conflicts in coffee agroforestry landscapes of Kodagu, Western Ghats, India por Bal, P., Nath, C.D., Nanaya, K.M., Kushalappa, Cheppudira G., García, C.A.

“…The forests of the district harbour a large population of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). The combined effects of high elephant density and major landscape changes due to the expansion of coffee cultivation are the cause of human–elephant conflicts (HEC). …”
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Meat and milk self-sufficiency in Asia: Forecast trends and implications por Rutherford, A.S.

“…Recent structural changes in dietary patterns in Asia resulting from economic development are placing increasing pressure on the existing production systems in the region - particularly those systems producing ruminant meat, non-ruminant meat and milk. …”
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Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India. por Shah, Tushaar, Anwar, Arif A., Amarasinghe, Upali A., Hoanh, Chu Thai, Reddy, Junna Mohan, Molle, Francois, MMukherji, Aditi, Prathapar, Sanmugam A., Suhardiman, Diana, Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Wegerich, Kai

“…This report presents a discussion among IWMI?s Asian researchers on the strategy for policy research on canal irrigation in India. …”
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Approaches to alleviating poverty in rural Pakistan por Hussain, Intizar

“…The rising poverty was the result of poor governance and slow economic growth (Asian Development Bank 2002). All available evidence on poverty trends in Pakistan suggests that the problem of poverty in the country worsened during the 1990s, and this was more so in rural areas than in urban areas. …”
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Impacts of lining, maintenance and operations on water delivery performance in Pakistan por Murray-Rust, Hammond, Vander Velde, E.J., Merrey, Douglas J.

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Improved water and land management in the Ethiopian highlands and its impact on downstream stakeholders dependent on the Blue Nile por Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Ahmed, A.A., Haileselassie, A., Yilma, Aster Denekew, Bashar, K.E., McCartney, Matthew P., Steenhuis, Tammo S.

“…The Blue Nile is the major tributary of the Nile River, contributing about 62% of the Nile flow at Aswan. About two thirds of the area of this densely populated basin is in the highlands and hence receives fairly high levels of annual rainfall of 800 to 2,200 mm. …”
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Optimizing malarial epidemiological studies in areas of low transmission por Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Alifrangis, M., Hoek, Wim van der, Wirtz, R.A., Amerasinghe, Felix P., Konradsen, Flemming

“…Microscopy was compared with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Challenges facing African agriculture por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Anandajayasekeram, P., Rukuni, M.

“…At independence in 1960, Africa was a modest food exporter while Asia was engulfed in a food crisis. The Green Revolution boosted food production in Asia and the global food problem shifted to Africa. …”
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