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GOBLET: an open-source geographic overlaying database and query module for spatial targeting in agricultural systems by Quirós, Carlos F., Thornton, Philip K., Herrero, Mario, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, González Estrada, E.

“…It brings together a considerable amount of spatial data from many sources, and allows users to overlay these geographic areas to identify a “domain” where characteristics like human population, area, and the number of livestock may vary. …”
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Literature Review: The Experiences of Water Management Organizations in Bangladesh by de Silva, Sanjiv

“…Governance structures at this local level are challenged by high rates of poverty, dense human populations, highly variable fresh water availability, all coalescing into intense competition for water and land resources by a range of users. Facilitating efficient, productive, equitable and sustainable access to these resources thus needs to be a key orientation of these governance systems. …”
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Livestock-water productivity in the Nile Basin: Solutions for emerging challenges by Amede, Tilahun, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Mapedza, Everisto D., Peden, Donald G., Breugel, P. van, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Haileslassie, Amare

“…The competition for water between different uses and users is increasing, particularly in the Nile basin where about 90% of the production systems comprise livestock. …”
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Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin by Xenarios, Stefanos, Sharma, Bharat R., Amarasinghe, Upali A.

“…The results signify that the economic viability of marginal and small landholders and water users is threatened when the study focuses on the land scaling effects to farming. …”
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Monitoring on-farm water storage use: from LIDAR to multi-source remote sensing by Chemin, Yann H., Rabbani, U.

“…Recent thinking in water policy under the Commonwealth government considers extending the Cap over surface water to OFS as they are not currently covered under the Cap and eluded the effective water policy arrangements across users and the states. A unified approach to Cap implementation involving water diversions from the river system, OFS and other direct diversions and withdrawals as well as groundwater extractions is essential to enhance the scope and integrity of the Cap mechanism and bring diversions within the sustainable yield limits. …”
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Krishna Basin development: interventions to limit downstream environmental degradation by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Sharma, Bharat R., Rao, K.V.G.K.

“…Reversing this evolution requires the formal recognition of the environment as a water user in its own right and the implementation of an environmental water provision. …”
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Small ruminants: What kind of development? by Lebbie, S.H.B.

“…To produce the desired impact, future small ruminant research and Development programmes should have clear objectives, adapt a farming systems approach, be user-driven, be interdisciplinary in nature, take advantage of and utilize existing research results, adress post-production aspects, be environmental friendly and be coordinated through national, regional or internaitonal networks. …”
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Lessons and Insights from the CCAFS Results-Based Management Trial. Summary from the CCAFS Flagship 4 RBM trial projects survey by Schuetz, Tonya, Schubert, Cecilia, Förch, Wiebke, Thornton, Philip K., Cramer, Laura K.

“…In the theory of change (TOC) pathways are defined from research and its outputs and results towards outcomes, i.e. changes in practices in next-users of research outputs such as policy makers, development organisations, and farmers.…”
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Atlas of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in Africa by Wortmann, Charles S., Kirkby, Roger A., Eledu, Charles A., Allen, David J.

“…It overlays bean producing areas with information on: bean varieties grown in those regions; ongoing seed production and dissemination work; local, national and international bean markets; market routes; information on end users, farmers and bean consumption; bean constraints, both Biotic and abiotic; and more.…”
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Revitalizing canal irrigation: towards improving cost recovery by Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh, Prathapar, Sanmugam A., Marwah, Madhavi

“…Improving cost recovery from all users, including irrigators of the water, offers one of the most important avenues for raising financial resources. …”
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Who decides to grow orange sweet potatoes? Bargaining power and adoption of biofortified crops in Uganda. by Gilligan, Daniel O., Kumar, Neha, McNiven, S., Meenakshi, J.V., Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…The goal of the HarvestPlus reaching end users (REU) orange sweet potato (OSP) project is to increase vitamin A intake and improve vitamin status among Vulnerable populations (women and children) in rural Uganda by introducing beta-carotene-rich OSP, as well as related messages concerning agronomy, nutrition, and marketing. …”
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The Current State of Climate Change Perceptions and Policies in Vietnam: 2014 Report by McKinley J, Adaro, C., Pede, Valerien O., Setiyono T, Cong Tran Thanh, Lien Huong D, Trung Kien N, Quicho E, Sheinkman, Michael, Wassmann, Reiner

“…This emphasizes a need for location- and user-specific responses to climate change.…”
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Rearing grasscutters by Ngo-Samnick, E. Lionelle

“…Sometimes more commonly known as ‘hedgehogs’ or ‘agouti’, their meat is high in protein and value, making their rearing an ideal alternative to poaching. This practical, user-friendly guide provides extension material for unconventional animal breeding. …”
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CCAFS Web and Statistics Report for 2017 by Amariles, Sebastián, Haman, Magdalena, Tobon, Hector, Epp, Marissa van, Abreu, David

“…Generally the statistics show that traffic and use of the CCAFS website and material was positive (both in terms of the number of hits and the proportion of those that were from “new visitors”) and that social media plays a role in referring users to the CCAFS site and materials. Most hits originated from a handful of the same countries. …”
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Comparison of online greenhouse gas accounting tools for agriculture by MacSween, Kirsten, Feliciano, Diana

“… ◼ This comparison aims to help potential users to better understand in which projects and activities the GHG accounting tools will be most relevant…”
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Uso y agregado de valor de madera de ñire en un esquema de uso integral de bosques bajo sistema silvopastoril en Santa Cruz by Mattenet, Francisco Javier, Monelos, Lucas H., Peri, Pablo Luis

“…Mediante el raleo se redujo el área basal en un 44,2 % obteniéndose un volumen de trozas aserrables de aproximadamente 25 m3/ha. Estas trozas se están utilizando para la confección de muebles con un alto valor agregado. …”
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El ciprés (Cupressus lusitanica Mill.) como base de las reforestaciones planificadas en el Valle Central de Costa Rica by Bucarey Bucarey, J.R.

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Development and Impact Monitoring of a Communication Strategy for the CGIAR Climate Security Program by McLaughlin, Isabel, McKeown, Peter, Spillane, Charles, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…It can be argued that the communications strategy was a success with the Climate Security website generating 62,894 visits from 2,294 different users over the two-month period. Twitter posts generated a total of 152,796 impressions on users. …”
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Sustainability analysis of irrigation water management in Punjab, Pakistan by Abid, M., Hafeez, Mohsin, Watto, M. A.

“…Such efforts are required to improve water use efficiency as well as equity in the distribution of water among users.…”
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A gentle push towards improved hygiene and food safety through ‘nudge’ interventions by Roesel, Kristina, Kakooza, S., Chirwa, M., Mugizi, Denis, Waiswa, J., Kivali, Velma, Bugeza, James, Étienne, D., Roychowdhury, I., Diaz, L., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…Fourty-two early prototypes were co-created with potential end users and after several iterations, two nudge kits emerged, e.g. the “Keep Clean Loop” and the “Tricolour Kitchen”. …”
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