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Contagious bovine and caprine pleuropneumonia: A research community’s recommendations for the development of better vaccines by Jores, Joerg, Baldwin, Cynthia L., Blanchard, A., Browning, G.F., Colston, A., Gerdts, V., Goovaerts, D., Heller, M., Juleff, N., Labroussaa, F., Liljander, Anne M., Muuka, G., Nene, Vishvanath M., Nir-Paz, R., Sacchini, F., Summerfield, A., Thiaucourt, F., Unger, H., Vashee, S., Wang, X., Salt, Jeremy

“…Both of these vaccines have many limitations, so better vaccines are urgently needed to improve disease control. …”
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Critical slope length for soil loss mitigation in maize-bean cropping systems in SW Kenya by Koomson, E., Muoni, T., Marohn, C., Nziguheba, G., Öborn, Ingrid, Cadisch, Georg

Subjects: “…beans…”
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Analyse de l’efficience technique des exploitations avicoles productrices d’oeufs de table : cas des jeunes entrepreneurs au Bénin by Houedjofonon, E.M., Ahoyo Adjovi, N.R., Adeoti, R., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Mignouna, Djana B., Chogou, S.K., Honfoga, B.

Subjects: “…benin…”
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Profitability and perceived resilience benefits of integrated shrimp-tilapia-seaweed aquaculture in North Central Coast, Vietnam by Nhuong Tran, Quyen Le-Cao, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Phan Thanh-Phuong, Banks, Lauren K

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Towards a better understanding of breeding objectives and production performance of dairy cattle in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Chawala, A.R., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Peters, A., Banos, Giorgios, Chagunda, Mizeck G.G.

“…Milk content (fat and protein percentages), temperament, body conformation and total milk cell count (a mastitis indicator) were rarely mentioned in published literature, mainly because of milk pricing policies being volume based. …”
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Phylo-biogeographical distribution of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Insecta: Aleyrodidae) mitotypes in Ecuador by Paredes‐Montero, Jorge R., Ibarra, María A., Arias Zambrano, Myriam, Peralta, Esther L., Brown, Judith K.

“…The Bemisia tabaci complex in Ecuador was studied with respect to phylogenetic relationships and eco‐geographical distribution. …”
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Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) are being upscaled in Ethiopia and other African countries by Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, T., Rekik, Mourad, Mwacharo, Joram M., Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

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Witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth] control using imazapyr seed coating in maize hybrids in the Nigerian savannah by Chikoye, David, Lum, A.F., Menkir, A.

“…Witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth] is a major parasitic weed of most cereal crops in Africa, including maize. …”
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Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research by Gergel, Sarah E., Powell, Bronwen, Baudron, Frédéric, Wood, Sylvia L.R., Rhemtulla, Jeanine M., Kennedy, Gina, Rasmussen, Laura V., Ickowitz, Amy, Fagan, Matthew E., Smithwick, Erica A.H., Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Wood, Stephen A., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…In the present article, we develop conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics within the rural tropics. …”
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Who bears the burden of climate variability? A comparative analysis of the impact of weather conditions on inequality in Vietnam and Indonesia by Pacillo, Grazia, Cuong Nguyen Viet, Hafianti, Silvi, Abanokova, Kseniya, Hai-Anh Dang, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…In Indonesia, these groups are rural, farming, low educated, female headed households, whose income is significantly reduced because of changes in climate conditions. Similarly, in Vietnam, ethnic minorities, rural, farming, and agricultural households bear the biggest impact of climate variability. …”
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Evaluating the global state of ecosystems and natural resources: within and beyond the SDGs by Dickens, Christopher, McCartney, Matthew P., Tickner, D., Harrison, I. J., Pacheco, P., Ndhlovu, Brown

“…Indicators for monitoring of air have recently become more comprehensive, but linkage to IPCC results would benefit both programs. …”
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The adaptive beauty of ancient African cattle hybrids by Hanotte, Olivier H.

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Mapping Solanum chacoense mediated Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) resistance in a self-compatible F2 diploid population by Kaiser, N., Manrique, N., DiFonzo, C., Coombs, J., Douches, D.

“…Significant correlation between increased leptine content and decreased Colorado potato beetle defoliation suggests a single QTL on chromosome 2. …”
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Promoting nutrition using biofortified beans by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

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Getting biofortified beans on plates of school children by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

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COVID-19 and the beef and dairy sector in Colombia: Current and potential developments, impacts and mitigation options by Burkart, Stefan

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Growing Rural Youth Agribusiness in Kenya: Stories And Best Practices Of The Vijabiz Project by Smith, Georgina, Koigi, Bob, Cartmell-Thorp, Susanna, Reeve, Sophie, Frost, Olivia, Mutimer, Alice

“…Vijabiz – the Youth Economic Empowerment through Agribusiness project – has been implemented by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and USTADI, with main funding provided by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).…”
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Better lives through livestock: ILRI in SADC Region by Omore, Amos O., Dube, Sikhalazo

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A scoping review of market links between value chain actors and small-scale producers in developing regions by Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede, Wineman, A., Young, S., Tambo, J., Vargas, C., Reardon, Thomas, Adjognon, G.S., Porciello, J., Gathoni, N., Bizikova, L., Galiè, Alessandra, Celestin, A.

“…Although important, contracts constitute a very small share of smallholder market interactions. There has been little exploration of whether non-contract interactions between small farmers and both small- and large-scale value chain actors have affected small farmers’ livelihoods. …”
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BecA-ILRI Hub Bulletin Issue 2 by Mundia, Mwihaki, Shorinola, Oluwaseyi

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