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Determining factors associated with breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in rural Southern Benin by Bodjrènou, Fifali Sam Ulrich, Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou, Termote, Céline, Dato, Geoffroy, Savy, Mathilde

“…This study aimed at characterizing breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in a food-insecure area of Benin and identifying factors associated with these practices. …”
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How is forest landscape restoration being Implemented in Burkina Faso? Overview of ongoing initiatives by Vinceti, Barbara, Valette, Michel, Bougma, Ali Lardia, Turillazzi, Arturo

“…Tree planting is common to most FLR initiatives examined, with aspects of quality and quantity of planting material available becoming critical in ensuring success; this raises the need to ensure farmers are well-trained in its collection and handling. …”
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Between a rock and a hard place: early experience of migration challenges under the Covid-19 pandemic by Nicol, Alan, Abdoubaetova, A., Wolters, A., Kharel, A., Murzakolova, A., Gebreyesus, A., Lucasenco, E., Chen, F., Sugden, F., Sterly, H., Kuznetsova, I., Masotti, M., Vittuari, M., Dessalegn, Mengistu, Aderghal, M., Phalkey, N., Sakdapolrak, P., Mollinga, P., Mogilevskii, R., Naruchaikusol, S.

“…The context of global migration has changed dramatically due to the coronavirus pandemic. Both within and between countries there has been a substantial curtailment of movement. …”
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Effect of inter-observer variation on the association between contamination hazards and the microbiological quality of water sources: A longitudinal study by Okotto-Okotto, J., Silva, D.T.G. da, Kwoba, Emmah, Thumbi, Samuel M., Wanza, P., Yu, W., Wright, J.A.

“…After controlling for water source type and preceding rainfall; percentage scores for animal-related hazards were significantly related to high contamination with enterococci and E. coli for one surveyor (odds ratio 1.02; 95% confidence intervals 1.00-1.03 for both parameters), but not for the remaining four surveyors. The relationship between observed contamination hazards and the microbiological contamination of water sources is sensitive to variation in hazard recording between surveyors. …”
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Atlas of common bean production in Africa. (2nd ed.) by Farrow, Andrew, Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel

Subjects: “…beans…”
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Beyond fixes that fail: identifying sustainable improvements to tree seed supply and farmer participation in forest and landscape restoration by Valette, Michel, Vinceti, Barbara, Gregorio, Nestor, Bailey, Arwen, Thomas, Evert, Jalonen, Riina

“…The diagrams illustrate the complex interactions between planned interventions and their expected and unexpected effects that frequently lead to adverse outcomes. …”
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Common bean: Crop physiology case histories for major crops by Smith, Millicent R., Rao, Idupulapati M.

Subjects: “…bean…”
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People pollinating partnerships: harnessing collaborations between botanic gardens and agricultural research organizations on crop diversity by Krishnan, Sarada, Greene, Stephanie L., Khoury, Colin K., Kuehny, Jeff, Miller, Allison J., Moreau, Tara, Novy, Ari

“…An unprecedented three-year collaboration between the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, the American Public Gardens Association, and the World Food Prize Foundation brought together experts from botanic gardens and the agricultural research community, culminating in a Symposium in April 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. …”
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Gender analysis of varietal and trait preferences of men and women bean value chain actors in Uganda: Implications for breeding by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ssekandi, Wilber, Nanyongo, Grace, Bantebya, Grace

Subjects: “…bean…”
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GHG mitigation efforts on dairy farms in the Netherlands: From objectives to best practices and implementation by Zijlstra, Jelle, Vellinga, Theun V.

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Community-based small ruminant breeding programs with livelihood benefits are becoming the nucleus for climate-resilient scaling in Ethiopia: Results from an ongoing community-based breeding program in Doyogena, Ethiopia by Habtegiorgis, Kebede, Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Recha, John W.M., Solomon, Dawit

“…In developed countries, national breeding programs have been implemented by well-organized breeder associations with full support from the state in a developed infrastructure and high-level capacity to run the breeding programs. …”
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Phòng bệnh giun xoắn, ấu trùng sán lợn và sán dây lợn by Hanoi University of Public Health

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ILRI Assistant Director General Shirley Tarawali becomes chair of GASL by Tarawali, Shirley A.

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Net benefits of smallholder dairy cattle farms in Senegal can be significantly increased through the use of better dairy cattle breeds and improved management practices by Marshall, Karen, Salmon, Gareth R., Tebug, Stanly Fon, Juga, J., MacLeod, M., Poole, Elizabeth J., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Missohou, A.

“…Among other initiatives, the use of exotic dairy cattle has been promoted, despite no evidence for the potential livelihood benefits (or otherwise) to smallholder farmers on adopting the new genetics. …”
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Different plant viruses induce changes in feeding behavior of specialist and generalist aphids on common bean that are likely to enhance virus transmission by Wamonje, Francis O., Donnelly, R., Tungadi, T.D., Murphy, A.M., Pate, A.E., Woodcock, C., Caulfield, J., Mutuku, Josiah M., Bruce, T.J.A., Gilligan, C.A., Pickett, J.A., Carr, J.P.

Subjects: “…beans…”
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Detection of banana plants and their major diseases through aerial images and machine learning methods: A case study in DR Congo and Republic of Benin by Gómez Selvaraj, Michael, Vergara, Alejandro, Montenegro, Frank, Alonso Ruiz, Henry, Safari, Nancy, Raymaekers, Dries, Ocimati, Walter, Ntamwira, Jules Bagula, Tits, Laurent, Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor, Blomme, Guy

“…We used UAV-RGB aerial images from DR Congo and Republic of Benin fields to develop a mixed-model system combining object detection model (RetinaNet) and a custom classifier for simultaneous banana localization and disease classification. …”
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Three aphid-transmitted viruses encourage vector migration from infected common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants through a combination of volatile and surface cues by Wamonje, Francis O., Tungadi, T.D., Murphy, A.M., Pate, A.E., Woodcock, C., Caulfield, J.C., Mutuku, Josiah M., Cunniffe, N.J., Bruce, T.J.A., Gilligan, C.A., Pickett, J.A., Carr, J.P.

Subjects: “…kidney beans…”
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Tutorial for navigating the interactive version of the atlas of common bean production in Africa (2nd ed.) by Castaño, Silvia Elena

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Spousal decision-making and agricultural investments: The relation between information asymmetries, risk preferences and investments in agricultural intensification in rural Uganda by Schenkel, Leonie

“…Besides information asymmetry, risk preferences play a major role in the adoption decision. …”
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Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation: A nutritional analysis of selected best-performing varieties of beans, finger millet and sorghum in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Recha, Tobias, Okoth, Judith Kanensi

“…Best performing varieties were selected based on their drought tolerance, yield, early maturity and resistance to pests and diseases. …”
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