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Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas by Anand, S., Kakumanu, K.R., Amarasinghe, Upali A.

Subjects: “…cost benefit analysis…”
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Impact evaluation on the effectiveness of the FEAST tool in changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in the development of livestock feed interventions by Kinyua, Charity, Lukuyu, Ben A.

“…A total of 58 of the 61 FEAST facilitators trained completed the before and after studies. The studies were used to assess impact of training on knowledge, attitude and behavior of the respondents in development of context specific feed interventions rather than limited one-fit technologies. …”
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Do farmers benefit financially from adopting improved planted forages: Evidence from adoption of Brachiaria grass among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya by Maina, Kevin W., Ritho, C.N., Lukuyu, Ben A., Rao, E.J.O.

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Participatory crop breeding reaps benefits for Eritrea by Grando, Stefania

“…(This is also called the Atbara Basin,Atbara being the name for the Tekeze Riveras it winds through Sudan before joining the Nile). …”
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Exploring behavioural economics: Using 'nudge theory' to improve the effectiveness of SafePORK interventions in Vietnam by Hennessey, M., Kim, S., Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Thinh Nguyen, Häsler, Barbara

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Exploring behavioural economics: Using ‘nudge theory’ to improve the effectiveness of SafePORK interventions in Vietnam by Hennessey, M., Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Thinh Nguyen Thi, Häsler, Barbara

“…While they have not yet been used for food safety in the pork value chain, some of the proposed interventions aim to alter actor’s behaviour and thus could be amenable to ‘nudging’. …”
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Quality protein maize (QPM) for better nutrition in Ethiopia by Teklewold, Adefris

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How can the data revolution help deliver better agronomy to smallholder farmers in Africa? by Chamberlin, Jordan

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Innovation platform and governance of local rice value chains in Benin: Between game of power and internal democracy? by Hinnou, L.C., Mongbo, R.L., Kamanda, J., Sanyang, S.

“…In Benin, rice plays a major role in the food security of the poorest rural and urban populations. …”
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Feeding the world while reducing farmer poverty? Analysis of rice relative yield and labour productivity gaps in two Beninese villages by Paresys, L., Saito, Kazuki, Dogliotti, S., Malézieux, E., Huat, J., Kropff, M.J., Rossing, W.A.H.

“…The study was carried out in two contrasting Beninese villages: Zonmon in the south and Pelebina in the north-west. …”
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Critical nitrogen dilution curve and nitrogen nutrition index for jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) In southern Benin by Huat, J., Touré, A., Tanaka, A., Amadji, G.

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Yield variation of rainfed rice as affected by field water availability and N fertilizer use in central Benin by Niang, A., Becker, M., Ewert, F., Tanaka, A., Dieng, I., Saito, Kazuki

“…We assessed the effects of soil water availability and fertilizer application, and their interaction on the yield of rainfed rice in Glazoué, Department of Zou-Collines, central Benin between 2010 and 2013. On-farm fertilizer management trials and field surveys were conducted in 13–39 farmers' fields per year. …”
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Quantifying trade-offs between future yield levels, food availability and forest and woodland conservation in Benin by Dukua, C., Zwart, Sander J., Bussel, Lenny G. J. van, Heina, L.

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Combining High Yields and Blast Resistance in Rice (Oryza spp.): A Screening under Upland and Lowland Conditions in Benin by Yelome, O.I., Audenaert, K., Landschoot, S., Dansi, A., Vanhove, W., Silué, D., Damme, P.V., Haesaert, G.

“…Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between yield and both spikelet fertility and growth cycle duration. …”
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Rice Intensification in a Changing Environment: Impact on Water Availability in Inland Valley Landscapes in Benin by Danvi, A., Giertz, S., Zwart, Sander J., Diekkrüger, B.

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Exploring genetic diversity and disease response of cultivated rice accessions (Oryza spp.) against Pyricularia oryzae under rainfed upland conditions in Benin by Yelome, O.I., Audenaert, K., Landschoot, S., Dansi, A., Vanhove, W., Silué, D., Damme, P.V., Haesaert, G.

“…Stepwise regression revealed that the best prediction of the blast resistance level was achieved with a maximum number of 13 AFLP markers. …”
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Between all-for-one and each-for-himself: On-farm competition for labour as determinant of wetland cropping in two Beninese villages by Paresys, L., Malézieux, E., Huat, J., Kropff, K.J., Rossing, W.A.H.

“…We studied farms in two case-study villages in Benin: Zonmon in the southern part and Pelebina in the north-western part. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Collective Marketing of Paddy Rice in Innovation Platforms by Smallholder Producers in Benin by Arouna, A.

Subjects: “…benin…”
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Ecological sustainability and environmental risks of agricultural intensification in inland valleys in Benin by Djagba, J.F., Zwart, Sander J., Houssou, C.S., Tenté, B.H.A., Kiepe, P.

“…Agricultural enhancement in inland valleys, which undermines environmental sustainability, was assessed using 'Driving Force–Pressure–State–Impact–Response' approach in four agro-ecological zones of Benin. The survey revealed that inland valleys are largely devoid of ligneous species. …”
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Developing coconut cryopreservation protocols and establishing cryo-genebank at RDA; a collaborative project between RDA and Bioversity International by Wilms, H., Rhee, J.H., Rivera, R.L., Longin, K., Panis, Bartholomeus

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