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Wood Density and Dispersal Modes of Trees Regenerating in Disturbed Forests and Agroforests in Indonesia by Rahayu, S., Pambudi, S., Permadi, D., Tata, H.L., Martini, E., Rasnovi, S., Nuroniah, H.S., Kindt, R., Nugraha, M., Dewi, S., Noordwijk, M. van

“…We compiled and analyzed four sets of case studies varying in degree of disturbance, for secondary forests recovering from logging, fire, and conversion to agroforest in Sumatra or Kalimantan (Indonesia) on mineral and peat soils. …”
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Case studies of success stories in Kenya’s agribusiness sector by Gatonye, Margaret, Adam, Rahma

“…This can be offset to some degree by diversification, such as by growing various crops alongside apiculture or aquaculture, or by investing in other agrobusiness lines that yield regular income. …”
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Assessment of farmers’ willingness to pay for bundled climate insurance solutions in Sri Lanka by Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Amarasinghe, Upali A., Amarnath, Giriraj, Alahacoon, Niranga, Prasad, S., Dissanayake, A.

“…The study findings confirm the majority of farmers' perceptions of high climate risk, but the degree of risk is variable between areas and different segments of people. …”
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Exploring opportunities for scaling of sustainable intensification interventions through farmer engagement and positive deviance approach: A case for Basona Worena, Ethiopia by Andreas, Daan, Cossu, Alessandra, Mekonnen, Kindu, Hammond, Jim, López Ridaura, Santiago, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…The main emphasis of this thesis was to tackle the following aspects: After assessing the performances of different farms in the areas of Goshe Bado and Gudo Beret, those farmers who were considered as outperforming (having a better performance for multiple indicators, referred to as positive deviants) were singled out for an in-depth study and analysis. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Rice millers – March 2022 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Paddy and rice prices were higher in March 2022 than one year prior. For Emata varieties, paddy prices increased by 14 percent and milled rice prices increased by 8 percent. …”
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Land plot size, machine use and agricultural intensification in China by Liu, Yanyan, Zhou, Yuan

“…China's farming system, like that of many Asian Countries, is characterized by small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and high intensification at both the intensive and extensive margin. …”
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Impacts of programs and organizations on the adoption of sustainable land management technologies in Uganda by Jagger, Pamela, Pender, John L.

“…We find that government programs were better distributed throughout Uganda and were more likely to operate in poorer areas than NGOs and CBOs. …”
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Nutritive Values and Farmers Preference of Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) Varieties for Food Feed Traits by Hailemichael, Shewangizaw

“…The experiment was conducted at Gudo Beret Kebele in the Basona Worena District, North Shewa Zone, and Amhara regional state from June 2022 to January 2023. …”
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Dissecting the effect of heat stress on durum wheat under field conditions by Groli, Eder Licier, Frascaroli, Elisabetta, Maccaferri, Marco, Ammar, Karim, Tuberosa, Roberto

“…Average temperatures around anthesis were negatively correlated with GY, thousand kernel weight TKW and test weight TWT, but also with spike density, a trait determined before heading/anthesis. …”
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Global survey of rice breeders to investigate characteristics and willingness to adopt alternative breeding methods by Lenaerts, Bert, Collard, Bertrand C. Y., Demont, Matty

“…Most breeders have a relatively high degree of risk taking and time preference towards shorter breeding cycles. …”
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The impact of non-tariff barriers on maize and beef trade in East Africa by Karugia, Joseph T., Wanjiku, J., Nzuma, J., Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Macharia, E., Massawe, Stella C., Freeman, H.A., Waithaka, M.M., Kaitibie, S.

“…This study identifies the existing NTBs on maize and beef trade in East Africa and quantifies their impact on trade and the welfare of EAC citizens using a Spatial Equilibrium Model (SEM). Data on NTBs were collected from traders and transporters of maize and beef cattle in East Africa. …”
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Influence of Deep Root Density on Root Pulling Resistance in Rice by Ekanayake, I.J., Garrity, D.P., O'Toole, J.C.

“…Rooting patterns play an important role in determining the degree of resistance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars to water stress. …”
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Influence of Field Environment and Fertilizer Management on Ammonia Loss From Flooded Rice by Fillery, I. R. P., Simpson, J.R., De Datta, S.K.

“…Rates of ammonia loss (10–15%) were lower when urea was applied at a later growth stage (PI), even though floodwater ammoniacal N again rose to 13 g m−3. …”
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Developing automated machine learning approach for fast and robust crop yield prediction using a fusion of remote sensing, soil, and weather dataset by Kheir, Ahmed M.S., Govind, Ajit, Nangia, Vinay, Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari, Elnashar, Abdelrazek, Omar, Mohie, Feike, Til

“…The models showed robust accuracies for yield predictions, recording Willmott degree of agreement, (d>0.80) with higher accuracy when super learner (stacked ensemble) was used (R2=0.51, d=0.82). …”
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A farm typology development cycle: From empirical development through validation, to large-scale organisational deployment by Manners, Rhys, Hammond, James, Umugabe, David Renaud, Sibomana, Milindi, Schut, Marc

“…We worked with a large-scale development organisation to develop a typology for their use, and report here on the process of enabling the organisation to make use of the typology. …”
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Methodology [of the PEDAL project] by Resnick, Danielle

“…Political will consists of the range of interests that motivate different stakeholders, the ideational goals that underlie their policy preferences, and their degree of leverage to exert their preferences. Implementation capacity consists of both the institutional architecture established to make continuous decisions related to LSFF policy and the technical capacity to ensure regulations are adhered to at the processing and retail levels. …”
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Household cross-sectional survey on chicken meat preparation: Hazard, knowledge, attitudes, and practices and use of natural food additives in Rwanda by Omer, W., Grace, Delia, Mutua, Florence K., Bosco, J., Mukhtar, M.

“…There was widespread use of natural food additives, including garlic, ginger, pepper, and brine. Knowledge of food safety was assessed, and relations between knowledge and practice were explored. …”
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Protocol for establishing Youth and Women Quality Centres (YWQCs) by Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai, Puskur, Ranjitha, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Being located on government property ensures a degree of legitimacy and oversight, while also making the centres accessible to a broader number of farmers within the local administrative area. …”
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Kenya adaptation to climate change in the arid lands: anticipating, adapting to and coping with climate risks in Kenya - operational recommendations for KACCAL by Mude, Andrew G., Ouma, R., Steeg, Jeannette van de, Kaiuki, J., Opiyo, D., Tipilda, A.

“…The recent high-level event convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations to address the leadership challenge of climate change and build momentum for climate change talks (Bali, Indonesia, December 2007) is a clear indication that the urgency of climate change has fostered the degree of serious commitment it requires from the global agenda. …”
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The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries by McDermott, John J., Randolph, Thomas F., Staal, Steven J.

“…The typology considers livestock systems both in terms of the degree of intensification, as measured by market orientation and intensity of factor use, and in terms of importance within the household economy, as measured by contribution to household income. …”
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