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Building adaptive capacity and improving food security in semi-arid Eastern Kenya by Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O., Kimeli, Philip, Atakos, Vivian, Kisilu, Rachel, Kinywee, Julius

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Estimating elements susceptible to urban flooding using multisource data and machine learning by Asfaw, Wegayehu, Rientjes, T., Bekele, Tilaye Worku, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru

“…In particular, Addis Ababa contains almost 75 % of the estimated susceptible elements in only one-third of the catchment area. …”
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Estimating spatially distributed SOC sequestration potentials of sustainable land management practices in Ethiopia by Abera, Wuletawu, Tamene, Lulseged D., Abegaz, Assefa, Hailu, Habtamu, Piikki, Kristin, Soderstrom, Mats, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Sommer, Rolf

“…The specific objectives were to: 1) comparatively evaluate SOC sequestration estimation model building strategies using either a single watershed, a combined dataset from all watersheds, and leave-one-watershed-out using Random Forest (RF) model; 2) map SOC stock of 2010 and 2018 to estimate amount of SOC sequestration and potential; 3) evaluate the impacts of SLM practices on SOC in four SLMP watersheds. …”
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Capacity Building for Researchers, Academics, and Extension Experts to Support Climate-Smart Practice Implementation by Getachew, Tesfaye, Belay, Berhanu, Haile, Aynalem

“…A total of 24 participants gained practical skills in using the DTREO genetic database, analyzing baseline data with R, and estimating genetic parameters with WOMBAT, equipping them to improve data-driven breeding practices. …”
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Opportunities for building resilience and lessons for navigating risks: dams and the water energy food nexus by Matthews, Nathaniel, McCartney, Matthew P.

“…The implications of the increasing trend of public private partnerships to finance, build, and operate hydropower dams is discussed. …”
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Using global datasets to estimate flood exposure at the city scale: an evaluation in Addis Ababa by Carr, A. B., Trigg, M. A., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Bernhofen, M. V., Alemu, Abel Negussie, Bekele, Tilaye Worku, Walsh, C. L.

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Impact of tissue culture banana technology in Kenya: A difference-in-difference estimation approach by Kikulwe, Enoch, Kabunga, Nassul S., Qaim, Matin

“…Most micro-level studies on the impact of agricultural technologies build on cross-section data, which can lead to unreliable impact estimates. …”
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Advancements in satellite observations of inland and coastal waters: building towards a global validation network by Avouris, D. M., Maciel, F., Sharp, S. L., Craig, S. E., Dekker, A. G., Di Vittorio, C. A., Gardner, J. R., Goldsmith, E., Gossn, J. I., Greb, S. R., Grunert, B. K., Gurlin, D., Jampani, Mahesh, Khan, R. M., Lowin, B., McKinna, L., Mouw, C. B., Ogashawara, I., Calle, S. R., Salls, W., Sánchez-Cabeza, J.-A., Schaeffer, B., Seegers, B. N., Silander, J., Smail, E. A., Wang, M., Werdell, J.

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2013 Global hunger index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security by von Grebmer, Klaus, Headey, Derek D., Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Wiesmann, Doris, Yin, Sandra, Yohannes, Yisehac, Foley, Connell, von Oppeln, Constanze, Iseli, Bettina, Béné, Christophe, Haddad, Lawrence James

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Building a bridge between food production and conservation: experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean by Estrada Carmona, Natalia

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Report on quality estimation for selection purposes in 300 apomictic interspecific hybrids of the population Br19 by Hernández, Luis Miguel, Mazabel, Johanna, Castiblanco, Valheria

“…The aim of this work was to estimate the nutritional value of 300 hybrids from Urochloa interspecific breeding program. …”
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Using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy for estimating nutritional quality of Brachiaria humidicola in breeding selections by Mazabel, Johanna, Worthington, Margaret, Castiblanco, Valheria, Peters, Michael, Arango, Jacobo

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A New Methodology for Estimating Costs and Benefits of Climate Information Services (CIS) among Smallholder Farmers by Timu, Anne

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Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agriculture Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique - Enumerators training report by Centre of Excellence in Agri-Food Systems and Nutrition

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No silver bullet for digital soil mapping: country-specific soil organic carbon estimates across Latin America by Guevara, Mario, Olmedo, Guillermo Federico, Stell, Emma, Yigini, Yusuf, Aguilar Duarte, Yameli, Arellano Hernández, Carlos, Arévalo, Gloria E., Arroyo-Cruz, Carlos Eduardo, Bolivar, Adriana, Bunning, Sally, Bustamante Cañas, Nelson, Cruz-Gaistardo, Carlos Omar, Davila, Fabian, Dell Acqua, Martín, Encina, Arnulfo, Figueredo Tacona, Hernán, Fontes, Fernando, Hernández Herrera, José Antonio, Ibelles Navarro, Alejandro Roberto, Loayza, Verónica, Manueles, Alexandra, Mendoza Jara, Fernando, Olivera, Carolina, Osorio Hermosilla, Rodrigo, Pereira, Gonzalo, Prieto, Pablo, Ramos, Iván Alexis, Rey Brina, Juan Carlos, Rivera, Rafael, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Javier, Roopnarine, Ronald, Rosales Ibarra, Albán, Rosales Riveiro, Kenset Amaury, Schulz, Guillermo Andres, Spence, Adrián, Vargas, Ronald R., Vargas, Rodrigo, Vasques, Gustavo M.

“…This endeavor is key to explaining the uncertainty of global SOC estimates but requires harmonizing heterogeneous datasets and building country-specific capacities for digital soil mapping (DSM).We identified country-specific predictors for SOC and tested the performance of five predictive algorithms for mapping SOC across Latin America. …”
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Sequence analysis and transcript length estimation of a normalized full-length porcine cDNA library by Etay, Samuel Gebremedhn

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Report on the construction of portable NIRS equation to estimate forage quality in Brachiaria decumbens-ruzisiensis-brizantha species complex by Castiblanco, Valheria, Mazabel, Johanna

“…Using Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) we have been able to estimate protein contents (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) with satisfactory results in the benchtop NIRS of the sample dried and ground. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions balance estimate of the chaco sustentable project, Paraguay initiative on climate and agriculture value chain by Costa Junior, Ciniro

“…This study presents the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimates calculated during the implementation of the Chaco Sustentable Project, led by Solidaridad in the Chaco region. …”
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Building resilient agricultural system through groundwater management interventions in degraded landscapes of Bundelkhand region, Central India by Singh, R., Garg, K. K., Anantha, K. H., Akuraju, V., Dev, I., Dixit, S., Dhyani, S. K.

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Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia by Tadesse, Meron, Simane, Belay, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Recha, John W.M., Abera, Wuletawu, Tamene, Lulseged D., Demeke, Getamesay, Mekonnen, Kindu, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…In Ethiopia, annual GHG emissions were estimated to be 150 Mt CO2e in 2010, with 50% of emissions coming from agriculture, and another 37% from forestry sectors — mainly agriculture related deforestation (FAO, 2016). …”
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