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Market participation and pastoral welfare in drought-prone areas: A dose-response analysis by Yitayew, Asresu, Kassie, Girma, Yigezu, Yigezu

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Shocks and the determinants of resilience: Fish and shrimp value chains in Bangladesh after Covid-19 by Kabir, Razin, Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian, Narayanan, Sudha, Rashid, Shahidur

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Try before you buy: experimental evidence on willingness to pay for tailored agricultural advice in Nigeria by Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Chamberlin, Jordan, Maertens, Miet

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Informal vendors and food systems planning in an emerging African city by Giroux, Stacey, Blekking, Jordan, Waldman, Kurt, Resnick, Danielle, Fobi, Daniel

“…However, as cities grow and planners try to adapt, these informal vendors are generally left out of planning considerations, marginalized by policies that do not support this business model, or subjected to political vicissitudes. …”
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Potential Impact of the REDD+ Program on Poverty Reduction in Nghe An Province, Vietnam by Nguyen, D.T., Ranola, R.F., Pham Thu Thuy

“…Stakeholders of the program should recognize and acknowledge the trade-offs between conservation and economic development or poverty reduction. A comprehensive trade-off analysis of program implementation and a business-as-usual option of commodity production is needed, which could reveal the indirect economic, political, and social costs and benefits of the program.…”
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Navigating between Tea and Rubber in Xishuangbanna, China: When New Crops Fail and Old Ones Work by Slothuus, C.F., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Mertz, O.

“…However, since rubber prices dropped after 2011, the economic benefit to the local people is challenged and the impact on the local people and communities remains unclear. …”
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Building a resilient city for whom? Exploring the gendered processes of adaptation to change: A case study of street vendors in Hanoi. by Kawarazuka, Nozomi

“…In contrast, male street vendors’ activities are closer to the formal market systems in the sense that their business is based on capital and economic interactions rather than social relations. …”
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Policy and scale factors influencing efficiency in dairy and poultry production in Bangladesh by Jabbar, M.A., Islam, S.M.F., Delgado, Christopher L., Ehui, Simeon K., Akanada, M.A.I., Khan, M.I., Kamruzzaman, M.

“…Therefore, the overall objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of dairy and poultry producers in Bangladesh to identify policy options for assisting small-scale operators to develop economically viable and ecologically sustainable production enterprises for participating in the rapidly-expanding urban and rural markets for milk, poultry and eggs. …”
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Sustainability of a privatized community-based animal health worker system in Mwingi district, Kenya by Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Murithii, PM, Agumbah, G.J.O., Obhai, G

“…Ninety-five per cent of sampled CAHWs (n = 40) viewed their business as successful and expanding. Considering the agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions of the district, the CAHW system can be viewed as an initial stage in the process of extending quality private sector veterinary services.…”
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Drivers and hinders for a fossil-free energy system in the agriculture : a Swedish farmer perspective by Casimir, Justin

“…The results showed that economic factors were the most important ones and that personal and business factors were the following most important factors. …”

Technical efficiency performance of metal fabricating small to medium enterprises (Smes) in Zimbabwe: implications for agricultural development by Makate, Clifton, Siziba, Shephard, Hanyani-Mlambo, Benjamin T., Sadomba, Z, Mango, Nelson, Makate, M

“…SMEs are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in developing countries and they play a crucial role in furthering growth, innovation and prosperity. …”
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Stability-and-peace accelerator: concept note by Dahl, Hauke, Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Hulbert, S., Shehata, J.

“…Based on evidence and knowledge drawn from our science, innovative technologies and testing of business models, IWMI works with governments, policymakers, farmers, civil society, water managers, development partners and businesses to solve water problems and scale up solutions. …”
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Challenges in the governance of community-managed forests in Ethiopia: review by Yami, M., Mekuria, Wolde

“…Developing management plans and business model scenarios which balance the ecological and socio-economic goals at a local level in collaboration with rural communities is important to improve the governance of community-managed forests. …”
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Making food systems work for complementary feeding in low- and middle-income countries: Meeting Report by Micronutrient Forum

“…The 43 participants’ expertise covered nutrition, food systems from local to global levels, policy and business expertise and represented research, bilateral, technical, and implementing organizations, United Nations agencies, and the private sector.…”
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Accelerating growth and structural transformation: Ghana's options for reaching middle-income country status by Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Yu, Bingxin, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Services may not become the prime mover of accelerated growth, but improved efficiency in trade, transport, and business services will be a key for growth acceleration in other sectors.…”
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Logistics practices in Ethiopia by Debela, Fekadu Melese

“…Availability of skilled manpower, conducive labor regulations and business Environment promotes economic activities. …”

Epidemic disease risks and implications for veterinary services by Jost, C.C., Machalaba, C., Karesh, W.B., McDermott, John J., Beltrán Alcrudo, D., Bett, Bernard K., Tago, D., Wongsathapornchai, K., Plee, L., Dhingra, M.S., Pfeiffer, Dirk U.

“…Major livestock epidemics in the past two decades have had substantial economic impacts, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the devastating socio-economic consequences that spillovers can have when not identified and controlled early in the process of emergence. …”
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Social cost-benefit analysis of investment in rehabilitation of multipurpose small reservoirs in northern Ghana using an ecosystem services-based approach by Bekoe, J., Balana, Bedru, Nimoh, F.

“…Using selected multipurpose small reservoirs and available secondary and survey data, this paper applied an ecosystem services-based approach in the economic analysis of investment in rehabilitation of small reservoirs in northern Ghana. …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Urban food retailers - Late July 2020 survey round by Maredia, Mywish K., Goeb, Joseph, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Masias, Ian, Win, Khin Zin

“…This is the second policy note in a series presenting results from rounds of a telephone survey of a sample of retail food shop owners or managers located in two cities in Myanmar – Yangon, the economic center of the country with 4.4 million inhabitants, and Mandalay, the second largest city with 1.1 million inhabitants. …”
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Conflict, aspirations, and women’s empowerment: Household survey evidence from farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Carrillo, Lucia, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

“…Our outcomes of interest include women’s economic and social aspirations, and women’s economic, social, and political behaviors that could impact their long-run empowerment. …”
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