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Elementos estratégicos del CIP para la difusión y posicionamiento de los resultados de la biofortificación de la papa en el Perú by Ordinola, M., Andrade-Piedra, J.L., Burgos, G., Hareau, G., Pérez, W., Salas, E., Pradel, W., Polar, Vivian

“…El propósito es reducir la anemia y la desnutrición crónica infantil, especialmente en zonas rurales altoandinas. …”
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Emerge of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe by Saponari, Maria, Boscia, D., Landa, Blanca B., Jacques, M. A., Marco-Noales, Ester, Poliakoff, Francoise

“…Localized epidemic incidence called for urgent emergency measures and surveillance programs which resulted in detection of this bacterium elsewhere in the EU, namely, Corsica and mainland France, Balearic Islands and mainland Spain. …”
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Study on cash transfers for seed security in humanitarian settings by Keane, Jules, Brick, Dina, Sperling, Louise

“…The latter response typically provides farmers greater choices to make decisions about their seed needs and preferences. …”
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Networks and low adoption of modern technology: The case of pearl millet in Rajasthan, India by Birol, Ekin, Munasib, Abdul, Roy, Devesh

“…The finding that channels like extension services, media or organizations are not effective in determining choice of technology does not mean that they should not be tapped. …”
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Comparative analysis of maize-livestock innovation systems in Awassa, Bako and Ambo areas of Ethiopia by Mengistu, A.

“…Analysis of factors that affect farmers’ choice of varieties was done using the multinomial logit model. …”
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Heat stress in dairy cattle in Kenya. by Ikiror, D.

“…For the same reasons this has been the breed of choice for most farmers in Kenya and most farmers who upgrade their Zebu do so to the Holstein-Friesian (Matthewman, 1993). …”
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Effect of Schinus areira L. essential oil on attraction, reproductive behavior, and survival of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann by Jofré Barud, Flavia, Gomez, María Pía, Ruiz, María Josefina, Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique, Segura, Diego Fernando, Vera, María Teresa, Lopez, María Liza

“…Females were attracted at the initial choice and the time spent in the arm of the Y-tube olfactometer with the EO was longer, while males were attracted at the final choice, indicating the attractive potential of S. areira EO for both sexes of C. capitata. …”
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Reducao da oviposicao e da sobrevivencia de ovos de Leucoptera coffeella causadas pelo óleo emulsionável de nim by Martinez, S.S., Meneguim, A.M.

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Vad är en sinnesträdgård? by Andresen, Tanja Charlotte Baast, Larsson, Victoria

“…This paper concentrates on the Swedish use of the word, because the term has different definitions in other countries. Our choice was a phenomenological method after reading literature on, and in relevance with, the subject without finding an answer to the question. …”
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Lekmiljöer som uppskattas av barn by Beckman, Disa

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Inverkan av skördarstorlek och matningsprincip på matningsskadedjup vid skörd av grantimmer by Blomqvist, Jonas, Lundström, Adam

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Motivet till klivet by Norrström, Lena

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Site preparation, planting position and planting stock effects on long-term survival, growth and stem form properties of Pinus contorta on southern Iceland by Karlsson, Lars

“…Nisula rolls showed a significantly higher survival and stem form quality compared to container seedlings. Choice of planting stock had no effect on average height. …”

Current state of knowledge on phenotypic characteristics of indigenous chickens in the tropics by Dessie, Tadelle, Taye, T., Dana, N., Ayalew, W., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…Their special adaptation to environmental stresses and poor husbandry practices has made them the choice of breed for smallholder production systems. …”
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Changing diets and transforming food systems by Vermeulen, Sonja J., Park, Toby, Khoury, Colin K., Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw, Béné, Christophe, Thi, Huong Trinh, Heard, Brent R., Wilson, Bee

“…Diets are an outcome of people’s choices and are profoundly shaped by socio-cultural, physical and economic factors in the food ‘choice environment’. …”
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Modelling rankings in R: the PlackettLuce package by Turner, Heather L., Etten, Jacob van, Firth, David, Kosmidis, Ioannis

“…This provides the basis for comparison intervals that do not change with the choice of identifiability constraint placed on the item parameters. …”
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Global map and indicators of food system sustainability by Béné, Christophe, Prager, Steven D., Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Álvarez Toro, Patricia, Lamotte, Lea, Bonilla, Camila, Mapes, Brendan Robert

“…This paper presents the first global map of food systems sustainability based on a rigorous protocol. The choice of the metric dimensions, as well as the individual indicators included in the metric, were initially identified from a thorough review of the existing literature. …”
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How do farmers and seed producers get information and provide feedback on varieties in the public domain: the case of common bean in eastern Zambia? by Maereka, Enock Kuziwa, Mwila, M., Mudenda, S., Mudenda, S.K., Zulu, M., Chikubi, A., Muleya, C., Zulu, Rodah M.

“…Concerning bean production, the majority of respondents (88%) grew only local varieties while 6 % grew only improved varieties, 6% grew both varieties and the remainder (less than 1 %) were unware whether their varieties of choice were local or improved.…”
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Maximising societal benefit from the control of neglected zoonoses: Identifying synergies and trade-offs in the control of Taenia solium by Soare, C., Garcia-Ara, A., Seguino, A., Uys, M., Thomas, Lian F.

“…In this paper, using a One Health approach with the example of Taenia solium control, we identify potential indirect impacts which may arise and how these may influence both our choice of intervention and opportunities to optimise the animal, environmental, and societal benefits of control through maximising synergies and minimising trade-offs.…”
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Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) trait preferences by women and men farmers in Jessore and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh by Meher, Mamta, Mekkawy, Wagdy, McDougall, Cynthia, Benzie, John

“…The present study investigated gender-disaggregated trait preferences for tilapia by fish farmers in Bangladesh using open-ended questions and stated choice experiment, using 1000minds software. Men and women from smallholder fish farming households shared preferences for some traits of tilapia, but differed in others or in the strength of preference, mostly influenced by the prevailing yet constraining social norms around gender-appropriate work for fish farming, mobility and household responsibilities. …”
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