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Building resilient maize production systems with stress-adapted varieties : Farmers' priorities in western Kenya by Marenya, Paswel Phiri, Wanyama, Rosina, Alemu, Solomon, Woyengo, Vincent

“…Using data from 1,400 farmers and applying a multi-criteria choice analysis, this study reports on smallholder farmers' relative valuation of stress tolerance traits. …”
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Varietal characteristics of cassava: farmers' perceptions and preferences in semiarid zone of west Africa by Kormawa, P., Tshiunza, M., Dixon, A., Udo, E., Okoruwa, V.

“…The results, therefore, reinforce the relative importance of varietal characteristics in the choice and preference of cassava cultivars by farmers; it is, therefore, imperative for breeders to develop cultivars that will be acceptable to the farmers considering their level of preference and perceptions.…”
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Climate shocks, vulnerability, resilience and livelihoods in rural Zambia by Ngoma, Hambulo, Finn, Arden, Kabisa, Mulako

“…We assess the extent to which smallholders are exposed to climate shocks in Zambia and how behavioural choices influence the negative effects of these shocks on vulnerability and resilience. …”
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Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka by Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar, Kuchanur, Prakash H., Satihal, Dayanand G., Zaidi, Pervez H., Rahut, Dil B.

“…WTP was estimated using a doublebounded dichotomous choice model, and the mean WTP worked out to 312.76/kg. …”
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Intrahousehold rights and decision-making regarding water in two counties in Kenya by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Guettou Djurfeldt, Nadia, Zaremba, Haley Carter

“…The primary aim of this study is to explore what the local water sources are, how they are prioritized, how communities are coping with water scarcity, how water is locally governed and controlled, and how decision-making dynamics at the household as well as community levels impact the choice and use of improved and unimproved water sources, as well as the differentiated impacts these choices have on women and men. …”
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Gender-differentiated preference for sweetpotato traits and their drivers among smallholder farmers: Implications for breeding by Namirimu, J., Okello, J.J., Kizito, A.M., Ssekiboobo, A.

“…This study assessed farmer preferences for sweetpotato traits and the factors that drive the choice of most preferred traits. It used a uniquely large data set collected through personal interviews with male and female sweetpotato growers. …”
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“I had to bear this burden”: Youth transcending constraints to become farmers in Madhya Pradesh, India by Narayanan, Sudha

“…This case study of two districts in Madhya Pradesh suggests that several young farmers, given a choice, would rather engage in agriculture as a full-time activity. …”
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Made in Africa: How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive by Daum, Thomas, Adegbola, Ygué Patrice, Kamau, Geoffrey, Kergna, Alpha Oumar, Daudu, Christogonus, Adebowale, Wahab Akeem, Adegbola, Carine, Bett, Charles, Mulinge, Wellington, Zossou, Roch Cedrique, Nientao, Abdoulaye, Kirui, Oliver K., Oluwole, Fatunbi Abiodun

“…The paper offers recommendations on how to support local manufacturers to make “Made in Africa” the first choice for African farmers and agro-food processors.…”
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Assessing population exposure to coastal flooding due to sea level rise by Hauer, Mathew E., Hardy, Dean, Kulp, Scott A., Mueller, Valerie, Wrathall, David J., Clark, Peter U.

“…SLR exposes coastal populations to a spectrum of impacts with broad spatial and temporal heterogeneity, but exposure assessments often narrowly define the spatial zone of flooding. Here we show how choice of zone results in differential exposure estimates across space and time. …”
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Ghana Feed the Future Harmonized Dataset by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…These biophysical sources include the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) World Soil Information, NASA MODIS vegetation indices and land surface temperature data, and the HarvestChoice spatially-disaggregated subnational crop production statistics database (Spatial Production Allocation Model; SPAM).…”
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When expectations become aspirations: reference-dependent preferences and liquidity constraints by Kramer, Berber

“…Existing models for wealth and intertemporal choice predict that reference dependence reduces savings, but these models abstract from liquidity constraints. …”
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Gender and climate change adaptation in Uganda: Insights from Rakai by Kristjanson, Patricia, Bernier, Quinn, Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Ampaire, Edidah, Kovarik, Chiara, Haglund, Eric, Quiros, Carlos, Herrero, Mario, Rufino, Mariana, Silvestri, Silvia, van Asten, P.

“…Differences in the roles and responsibilities of men and women in farm households are likely to influence their capacity to adapt to climate change as well as the choice of adaptation strategies. However, governments, development agencies, and NGOs often lack the information needed to facilitate gender-sensitive adaptation to climate change. …”
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Eliciting farmers’ valuation for abiotic stress-tolerant rice in India by Arora, Anchal, Bansal, Sangeeta, Ward, Patrick S.

“…This study aims to explore the potential adoption of these risk-reducing technologies. Using discrete choice experiments conducted in rural Odisha, we estimate farmers’ valuation for drought-tolerant and submergence-tolerant traits embodied in paddy cultivars. …”
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Strengthening community seed banks for gender inclusive development in India by Rengalakshmi, Raj, Puskur, Ranjitha, Pratheepa, C. M., Gopinath, R., Tenneti, Suchaita, Bomuhangi, Allan

“…Smallholder women and men farmers in India use diverse social networks to access seeds of their choice and related information. Women largely depend on informal seed systems, also referred to as farmer managed or community seed systems. …”
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Farmer-friendly delivery of veterinary services: Experimental insights from the Kenyan dairy sector by Maina, Kevin W., Parlasca, M.C., Rao, E.J.O., Qaim, M.

“…Here, we examine how the provision of a vaccine against East Coast fever (ECF)—a tick‐borne disease affecting cattle in Africa—can be designed to reduce typical adoption barriers. Using data from a choice experiment with dairy farmers in Kenya, we evaluate farmers' preferences and willingness to pay for various institutional innovations in vaccine delivery, such as a stronger role of dairy cooperatives, new payment modalities with a check‐off system, vaccination at farmers' homestead, and bundling vaccinations with discounts for livestock insurance. …”
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Land lease markets and agricultural efficiency: theory and evidence from Ethiopia by Pender, John L., Fafchamps, Marcel

“…We find that land lease markets operate relatively efficiently in the villages studied, supporting the New School perspective relative to the other two models. Land contract choice is found to depend upon the social relationships between landlords and tenants, but differences in contracts are not associated with significant differences in input use or output value per hectare. …”
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Designing and evaluating social safety nets: theory, evidence, and policy conclusions by Coady, David

“…Traditional public works programs are particularly attractive for addressing vulnerability, but they require flexibility regarding choice of output. Targeted human capital subsidies appear to have great potential for addressing extreme poverty; but again, their design needs to reflect the human capital profile of countries and the administrative capability of the government. -- Author's Abstract…”
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Women's assets and intrahousehold allocation in rural Bangladesh: testing measures of bargaining power by Quisumbing, Agnes R., de la Briere, Benedicte

“…This result is robust to the choice of asset measure and estimation procedure. …”
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Women's assets and intrahousehold allocation in rural Bangladesh: testing measures of bargaining power by Quisumbing, Agnes R., de la Briere, Benedicte

“…This result is robust to the choice of asset measure and estimation procedure. …”
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An ecoregional perspective on malnutrition by Sharma, Manohar, Brown, Lynn R., Qureshi, Aamir, Garcia, Marito

“…Climate, terrain, and soil characteristics drive the agricultural system, determining in large part cropping patterns, choice of crops, yield rates, and overall productivity levels. …”
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